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I am converting my '04 Prius via the CalCars [[PriusPlus]] method. | I am converting my '04 Prius via the CalCars [[PriusPlus]] method. | ||
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+ | ====Photos from Chris Ewert's Conversion==== | ||
+ | <gallery> | ||
+ | Image:Cutting Aluminum.JPG|Cutting the aluminum with a hacksaw | ||
+ | Image:Tray Pieces.JPG|All the pieces necessary for the battery trays | ||
+ | Image:Tray Parts Laid Out.JPG|All the parts from the tray laid out | ||
+ | Image:Tray Set Together With Battery.JPG|Battery tray just set together | ||
+ | Image:Tray Set Together Close Up.JPG|Close up of the battery tray just set together | ||
+ | Image:Tray Ready for Jig.JPG|Tray set together, ready for creating "jig" | ||
+ | Image:Making Tray Jig Step 1.JPG|Starting to assemble the jig | ||
+ | Image:Making Tray Jig Step 2.JPG|More assembling the jig | ||
+ | Image:Making Tray Jig Step 3.JPG|Getting the jig assembled | ||
+ | Image:Almost Finished Tray Jig.JPG|Mostly finished tray jig | ||
+ | Image:Dremel Drill Press.JPG|Dremel drill press used for drilling holes in angle irons | ||
+ | Image:Holes drilled in aluminum.JPG|Holes drilled in the aluminum, then countersunk | ||
+ | Image:Closeup of Sample Finished Corner.JPG|Sample corner finished (done on scrap aluminum) | ||
+ | Image:Screws Sticking Through Partially Assembled Tray.JPG|Shows the self threading screws sticking out | ||
+ | Image:Finished Tray.JPG|The finished tray | ||
+ | Image:4 Finished Trays.JPG|All 4 finished trays laid out like they will be | ||
+ | Image:2 Trays with Some Supports.JPG|Experimenting with the support angle irons | ||
+ | Image:Starting on the Top of Battery Box.JPG|Starting on the top of the battery box | ||
+ | Image:Top Battery Box 45 Degree Cuts.JPG|45 degree angles cut in angle irons | ||
+ | Image:Top Battery Box With Corner Bracket.JPG|Corner bracket just set on the top | ||
+ | Image:Batt Box Top 3 Angles.JPG|3 angle irons cut and just sitting on the box | ||
+ | Image:Plexiglass Shield.JPG|Shows the Plexiglass "shield" on the inside of the angle irons | ||
+ | Image:Batt Box with Bolt Down Angle.JPG|Partially assembled battery box - bolted on top, but not the sides | ||
+ | Image:Inside Corner.JPG|Inside of the corner of the battery box top | ||
+ | Image:Binding Posts Ground Down.JPG|Binding posts that I choose to use. They worked, but they aren't part of the official conversion method | ||
+ | Image:Finished Corner.JPG|A completed corner, bolts in and have been ground off. | ||
+ | Image:Batt Box with Bolt Down Angle.JPG|Shows the angle iron that will be used to bolt down the top | ||
+ | Image:Mostly Finished Batt Box.JPG|Mostly finished battery box. Still lacking the bolts in the center of the pack, holes for bolting the top down and holes in the frame | ||
+ | Image:Fuses and Holders.JPG|Fuses and holders | ||
+ | Image:Fuse in holder.JPG|A fuse in it's holder | ||
+ | Image:Bottom of JTN60060.JPG|Bottom of the fuse holder (for DIN rail mounting) | ||
+ | Image:EV200 Contactor.JPG|The Kilovac EV200 contactor | ||
+ | Image:P1240040.JPG|Battery Box sitting on steel tube | ||
+ | Image:Batt_Box_with_screw_lift_supports.JPG|Battery box sitting on steel tube with second tube for screw lift support | ||
+ | Image:Bracket_on_OEM_Batt_screw.JPG|Alt mounting method: modified hanger bolted into battery box mount | ||
+ | Image:Batt_box_test_fit_forward_design.JPG|Alt mounting method: Test fit of unfinished battery box top in forward location | ||
+ | Image:Charger_in_tirewell.JPG|Charger in tirewell | ||
+ | Image:Welded_angle_iron_1.jpg|Welded support connected to support angle irons | ||
+ | Image:Welded_angle_iron_2.jpg|Welded support connected to support angle irons | ||
+ | Image:Alt_method_support_angle_irons.jpg|Support angle irons | ||
+ | Image:Right_side _battery_box_supports_alt_method.jpg|Right side battery box supports | ||
+ | Image:Left_side_battery_box_supports_alt_method.jpg|Left side battery box supports | ||
+ | Image:Rubber on center batt box support.jpg|Rubber pad under support angle irons | ||
+ | Image:Entire alt batt box mounting supports.jpg|Entire battery box mounting supports | ||
+ | Image:Electronics box being assembled.jpg|Electronics box being assembled | ||
+ | Image:Electronics Box Partial 1.jpg|Mostly completed electronics box | ||
+ | Image:Electronics Box Partial 2.jpg|Mostly completed electronics box | ||
+ | Image:Electronics Box And Charger in Tire Well.jpg|Installed electronics box and charger | ||
+ | Image:Electronics Box And Charger in Tire Well 2.jpg|Installed electronics box with top on | ||
+ | Image:HVD1 in electronics box.jpg|Close up of HVD1 installed | ||
+ | Image:Contactors in electronics box.jpg|Close up of contactors installed | ||
+ | Image:Left side of electronics box.jpg|Left side of electronics box | ||
+ | Image:Right side of electronics box.jpg|Right side of electronics box | ||
+ | Image:Fuses in electronics box.jpg|Close up of fuses in electronics box | ||
+ | Image:Zivan NG3 Charger connected.jpg|Close up of ZiVan NG3 charger | ||
+ | Image:PriusPlus control board unstuffed front.jpg|Unstuffed control board - front | ||
+ | Image:PriusPlus control board unstuffed back.jpg|Unstuffed control board - back | ||
+ | Image:Batteries being installed 1.jpg|Batteries being installed | ||
+ | Image:Batteries being installed 2.jpg|More batteries | ||
+ | Image:Batt box top modified for alt mounting method.jpg|Battery box top (modified for alt. mounting) | ||
+ | Image:OEM Battery Hold Down Screw.jpg|Bolt on top of OEM battery | ||
+ | Image:Removing carpeting from top of OEM battery.jpg|Removing carpeting from on top of OEM battery | ||
+ | Image:Removing rear drivers side seat top.jpg|Removing the upright part of the rear seat | ||
+ | Image:OEM battery exposed.jpg|The OEM battery exposed | ||
+ | Image:Opening OEM battery.jpg|Opening the OEM battery lid | ||
+ | Image:Inside OEM battery from back of car.jpg|Inside the OEM battery (unmodified) from rear of car | ||
+ | Image:Inside OEM battery after tie in.jpg|Inside the OEM battery after HV tie-in | ||
+ | Image:Low voltage wiring inside OEM Battery.jpg|Unmodified OEM battery low voltage wiring | ||
+ | Image:Low voltage wiring inside OEM Battery modified.jpg|Modified OEM battery low voltage wiring (for charge interlock) | ||
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+ | </gallery> |