Building a Land RoEVer

I hope that when all this is said and done, you are going to post a video of this bad boy in action. I'd love to see that.
 
Kenbo said:
I hope that when all this is said and done, you are going to post a video of this bad boy in action. I'd love to see that.
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Project stalled :(
But that's ok, I've been falling behind in projects around the house.

I came up with a battery placement solution. The batts I selected, lead acids, are 7"x13" x 12" tall, and there's 14 of them. I've decided to put six under hood (bonnet, lol) along with disconnects, controller, and such. Under one seat will be the charger and the other seat will have inverter and small 12v battery.

The additional eight drive batteries, I want to mount them under the cab, four on each side, looking like saddle tanks. Just waiting to coordinate a call with the owner, who's in Europe, and my partner, to approve the changes.
 
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Started installing the battery mounts. I like everything bolted in place, that way, components can be removed for repairs and upgrades. I try not to modify the vehicle, in case someone wants to switch back to an engine.

The RoEVer has a steel box section frame, around 3/32" thick. Long bolts through the frame will crush it when fully tightened. To bolt up the frames, I like to use Nutserts.



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One Nutsert installed.

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I have the front battery mount welded up.



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This is surprisingly strong, weighs 18 lbs. The mount is also very flexible, and that's a must. When the chassis is flexing on rough ground, the battery mount needs to flex, also.



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Mount installed.



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Here it is with 492 lbs of batteries.

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Front battery mount is finished. It's been gusseted, and brackets to mount the controller, main disconnect, fuses etc. we're welded on.



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Primed and ready for paint.


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woodtickgreg said:
Still digging this. :biggrin::good::good2:
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Greg took the words right out of my mouth. Really digging this.
It is definitely a cool project.
 
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Another battery mount is built and primed.

Just two more to go.



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That's gonna be one very cool ride.


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It's been a while. Here's more...



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The last, rear battery mount has been installed.



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I machined the pick-up ring for the speed sensor.



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I'm using the oem throttle cable, so I made the cable mount and assembled the throttle pot.

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Here's the general layout, safety disconnect, main fuse, throttle, aux fuses and controller.

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All the under hood components are installed.



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These way cool old looking gauges came in today.



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This little device also showed up. It measures how much current comes of of the batteries, then sends a signal to the original gas gauge to show the state of charge.

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Very cool stuff, still enjoying this, very interesting. :good::good2::biggrin:
 
Brink said:
That's a Rover aluminum V8, a license built version of the old Buick 215.
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I'm a little late to this party and am surprised I didn't notice it. That little motor use to be a high demand engine for guys who use to do small Brit car V8 conversions such as MGB, Triumph Stag, Jensen Healey, and an occasional MG Midget. I have also seen someone put one in a Miata. It was the base engine for the short lived Triumph TR8 too.

Yes, I know a couple things around Brit sportcars...

Mike B
 
Brink,

When done, what is the weight difference between a stock vs converted Land Rover?
 
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healeydays said:
I'm a little late to this party and am surprised I didn't notice it. That little motor use to be a high demand engine for guys who use to do small Brit car V8 conversions such as MGB, Triumph Stag, Jensen Healey, and an occasional MG Midget. I have also seen someone put one in a Miata. It was the base engine for the short lived Triumph TR8 too.

Yes, I know a couple things around Brit sportcars...

Mike B
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Mike, that engine is for sale, if you know of anyone who wants it.
 
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healeydays said:
Brink,

When done, what is the weight difference between a stock vs converted Land Rover?
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The motor weighs the same as the engine and radiator. The other equipment equals the gas tank. Then there's the batteries. They weigh in at a little over 1200 lbs. It'll be at its max payload when I'm done.
 
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