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Sparrow 222Pictures of Corbin Sparrow #222
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Corbin SparrowPhotos of my Corbin Sparrow Electric Car
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Ford F250 EV ConversionPictures taken while Converting a 95 Ford F-250 Supercab Longbed 4wd to Electric Drive
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MKII Regs - under seat5130 viewsRudman MKII regs mounted on batteries under the seat
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Prototyping on the desk5707 viewsMy first bit of BMS prototyping at my desk
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Finished Coupler3664 viewsThe finished coupler. (Well, I did have to have 2 keyways cut into it, and drill some holes for set screws after this.)
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Boring coupler shaft holes2244 viewsThis time we wanted to be SURE our boring bar wouldn't flex, so we built a much stronger one.
We also are using much better cutting tips.
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Front Battery Box plywood4010 viewsThis is the box that sits in the Engine compartment. It will hold 6 GC batteries.
I still have to insulate and fiberglass it.
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Battery Box shaping3983 viewsAs you can see, I had to shape some of the corners to fit the rounded parts of the truck bed.

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Decals on back5125 viewsI finally got the Decals on the truck.
Hopefully I'll get some good pictures of the ones on the sides as well.
Apr 18, 2010
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Version 2 Genest Rack3978 viewsThe one worked pretty well, though I couldn't use the Sparrow rear body panel. I just mounted the license plate on the genset rack instead.Oct 09, 2009
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Version 2 Genset Rack3794 viewsOct 09, 2009
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Version 1 Genset Rack3840 viewsOct 09, 2009
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Version 1 Genset Rack3988 viewsThis one was nice in that the Sparrow "rear panel" would just slide into the tubes. Just had to extend the wiring to reach.
The problem was that with all the weight of me and Genset, it would bottom out when going over big bumps.
Oct 09, 2009
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DC cabling6477 viewsThis shows the DC power cableing done - except for the battery boxes themselves.May 29, 2009
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Gauges6444 viewsI've mounted 4 gauges on the dash.
Charge Current, Pack Voltage, Battery Current, Motor Current.
May 29, 2009
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Truck wiring AC conduit4713 viewsThe conduit for the AC wiring under the truck.May 29, 2009