gas tank removed

I've driven the car to work a few times, realized I need a dc-dc converter otherwise I somehow managed to push my car along the street twice because I let my 12v die.

But the new news is the gas tank is out!,  which was a pain because the rear axle must be lowered.  But the non-pain part is it is possible to do this all without disconnecting any brake lines, whew that would be messy.

the dirty wall straight ahead is a vertical space where the rear passengers calves dangle down, so all the space behind that up to the thick metal in the foreground, is maybe 5 cu feet of space well protected and a nice candidate for batterys.

under side open space.  you can see the lumps where the rear passengers but used to sit.

if i cut something like the yellow outline, maybe I can end up with a large cavity of space to install a battery box.  This has lots of appeal.  Perhaps it will reveal better handling due to the big weights being between the axles instead of behind the rear.  also lower center of gravity *shrug*

yellow line for possible cutting

all gone!

THE gas tank

Licnese Plates!

I received my Colorado license plates today, along with a new little EV sticker they started in 2014 that is placed in the front window in order to park in spots where chargers exist (without getting a ticket).

I also purchased a Raspberry Pi with a 7" screen to install into my EV so it can show live data from the SolitonJr and the Orion BMS on the dash  (as well as watch movies and listen to music?), yet another project latching onto me!

test drives

Last week we did two 15 mile test drives.
This week I drove 27 miles round trip (without knowing if I'd make it home because I still don't have my e-meter setup) to my appointment with the Colorado Motor Vehicle Emissions Technical center, and they signed off a form DR2365 I needed to get my E type registration/title! I was pretty nervous, and some things went wrong before I arrived. 6 blocks away my car lost power due to my old rickety 12v battery dying off (still no dc/dc converter). So in the parking lot next to the one I 'rolled' into, there was a meineke auto shop which happily stocked and sold me a new charged battery ($120 later) and I installed it there in the beautiful Colorado winter sun, and arrived at my appointment three min early. (with the convertible top down!)
Things that went right?
1) I didn't get pulled over for my 3 month expired temp tag.
2) They signed the form needed.
3) I made it home without running out of electricity in my traction pack!
4) my new battery didn't die.
whew.


did get some video, will post soon.