I was a mechanic for years, worked for a Chevy dealer and I have seen much sloppier fits where the input shaft and pilot bearing come together. You are doing a great job.
Great work! I appreciate your terrific work, as well as your candor. I love how you share your thought processes...what works, as well as what doesn't work out like you'd thought. It is very valuable, thanks for that! I'm doing up a '53 Hudson Hornet in my garage. It's looking like I'll need to make my own adapter now, and your work is very inspirational. Thanks again!
Great job getting the motor mated to the transmission! It looks like the mechanical side of things is nearly sorted out. Can't wait for all the mysterious things (for me anyways) like the electronic controllers, pedal linkage, etc.
Thanks, I appreciate the detail you given in your video since my background is in electronics and not mechanics. I think the assembly process is well covered with the added reasoning of choice in materials and assembly concerns.
I stumbled across this series a couple of days back and have enjoyed watching all the episodes so far! Thanks for taking the time to make them; keep up the good work, you have a great aptitude for descriptive videography.
Great video, im very near this stage but have a question if you could help me please. Could you tell me why your using the spring plate. Is it just for the spline inserted. Are you just leaving the gearbox in second gear or are you still able to change gears?
Moro no Rio de janeiro sou mecânico a 25 anos fiquei apaixonado por esse tipo de motor ,como faço para comprar um kit ,obrigada ficou muito bacana o vídeo parabéns.
That all came together beautifully. Really shows that attention to detail pays off in the end. No struggling, no persuasion hammer. One thing I've noticed about your videos is that you are always mentioning lack of hardware. Not sure about your area but around here we have 5 or 6 good fastener stores (city of 350,000). Can walk in and walk out a few minutes later with virtually anything one needs. Is your area not the same?
Hi Don. Let me start of by saying that I really enjoy the step by step walk through of the whole process of converting to electric. Just the process of milling the adapter plate itself brought some new insights for me. Thank you for that. With regards to your question regarding the batteries, I have been looking at some options myself and found that companies like @evwest will sell salvaged battery modules from Teslas, but EBay is filled with them as well. I saw this video from @speedacademy in which they show a Lotus Evora conversion with chevy bolt battery packs. Either of those would be my preferred option as I am too lazy to solder all the separate batteries together. Unfortunately I live in Europe and getting those battery packs here is quite a challenge. All the best on the conversion!
Tim de Lange Thanks Tim. I'm leaning more towards the Nissan Leaf batteries. A little less performance but looks like an easier install. Good luck on your project.
Hey Tim de Lange, You don't have to solder any more. Some sites sell 18650 cells for really cheap and there is this relatively new product available from Vruzend, that make assembling an maintaining your own battery modules quite easy. vruzend.com/product/vruzend_basic_kit/ The nice thing with this is that you can build up the battery to fit the space you have available. They also sell some BMS's and Chargers.
Hi Don, I agree, it would be a good fit and I am looking forward to seeing what you end up with and how you are going to place them in the Mazda. Good luck!
So i just found your videos and they are great. I don't know much about ev but I saw that you where using a manual trans and noticed that you where solidly mating the motor with trans. I am wondering how you are going to shift gears. is the motor going to be able to stop instantly to shift gears or are you going to just put it in final gear to drive. I cant rap my head around it. its so different than conventional methods
Thanks Jeff, some of that electric stuff makes me stand back and scratch my assets too. But with enough poking on the internet I bet we can make it go!
quality work. I got one concern tho... are you going to use the transmission like in a "normal" car? I feel like there would be a lot of stress on the synchros without a clutch because there is so much more mass on the input side all the time. Have you thougth about that or are you driving it in one gear all of the time anyway?
Hey don, not sure if I missed it in another video mate, but how do you intend on changing gears without a conventional clutch system (release bearing, slave and master etc). I noticed the small clutch disk looking item but unsure how changing gears would work at speed, feel free to point me at the correct video section to watch in case I missed it :)
Abraham Iqbal, I jabber on about it in a earlier video and there are plenty of discussion on the web about to clutch or not to clutch. Obviously I decided not to clutch. Trying to capitalize on the high torque and low rotational mass of the electric motor.
Those taper fits should be clean, loctite should not be used in a taper fit. The taper is a locking, precision alignment, and torque transfer mechanism. If the taper is machined properly, it will perform all 3 functions appropriately.
Great work & thought process on the mating parts of Motor to Transmission... I just have one, as silly as it may be, question... How are you going to shift through gears without a clutch?
Dude31463 apparently there is no need for a clutch the gears will change without any trouble. Usually leaving it in second gear permanently is fine. (This is what I gather from watching other conversion videos.)
excellent work as usual, this has to one off the worst tasks out the way now . if I ever get to the stage of fitting the EV parts after the restoration work battery choice is a bit limited here in the UK ill probably source some Leaf cells for my project hopefully get a range of 60-80miles, what range are you looking for. Keep up the good work
Been watching a couple of your videos tonight on the build amazing keep up the great work. I'm a little curious are you going to be shifting gears or leaving it in one gear while driving it around. I know that electric motor has the same power or close to the same power at all RPM range so shifting isn't that big of a deal. Because it's probably going to grind without a clutch.
Ignore the transmission statement I saw in one of your other videos you talked about it and having to go back and possibly make a clutch if needed. Anyway awesome videos can't wait for the next one.
Thanks for doing the videos. I have enjoyed watching. Hope you can keep going and get yourself a cool video. I am sure you will inspire many others to give this a go.
Great work Don, what you're making there looks beautiful! I have one question though, why bother with the bell housing? Why not just connect straight up to the drive shaft and save the extra weight?
Ha! I'd live to but just don't have the cash right now. I'd love to convert a split screen VW camper! That's my goal anyway, but it'll be a direct drive, no transmission like a Tesla. Can't wait for your next video. Keep up the good work!
Really appreciate your videos. I know this comment is very late, for you Mr Walters, I looked up the runout tolerances needed for the input shaft, the pilot bushing should be within .002, with no more than .003 clearance. I think that .020 runout is going to cause come havoc in the transmission.. Read more here if you like. www.crankshaftcoalition.com/wiki/Pilot_bearing_and_bushings
Thanks for focus on the details of the project, in your videos. I really enjoy those parts of the video. Have you thought about going to ARP for your bolts? They are kind of the goto company for engine rebuilds. I used them in my Ford engine Rebuild
Don Walters, hi Don, thanks for the extremely prompt reply, I like discovering time saving items such as this, iv,e been looking at various EV conversion,s is there a reason you didnt go with a clutch and flywheel arrangement? surely the increased torque supplied by the flywheel spinning would greatly assist on say.. starting on a steep hill, I appreciate the mazda is a light car, but surely the added torque would allow for the use of a smaller less power hungry electric motor?
Ferry nice how u make this . im bizzy make a vw t4 fan frontwheel drive electric whit clutch and gearbox battery 620ah 48v forklift serie motor 5000rpm i hope 25km radius is enaugh to go and return from my work.
As i know, any and all couplings should go in, dry..i hope i am mistaken. Don't get me wrong, i'm sure you did your homework, none of the stuff you've done is random, it's just that that's how i know things to be. Oh well, it's not like you can't take it apart and clean it should something be wrong.
I’m concerned that the motor shaft is one with just a key, instead of a fully splined shaft. Obviously the intended application for the motor was not to drive an automobile. That one single key could very well fail on the road. Potential disaster if that happens! Also very concerned about the play. The motor would rattle quite noisily.
Don Walters glad you’ve looked into it and seem assured. I wonder if you’ve seen the splined shafts I mentioned. Personally, I’d want to be sure and use the splined shaft just in case. I’ve seen keys fail repeatedly with only pressure from a wrench (granted it was black mild steel, and this is stainless.) still ... the other issue was the play - I wonder if more close measuring and machining could be the answer? Fiddly, I know, but might be worth it to not have a noisy, rattly motor that could damage itself.
Can you keep that motor run with generators and capacitors and not a lot of batteries after all that electric motor should be able to run on its own power that it makes with generators a front and rear shaft motor will run a rear wheel drive car and alternator generator power steering and air conditioning I now see that you have the right motor for that type of work and jobafter all an electric motor should be able to run on its own power and the power it generates and never have to be plugged in for charging
Really appreciate... Can you help me I wud like to convert petrol car to Electric Car It's Maruthi Suzuki 800 very small car Can you please help/support me from scratch to end... please
I was a mechanic for years, worked for a Chevy dealer and I have seen much sloppier fits where the input shaft and pilot bearing come together. You are doing a great job.
RVJerry thanks that's good to know.
Great work! I appreciate your terrific work, as well as your candor. I love how you share your thought processes...what works, as well as what doesn't work out like you'd thought. It is very valuable, thanks for that!
I'm doing up a '53 Hudson Hornet in my garage. It's looking like I'll need to make my own adapter now, and your work is very inspirational. Thanks again!
Brian Villegas thank you for those kind words. Hudson Hornet! Your working on doc! How cool. I Hope you TH-cam it.
Great job! I really appreciate all the detail you go into on your videos.
Scott Charles, thanks
Great job getting the motor mated to the transmission! It looks like the mechanical side of things is nearly sorted out. Can't wait for all the mysterious things (for me anyways) like the electronic controllers, pedal linkage, etc.
Thanks, I appreciate the detail you given in your video since my background is in electronics and not mechanics. I think the assembly process is well covered with the added reasoning of choice in materials and assembly concerns.
I stumbled across this series a couple of days back and have enjoyed watching all the episodes so far! Thanks for taking the time to make them; keep up the good work, you have a great aptitude for descriptive videography.
Great video, im very near this stage but have a question if you could help me please. Could you tell me why your using the spring plate. Is it just for the spline inserted. Are you just leaving the gearbox in second gear or are you still able to change gears?
Moro no Rio de janeiro sou mecânico a 25 anos fiquei apaixonado por esse tipo de motor ,como faço para comprar um kit ,obrigada ficou muito bacana o vídeo parabéns.
That all came together beautifully. Really shows that attention to detail pays off in the end. No struggling, no persuasion hammer. One thing I've noticed about your videos is that you are always mentioning lack of hardware. Not sure about your area but around here we have 5 or 6 good fastener stores (city of 350,000). Can walk in and walk out a few minutes later with virtually anything one needs. Is your area not the same?
aaroncake, thank you. Yes good hardware is available in limited quantities in my neck of the woods and fairly expensive.
Hi Don. Let me start of by saying that I really enjoy the step by step walk through of the whole process of converting to electric. Just the process of milling the adapter plate itself brought some new insights for me. Thank you for that. With regards to your question regarding the batteries, I have been looking at some options myself and found that companies like @evwest will sell salvaged battery modules from Teslas, but EBay is filled with them as well. I saw this video from @speedacademy in which they show a Lotus Evora conversion with chevy bolt battery packs. Either of those would be my preferred option as I am too lazy to solder all the separate batteries together. Unfortunately I live in Europe and getting those battery packs here is quite a challenge. All the best on the conversion!
Tim de Lange, thanks for the tips. Very helpful!
You could also try to contact Jehu Garcia, He's done a few EVs and is very informed about the batteries. th-cam.com/users/jehugarciaabout
Tim de Lange Thanks Tim. I'm leaning more towards the Nissan Leaf batteries. A little less performance but looks like an easier install. Good luck on your project.
Hey Tim de Lange, You don't have to solder any more. Some sites sell 18650 cells for really cheap and there is this relatively new product available from Vruzend, that make assembling an maintaining your own battery modules quite easy. vruzend.com/product/vruzend_basic_kit/
The nice thing with this is that you can build up the battery to fit the space you have available. They also sell some BMS's and Chargers.
Hi Don, I agree, it would be a good fit and I am looking forward to seeing what you end up with and how you are going to place them in the Mazda. Good luck!
So i just found your videos and they are great. I don't know much about ev but I saw that you where using a manual trans and noticed that you where solidly mating the motor with trans. I am wondering how you are going to shift gears. is the motor going to be able to stop instantly to shift gears or are you going to just put it in final gear to drive. I cant rap my head around it. its so different than conventional methods
Thanks Jeff, some of that electric stuff makes me
stand back and scratch my assets too. But with enough poking on the internet I bet we can make it go!
Thanks, I'm enjoying the process so far.
quality work. I got one concern tho... are you going to use the transmission like in a "normal" car? I feel like there would be a lot of stress on the synchros without a clutch because there is so much more mass on the input side all the time. Have you thougth about that or are you driving it in one gear all of the time anyway?
Hey don, not sure if I missed it in another video mate, but how do you intend on changing gears without a conventional clutch system (release bearing, slave and master etc).
I noticed the small clutch disk looking item but unsure how changing gears would work at speed, feel free to point me at the correct video section to watch in case I missed it :)
Abraham Iqbal, I jabber on about it in a earlier video and there are plenty of discussion on the web about to clutch or not to clutch. Obviously I decided not to clutch. Trying to capitalize on the high torque and low rotational mass of the electric motor.
Those taper fits should be clean, loctite should not be used in a taper fit. The taper is a locking, precision alignment, and torque transfer mechanism. If the taper is machined properly, it will perform all 3 functions appropriately.
What motor you have a dc or ac motor. ...can you do dual motor together with the transmission
Alonzo Monroe, AC-50 from HPEVS
Thank you. ..want to do a 1987 foxbody mustang
Oi Dona, really appreciate your work, Very good Job. Alex from Brazil!
PS. Sorry for "Dona" It was the corrector that is set to portuguese...
Bast
Great work & thought process on the mating parts of Motor to Transmission...
I just have one, as silly as it may be, question... How are you going to shift through gears without a clutch?
Dude31463 apparently there is no need for a clutch the gears will change without any trouble. Usually leaving it in second gear permanently is fine. (This is what I gather from watching other conversion videos.)
very nice, How many amps will the controller be running?? I'm guessing that size motor has its work cut out for it
Rob M, it's a Curtis controller, 650 amps.
ok , that's gonna be serious wattage ! cannot wait
excellent work as usual, this has to one off the worst tasks out the way now . if I ever get to the stage of fitting the EV parts after the restoration work battery choice is a bit limited here in the UK ill probably source some Leaf cells for my project hopefully get a range of 60-80miles, what range are you looking for. Keep up the good work
If It Anit Broke Still Fix It I'm shooting for the same 60-70 miles. But my wife drives less the 30 a day.
Thank you, I appreciate that!
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Been watching a couple of your videos tonight on the build amazing keep up the great work. I'm a little curious are you going to be shifting gears or leaving it in one gear while driving it around. I know that electric motor has the same power or close to the same power at all RPM range so shifting isn't that big of a deal. Because it's probably going to grind without a clutch.
Ignore the transmission statement I saw in one of your other videos you talked about it and having to go back and possibly make a clutch if needed. Anyway awesome videos can't wait for the next one.
Thanks for doing the videos. I have enjoyed watching. Hope you can keep going and get yourself a cool video. I am sure you will inspire many others to give this a go.
Great work Don, what you're making there looks beautiful! I have one question though, why bother with the bell housing? Why not just connect straight up to the drive shaft and save the extra weight?
darkkevind1978, I'm sure it could be done that way. Give it a try and make sure you TH-cam it. Thanks
Ha! I'd live to but just don't have the cash right now. I'd love to convert a split screen VW camper! That's my goal anyway, but it'll be a direct drive, no transmission like a Tesla.
Can't wait for your next video. Keep up the good work!
Really appreciate your videos. I know this comment is very late, for you Mr Walters, I looked up the runout tolerances needed for the input shaft, the pilot bushing should be within .002, with no more than .003 clearance. I think that .020 runout is going to cause come havoc in the transmission..
Read more here if you like. www.crankshaftcoalition.com/wiki/Pilot_bearing_and_bushings
Ur good Bro... I love to see. That machine moving..
morris karaine, thank you.
Nice work. I subscribed so i dont miss any updates. Found this channel yesterday.
tontsa955, thanks for watching
I'm impressed with the video and editing on top
Thanks for focus on the details of the project, in your videos. I really enjoy those parts of the video. Have you thought about going to ARP for your bolts? They are kind of the goto company for engine rebuilds. I used them in my Ford engine Rebuild
DIY Mike I hadn't thought of ARP, thanks!
Having a ball with the Omnijet EM Technology, but nobody can thwart the EM jump jet.
I love it
hi whats the name for the hand driven ratchet tool you are using at 14.30 mins?
Gary Fisher, its called a thumb wheel ratchet. That ones made by S&K and has real fine teeth. I've had it for 25 years and it doesn't see much action.
Don Walters, hi Don, thanks for the extremely prompt reply, I like discovering time saving items such as this, iv,e been looking at various EV conversion,s is there a reason you didnt go with a clutch and flywheel arrangement? surely the increased torque supplied by the flywheel spinning would greatly assist on say.. starting on a steep hill, I appreciate the mazda is a light car, but surely the added torque would allow for the use of a smaller less power hungry electric motor?
Can't wait to see that Mazda's specs
Late to see this great video!,sir could kindly share spec of the motor to me? I need to by one,thank you very much.
nightkiller June, all in the intro video. Thanks
Don Walters Thank you sir,i already visited to some website to check the used leaf battery .
Hi Walters, nice project! excelent development, please send me specifiaction of the type of Electric motor and his Controler or driver. regards.
borra55 AC50 motor and a Curtiss controller
Ferry nice how u make this .
im bizzy make a vw t4 fan frontwheel drive electric whit clutch and gearbox battery 620ah 48v forklift serie motor 5000rpm
i hope 25km radius is enaugh to go and return from my work.
Check out jehugarcia EV channel using 18650s for his 60's esamba.
Phizicks, I do fellow jehugarcia and appreciate his videos. I'm looking at both the Tesla and Nissan pack.
What are you doing about power steering?
Damien Rios, no power steering on this model of RX7, manual rack. Their are several electric driven power steering pumps on the market.
excelente!!!
As i know, any and all couplings should go in, dry..i hope i am mistaken. Don't get me wrong, i'm sure you did your homework, none of the stuff you've done is random, it's just that that's how i know things to be. Oh well, it's not like you can't take it apart and clean it should something be wrong.
What's the R.P.M of this electric motor?
Watch my intro video it has all the specific
I’m concerned that the motor shaft is one with just a key, instead of a fully splined shaft. Obviously the intended application for the motor was not to drive an automobile. That one single key could very well fail on the road. Potential disaster if that happens! Also very concerned about the play. The motor would rattle quite noisily.
Alrukitaf, I appreciate your concern but this configuration is widely used in these conversion and as far as I know no failures.
Don Walters glad you’ve looked into it and seem assured. I wonder if you’ve seen the splined shafts I mentioned. Personally, I’d want to be sure and use the splined shaft just in case. I’ve seen keys fail repeatedly with only pressure from a wrench (granted it was black mild steel, and this is stainless.) still ... the other issue was the play - I wonder if more close measuring and machining could be the answer? Fiddly, I know, but might be worth it to not have a noisy, rattly motor that could damage itself.
Don go see EV west watch the vlog it mit help. Have a great day.
I want to see your car on the road? When?
they have more vlogs look for the vlog that has a plat for a/c,power stearing and power breaks.
@10:28 There is the proof, it is 30 feet per 30 elbows.
@21:21 Now it is 108 elbows. :)
Can you keep that motor run with generators and capacitors and not a lot of batteries after all that electric motor should be able to run on its own power that it makes with generators a front and rear shaft motor will run a rear wheel drive car and alternator generator power steering and air conditioning I now see that you have the right motor for that type of work and jobafter all an electric motor should be able to run on its own power and the power it generates and never have to be plugged in for charging
Damn are you US base? I want my rx8 to be electric
Just make it sound like a Rotary still my fave engine noise.
ok
Improper use of Loctite, nice Engineering though...
Really appreciate...
Can you help me I wud like to convert petrol car to Electric Car
It's Maruthi Suzuki 800 very small car
Can you please help/support me from scratch to end... please
India mein Mota Kab Aayegi
Make the video fast stop tocking more and more 😡