EV Conversions

[image: 1768010126117-21212-resized.jpg] [image: 1768010249925-31313-resized.jpg] Donor car is a 2015 Nissan Leaf, shown above before and after removing the motor and drivetrain stack. Final design will use the original Corvair transaxle and forgo the Leaf differential.

Not quite ready, but wheels are turning now! I tried to use the Leaf reduction gearbox. Unfortunately there was no space. So there is now a straight shaft from the bare motor to the rear diff. The motor wont run on optimal RPM, but the original Spitfire engine produces 70 hp at 6000 Rpm, so I hope this will be OK. The car is very low and uses a leaf spring over the rear axels. So putting the complete drivetrain in the rear would be too much work for me. Spring 2026, it will be rolling.

The coolest ever 🥰 Well done!

@Sebbe1337, yeah, that's the plan. Since the torque box I found is expensive, it's also good for weight balance.

Hi Moha, the progress is not that fast. I started about a year ago. Its not much left to do, but I'm just sharing what I did here whenever I have some time. Ground clearance changed a bit. But the lowest part isnt the battery pack. Its the engine stack. Despite the height of the battery pack it itsnt the lowest point as there is so much space for the gas cyliners. They have a diameter of 30cm. [image: 1765709896866-20250331_140604-resized.jpg] To increase the ground clearance I changed the springs. The multipla had 30mm lowered Novitec springs. They were a bit old as well, so it was more than 30mm lowered. Now it got stronger springs from diesel/natural gas versions plus additional springs at the back to compensate the additional weight on the rear axel due to the battery pack. Here the old setup [image: 1765709904853-20250313_194959-resized.jpg] old vs new [image: 1765709918937-20250325_165856-resized.jpg] and the new setup [image: 1765709931562-20250313_194950-resized.jpg]