We have given up on an exact match and a long search may have ended up finding one that is made (a replica) for the EH Holden.
This is what we were looking for.
Friday, July 31, 2009
Winding Window Refurbishing
A few delays going on at the moment. One of them is the search for a "Bailey Channel" that matches the original fitted to the Vogue. Bailey Channel is the name given to the felt lined slotted stuff in which your winding windows slide up and down.
We have given up on an exact match and a long search may have ended up finding one that is made (a replica) for the EH Holden.
This is what we were looking for.
We have given up on an exact match and a long search may have ended up finding one that is made (a replica) for the EH Holden.
This is what we were looking for.
Friday, July 24, 2009
Respray Finished
The Vogue is back home.
It arrived home on the 40th anniversary of humankind landing on the moon (20th July 1969).
No trim, no rubber, no glass, no interior, no lights.
Now to order all the rubbers.
After 7 weeks away and not being started, it burst to life on the first turn of the Engine. I'm going to miss that exhaust note...
The colour is hard to photograph. It changes depending on what angle you look at it. It's a light to medium metallic blue. I LOVE it!
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Basic Electrical Diagram and Layout
I notice that I haven't described anywhere how the electrical system in the car works.
Here is a basic diagram.
Essentially a bank of batteries supplies 600 Volts DC to the controller, that "chops" the DC up to look enough like 3 Phase AC (the type of AC used in factories) to run the 3 Phase AC Induction Motor.
The controller "*speed" signal comes from an accelerator pedal exactly the same as used on "fly by wire" cars like the Holden Astra, Audi, VW Golf etc. (*Actually the pedal controls torque.)
This diagram shows Lithium Iron Nano-phosphate battery packs. There are 12 packs of 53Volts (shown in diagram as 48V) with 20AH capacity - that makes around a 12kW/h pack.
The motor is coupled directly to the tail-shaft. There is no clutch or gearbox.
Here is the proposed layout of these components in the car.
This will most likely change a bit once I have the existing Engine and gearbox out and can better measure where stuff can go. (Updated to show Lithium Batteries.)
Later addition: A note on the battery pack size. 12kW/h is a small pack for an EV but will be more than adequate for the range I want and resulted in the car weighing about the same as the petrol version - a plus for engineering approval. Another plus is of course the price.
Here is a basic diagram.
Essentially a bank of batteries supplies 600 Volts DC to the controller, that "chops" the DC up to look enough like 3 Phase AC (the type of AC used in factories) to run the 3 Phase AC Induction Motor.
The controller "*speed" signal comes from an accelerator pedal exactly the same as used on "fly by wire" cars like the Holden Astra, Audi, VW Golf etc. (*Actually the pedal controls torque.)
This diagram shows Lithium Iron Nano-phosphate battery packs. There are 12 packs of 53Volts (shown in diagram as 48V) with 20AH capacity - that makes around a 12kW/h pack.
The motor is coupled directly to the tail-shaft. There is no clutch or gearbox.
Here is the proposed layout of these components in the car.
This will most likely change a bit once I have the existing Engine and gearbox out and can better measure where stuff can go. (Updated to show Lithium Batteries.)
Friday, July 10, 2009
Top Coat Going On
Not a great photo but it shows that the roof is pretty much done.
Why just the roof? Well we changed our minds - now it's going to be a two-tone.
Lower colour goes on next week...
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