Picking up the Suzuki. This is one heavy trailer!
And of course, blew 2 brakelines in the Blazer at the Uhaul lot in Hartford!
Picking up the Suzuki. Dee wants to know how much we are being paid to haul it away.
ADC motor installed. Mount for controller above it.
Beginning of previous owners battery box. All 16 64 lb 6V batteries would be mounted in bed.
Ready for the trip to Elkins, NH.
Tied down and ready to roll.
I found two of these metal fabrications at the stump dump. Material for battery boxes.
Lots of pieces for 5 battery boxes
The battery boxes assembled.
5 boxes. Painted with Rust Bullet epoxy paint.
3 port side boxes
Better view of interior
Under the hood battery racks. Motor controller on Left
Plan is front 2 racks will each hold 3 golf cart batteries
The firewall rack will hold 1 GC battery and the 12v "house" battery
Needed to build a towbar
Under the driver's seat
Beautiful mount for vacuum pump. Too bad the pump didn't work!
Unfortunately the vacuum pump was DOA. Should test before installing
The battery box fits, but some bodywork is needed.
Note the hole and the bashed inner fender.
Brazing to cut down on metal distortion.
Up under the right rear fender
There used to be a hole here. RR corner.
Another view of RR corner
Notice the fender isn't bashed in anymore.
LR corner also used to be a hole.
Behind the drivers seat had a little rot
LR rot replaced
Drain holes filled
Another drain hole. I'm getting better at this welding stuff.
Looking aft thru passenger door
The seat supports. Lotta welding!
Engineering the seat supports.
The drivers seat slides back and forth
Seats tilt up for access to batteries.
Installing seats over the battery boxes
I thought I was done with the body work, then noticed this.
Pretty substantial dent in drivers door and pillar.
Pretty ugly.
Sanding Bondo makes dust.
Neighbor Frank volunteered to spray it.
Blue metallic he had for his old Cadillac
The sun kept coming and going.
Couple coats of clear finished it off. Makes me wish I'd done more careful body work.
An artist!
Ready for finishing touches.
Thanksgiving 2006
Moved out of the shadows.
Range about 20 miles with UPS batteries.
Opportunity charging materials under the seats
Nice Lexan covers for battery boxes
Driver's view
Temporary UPS batteries. 24 installed for 144V. New vacuum pump in RF. Accessory battery elevated.
Time for the soft top
Spring is here!
Good picture of the adapter plate made from the back couple inches of the engine
Each battery can be tested here
While I had the motor out I figured I'd lighten the flywheel
About 6 pounds came off it
Here is the adapter bolted to the motor
The clutch is bolted on
Ready for the 2007 Hospital Day Parade
