Finally starting to look like an evo

 

Yeah it is.

 

great save!
sub'd

 

Overdue update

Here is Frankenstein currently demonstrating parts from 7 different Evos. I finally have replaced all the body pieces . The original side-skirts are on my back porch and didn't make it on the car for the pic.

 

Wrap?

I'm leaning toward wrapping the car in vinyl. 3M 1080 gloss anthracite seems to be close enough to Graphite Gray so that the door jambs won't clash. Doing a vinyl wrap job myself will cost about $4k less than paint and I'd much rather spend the savings on performance. Thoughts?


I believe this space ship is wrapped in 3M gloss anthracite

 

The side that was hit

 

sub'd

 

I say wrap it.

 

This is also a nice color and I think it would look really nice on an Evo ix body, but I'm wondering if a satin finish will attract more attention than regular gloss?





3M matte gray aluminum

 

Well then!? I have an engineering buddy of mine that will drop jaw over what I just read through. Very innovative thought process and great work through. There is a process to build a car individual to yourself and you certainly have gone passed that with this.

Looking forward to updates.

 

I think I will.

This matte dark gray is a nice color, but I'm leaning toward the gloss anthracite.

 

if i were going to do a wrap i'd do a matte. but it would look good either way.

 

wow what a plot twist - subbed! good luck with the build.

 

big update

Machine shop has finished the adapter plate and its en-route to my house! Unforeseen circumstances not withstanding (ha) I'm hoping to mount the motor next weekend

I also just purchased the the motor controller, its the last large component of the build. It is not the unit I was planning to use, but I was able to save $1500 buying this one second hand from an electric-car forums. If properly cooled, this controller will provide 320kW of peak power, or 428hp.

 

A friend just pointed me to this thread. Great stuff and can't wait to see it done. If you don't mind me asking, did you reorganize the Leaf batteries to increase the combined output voltage? Is the discharge rate of the cells comensurate with your target power levels? If there is going to be a bunch of free space in the engine bay area, did you consider mounting a portion of the batteries there?