Sorry for the long delay. Since the last episode my wife went on a week long trip, we were in various stages of illness for two weeks, and it rained for about three weeks. The weather is finally starting to dry up, and everybody is on the mend and at home, so here we go, pressing ahead!
So here's the timetable I see left for the project.
Week 1: Take out the alternator, move the air conditioner compressor, any other loose attachments
Week 2: get the extras we'll need to take out the engine (hoist, breaker bar, torque wrench, etc).
Week 3: take out the engine
Week 4: Get the clutch plate out and measured
Week 5: send off the clutch plate for the adapter fabrication and drop off all the salvaged parts
Week 6: install EV parts (motor, controller, pot box)
Week 7: create battery boxes
Week 8: probably still be creating battery boxes and installing them
Week 9: wiring (primarily battery packs, motor, controller, etc)
Week 10: wiring (primarily dash, tachometer, spedometer, etc)
Week 11: Extra component installation (vacuum pump, heater elements)
Week 12: Paperwork (insurance, title)
Week 13: Paperwork (registration, inspection)
So that puts us at completing some where around mid January, which isn't too bad. I've labeled this as weeks because I've put aside all aspersions that I'm going to work on this each weekend day. But hopefully, some of these can be consolidated, for example the ones where I just need to go get parts or ship things off. I also expect there will be more delays. I'd like to be finished before the end of the year, but we'll see how that goes. I've given up all hope of setting a firm date because my stamina is just not there sometimes, and when it is, the weather isn't, or someone is sick, or the house collapsed. That one hasn't happened yet but I'm waiting for it.
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