Thread: Goingbush's Electric Vehicle project

Woo Hoo , my new rego plates arrived !!

Also got some Evergreen ES85, 215/85R16 LT's from Tyroola , $70 Each plus $85 shipping for 5 , Nice & skinny Perfect for 5.5" Series rims . fitted them tubeless , no weights , rides very smooth and quiet , very impressed at this early stage.

Is it just the firewall here, or have you not posted pics of the plates yet? What are they?

No I hadn't seen that, thanks. Adding 400kg to car like that certainly makes for no lightweight !

That's the big problem eh. More batteries = more range but also = more weight = more power required = less range.
The trick is to figure out at what point the law of diminishing returns kicks in.


This is also interesting, as another off-roader conversion
Off-roading and EV enthusiast converts 1984 Toyota pickup into an all-electric truck using Nissan Leaf batteries - Electrek

Originally Posted by VladTepes

Is it just the firewall here, or have you not posted pics of the plates yet? What are they?

No I hadn't seen that, thanks. Adding 400kg to car like that certainly makes for no lightweight !

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do you not see two photos in the above post (#252) ?

they are referenced from facebook so not sure if non FB users can see them .

Originally Posted by goingbush

do you not see two photos in the above post (#252) ?
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Hi,
I can see the placeholders, but no images.
Android tablet, non FB user.
Cheers
Edit, the 2nd one has now loaded

Originally Posted by austastar

Hi,
I can see the placeholders, but no images.
Android tablet, non FB user.
Cheers
Edit, the 2nd one has now loaded

OK thanks I had no idea, I see this on other posts in the forum & its annoying, I'll have to go back through images & re-reference from a secure server.

cheers Don

Hi,
The first one is now trying to load i.e. the circle count down is at 30 percent.
How big are the images? I have less problems if I resize them to 600x800px
Cheers

Edit, this is a link to a screen shot of what I see. Link

Originally Posted by austastar

Hi,
The first one is now trying to load i.e. the circle count down is at 30 percent.
How big are the images? I have less problems if I resize them to 600x800px
Cheers

They are 1200 x 800 ,

The edit function for older posts is gone I'll have to get onto the admin to see how to go about it.

edit, should be fixed now.

OK , hopefully image issues resolved.

Since I have a GPS speedo my speedo output on the gearbox is unused. So I adapted a Toyota Hall sensor to provide speed data to PowerWatcher computer rather than via a reed switch I previously mounted in front hub . ( The reed switch worked Ok but the magnet will attract iron dust from the drum over time. )

I considered using a Td5 hall sender but the Toyota units are way cheaper & easier to adapt.
Alternatively you could get a short cable made to adapt the original LR speedo cable to the Landcruiser Hall sensor.


Toyota sensor & its gear drive with LandRover Series speedo cable gear drive


Toyota sensor w drive shaft into LR gear


Toyota drive adaptor grafted onto DIY LR adaptor