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Lotus Elon

1969 Analogue Lotus Elan reborn without noise & smells. Same weight to keep handling balance

No more putting it off. Additional wiring checked and double checked. Now to start 'weaving'. 😋 #LotusElan #diyev #electricclassiccar #diyelectriccar #LotusElon #lotus #tesla #simpBMS
Power Cables in - 70mm2: enough for 800+ amps (need that to get the full 100Kw from the Tesla Battery Modules #Energy #tesla #diyev #diyelectriccar #electricclassiccar #LotusElan #LotusElon Next: more smaller diameter wiring - rats nests !
Power Cable pre crimping. (Stretching caps over 70mm cable hard part - 1st one took 15mins last: 1minute) #technique #diyelectriccar #diyev #electricclassiccar #LotusElan
Very Cool Controller plate in situ 😆 #diyev #electricclassiccar #LotusElan #lotus #lotuselon
Front battery bay testing 😆 concentrated load - 20kg over ... Elon's on a diet, not me 🤭 #diyev #LotusElan #electricclassiccar #electricvehicle #Lotus #lotuselon
Motor in, with some help of @markbickerstaff (Legend) #diyev #diyelectriccar #LotusElan #electricclassiccar #netgainmotors #lotuselon #lotus #tesla
Rigid conduits in 'exhaust' channel prior to glassing: battery + & -, comms, battery cooling flow & return.. AKA 'worm holes' to the front. #diyelectriccar #electricclassiccar #LotusElan #lotuselon
Access - Starting at the bottom - for main cable, comm's and cooling pipes to rear battery modules. #LotusElan #electricclassiccar #tesla #electricvehicle #lotuselon
Still trying to fool this little 'rvi' fella that it's still connected to a coil and points. Taking longer than many other #electricclassiccar conversion bits #itworkedbefore #LotusElan #joy #lotuselon #analog #electronics
Spot the Difference - EV's don't need 3 pedals. I know sacrilege to some 😃. #LotusElan #electricvehicle #electricclassiccars
Marriage of new and old and an 85kg weight saving 👍 (10kg under original, including batteries l) #electricclassiccars #LotusElan #Tesla #batteriesincluded #addedlightness #Lotus
Always frustrated with Meccano ... Not enough flexibility. #CapHeads #cnc #sorted 😆 #LotusElan #electricclassiccars #LotusElon @mitchellmachining
Coupling ...... Check #electricclassiccars #LotusElan
Eye can see you 😎 #LotusElan #electricclassiccars #Tesla #lowenergy #ledlights
Checking alignment of gearbox mounting, coupling, magnets and spare tacho hall sensor. #phew 🤞 #electricclassiccars #LotusElan #LotusElon #cnc
CNC'd Parts (thank you Greg @mitchellmachining ). Add hall sensor for analogue tacho conversion and almost ready for putting the motor in 👌 #electricclassiccar #LotusElon #LotusElan #ev #upcycle
Load Path Criticality: Electric Power connection to existing #Elan chassis mounting (reversible and strong). #LotusElan #electricclassiccar #cad #fea
FEA of motor mounting under full Torque. #Lotus_Elon #Lotus_Elon #electricclassiccar
Light pod lifter 'joint' reinforced - the original was just a hole in the Fibreglass - I learnt a lot about value engineering design from Lotus designer, Ron Hickman eg brilliant concept of using threads as axles, but this hole was pushing it (literally 😆) #LotusElan #Lotus #RonHickman #hero #inventor
Re-Sult 👍 #Strida #foldingBike Fits into tiny #LotusElan . So bike for town, #EV for longer rides. #multimodal #transport #electricclassiccar #Tesla #Elan #nofossilfuel
Finally, some CNC'd parts. Great Quality, Worth the wait (Thanks Gary) #motorcoupling #235Nm #Elan #electricclassiccar #EV #LotusElan #LotusElon
Bumpers #LotusElan #Elan #electricclassiccar
Repairing a 50 year old bump. #toomuchpatina 😆 #Elan #LotusElan #electricclassiccar
Mission Creep 🤭 ended up painting whole front end, while waiting for CNC'd parts. Thanks to @rainbowpaints in Poole for colour matching original, slightly faded 50 year old paint.. #patina #Elan #LotusElan #LotusElon #highonpaintfumes 😆
#LotusElan with a 'clean-bum' 😆 No more 'polution pipe' / 'noise hole' #LotusElon #EV #electricclassiccar
I forgot how much fun Glass-Fibre moulding is 😊... In this case with old estate agent sign for shuttering 😆. Add resin and what was Flexi, becomes structural. #Tesla #batterymodule supports #CarbonFibre #LotusElan #LotusElon
In goes #CarbonFibre battery supports, and new shuttered / floor for fibreglass. (I knew those CF pultrusions from a super light golf cart design, err 20 years ago would come in handy one day 👍) #LotusElan #EV #LotusElon
Out goes the silencer space from the boot. Will keep the Fibreglass in case ever need revert to smell-o-vision 😄 #notinmylifetime #LotusElan #LotusElon
Modern, etching, building, flexible primer is a-mazing. #LotusElan #LotusElon
Even 50 year olds get zits 😆 #LotusElan #LotusElon #faceoff #Tesla #waiting4CNC 🤔
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