EVRIC - 08 - EV Conversion - Adaptor Plate

This is the eight in a series of videos which will follow the progress of the conversion of a Holden Barina (Suzuki Swift) to electric drive. In this video we see the adaptor plate being produced from a 20Kg (44lb)block of steel to a 4kg (actually rechecked at 6Kg)masterpiece. All thanks goes to Hammat Precision Engineering from Marion, South Australia for this work. The same company will be making the coupler.
More detail: www.evric.kestar.com.au

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• ev
• evric
• electric
• car
• vehicle
• conversion
• 13.L
• Holden
• Barina
• MB
• Suzuki
• Swift
• hammat
• precision
• engineering

[exaturbo]

hey.

how much did they charge you to make the adaptor plate ?

(if you don't mind me asking ?)

im about to start looking for enginering shops to make mine for me, and i would like to get an idea of the cost involved ?

[evric2008]

The cost was just over $1500.00.

[randytooth]

X91-4001 would be a great motor IN A GOLF-CART!

It won't live long if u feed it 120v pulling a 3000lbs load around. U should have got the FB1-4001. Penny wise and pound foolish!

[evric2008]

I personally know someone who is driving around in a Daihatsu Charade (with an X91-4001 motor) which is heavier than my car and he's using lead acid batteries! His car goes very well and the motor doesn't even get hot.

Note: My car (using Lithium Iron Phosphate batteries) will weight just over 2000lbs when finished - and that's with 2 people inside.

Are you an expert on X91-4001 motors?

Oh, and don't forget your promise of $20.00 when my car is finished. Make it $US20.00 to make it worthwhile.

[lpgas1]

hey mate! why is this guy giving you a hard time. he should check out my videos of my barina running the x91-4001 with 120volts and lead acid batteries. the car has twice the power it had on petrol. i have a chassis dyno at work! it uses 40 amps to do 50km/h and 110amps to do 100km/h. what more would this guy want! these motors are 120 volt rated and i dont see any prob;em with them. mine runs at room temp all the time! hope this helps your case mate? not that you had one to answer to anyway!

[evric2008]

Thanks Blair... are you listening John (randytooth).

Hey Blair, can you make a video of your car being driven so we can hear the sound (quietness) of it. The Current Affair video had music everywhere and you can't hear the car much.

[pipersall]

the machining of your adapter plates is really great. Did you and your friend in Mighty Boy 2 have your work done at the same shop? Excellent work.

[blackdogfx]

Most dont need twice the power

people need about what the ice put out

and its not a few coins more!!

especially what you put in your junker

zilla HA

$3k unspecified wait, otmar is a freak he is doing exactly what he says he doesent want, tech stopping

he will never sell that outdated technology, this next year will prove it

there is a company developing a controller and charger in one box the same size as a curtis

and for way less than a zilla, and performs the same if not better

Ha

[blackdogfx]

Clean adapter plate very solid looking

[exaturbo]

wow, that's a little more than i was expecting.....

i hope i can get one made substantially cheaper than that......

[randytooth]

For a few coins more you could have gotten TWICE the power. At some point in the future, battery technology will advance. Why would u want to limit yourself with a small motor?