tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73291601631240123872024-02-20T09:54:24.616-08:00CHRONICLES OF VOLTMANVOLTMANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05728065119966670665noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7329160163124012387.post-22605713026884208122012-08-13T03:51:00.002-07:002012-08-13T03:51:48.598-07:00Decisions, decisions.Hello again everyone,<br />
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With it being summer, I have been enjoying a bit more time than usual to work on the car. Since my last post, the adapter plate has been finished, and several other bits and pieces have been ordered.<br />
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I got a new guibo (rubber flex disk that is bolted between driveshaft and transmission) from Bimmerworld because the old one was in need of replacement. I decided to temporarily get rid of power steering, just in the interest of getting the car driving as quickly as possible. For that, I bought a machined block of UHMW from <a href="http://www.condorspeedshop.com/products/aluminum-power-steering-delete-block-plate-e30" target="_blank">Condor Speed Shop</a>. Here it is installed:<br />
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And finally I put in my order for 452 A123 amp20m1hd-a cells. 432 will make it into the final pack (4 parallel cells and 108 in series) and the order has room for duds and a 12 house battery from lithium cells. The cells should arrive within the next few weeks. Once they do, and I'm able to get a better idea of what the pack layout in the car will be, I'll go ahead and order an Orion BMS unit.VOLTMANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05728065119966670665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7329160163124012387.post-30864967148335323352012-04-26T14:19:00.000-07:002012-07-23T02:37:03.359-07:00AdaptationThe last few weeks have been pretty crazy with school and this project and everything else, but I've managed to get a few things taken care of. First, I bought a OEM BMW e34 spec M5 clutch disc and e36 M3 pressure plate with a lightweight aluminum flywheel made by UUC. This will replace my stock dual mass flywheel, changing the weight from 27.5lbs to 8.5 lbs. From the factory it's balanced to 11,000 RPM, which is good because my motor is capable of spinning up to 10,000 RPM.<br />
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Next, I bought a chunk of aluminum for the motor-transmission adapter plate. I oversized it, because I wanted to make sure there would be enough material, so I ended up buying a 2'x2'x0.75" chunk of solid aluminum. Last week I took it down to a machine shop near where I live with the motor, transmission, clutch and flywheel kit, and some other small components and explained what I needed done. As it turns out, some other EV enthusiasts in my area had commissioned similar work from this shop, so the guys there knew exactly how to make an adapter plate. I'm waiting for them to finish up projects they had backed up, but I'll post again when I hear from them.</div>
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Finally, I bought a charger. Since I'm pretty much set on using A123 amp20m1hd-a cells, I decided that a Manzanita Micro PFC-30 charger would be the right size for charging my car. Expect another post when it gets here.</div>
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That's all for now. It's time for me to get back to reading the user manual that came with my car.</div>VOLTMANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05728065119966670665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7329160163124012387.post-61551045198979667472012-03-29T00:19:00.002-07:002012-03-29T00:19:38.913-07:00Motor and Controller Have Arrived!<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here you can see the adaptor that bolts on the the BMW flywheel used in the Z3.<br />
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Arriving soon are a UUC Lightweight clutch and flywheel kit, a coolant pump, a vacuum pump (for breaks), and a DC/DC converter.</div>VOLTMANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05728065119966670665noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7329160163124012387.post-75125324446700555352011-12-16T03:40:00.000-08:002012-01-09T00:54:05.299-08:00Motor, Controller... Oh, and why I've been M.I.A.The start of a new quarter, and it's time for a long, long, long, loooooong overdue update. During fall quarter of school I completely neglected this project. I overbooked myself in terms of the course load I chose to take, and I ended up drowning in homework with absolutely no time to work on the car.<br />
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Well, with that out of the way, it's time to type about a bunch of small things that got done during these crazy past few months. A while back, a couple contactors arrived in the mail. These will be wired to the ignition as my main on/off switch. I ordered two, and the plan is to use them to break up the main power between the battery pack, motor, and controller when the car needs to be off. This will just act as a main safety system.<br />
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The motor has been ordered, and is currently being built/ re-housed by a company in Portland, Oregon. It's a REMY HVH-250-090-P AC motor that is being re-housed by AM Racing. The original motor from REMY is available, but you have to buy from them in large quantities, and it's oil cooled, which is not the best in an electric vehicle where water cooling is easier. AM Racing (AMR) takes the motor and builds a custom housing with a built-in oil pump and oil/water heat exchanger, so that the oil cooling system is self-contained, essentially creating a water cooled motor.<br />
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After countless (helpful and necessary) emails back and forth with Larry Rinehart, owner of <a href="http://www.rinehartmotion.com/" target="_blank">Rinehart Motion Systems</a>, I have finally placed an order for one of his PM100DX systems. I am waiting to hear back from him.<br />
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I'll put up more detailed information about each of these parts as I get it, and of course pics will be up as soon as I receive the components.VOLTMANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05728065119966670665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7329160163124012387.post-40414636458851921172010-12-07T11:58:00.000-08:002010-12-07T11:59:04.973-08:00Engine Video Posting ProblemsThis is just a quick post to let you all know I haven't forgotten to post the video. I tried twice, each time took about 4 hours of letting the computer sit before displaying an error message when the video was "100% uploaded." Anyway, after that I decided to wait until after finals week to figure it out, and then get some parts on the way in the same post. I should be back to full time ev-ing by friday.VOLTMANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05728065119966670665noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7329160163124012387.post-50014497036162539712010-11-27T12:57:00.000-08:002010-11-27T12:57:26.550-08:00The Engine is Out!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hey everyone! Sorry I wasn't able to post this yesterday, we just finished today at 3am! The winch worked pretty well, aside from being about 1/2 inch too short. Once everything was disconnected and unbolted the engine and transmission just lifted out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now that the fuel tank, engine, and most of the other infernal combustion related parts are out, we are well on our way to an electric. From here on I should be putting more parts in than I am taking out. By the next post I hope to have a few parts on the way in the mail.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In other news, I have an engine winch now. My grandpa, who makes wine, bought a winch a few years back to move full barrels around his garage. In the past few years he has begun buying more wine than he makes, so he has decided to loan it to me to pull the engine. It's maximum load is 500 lbs, which will do just fine for me, because the M44 (BMW inline 4 cylinder 1.9 liter) engine weighs about 225 lbs, and the transmission is far under 100lbs. After that's out, it'll be time to start putting new components in, and I know that's the interesting part for most of my readers!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The actual gas tank removal will have to wait until tomorrow. See ya then!</div>VOLTMANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05728065119966670665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7329160163124012387.post-73123839649928297762010-11-05T16:32:00.000-07:002010-11-05T16:32:04.938-07:00DriveshaftApparently, BMW decided to use 18mm bolts on the driveshaft to connect it to the transmission and screw me over, so after a trip to the nearest auto store for one socket, one wrench and a gas pump to empty the tank, I was able to remove the driveshaft relatively quickly.<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Here it is, laying on the floor.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCZvTYrO_qwpAn32yo9KzbYWYa8086p8vkkJf5h4Bl4LJhaXfqXfUj_Qmy8psqIw33wlfEiy0PGrLxyiH3olxYDhdB-18QJ4TSACEmy0abeAaLLCMOzp0TaEj-pt5NBSWTg8UbPZx1RBS9/s1600/IMG_0145.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCZvTYrO_qwpAn32yo9KzbYWYa8086p8vkkJf5h4Bl4LJhaXfqXfUj_Qmy8psqIw33wlfEiy0PGrLxyiH3olxYDhdB-18QJ4TSACEmy0abeAaLLCMOzp0TaEj-pt5NBSWTg8UbPZx1RBS9/s320/IMG_0145.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here we are, underneath the differential looking forward towards the transmission.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7WuFhFeGqIJM5fEAyIUc6NigZugLBMasc6l6CKAF88X9zjdtBKumI9178N0rHVJLOojOgrsqRlwWQQz18fd1IwXdzmVhnmGptdrAxROK0UHB-jjJWLDS4UYfnEP4Z4Vgn-pPGz8GxgPcG/s1600/IMG_0136.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7WuFhFeGqIJM5fEAyIUc6NigZugLBMasc6l6CKAF88X9zjdtBKumI9178N0rHVJLOojOgrsqRlwWQQz18fd1IwXdzmVhnmGptdrAxROK0UHB-jjJWLDS4UYfnEP4Z4Vgn-pPGz8GxgPcG/s320/IMG_0136.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>VOLTMANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05728065119966670665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7329160163124012387.post-62142670441372219112010-11-05T16:10:00.000-07:002010-11-05T16:16:48.470-07:00Tearing up the TrunkWith an electric car, because the batteries take up so much room, it is often difficult to carry around a spare tire. BMW's have this cool under the trunk tire storage system, where you unbolt the tire rack from inside the trunk, and then the tire hangs down in a plastic case from a metal cable. Unfortunately, I will most likely be cutting the bottom of the trunk out, and then replacing it with a custom battery box, so the spare tire assembly had to be removed. I unbolted the cable from the rack, and then unbolted the rack from the car. After that was done, the cable no longer got in the way of removing the contents of the trunk. Once the cosmetic carpet was out, I took out the toolkit which included a corkscrew (yes, like the kind you use to open a bottle of wine) along with other stuff like a car jack and wrench for changing the wheels that you would normally find in a car.<br />
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Here you can see all the carpet, along with the toolkit that came out.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiynQUXCYuM5T9wCk-5itswOL6_IbSoK8kskNL70QHDV5UnuH40CjbAqGDr4DIbM3UljCKCGR4-ShJU2aQYxsDtAkhj4zJE0YdqcyFpOEU-zWASgWbo21hB4G6EfMBtBX11QrW1_EaiO3JP/s1600/IMG_0143.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiynQUXCYuM5T9wCk-5itswOL6_IbSoK8kskNL70QHDV5UnuH40CjbAqGDr4DIbM3UljCKCGR4-ShJU2aQYxsDtAkhj4zJE0YdqcyFpOEU-zWASgWbo21hB4G6EfMBtBX11QrW1_EaiO3JP/s320/IMG_0143.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And here is the interior of the trunk.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMzSho2hEqjlbrV4PkQSktOrx0q827uERJng1Iye1XwIx4NsnK5X-KxAdMD9KuEEF2JaLgi1a8og9h9SeB9zT4uYbNPBNZ-zKrA-xq_samjCBxHeF6XyuICRMjUnopK0U334MDjiiHQSgW/s1600/IMG_0135.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMzSho2hEqjlbrV4PkQSktOrx0q827uERJng1Iye1XwIx4NsnK5X-KxAdMD9KuEEF2JaLgi1a8og9h9SeB9zT4uYbNPBNZ-zKrA-xq_samjCBxHeF6XyuICRMjUnopK0U334MDjiiHQSgW/s320/IMG_0135.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One thing I forgot to mention: there was a 6 cd changer in the back that was no longer in use due to an aftermarket radio that the previous owner put in. Three bolts and two wiring harnesses later, here it is sitting on the floor of the garage.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMzSho2hEqjlbrV4PkQSktOrx0q827uERJng1Iye1XwIx4NsnK5X-KxAdMD9KuEEF2JaLgi1a8og9h9SeB9zT4uYbNPBNZ-zKrA-xq_samjCBxHeF6XyuICRMjUnopK0U334MDjiiHQSgW/s1600/IMG_0135.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkms50Ip4anmX3PGo6x1Kavh-LEaGjlDa1O1F-8vYXubtTbrdAPcrkhbUOCl0M9sPAhSl7601JNMcBymCCHhLsVvk751cT6-lcH3WfbA_VK3KIlCk6iiC2zoKYVam5VZ0XyrrEtnJ0xcGx/s1600/IMG_0144.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkms50Ip4anmX3PGo6x1Kavh-LEaGjlDa1O1F-8vYXubtTbrdAPcrkhbUOCl0M9sPAhSl7601JNMcBymCCHhLsVvk751cT6-lcH3WfbA_VK3KIlCk6iiC2zoKYVam5VZ0XyrrEtnJ0xcGx/s320/IMG_0144.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>VOLTMANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05728065119966670665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7329160163124012387.post-51609693284740138282010-11-01T10:33:00.000-07:002010-11-01T10:33:11.393-07:00Exhaust(ed)<div style="text-align: center;">The 28th through the 29th ended up being one day for me. During the night I was able to get the rest of the wires labled, and got the exhaust and heat shields out. Here is the pile of parts, along with the spare tire I removed from underneath the car (mostly just to clear out space for me to work).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3o4bdxb94CbOwkb5X6pFPONl_ez_3pd2hnfDqacn_gE_LoFY4fg-6gi1D9YMLZNTg8bqazzWXatMNJwZYPPYN8kNRBLHxN0hjISMbVNx_pQE44FTnkKiFIrrJ7GqPCgmJpgXoEC5CS8oX/s1600/IMG_0130.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3o4bdxb94CbOwkb5X6pFPONl_ez_3pd2hnfDqacn_gE_LoFY4fg-6gi1D9YMLZNTg8bqazzWXatMNJwZYPPYN8kNRBLHxN0hjISMbVNx_pQE44FTnkKiFIrrJ7GqPCgmJpgXoEC5CS8oX/s320/IMG_0130.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I opted for the temporary rearrangement solution, and pushed everything up against the wall of the garage. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr9J20npwsQ5YpDLUBJooGS7RM2PaBabztR8YhJ1GFdP5q4SOGFKxdrgE3yK3Vho8Jf9mENEFoBr2M4vsu3oVD8Qqc4oO9hUGtxWo7l0n1vSterOPkD1r1B-yGK0XgwyLZEEcLSvIdqQ3Y/s1600/IMG_0127.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr9J20npwsQ5YpDLUBJooGS7RM2PaBabztR8YhJ1GFdP5q4SOGFKxdrgE3yK3Vho8Jf9mENEFoBr2M4vsu3oVD8Qqc4oO9hUGtxWo7l0n1vSterOPkD1r1B-yGK0XgwyLZEEcLSvIdqQ3Y/s320/IMG_0127.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">On Halloween I had a friend come over and help me weigh and catalog each part in the cool weight distribution spreadsheet my dad put together, and then we took all to parts over to my aunt's house to store them in the crawlspace below the house.</div>VOLTMANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05728065119966670665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7329160163124012387.post-76368190876566453762010-10-29T02:15:00.000-07:002010-10-29T02:15:45.548-07:00Lower intake manifold<div style="text-align: center;">Just as the title says, here it is sitting on the ground in front of the car.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjluFZTPCPPxCIbgcOI7qvFMPJFCuUe5Yki2QOHSvTLEgQw_xLFDZeECeCgjLrudoVUwqoQU2jfUv3BIUS6U0VwnGhgunQFicVvUnng87oJnNXpstjbpkeF-bu-00xJ7JM4XHdoN8HZqoaT/s1600/IMG_0117.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjluFZTPCPPxCIbgcOI7qvFMPJFCuUe5Yki2QOHSvTLEgQw_xLFDZeECeCgjLrudoVUwqoQU2jfUv3BIUS6U0VwnGhgunQFicVvUnng87oJnNXpstjbpkeF-bu-00xJ7JM4XHdoN8HZqoaT/s320/IMG_0117.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And the how the engine compartment now looks with it out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYffJptua2k41EpZfRJJteyOAM4LJKwrBMyQw21Q4pEdSUcrwuMr0CL_fNo6tDCpUzRquZpWvegClunIJ_2DsbMhXW761qe5bkYePzZtTOmxnmw5w-DVxsuxR60rXoxvwOV4VCfbWqnVhE/s1600/IMG_0115.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYffJptua2k41EpZfRJJteyOAM4LJKwrBMyQw21Q4pEdSUcrwuMr0CL_fNo6tDCpUzRquZpWvegClunIJ_2DsbMhXW761qe5bkYePzZtTOmxnmw5w-DVxsuxR60rXoxvwOV4VCfbWqnVhE/s320/IMG_0115.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">This pile of parts keeps getting bigger. Soon my whole garage will need to be rearranged to fit everything. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhQeHafc2Ey6GCpGsEYuylvhxNIxs2rvFFF4Yo15pHL0XhuS2e6ziyWpC9UrZhwnQgL_3zs7iQWVp2gLk0pJvoLgt3AIL8TrDDI7EXEZqGVNgaj8OqEdnaIPzE-j6xgb2bgUO-XmMK95r6/s1600/IMG_0118.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhQeHafc2Ey6GCpGsEYuylvhxNIxs2rvFFF4Yo15pHL0XhuS2e6ziyWpC9UrZhwnQgL_3zs7iQWVp2gLk0pJvoLgt3AIL8TrDDI7EXEZqGVNgaj8OqEdnaIPzE-j6xgb2bgUO-XmMK95r6/s320/IMG_0118.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>VOLTMANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05728065119966670665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7329160163124012387.post-52744886957925525092010-10-29T01:49:00.000-07:002010-10-29T01:49:11.509-07:00Math!Three days ago, my dad cooked up an Excel spreadsheet that will help us keep track of the weight distribution as we add and remove parts. Basically, we will weigh each part we take out, and then measure how far back and how far to one side or the other the part is from the tip of the front bumper. Then all we do is add those measurements into the spreadsheet, and it adjusts the measurements I have from back when I had the car weighed on a set of racing scales. Here's a quick picture of the regular bathroom scale I'll be using.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFbcYbdaVDOMdjF3k6HAQ2QzofHRagHoeQSo8xsrev28ibiblksXiY8tszHHpVCzCjvx5xBJ3BpAD7Nmqybd0GNiISkHd0Fy1Z8hpPaHRRIauVJKF0y9vSk5Im1EasB9h8kxDG4ZHHQV3l/s1600/IMG_0111.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFbcYbdaVDOMdjF3k6HAQ2QzofHRagHoeQSo8xsrev28ibiblksXiY8tszHHpVCzCjvx5xBJ3BpAD7Nmqybd0GNiISkHd0Fy1Z8hpPaHRRIauVJKF0y9vSk5Im1EasB9h8kxDG4ZHHQV3l/s320/IMG_0111.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>VOLTMANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05728065119966670665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7329160163124012387.post-74792198598659126302010-10-29T01:22:00.000-07:002010-10-29T01:22:24.263-07:00More progress<div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Now I have some pictures of the air filter coming out. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKAS9vSPqJc-4pCbeo7I4a1S4Rv0G-oJH9C0lBiYt6GuRlAP5OxMjKDDE-QmTUzpw1my00iMVwllC_XsnQZuSbzG8bhI6gXcfNBQX_SWG8r-Yel-drq1CRvzklTdRoOWmc9veCmmf5eCN_/s1600/IMG_0104.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKAS9vSPqJc-4pCbeo7I4a1S4Rv0G-oJH9C0lBiYt6GuRlAP5OxMjKDDE-QmTUzpw1my00iMVwllC_XsnQZuSbzG8bhI6gXcfNBQX_SWG8r-Yel-drq1CRvzklTdRoOWmc9veCmmf5eCN_/s320/IMG_0104.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">I had to remove the left headlight to gain access to the bolts that held it on.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAdnn_5RPPLllZsuvnU09f6X1PjZacuVs34HZHnJ0OqVRK2e90oJ34kQ0Vcau6vLAnv_NmV7XMKNQmJlzxnKJIIwmL9au6yWgT1s-bD5c_HY29fqQPRogyboLhBu7LUEIT3mdms-MajZCF/s1600/IMG_0105.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAdnn_5RPPLllZsuvnU09f6X1PjZacuVs34HZHnJ0OqVRK2e90oJ34kQ0Vcau6vLAnv_NmV7XMKNQmJlzxnKJIIwmL9au6yWgT1s-bD5c_HY29fqQPRogyboLhBu7LUEIT3mdms-MajZCF/s320/IMG_0105.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">This is the throttle cable that controlled some valves in the upper intake manifold, which is that grey system of metal tubes on top of the engine.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOmrD5ofUOuREiP9SiNpODndD5IJZrJz4f57GH70LwVdFGwXZ5OgqMaIPxSNtgYycTOGPQe1RnyuLEmZVrMY0GZYrVMdxNIYHhX4ORAwrzyXxggAfhlESiGBzogDeAPFpURmDT5UJwJ8I3/s1600/IMG_0107.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOmrD5ofUOuREiP9SiNpODndD5IJZrJz4f57GH70LwVdFGwXZ5OgqMaIPxSNtgYycTOGPQe1RnyuLEmZVrMY0GZYrVMdxNIYHhX4ORAwrzyXxggAfhlESiGBzogDeAPFpURmDT5UJwJ8I3/s320/IMG_0107.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Here it is with the upper intake manifold out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg32L1b4J0RtXygUYm8xbqS70H6Or7pojO463H2CmRckGqsU8NmcFMaml7Htc-gVfPkIVrnufAc5AhuXtSK-U0xxisRgTivmhdFcJVcdZARgG5uvumjTrh28P8GZSeP6eC0h5EV8aGaXI2p/s1600/IMG_0108.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg32L1b4J0RtXygUYm8xbqS70H6Or7pojO463H2CmRckGqsU8NmcFMaml7Htc-gVfPkIVrnufAc5AhuXtSK-U0xxisRgTivmhdFcJVcdZARgG5uvumjTrh28P8GZSeP6eC0h5EV8aGaXI2p/s320/IMG_0108.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">I also took out the radiator. 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</div>VOLTMANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05728065119966670665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7329160163124012387.post-20770357015054358842010-10-25T12:33:00.000-07:002010-10-26T11:50:12.473-07:00Air intake sensorToday I had a few minutes before leaving for school, so I decided to pull out the air intake sensor. Pretty simple, jut one connection and two hose clamps.<br />
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Here it is before:<br />
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Looks like the fuel lines will be drained and disconnected next, at least according to the service manual.VOLTMANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05728065119966670665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7329160163124012387.post-51733581851710043262010-10-25T01:39:00.000-07:002010-10-25T01:39:08.235-07:00Tearing it up<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDpXIAEvIn_4nqgB7oeVDH8A2TRvkkp2VazyEf2Ih3hgwtqOUT6keHC7jAKiYzBbysG0BoTU-iU0lhr2RG_h3jN3JvEsN0sHRWU6QE2sNzCoS6kHlM26u5de_K64m3KfemcPDoiv4Lj6Cq/s1600/IMG_0085.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDpXIAEvIn_4nqgB7oeVDH8A2TRvkkp2VazyEf2Ih3hgwtqOUT6keHC7jAKiYzBbysG0BoTU-iU0lhr2RG_h3jN3JvEsN0sHRWU6QE2sNzCoS6kHlM26u5de_K64m3KfemcPDoiv4Lj6Cq/s320/IMG_0085.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">So yesterday was actually the first day of taking the car apart. After a trip to Harbor Freight for jack stands and latex gloves, I got to work. I put the car up on the stands,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiql3g7f9eECPW0Z0Ifewc50G22sDHzdQUl0DhJUaZjuSe_1oysN8ql7_xMZxiZJvOqz7ZAOkKrLQ-8LlZbcRCSd9Lwl3m_dy4cEpSEv7E1XgJwweZNuFvm4PhBkMnKsmzy7FhFKDVR0xRb/s1600/IMG_0096.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiql3g7f9eECPW0Z0Ifewc50G22sDHzdQUl0DhJUaZjuSe_1oysN8ql7_xMZxiZJvOqz7ZAOkKrLQ-8LlZbcRCSd9Lwl3m_dy4cEpSEv7E1XgJwweZNuFvm4PhBkMnKsmzy7FhFKDVR0xRb/s320/IMG_0096.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">disconnected battery and the ignition coil, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeKPgH7_EF-vO0CjM4kMHW4S7bJSpu-ao07kmQboGKoJS3qkiKPVmcNV31Lgik2Gy4q1U5p939_2C8r41HLRBBTgw8BNCDDlu7zqZVTnGZX9NvOuhLsBF2-jkU9kWsAiT5OH9YHrRo1ZIN/s1600/IMG_0095.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeKPgH7_EF-vO0CjM4kMHW4S7bJSpu-ao07kmQboGKoJS3qkiKPVmcNV31Lgik2Gy4q1U5p939_2C8r41HLRBBTgw8BNCDDlu7zqZVTnGZX9NvOuhLsBF2-jkU9kWsAiT5OH9YHrRo1ZIN/s320/IMG_0095.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">removed the splash guard from underneath the front bumper, </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">took off the radiator fan, </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>VOLTMANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05728065119966670665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7329160163124012387.post-57971560012575348262010-10-24T19:16:00.000-07:002010-10-24T19:16:26.569-07:00Hello internet.Hi, my name is Cory. I created this blog as a way to keep track of everything related to my electric car conversion project. The plan is to take a 1996 BMW Z3, take the internal combustion engine out, and replace everything with electrical components. Once finished, car has to be able to go 100 miles on a single charge, because my dad is going to drive it to work everyday. It also needs to be fast, so it doesn't get laughed at like other "golf cart" ev's, and finally, it needs to satisfy all of the requirements of my Senior Project, which means I have to finish it before I graduate High School in 2012. Let's get started.VOLTMANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05728065119966670665noreply@blogger.com0