Manual steering rack installed on 12/22/2007.
Winter Break - too chilly to work on car!
Removed unnecessary engine electrical wiring on 2/1/2007.
Rebuilt rear brakes/wheels on 2/15/2008.
Electric motor and controller bought on 3/1/2008.
Front & rear battery racks bought on 3/15/2008.
Electric motor/tranny installed on 4/19/2008.
So the car has no engine or anything supporting said engine. That stuff all went either to the recycler or the pick-n-pull, with the fluids all going to the hazardous waste depot. Then what? Well, the car had serious dirt, grime. So I cleaned, cleaned, and cleaned some more. The engine and transmission came out together. While I ditched the engine, I planned on reusing the transmission, mating it to a motor via an adapter plate, so I had to clean that too. I also removed unnecessary engine wiring and replaced the power steering with a manual rack. Power brakes will stay, eventually being powered by a vacuum pump instead of the engine.
Putting the newly arrived motor (Netgain Impulse9) together with the original flywheel, new clutch disc and pressure plate, and existing transmission from the cabbie.
A thing of beauty, and power. Installing the motor and tranny together, with mounts. The $64,000 question - will it fit???
PERFECTLY! Kudos to Electro Auto for a precision-machined adapter plate assembly and Rabbit motor mount for the Impulse9 (seen on extreme left side of the motor).
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