Living "small"

With "Q" bracket holding the outboard end firm, the motor looks rather diminutive in it's new home.

My Reminder

Keep on pluggin'

To Quiet The Oil Drumbeat...

The GM factory in my town is barely hanging on and I wish the workers there well; BUTT couldn't GM have built a slick and affordable e-car by now?

Anyway I chopped a huge hole where the back seat was for the battery box to reside. Two old bed frames narrowly escaped the landfill to contribute angle iron for the framework. How I wish I could afford one of the new battery chemistries with a higher (than lead-acid) energy density.

I will repeat the hundred year old drone "We are just 3-5 years from a battery breakthrough!" And while I guess we have that, they still can't make it to the shelf in quantities that allow affordability. So we continue ...

Previous balance $5614

bushing/hub $62

nuts/bolts/brackets $48

New balance $5724

FINALLY!

With the adaptor plate completed, the motor hub & bushing machined, and the clutch assembly balanced, the electric motor jumped in place like it had eyes! Thanks to buddy Mike's expertise and machine shop.