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- 1985 VK Commodore sedan
Hi all, this is probably not your average conversion. I have a vk commodore that I am converting to electric. I would like to maintain as much of the current components on the car as possible. I have a few questions that I would help with more will follow....
1. Has anyone ever removed the floor pan as I would like to flatten it and have my batteries under the floor and not protrude any further than below the doors. What should I look for to keep the structural integrity of the vehicle?
2. I'm looking at relocating the trimatic to the rear of the car and mate it to the diff, create some sort of transaxle type setup. Can this be done? Due to the fact that the car uses a live axle setup as opposed to an independent rear end, I am concerned about mounting the motor and transmission in a way that it would hinder its performance. What do I need to look out for?
3. The electric motor will not be running when the vehicle is at rest. My understanding is that if the transmission is at rest, the fluid pressures will drop causing it to disengage gear. To combat this I am looking at using an electrohydraulic pump to maintain the pressures needed for the transmission. How would I connect this up? I would like to remove the internal pump as 2 pumps will not be necessary. Is this doable?
thank you all in advance for your input
1. Has anyone ever removed the floor pan as I would like to flatten it and have my batteries under the floor and not protrude any further than below the doors. What should I look for to keep the structural integrity of the vehicle?
2. I'm looking at relocating the trimatic to the rear of the car and mate it to the diff, create some sort of transaxle type setup. Can this be done? Due to the fact that the car uses a live axle setup as opposed to an independent rear end, I am concerned about mounting the motor and transmission in a way that it would hinder its performance. What do I need to look out for?
3. The electric motor will not be running when the vehicle is at rest. My understanding is that if the transmission is at rest, the fluid pressures will drop causing it to disengage gear. To combat this I am looking at using an electrohydraulic pump to maintain the pressures needed for the transmission. How would I connect this up? I would like to remove the internal pump as 2 pumps will not be necessary. Is this doable?
thank you all in advance for your input