Even with vacations and sneaking off to the beach, we were able to get the next phase of our revised kit completed. The new motor mounts were designed, fabricated and installed for testing. These new motor mounts are intended to work with a number of different motors - AC or DC. There are two mounts - one on each side of the motor - and they securely bolt to the adapter plate on one side and the stock rubber motor mount pads on the other. The motor is then securely suspended above the subframe with the weight of the motor/transmission assembly placed squarely in the stock location.
As we mentioned, this is the next phase of our EV Miata Kit redesign - the first was to lower the front battery rack to make room for a new mounting bracket that will accommodate your choice of controllers and chargers. The new motor mount will allow for a choice of motors to be used as well. This opens up our kit to allow for choices in all the major components:
- Batteries
- Controllers
- Chargers
- and now, Motors
Testing of the new mounts is currently progressing. We expect to announce availability of the revised motor mount in the August/September time frame.
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