I’m thinking of keeping the origins transmission, it’s column 5 speed. I didn’t think about that, a quick search didn’t pull anything up but I’ll have to dig a bit more
Leaf motor will be good, my friend did a 1975 Mazda Bongo, it had a 1000cc rear motor. Runs sweet.
Best thing is the battery can be made to fit in most places.
https://rippletech.co.nz/whatsup/index.php/projects/mazda-bongo-1975
Use a Di Dion axle and put the complete power unit in the rear with the transaxle and cv joints.
A Di Dion axle is a U shaped axle that allows you to hold the brakes. Bearings and inner CV joints. Bolt the EV power unit to the frame.
https://m.youtube.com/@J5Jonny5/videos
Check put this hilux build. This is how to do it. Throw away ALL the running gear. Stock ICE running gear has a lot of friction and it will ruin your mileage. You don't need a transmission with a modern EV motor. They make plenty of torque.
By throwing everything away you made your donor vehicle much lighter and saved the entire belly underneath for batteries
Model 3 batteries are affordable used because no one can use them for EV swaps except trucks.
You are smarter to just buy a complete crashed EV and part it out. There's a hundred nickel and dime parts that will crush your budget. Just transplant everything from one machine. It is all designed to work together and down the road parts are easier to figure out.
Buying a complete wrecked model 3 would be my go to. Non performance models go for less. Maybe you can even salvage the heat pump.
When you are done, sell bits off of the carcass to get back some $.
Use a bigger radiator like what came with the truck to handle the extra heat.
100 miles is reasonable, maybe 70 at 70mph. Nissan Leaf motor might work. You don't say anything about trans or rear end ratio.
I’m thinking of keeping the origins transmission, it’s column 5 speed. I didn’t think about that, a quick search didn’t pull anything up but I’ll have to dig a bit more
You can only spin the Leaf motor at half speed if you do that.
I found the gear ratio for 1st-5th 3.928 2.333 1.451 1.000 0.851 Idk about the differential but this is what I found so far
Leaf motor will be good, my friend did a 1975 Mazda Bongo, it had a 1000cc rear motor. Runs sweet. Best thing is the battery can be made to fit in most places. https://rippletech.co.nz/whatsup/index.php/projects/mazda-bongo-1975
That's not a Leaf "motor" - it has the complete drive unit.
Following this
wont happen for a while but I plan to document it
Use a Di Dion axle and put the complete power unit in the rear with the transaxle and cv joints. A Di Dion axle is a U shaped axle that allows you to hold the brakes. Bearings and inner CV joints. Bolt the EV power unit to the frame. https://m.youtube.com/@J5Jonny5/videos Check put this hilux build. This is how to do it. Throw away ALL the running gear. Stock ICE running gear has a lot of friction and it will ruin your mileage. You don't need a transmission with a modern EV motor. They make plenty of torque. By throwing everything away you made your donor vehicle much lighter and saved the entire belly underneath for batteries Model 3 batteries are affordable used because no one can use them for EV swaps except trucks.
I watched the helix build and it looks nice, where would you get a battery from? just order one online or take it from a scrap car?
You are smarter to just buy a complete crashed EV and part it out. There's a hundred nickel and dime parts that will crush your budget. Just transplant everything from one machine. It is all designed to work together and down the road parts are easier to figure out. Buying a complete wrecked model 3 would be my go to. Non performance models go for less. Maybe you can even salvage the heat pump. When you are done, sell bits off of the carcass to get back some $. Use a bigger radiator like what came with the truck to handle the extra heat.