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Read & Study Decide on Possible Donor Vehicle, AC or DC Conversion, Voltage Desired Plan Location, Type and Number of Batteries/Cells Most important step! Acquire Donor Vehicle Prep Vehicle Rust removal? Dont start with a rusty vehicle! Safety Check Vehicle Any remaining Safety Issues Acquire Electric Vehicle Components: Motor, Controler, Throttle, Battery Boxes, DC-DC Converter, Battery BMS |
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Remove Radiator, etc. Engine & Transmission Removal Remove Gas Tank, lines, etc. Clean up Engine Bay, steering and brake parts Prep Vehicle Suspension Separate Engine/Transmission |
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Mate Motor to Adapter Plate Mate Adapter Plate to Transmission Install Motor/Transmission Assembly Prepare and install power brake pump / power steering mods. Arrange Battery Boxes, design, build, install Design, build, install heating system. Prepare Required Gages (Volts, Amps, E-Meter) Individual Cell/Battery monitor is more valuable than E-Meter Prepare & Install Throttle Pot-Box Linkage Install Motor Controller |
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Install Charger & DC/DC Converter Wire Controller, Charger, & Converter Wire Instruments & Gages Install Batteries or Cells in Boxes Recheck suspension at this point Wire Batteries/Cells to Controller, Master Power Cut-off, Circuit Breaker or Fuse Wire up Batteries / Cells Test Circuits & Test Car Readiness |
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Charge up the batteries Ministry of Transport -> Documents Fuel Change: Gas to Electric If needed Insure Vehicle Apply for Ontario PST rebate for alternate fuelled vehicles (RST bulletin #702) Install Plates -> Custom Plates? Drive Test Car Done! (The Conversion, that is! - Now to determine the Performance - covered later!)
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