Battery is underspec'd
Bad luck continues. From the beginning of the project this car has performance issues. Only after fixing all the minor issues, October...
A very long time to diagnose the "bad battery cell"
A year later after my last post. The car seems "stronger" (as it should have been a long time ago..). How come? Up to that moment the car...
Major Problems resolved
Problem 1 Jon Eggenhuizen helped to resolve a major problem. The car was not driveable for a long period of time due to intermittent...
Conversion Car Engineering Inspection
The car is ready for engineering inspection. Over a period of a little more than a year all essential parts of the car are now working....
Ready for road worthy check
... the journey is nearly reaching another milestone. To get it on the road I need technical engineering inspection. There was a lot of...
Day 10 Stack the Lithium Ion Battery
Today all 26 Lithium lon batteries are stacked in the car in four piles. These are the Nissan Leaf battery modules. It all fits very...
Day 9 Welding the battery rack
The progress is still good although the battery delivery is again delayed and it is now expected to arrive Monday 5th. The main job today...
Day 8 Silver paint and rough edges
Today the front wheels went off and on again. The final shafts with ABS are put in. Also for protecting the new iron welded mounts to...
Day 7 Further mechanical adjustments
Early in the morning at Sydney Drives. These are the guys that can modify the axle between the wheels and the gearbox: the drive-shaft...
Day 6 Power steering pump
Now several parts are still missing. For the power steering an electric pump can be used. So with Kai we found a pump at the wreckers....