Re: [EVDL] EV Grin and a fun little mystery

2013-04-12 Thread Jeremy Green
When I first converted my EV, I got my motor from Bob Batson. He was definitely steered me towards the older, simpler designs. He was a pleasure to deal with but we weren't quite on the same page about performance. I ended up with an auburn kodiak controller and SCS-225 batteries. The

Re: [EVDL] EV Grin and a fun little mystery

2013-04-11 Thread Ben Apollonio
From one Massachusetts EV-er to another, congrats! My own was 9 years in the making. Also, with a Z2K, I think you may have grabbed the title of peppiest EV in the state -- unless someone here bought a Tesla, of course :) Seriously, how come everyone out here in the northeast builds

Re: [EVDL] EV Grin and a fun little mystery

2013-04-11 Thread Lee Hart
On 4/11/2013 10:48 PM, Ben Apollonio wrote: Seriously, how come everyone out here in the northeast builds curtis-controlled lead sleds? Maybe because of pioneers like Bob Batson and Bob Rice? They are/were old hands at working with older simpler designs. Money may also be a factor. The west

[EVDL] EV Grin and a fun little mystery

2013-04-10 Thread Jeremy Green
So, my Honda CRX EV is finally back on the road after 11 years of inactivity. I took the EV apart 11 years ago because the water pump needed to be replaced and there were a few other upgrades I wanted to do. Then, my brother moved his shop to another state and then 8 1/2 years ago I had my first

Re: [EVDL] EV Grin and a fun little mystery

2013-04-10 Thread SLPinfo.org
Jeremy, Congrats! I'm sure I'm not alone in this but I really admire your persistence. Peter Flipsen Jr On Apr 10, 2013 12:17 PM, Jeremy Green j...@brownout.com wrote: So, my Honda CRX EV is finally back on the road after 11 years of inactivity. I took the EV apart 11 years ago because the

Re: [EVDL] EV Grin and a fun little mystery

2013-04-10 Thread Tom Keenan
List Subject: [EVDL] EV Grin and a fun little mystery So, my Honda CRX EV is finally back on the road after 11 years of inactivity. I took the EV apart 11 years ago because the water pump needed to be replaced and there were a few other upgrades I wanted to do. Then, my brother moved his shop

Re: [EVDL] EV Grin and a fun little mystery

2013-04-10 Thread Jeremy Green
! Tom Keenan -Original Message- From: ev-boun...@lists.evdl.org [mailto:ev-boun...@lists.evdl.org] On Behalf Of Jeremy Green Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 11:18 AM To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List Subject: [EVDL] EV Grin and a fun little mystery So, my Honda CRX EV