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BarryL 
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 Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2018 6:39 pm Post subject: Re: ICE Breaker - converting a 1967 split to electric drive |
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| With the suspension, torque, and low CG, that thing aught to handle like an Indy Car. |
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dumptuck
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Location: BC
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| Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2018 7:52 pm Post subject: Re: ICE Breaker - converting a 1967 split to electric drive |
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| BarryL wrote: |
| With the suspension, torque, and low CG, that thing aught to handle like an Indy Car. |
I believe the weight distribution should have improved as well, AFAIK the stock bus was 47/53 front/rear respectively, whereas this build moves more weight further forward. |
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Kevin Sharpe
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| Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2018 2:11 am Post subject: Re: ICE Breaker - converting a 1967 split to electric drive |
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| dumptuck wrote: |
| This is an awesome thread, I hope one day to do the same for my bus! |
It's getting easier and cheaper all the time... in 5 years it will be a 'no brainer' for many  |
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Kevin Sharpe
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| Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2018 2:15 am Post subject: Re: ICE Breaker - converting a 1967 split to electric drive |
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| BarryL wrote: |
| With the suspension, torque, and low CG, that thing aught to handle like an Indy Car. |
Hope so I think the 50kWh version with just the battery under the floor will be an amazing drive... the 75kWh long range version will have another 4 battery modules over the motor and will be less of a race car  |
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Kevin Sharpe
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| Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2018 10:30 am Post subject: Re: ICE Breaker - converting a 1967 split to electric drive |
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Finally ready to install the cups, driveshafts, and fill up the transmission oil
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Kevin Sharpe
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| Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2018 9:20 am Post subject: Re: ICE Breaker - converting a 1967 split to electric drive |
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In the next week or so we hope to install the Front HVJB, DCDC, and Battery Heater in the front of the bus. I'm also building a simple cabin air heater box that will use a Tesla blower, PTC heater, and a radiator for recovering waste heat from the motor (probably just the stator cooling circuit).
Today we prepared the two Tesla chargers and Rear HVJB for installation 
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Kevin Sharpe
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| Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2018 9:58 am Post subject: Re: ICE Breaker - converting a 1967 split to electric drive |
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Mapping out locations for the Front HVJB and DCDC in the front of the bus. Note also the dual circuit brake cylinder 'upgrade' and the EV West throttle pot
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Kevin Sharpe
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| Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2018 5:39 am Post subject: Re: ICE Breaker - converting a 1967 split to electric drive |
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Throttle Pot
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Kevin Sharpe
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| Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2018 7:12 am Post subject: Re: ICE Breaker - converting a 1967 split to electric drive |
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Battery box 'floor' test fitting
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EeVeeWee
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| Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2018 8:11 am Post subject: Re: ICE Breaker - converting a 1967 split to electric drive |
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| Everything looks very professional! |
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pyrOman
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| Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2018 11:35 am Post subject: Re: ICE Breaker - converting a 1967 split to electric drive |
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Are you going to put one of these on it? 
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Kevin Sharpe
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| Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2018 8:00 am Post subject: Re: ICE Breaker - converting a 1967 split to electric drive |
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| EeVeeWee wrote: |
| Everything looks very professional! |
Many thanks... I'm surrounded by talented people
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Kevin Sharpe
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| Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2018 8:02 am Post subject: Re: ICE Breaker - converting a 1967 split to electric drive |
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| pyrOman wrote: |
| Are you going to put one of these on it? |
I do have one of these 
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Kevin Sharpe
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| Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2018 10:26 am Post subject: Re: ICE Breaker - converting a 1967 split to electric drive |
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Really pleased with the panels on either side of the battery box
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zuggbug
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| Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2018 3:03 pm Post subject: Re: ICE Breaker - converting a 1967 split to electric drive |
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Outstanding job
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Kevin Sharpe
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| Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2018 4:39 am Post subject: Re: ICE Breaker - converting a 1967 split to electric drive |
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| zuggbug wrote: |
| Outstanding job |
Many thanks... lets hope we can do the same to the body/interior when we eventually get to those |
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Kevin Sharpe
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| Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2018 8:03 am Post subject: Re: ICE Breaker - converting a 1967 split to electric drive |
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Installing the two Tesla Chargers (~20kW) and High Voltage Junction Box 
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Kevin Sharpe
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| Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2018 5:05 am Post subject: Re: ICE Breaker - converting a 1967 split to electric drive |
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mocking up the fan/rad support bracket in one of the two 'cooling cabinets'
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germanx
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| Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2018 6:05 am Post subject: Re: ICE Breaker - converting a 1967 split to electric drive |
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| pyrOman wrote: |
| Are you going to put one of these on it? |
I do have one of these
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Sorry to come in here and dig fellow forum members, but your 'zero emission' vehicle is by far not emission free - considering the chain of producing the electricity, the kids digging in the caves to find the lithium for the TESLA batteries, and the cost (and damage to mother nature) if it comes to recycle the vehicle / batteries.
As much as I like the benefits of electric vehicles, we are much often told a lie about the zero emissions - in reality, an electric vehicle causes more damage to mother nature than a properly engineered state of the art combustion engine.
And no matter how many people will ask the moderator to stop me from spreading bad mood, a state of the art Diesel engine still is by far causing the least damage considering the full resource cycle, not only the middle part of driving the car.
Other than that and back to the topic, I follow and like the conversion. professional work and I am looking forward to the performance of the car.
(I don't dare to ask mileage - time will tell)....
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Kevin Sharpe
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| Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2018 8:52 am Post subject: Re: ICE Breaker - converting a 1967 split to electric drive |
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| And no matter how many people will ask the moderator to stop me from spreading bad mood, a state of the art Diesel engine still is by far causing the least damage considering the full resource cycle, not only the middle part of driving the car. |
I'm happy to debate why I think you're wrong and provide evidence to back my assertion... however, I won't derail my build thread to do that... feel free to start a topic on electric transport in the "General/Chat" forum... that's what we did on the SSVC forum |
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