Monday, December 2, 2013

motor mount and axles in!

We used 3 existing motor mounts, one of them with a steel strap from hdepot, the others use the original mount hardware because they are attached to the trans.  Right now the trans has 2 mounts, the aluminum plate has 1 and the motor itself has 1.  Since the plate/trans/motor are in a way 1 single unit (they are NOT coming apart and they have zero independent movement from each other) it means 4 mounts for the assembly, but I still want a 5th mount that will be on the motor as well.  I'd like to attach some angle steel to the main lifteye bolt socket on the motor, it is the strongest mounting point of the motor and since it is right in the center of the engine compartment I could use that cross member to carry weight of things on top as well.  Just thinking anyway.

 Terrible picture but it shows the axle boot once attached, also... *frown* the partial shot of a c-clamp which is currently holding the brake vacuum res together which never needed to be taken apart, and also brake master cylinder *thingy* which has no fluid resevoir connected, that also never needed to be dismantled.  by me messing with them they are now pending items, grr.

Layed in some boards and some plywood that came with the batteries shipping box.  Just to get some possibilities going on the fit.

Movement became reality as I surprised myself with this by placing these items in there "just to see"

I'm not too keen on the controller being so close to the grill, but it will have to be shielded with some sheet metal if it were to stay there, which I doubt it will.  The Orion BMS is next to the batteries and could be swapped with the controller since it has no moving parts and probably generates less heat.



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