Spring Break comes to a close...

Meeting at the shop on Saturday morning was a great way to end a productive week. Our morning started with finishing up the high voltage wiring. After making a couple more cables to link the circuit, I was left with the responsibility to make a mounting bracket out of steel that the Main connector will sit on. The Anderson connector is the main breaking point in the whole circuit. It has a lever that can be tripped in case of an accident or emergency. Using a large piece of angle iron, I fabricated a mount that bolts onto the motor mount and holds the quick release. Now all we have to do is bolt the quick release onto the bracket. After I completed the bracket, Mike and I ran the wire under the car to connect the rear batteries to the front. We used a special kind of conduit hook to attach the cables to the floor pan.


Having a press comes in handy if you're going to crimp a lot of heavy duty cable.


After the crimp.


Heat shrink


Connector caps are a must when dealing with a lot of high voltage.


Using the heat gun.


Professionalism.


Mike and I placing a connection in the engine compartment.


Notice how the high voltage cable coming from the rear of the car sweeps up from underneath. It closely follows the frame the whole way back for protection.


The black object with the red cap off to the right is called an inertia switch. If the car is to jostle really hard, such as in a wreck, the inertia switch shoots out a ball and disconnects all power.







Done!


To the left and right are the cable going to the rear rack. We fastened them to the bottom of the car with automotive fasteners and conduit hooks.


In this picture you can see how the cables go up into the cab of the car through two grommets on each side.


Left


Right


It just isn't a good day until a knuckle gets busted. Ain't nothin' a little tape can't fix, right Mike.



During the closing moments of spring break, Mr. Butler had a visit from an old friend who was in need of a helping hand in working on his personal car. Mike and Mr. Butler were there to his aid through the whole process. I wasn't able to assist much due to my absence through a majority of the work on his car, but gave my help near the end when I was able to be present. Here's some pics from his journey.






Figuring out how to remove the spindle to put in new ball joints.




















Replacing the timing chain and sprockets.






New oil pan gasket.






A couple of days, a couple of cars, a few guys, and a lifetime of memories.