The gas tank is gone!

Today we embarked on the task to remove the gas tank from the supra. It was the BIG event for the day. We assisted Adam in removing the mounts connecting the gas tank to the supra. A bunch of gas spilled out of the fuel lines following the removal. But we successfully removed this large part of the car.

Gas tank being removed

Following the successful removal, the group started doing some design for the future stages of the car. We designed and sketched where the battery box will go under the trunk. We knew the number of batteries needed and the dimensions of the batteries, so that we could find the dimensions and right placement for it on the supra. The best way we could do this was making two cardboard mock up (one of the box and one of the trunk) so we had sort of an idea of size and design, which was the smart idea and pretty cool since it is a huge part of the transformation to an electric car. Although the mock up take time, especially when cardboard gets wet (for future notice, don't cut cardboard when it is wet), it was the right direction for this design decision. 

Before today we had been considering options for batteries and placement. But I am glad we were able to know what batteries we are going to be using. Then after knowing that, we decided to place it in the spare tire area, where we will make a hole through and use this as the battery box. The mock up of the entire trunk and of the battery box helped with the design process for the group. Having the decision made for the battery box was a relief, now we just have to execute this step successfully.

Moving to another part of the car, we started working on the motors. We utilized the couple (connects shaft of motors together) and the connecting motor mount from a build that Adam had previously done. There were a lot of really big bolts that go into it, so it took time for it to all come together. Overall, I think we had a successful day and we will be back at it tomorrow.