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I recently acquired a 69 2002 with an unusual history.  This car was converted to electric in the 90s and slowly updated through the 2000's and 2010's until I bought it with a DC Brushed motor and Lithium Phosphate chemistry battery and controller capable of 100kw.   I will log driving, maintaining, upgrading and owning an electric swap 02. 

 

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Electr02

The Electr02 is operational with 0-60 video.

After some frustrations and confusion I was finally able to get all the electric systems functioning.  Most of the confusion was related to the Can-Bus system of communication between the Master Control Unit(MCU) and the subsystems like dc to dc converter, high voltage charger, and the rest of the car.  The vendors who provided the equipment were very helpful and walked me through the setup despite my relative ignorance.  After several weeks of non communication between can-bus items I had a maj
Electr02

Temporary battery in the Electr02

I finally chose a location for the test battery, in the rear seat area.  I was unhappy with the height and rearward weight of the battery when mounted in the trunk.  I used the rear seatbelt mounts and vertical rear footwell kick panel to mount a 3/4in square tube battery subframe.    The car was weighed with motor, controller, and existing BMW trans/diff drivetrain with no battery, here are the results: Mounted on top of that is a 3/16in aluminum plate where the
Electr02

Towing it home...

I recently acquired a 69 2002 with an unusual history.  This car was converted to electric in the 90s and slowly updated through the 2000's and 2010's until I bought it with a DC Brushed motor, Lithium Phosphate battery and controller capable of 100+kw.        The acquisition of the car was a bit of a project, and I made it more of one by getting married in Vegas on the trip from Illinois to LA.  The trip also gave me an opportunity to meet the builder of the car and underst

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