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by EV West
Thu Jan 12, 2017 2:41 pm
Forum: Owner builds, customizations & accessories
Topic: Electric 1972 Pinzgauer 710M Build Thread
Replies: 53
Views: 46917

Re: Electric 1972 Pinzgauer 710M Build Thread

Vince- Great questions, and thanks for jumping in the thread. The center seat was intended for my 2 year old son, but after I sat in it myself (I'm 6'2") I actually had plenty of room to swing my legs over to the passenger side. We don't intend on having 3 adults up front often, but it turns ou...
by EV West
Thu Jan 12, 2017 12:59 pm
Forum: Owner builds, customizations & accessories
Topic: Electric 1972 Pinzgauer 710M Build Thread
Replies: 53
Views: 46917

Re: Electric 1972 Pinzgauer 710M Build Thread

A few more progress photos below. Got the front seat bracket in, and it's as low as it will go, so we have a little bit of headroom in the cab. @Haf-E - Thank you for the comments. We are taking all the advice that we get here, including the cage and seat advice as it's been invaluable. Thanks all t...
by EV West
Thu Jan 05, 2017 11:40 pm
Forum: Owner builds, customizations & accessories
Topic: Electric 1972 Pinzgauer 710M Build Thread
Replies: 53
Views: 46917

Re: Electric 1972 Pinzgauer 710M Build Thread

Another quick update. Cage is almost done enough to come off the body for finish welding and detail work (gussets, rails, flooring, etc). This will let us send the body out for paint sooner. Parts are already coming back from powder coat. Wheels have been straightened and cleaned up, then powder coa...
by EV West
Thu Dec 29, 2016 2:50 pm
Forum: Owner builds, customizations & accessories
Topic: Electric 1972 Pinzgauer 710M Build Thread
Replies: 53
Views: 46917

Re: Electric 1972 Pinzgauer 710M Build Thread

Got most of the heavy grease washed off the transmission, making it clean enough to scan with the Faro Arm. Now that we have the transmission pattern in SolidWorks, we can begin the design of the transmission adapter, and dual motor mounts. It looks like we'll be able to mount the whole driveline to...
by EV West
Tue Dec 27, 2016 2:25 pm
Forum: Owner builds, customizations & accessories
Topic: Electric 1972 Pinzgauer 710M Build Thread
Replies: 53
Views: 46917

Re: Electric 1972 Pinzgauer 710M Build Thread

Got the drive shaft modified, so I took a picture of the welds. I'm going to swing it by a buddy's shop to see if he can balance it on his crank balancer since we don't have the u-joint jig to do it on a driveshaft balancer. On the cage mounts, we decided not to use the M6 nutserts on the side of th...
by EV West
Tue Dec 27, 2016 2:21 pm
Forum: Owner builds, customizations & accessories
Topic: 1972 Search & Rescue Pinz (*warning* picture heavy)
Replies: 71
Views: 43598

Re: 1972 Search & Rescue Pinz (*warning* picture heavy)

We have a 24V blower we just took out of a Pinz that we converted to 12V if you are still looking for one.
by EV West
Fri Dec 23, 2016 10:56 am
Forum: Owner builds, customizations & accessories
Topic: Electric 1972 Pinzgauer 710M Build Thread
Replies: 53
Views: 46917

Re: Electric 1972 Pinzgauer 710M Build Thread

Since we will be using a speed sensitive power steering unit, we needed an electronic speed signal. We adapted a Dakota Digital speedo sending unit by putting an 18x1.5 nut on the end of it so that it would attach to the cable mount. The sender will drive our speedometer as well as feed the PS unit ...
by EV West
Thu Dec 22, 2016 11:10 pm
Forum: Owner builds, customizations & accessories
Topic: Electric 1972 Pinzgauer 710M Build Thread
Replies: 53
Views: 46917

Re: Electric 1972 Pinzgauer 710M Build Thread

The chassis is slowly getting back together. In the meantime we got a custom 200mm 10 spline ceramic clutch so we can use our lightweight aluminum flywheel and a Kennedy Stage3 pressure plate. We've run different combinations, but this one gives clamping pressure to 300 ft/lb in a small, lightweight...
by EV West
Sat Dec 17, 2016 10:04 pm
Forum: Owner builds, customizations & accessories
Topic: Electric 1972 Pinzgauer 710M Build Thread
Replies: 53
Views: 46917

Re: Electric 1972 Pinzgauer 710M Build Thread

While the body is getting it's cage welded on, we got the chassis back to the shop to break down and look for any worn parts needing attention. Lot's of clean up from neglect and surface rust, but the internals are looking real good so far. We are going to remove the torsion bar from the driveshaft,...
by EV West
Wed Dec 14, 2016 12:22 pm
Forum: Owner builds, customizations & accessories
Topic: Electric 1972 Pinzgauer 710M Build Thread
Replies: 53
Views: 46917

Re: Electric 1972 Pinzgauer 710M Build Thread

Jimm,

Feel free to visit our shop anytime. Regarding the scanning, we use a Faro Arm CMM. We did a little video of the process here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUfKGqT ... e&t=48m16s
by EV West
Tue Dec 13, 2016 11:17 pm
Forum: Owner builds, customizations & accessories
Topic: Electric 1972 Pinzgauer 710M Build Thread
Replies: 53
Views: 46917

Re: Electric 1972 Pinzgauer 710M Build Thread

4x4Pinz- Thanks, happy they stock the part. Didn't know that. Dropped the Pinz off this morning at Strategic Racing Designs in Vista to get the cage and winch installed. They just prepped 2 trucks for the Baja 1000 that each won their class, and I'm happy they are taking on the Pinz project. We'll s...
by EV West
Tue Dec 13, 2016 4:32 pm
Forum: Owner builds, customizations & accessories
Topic: Electric 1972 Pinzgauer 710M Build Thread
Replies: 53
Views: 46917

Re: Electric 1972 Pinzgauer 710M Build Thread

GenevaPinz - Yes, we are all petrol heads here, but the torque from an electric motor is in a class by itself. We got into this by building a 1000hp Pikes Peak race car, and after that moment we knew what an advantage the torque is. When I watch Pinz videos on Youtube, it seems like they will crawl ...
by EV West
Mon Dec 12, 2016 6:13 pm
Forum: General chat
Topic: Electrified Jeep with a Pinz reference
Replies: 3
Views: 2335

Re: Electrified Jeep with a Pinz reference

We started a build thread on this forum, located here: viewtopic.php?f=18&t=10708
by EV West
Mon Dec 12, 2016 11:32 am
Forum: Owner builds, customizations & accessories
Topic: Electric 1972 Pinzgauer 710M Build Thread
Replies: 53
Views: 46917

Re: Electric 1972 Pinzgauer 710M Build Thread

Haf-e, Thank you! That was the input we were looking for. TechMOGogy, we somehow ended up with 3 passenger seats. We'll pick up the driver's side, and will likely use the belt hoops attached to the seats. Stiffler, we will definitely offer a kit for the Pinz. Looking like it will be a nice fit with ...
by EV West
Sun Dec 11, 2016 9:58 am
Forum: Owner builds, customizations & accessories
Topic: Electric 1972 Pinzgauer 710M Build Thread
Replies: 53
Views: 46917

Re: Electric 1972 Pinzgauer 710M Build Thread

Got a good start on the project. Got the body almost ready for the cage to be welded in before paint. We did some rough planning on a roll cage and included some photos below. Any input on our cage design so far is very welcome. This forum has been a wealth of information for us, so thank you to all...