All projects around driving electric cars.
Videos vom Zerlegen des VW Bus I am trying something new for the disassembly of the van. I will shoot all the steps on video for documentation and as a reminder for reassembly. Voice is in German only (sorry), but I will try to add subtitles in English. In this episode, I expain where...
Wir haben da ein Problem… I was so focused on all the conversion issues that I completely neglected to look at the car itself. The photos show only very little on how bad the actual damage is. The entire rear left panel is junk. All bottom edges consist of filler only, and many holes...
Until TÜV do us apart – Bis das der TÜV und scheidet street legal – Strassenzulassung To be able to drive my car on European streets, it must pass several technical tests and inspections, generally done by TÜV, a huge German institute that checks German cars every other year for rust and other issues,...
auf öffentlichen Strassen Thanks to the “yellow” plate, I can do test drives for a limited time legally and fully insured. So my first ride was to the local mechanic to check the VW frame and general condition. Well, for one, the 15km ride was smooth and I easily reached 80km/h. The condition of...
Sick – krank Man, I caught the flu. I feel so sick. The first friends are picking on me because the van is still not running. On top of all this, I ordered the wrong gauge wire 🙁 Au Mann, ich hab mir ne Grippe eingefangen. Ausserdem frotzeln die ersten Freunde, ob denn der...
Motor Support Johannes welded the motor support for me today. Thanks, man! I marked the holes and I will drill and mount it on Sunday. The kids will be at a party, so I can tinker a bit. I also received the motor coupler yesterday. After heating it, it would slip nicely onto the...
Die Motorstütze This is how it has to look. The first iteration will be very simple, made from a 35mm x 2mm square tube, bolted onto the old ICE motor mounts. It will need to be cut and welded to get a very slight V shape to accommodate for the electric motor which is...
Die Motorschablone After hauling the almost 80kg of iron and copper around a few times, I decided it would be much easier to use a lightweight plywood template. It took half an hour to design and laser cut. I should have done that much sooner! If you are planning a conversion, creating templates for the...
Wir bauen einen Fahrtregler Over the weekend, I started assembling the controller. My son loved the challange and helped me to assemble the controller stage. He’s five and had a great time learing two-digit numbers, while I explained capacitors and resistors. I’ll explain Atmel programming to him next week 😉 . Am Wochenende habe...
Adapter Plate Mock Up – Modell der Motorplatte The first adapter plate will be made from six layers of 9mm plywood. This should be sturdy enough to support the motor for basic testing. The plate has to align the motor and take all the torque. The motor weight is mostly taken by the support...
