EV Trans Am

Got a lot done today, focusing on the rear of the car. The regulator octobox is cleaned up and I have the rest of the bolts and nuts needed for it. It is bolted to the car and ready for the regulators to be inserted.

The wooden battery cover was cut, routed and installed on hinges. I have a slight clearance issue with a battery post but I think I can work around that with shorter bolts on the hinge or rotating the battery if need be.

Last thing to do is route the AC from the gas cap to the charger and the DC from the charger to the battery pack Anderson connection. Once those are done the rear batteries can be reinstalled and wired up.

The front HV box will be ready to install after I mount the DC converter to its side. Then the Raptor can go back in followed by a cleanup of the LV wiring (vacuum pump primarily) and we’re ready for another road test.

I have an idea for the wooden cover.  I’d like to stain it somewhat dark then have the Trans Amped logo printed across it, possibly with some stats on the car as well.  I’ll probably focus on the logo to keep it clean.

This is the Trans Amped logo that my wife and brother had made for my birthday. The + and - are nicely incorporated into the traditional Firebird look.

Drilling holes for the

Mounted

Wooden cover installed.

Conflict with hinge and battery post

I worked a little more on the new wiring for the battery regulators.

Here are the regulators mounted on the metal rods. Behind is the junction box they fit in.

These are the wire ends that attach to the regulators. I intended to strip out the green wire but it looks like the 3 wires are spiraled so it would be too difficult. I couldn't find 12/2 with other than extension cord and I didn't like the look of that.

These are the 8 wires that connect to the rear regulator rack. Crimped, soldered and wrapped.

The rack inside the junction box with a wire running down the side. All 8 will enter the box through the top. I still need to add a bar on the right side to keep the wires from putting stress on the top regulator. It will be a thin metal strip across the threaded rods.

This is the top where the 8 wires will exit the junction box and continue to the rear battery pack.

I’ve made good progress on the battery regulator stacks. Both are assembled and the 8-stack for the rear pack is installed in a casing. I still want to add the fans but first I’ll probably run the wiring and figure out the mounting in the car. It will go next to the charger.

First up though is removing the charger and trimming the carpet up in the rear hatch. The finished product will have the charger installed on top of the stock carpeting, which will tuck under the access hatch for the rear 8 batteries.

On a side note, my wife’s Acura battery is dying again after 2 years. I’m tempted to get a Diehard and be done with it but with prorated warranty they encourage 2-years batteries with a 100k mile warranty…