Revision 1, February 13, 1999
What is needed is a bracket that will support the right end of the electric motor. It will bolt on to the right face of the motor, and bolt on to the engine compartment. If you look in the picture above, you can see the existing bracket that was used by the gasoline engine. My first plan was to use that bracket, but once I got the motor installed, I saw that it would be impractical.
It was Thanksgiving. My family had gathered at my parents house. My siblings were intrigued by the EV. I had been talking about it, but now it actually had the motor installed, so they took it seriously. I planned to give a little demonstration showing that the EV worked. I hooked up two car batteries in series and connected them to the motor. Then I drove the car around the yard. They were just amazed to see it move under electric power.
Well, enough fun. I took measurements of the distance from the side of the engine compartment to the motor. Using those measurements I designed a "S" shaped bracket to support the motor. I made a three-view drawing of it after dinner (on Thanksgiving). I copied that drawing into the computer and it appears below.
This is a revised drawing that was made after I did some tests with a cardboard mockup and there were problems with the bolt holes for the motor. 2/13/99
You'll note there are no drill holes marked on the drawing. That's because I couldn't get precise enough measurements. Once the bracket is fabricated I'll mark it in place and drill it.
The Saturday after Thanksgiving I took my drawing up to my welder friend in Quakertown. He looked at my drawing and said the bracket would be no problem, in fact he could probably fabricate it in under an hour. Unfortunately he's pretty busy right now, but he thought he'd have it done in two weeks. No problem, I've got all winter to get that bracket done.
My welder friend never did finish this bracket. I wound up having someone else make it. You can read about at: Installing the Right Hand Motor Bracket.
Motor Installaion
Designing a Controller Board Bracket
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