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The cab goes back on this weekend if all goes well. Then I can hook up the accelerator, start switch, gauges and lights. I still haven’t pulled the trigger on buying the Tesla modules and their battery management system, the charger or the associated wiring because I’m still learning about them.

Here’s the Volvo unit. Nicely compact motor/pump/reservoir all in one.

I’m getting there with the wiring. I’ve done the high voltage 2/0 wiring from the battery boxes to the controllers and am beginning the low voltage wiring (accelerator pedal from a Smart car, Volvo power steering unit, inertia switch, etc.)

Front battery box fabricated and painted. 8 7/16” grade 8 bolts ought to keep it in place.

Thanks for the idea! My current approach is a junkyard take-off Volvo electric power steering unit.

Photos coming soon. I’m not a YouTube, though I admire those who create great content on it.

Thanks. I’m investigating options. My current hydraulic motor consumes more fluid than the trim tab drives I’ve seen so far. Dodge Challengers have electric power steering that may fit. So do Toyota MR2’s, but I have a difficult time believing a system for a 2000 lb car would last long on a 5500...

You sure you haven’t done this before?😉

That’s a great idea. Maybe I can take apart an electric power steering unit and use its motor and control on my existing pump. I’m still knee deep in wiring and steering is a bit later on. Thanks.

Electric one is my backup plan, though it might not fit between that monster steering box and the cab firewall. I’m hoping I can program some sort of idle mode into the controller when I’m in neutral or something...I already had the hydraulic one.

I will be trying to run the power steering off the front motor shaft. I’m not sure what it’ll be like though, given that the motor stops when you’re stopped. We’ll see I guess and I already own the power steering setup. With high voltage electric vehicles like this’ll be, you use a dc/dc charger...

In case you’re wondering what I did with my old rear springs...

Here’s the motor, coupler and bell housing connected to the transmission. I got it down to 5 thousandth runout with my homemade coupler, which is spec for this transmission. The 0/2 welding wire is going to connect the 132V Tesla battery voltage to the controllers. This is serious voltage and...

No clutch! Right now, I have only the rebuilt brake pedal and all new steel lines. I’m running DOT 5 in the system. By the way, that’s a GM double master cylinder I installed several years ago with the ‘Ugly Trucking’s’ front disc brake set-up. If you haven’t done this modification, I highly...

Here are the controllers. One for the primary motor and one for the secondary. The motor is actually two armatures on the same shaft. It puts out 120 hp and way more torque than the axels would like - hence these things. They are programmable to limit torque at start-up and ramp up at whatever...

So, I’m working out the electrical controls: two Curtis controllers, throttle from a Smart car, battery boxes, framework modifications, etc. It’s slow going for me and I’m not hurrying lest I have an unsuccessful smoke test at the end of it all. Here’s my first attempt at a battery box. This one...

I’m using the transmission although probably only in third gear. Electric motors don’t really ‘lug’, so starting off in third is possible. I have removed the clutch but will still be able to shift by matching speed to rpm and getting into 4th for my big trips to town...

Right now, this is the only motor with similar hp specs to the 230ci Dodge. I’m sure that’ll change over the next few years. I don’t want to break axels, etc and am leaving the gearing stock. I hav removed about 1000 lbs of cast iron, steel, brass and fluids and am replacing that with about 800...

Modern AC motors are a whole other animal. I actually won’t even need a reverse gear to go backwards. The motor controllers, with the flip of a switch, will slow the vehicle to a stop and the reverse it Check out EVWest’s website and YouTube videos. They show a guy driving a cab over VW about 40...

Where the gas tank was, I’ll install 6 Tesla model S battery modules in a thermoplastic battery box that I have yet to make. 6 more of the modules will reside where the radiator was (4) and between the rear axel and transfer case (2). I haven’t bought these yet. If you know anyone with a wrecked...