Flywheel adapter - finishing it up52 viewsWe've cleaned up the pilot bearing hole, and are finishing the surface to the thickness needed.
RPM sensor113 viewsThis shows how I mounted the Z2K RPM sensor to the tailshaft of the motor.
Front Battery Box mounting frame99 viewsSince the front battery box can't just sit in a nice pre-built holder (i.e. the bed of the truck), I had to build a support framework for it.
This box will hold 6 GC batteries.
Battery Box Bottom Insulation39 viewsThe insulation on the bottom of the battery box is permanent, and will be encased in the fiberglass.
It's 2" (1.5" actual) foam board.
Exhaust system134 viewsExhaust system from the F250. 117 pounds, 14' long.
Motor coupler work42 viewsContinuing work on the coupler
Motor-Motor mount rough61 viewsHere is the mount after some work in the lathe on both the raw pieces.
Last additions - Ford F250 EV Conversion
DC cabling57 viewsThis shows the DC power cableing done - except for the battery boxes themselves.May 29, 2009
Gauges103 viewsI've mounted 4 gauges on the dash.
Charge Current, Pack Voltage, Battery Current, Motor Current.May 29, 2009
Truck wiring AC conduit70 viewsThe conduit for the AC wiring under the truck.May 29, 2009
Truck wiring conduit69 viewsSome of the DC conduit runs under the truck.May 29, 2009
Cables into bed80 viewsThis shows how I mounted and protected the cables that run from the front of the truck into the bed.
All under-truck cables are in some kind of conduit, or have a shield between them and the ground.May 29, 2009
Breaker Boxes87 viewsThe black box on the left has 3 Airpax 250A DC breakers. These will have a bar bolted to their handles so they all switch together.
The other box has the 2 breakers for the charging system.May 29, 2009
Rear Battery box in truck70 viewsThis is the rear Battery Box that will hold 42 Golf Cart batteries in the bed of the truck.
(Someday when hitech batteries are reasonably priced, I'll remove this and mount the pack under the bed.)May 29, 2009
Front battery box in truck75 viewsThis is the front Battery Box that will hold 6 Golf Cart batteries under the hood.May 29, 2009