Hi all,
So i've been thinking of converting my Daihatsu sirion rally 4 to something even more fun, looked at doing a starlet turbo swap as the engine is the same for both cars, but that would lose the rarity value of the Sirion (about 15 left).
It weighs in at 850Kgs, has 110bhp and 4wd through a viscous coupling(need to weld or delete that).
Current being restored in my garage, long term project, so i was looking at what i could do. My initial idea was to get a salvage nissan leaf and rob all the lecky bits from it, get a mounting plate made and mount the motor to the existing gearbox. Won't be an overnight change as with everything takes time and cost will slow it down.
Looking at the leaf specs i think it should have roughly the same power with a decent torque uplift.
This seemed to be the only UK based info source so i thought i'd see if anyone reads this and has any words of wisdom.
Stay safe and thanks for any help.
Wow, that sounds like an interesting car, i'll have to look that one up as i can't picture it. With that weight, four wheel drive and an EV conversion the potential could be an amazing 0-60 😈 and good efficiency of course 😄. The key to your EV conversion will be the motor and batteries. So you need to work out what power and range you would like and see if it fits your budget. I'm not quite an expert yet and this platform once up and running properly will start to bring the experts on board to help you better than I can. Cost is big on these EV conversions, if you want the cheapest route you will need to source used motor, batteries, etc like you suggest, whether its from a crashed Nissan Leaf, auction site or similar, this will be your best option. Also depending on whether you have the knowledge to go the DIY route will dictate this. Youtube is our friend here with various how to's on batteries and conversions. Here are a couple of useful EV conversion videos....... if visitors with hands on knowledge know of better ones please advise. 👍👍👍 Batteries https://youtu.be/kYx097cVR48 Motors https://youtu.be/SrPHQh-M3pM Wiring https://youtu.be/AHhk1aJ5fIk Check the links page for useful companies offering batteries, kits, motors and gearbox adapter plates. The more expensive route is to contact a company to help you to convert. Here you are talking a minimum I'd say of £20k for a basic or more. Some advertise minimum of £20k - £40k all depending on your desired spec (Aka reliability, range and power). In time I hope to have some if not all the UK EV conversion companies on board to give serious parties a guide and to highlight their specialties. Let us know how you get on, what you decide and post any videos of your progress etc. Thanks for joining Chargeheads 👍