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Sparrow 222Pictures of Corbin Sparrow #222
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Corbin SparrowPhotos of my Corbin Sparrow Electric Car
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Ford F250 EV ConversionPictures taken while Converting a 95 Ford F-250 Supercab Longbed 4wd to Electric Drive
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Boring coupler shaft holes2252 viewsThis time we wanted to be SURE our boring bar wouldn't flex, so we built a much stronger one.
We also are using much better cutting tips.
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2nd half coupler mounted2496 viewsMounted the other half the coupler on the other motor.
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Pulling the engine11367 viewsRemoving the 460cui gas engine. (Having a forklift really made this easier.)
All 762 pounds of it!
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Battery Box Mount 3319 viewsThere are 2 more 5/8" bolts at the front of the box, with another steel plate for them.
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Truck wiring AC conduit4740 viewsThe conduit for the AC wiring under the truck.

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Decals on back5154 viewsI finally got the Decals on the truck.
Hopefully I'll get some good pictures of the ones on the sides as well.
Apr 18, 2010
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Version 2 Genest Rack4016 viewsThe one worked pretty well, though I couldn't use the Sparrow rear body panel. I just mounted the license plate on the genset rack instead.Oct 09, 2009
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Version 2 Genset Rack3841 viewsOct 09, 2009
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Version 1 Genset Rack3857 viewsOct 09, 2009
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Version 1 Genset Rack4020 viewsThis one was nice in that the Sparrow "rear panel" would just slide into the tubes. Just had to extend the wiring to reach.
The problem was that with all the weight of me and Genset, it would bottom out when going over big bumps.
Oct 09, 2009
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DC cabling6507 viewsThis shows the DC power cableing done - except for the battery boxes themselves.May 29, 2009
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Gauges6474 viewsI've mounted 4 gauges on the dash.
Charge Current, Pack Voltage, Battery Current, Motor Current.
May 29, 2009
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Truck wiring AC conduit4740 viewsThe conduit for the AC wiring under the truck.May 29, 2009