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Front Gas Tank3452 views
Exhaust system4309 viewsExhaust system from the F250. 117 pounds, 14' long.
Boring the hole in the motor coupler2639 viewsHere we are boring the hole for the motor shaft. 1/2 the hole has to be a larger diameter since it's coupling a tail shaft to a main shaft.
Getting the coupler parts off2789 viewsThen we had to mount each of the motors in the lathe and cut the remaining parts of the coupler off the motor shafts. Being VERY careful to not nick or damage the motor shafts.
Flywheel and cluth mounted3620 viewsBolted things together, bolted on the flywheel and clutch assemblies.
Painted Motor Mount8031 viewsI then sandblasted it all ,and painted it.
Motor Shroud for Blower5340 viewsThis is the shroud I wrap around each motor (Brush end) to connect the ductwork from the blower.
It's made out of 4" wide aluminum flashing. Just cut with a carpet knife, and flex the cuts apart.
120V, 20A charge port3861 viewsAs you can see, it has the sideways prong to only allow a 20A rated cord to plug into it.
I'll carry an adapter for those times I need to plug into a 15A or less outlet.
Last additions - Ford F250 EV Conversion
Decals on back5194 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
DC cabling6550 viewsThis shows the DC power cableing done - except for the battery boxes themselves.May 29, 2009
Gauges6511 viewsI've mounted 4 gauges on the dash.
Charge Current, Pack Voltage, Battery Current, Motor Current.May 29, 2009
Truck wiring AC conduit4777 viewsThe conduit for the AC wiring under the truck.May 29, 2009
Truck wiring conduit5087 viewsSome of the DC conduit runs under the truck.May 29, 2009
Cables into bed6663 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 Boxes4655 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 truck6153 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
