03.29.09

Happy Anniversary!

Posted in AC 24, Aquisition, Assembly, Batteries, Body and Fender, DMV, Design, Drive Train, Restore, Sub Frame, Teardown, Time Off at 5:49 am by Administrator

It has been one year since the The California Air Resources Board Voted for me to build an electric car… Lets review. The big 3 auto industry was not helped by the decision as hoped. Tesla however is still on track in spite of the decision CARB made last year. We have voted out the money grubbing, war waging greed mongers. In desperation for an identity, Rush Limbaugh has become the voice of the Republican Party (Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha). We have voted in a man with a vision, intelligence, fortitude, and a realistic plan…Finally! As for the car, The chassis is 98% finished, The body is 50% finished, and I have all of the Parts to finish the entire unit. I have had some wonderful support from friends and family and would now like to thank them.
Thank You
Don and Dolores Bush
Belia Hawkins
Joel Hawkins
Tom Ceirante
Dave Haggland
Greg Hawkins of Bugformance of Stockton
Nancy
Mike and Sheri of Electro Automotive
Jim Cullen
Sean Ryan
Ken Henn
Bruce
Frank
All of the kids across the street
My dog Molly, and her cats, Manx, Tiger, El Sluggo, TC, and Sable

I truly value your love and, the support you have shown throughout this process so far. Thank You from the deepest of my feelings. “Keep On Pluggin”

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10.27.08

Photo Op day

Posted in Assembly, Batteries, Design, Drive Train, Sub Frame at 12:57 am by Administrator

I have been spending most of my time in the learning curve. The fiber glass and body work learning curve. It was such a nice sunny day though, I decided to wheel the chassis out of the garage so that you can see the progress. These pics were taken by a professional videographer who happened to drop by. That’s me in the photos. Oh and yes, you noticed correctly, the front brake lines are missing in this photo. I have decided to replace them with the stainless steel woven ones.

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09.24.08

Stockton Fitting

Posted in Assembly, Design, Sub Frame at 10:02 pm by Administrator

I drove up to Stockton today and we (Greg & I ) attached the sub frame to the frame. Greg modified the original design by using saddles and bolts to hold the frame to the chassis in the front instead of u-bolts, and u-bolts on the rear of the sub frame/chassis assembly. In these photos we were checking the fit, The sub frame is being held up by two jacks, while we check the location of the rear brackets which will have the u-bolts.
In the following photos you can see the brackets were moved and welded. We then attached the sub frame to the chassis. The nuts in the photo will be replaced with Nylock Nuts during final assembly and those u-bolts holding up the back sub frame will be replaced with 3/8″ u-bolts.

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09.19.08

Prepare to move

Posted in Sub Frame at 6:42 pm by Administrator

Today we (the four guys in the photo and me) moved the body to the chassis in preparation for the move to Stockton where the sub frame will be fitted. The body is temporarily being held on with two bolts. I also temporarily connected the steering wheel linkage to assist when we load the vehicle onto the trailer tomorrow. The car is being taken to Stockton where Greg and I will attach the sub frame. The body is necessary to insure a proper fit. I will probably leave it there for a few weeks while I get my shop ready for the next phase of construction. Look at that happy crew, Thanks guys I couldn’t have done it without you.

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