Porsche 914E Electric Conversion and Tesla Obsession

This blog follows the progress of restoring and converting a 1973 Porsche 914 from stock to full electric drive, with an electric motor and half a ton of batteries. Now that the car is done and in storage while I live overseas, I'm adding descriptions and pictures of each Tesla location I visit.

Saturday, January 29, 2011

Front and Saddlebag Battery Racks

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Having attacked the engine battery rack, I moved to the front.  Simple, right?  Just drop it in, drill a few holes and stick in some bolts. ...
Saturday, January 22, 2011

Day of Destruction - Engine Battery Rack Prep

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Before I get to the destruction, I wanted to show the result of prepping and finishing the metal around the interior of the passenger compar...
Tuesday, January 18, 2011

The Motor and Transmission are In!

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I was looking forward to a 3-day MLK holiday weekend and making great progress on the car, with the specific goal of having the motor and tr...
Wednesday, January 12, 2011

A Very Busy Weekend!

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With the hub adapter in hand, it was time to mount the transmission to the electric motor.  I haven't seen an errata sheet for the EA ki...
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