I had a bunch of trashed tranny's that I gave away a while back. You are the third person in the last month that has needed one. This is why I'm a pack rat . . . keep it forever and no one will ever need it . . . throw it out and everyone will need it. I need a bigger garage!
If you can get your hands on a transaxle, take it and the motor to a good machine shop . . . most GOOD machine shops should be able to fabricate you a plate to mount the motor on the tranny and a shaft or sleeve to couple them together.
One of our electricians at work was talking to me yesterday. He has purchased an old Beetle to convert to electric. He said he can buy a motor and drive and everything else for the converstion for around $1500 new . . . well, everthing but the batteries. He said that with the motor and controller he's going to use, he will be able to run at interstate speeds. He said that all the kits he's seen use bigger motors because they only use one gear, but that with his setup, he'll be able to shift the transmission, even though it won't have a clutch. I think he said he was going to use 8 golf cart batteries and that should get him between 80 - 100 miles of range.
I can't wait to see a home-built EV running up and down the road . . . I'll provide the encouragement . . . then copy y'all's set-up when you get the bugs worked out! :wink:
