Archive for the ‘Projects’ Category
Skateboard Nearing A Good Place
In order to get the Skateboard (Facebreaker) a little less rough I’ve worked on a few things over the last couple weeks. Build process previously documented here and here.
The Electric Mega-Skate-Board AKA “Facebreaker” Rides
If you didn’t see it, take a look at the previous skateboard post for an idea what this is all about-
Long Overdue: EV Miata First Start Video
If you watch the site you will know that I have gotten the electric car registered, driven it in a parade, and that it is entirely functional. But before all that, I had to power it up for the first time ever. That day, I invited friends over and we took video, which is now, […]
The Rise of Banzai Lemon
In: Art and Design, Racing
Station Wagon Solar Roof and Solar Sub- Self Sufficient Sonic Splendor
Toyota has been advertising the “Solar Roof” option for the new 2010 Prius- it’s basically a solar module integrated into the roof panel that runs the cabin ventilation fan on hot and sunny days. Simple enough- but what they didn’t tell you is that you can have a solar roof on any car- obviously!
In: Life and Times, Little Fixes, Renewable Energy System
New Suspension- and the Solano Stroll
As I wrote before I decided to install ground control coilover kits and KYB AGX shocks onto the EV. I did just that last week. The install went quite easily, using these pages for reference. Before: The only thing I found a bit unclear in the above linked direcions was how to reattach the ball […]
Grand debut- The Electric Skateboard
I’ve been working on this project for a couple weeks now, but haven’t mentioned it here- let’s start from the beginning. I was inspired by this post on Jalopnik– I’ve long been interested in leaning vehicles that aren’t bikes. I hadn’t considered the “skateboard steering” approach before. The more I thought about it, the less […]
Arse Freeze 2009 We’re IN! And, SPACE PIRAES
Last Saturday my LeMons team and I finished filing our application, complete with a brand new theme, a video and coordinated potraits. Monday we were accepted. Awesome. Proving that putting work into the application is worth it. Check out the video here. The new theme is space pirates. We are space pirates. The car is […]
Suspension problem- reaching a solution
I did a little more reading tonight and made up my mind on a suspension solution for the Miata- I’m going with Ground Control coilovers and KYB AGX shock absorbers. Simple enough, plenty of people have done it before. Tons of adjustability. Reading these pages about the AGXs and coilovers help reassure that this is […]
Making progress on Loose Ends
I’ve got three big areas that need work on the car: Overloaded suspension Plug-n-Play chargability Amp-hour/range remaining instrumentation
In: Battery Regulator, EV Miata