Only 2 more posts left ?
So now I am getting pretty happy with the ghost. I changed the wheels, changed the trim to aluminum, and added the side trim. I am sure I will make a few more tweaks here and there, but this is pretty much complete.
The Ghost with the new trim.
Also went back to the mag wheels.
The door is on the right side so you can enter onto the sidewalk side instead of the traffic side.
Street legal and insured!
I might make a few changes over the winter to the drive train to clean up the chain noise. But that it pretty much it.
I think I am coming to an end of this blog. But there are two more posts I have planned. One will be the lessons learned; both in design and in project management. The last one will likely be in the same vain, but what the next version might look like. Assuming there is a next version.
I might make a few changes over the winter to the drive train to clean up the chain noise. But that it pretty much it.
I think I am coming to an end of this blog. But there are two more posts I have planned. One will be the lessons learned; both in design and in project management. The last one will likely be in the same vain, but what the next version might look like. Assuming there is a next version.
Comments
The car is looking great!
I guess I should post some specs. I don't know the 0-60 time or the exact top speed, but here is what I can tell you:
1) Top speed is roughly 73mph
2) I can go 65mph up any hill. I live near Tahoe and have some very steep hills.
3) The Ghost is quick, but I would not call it fast.
4) The handling is nimble but not on the level of a sports-car. I have never really pushed it to see what I can do, but it does hold the road just fine, thank you!
5) I was getting over 100 miles per change even up and down the hills. But I was overcharging the batteries due to a vendor specification error. This seems to have shortened the battery life and they are getting kind of old anyway.
6) The Ghost weighs about 1700 pounds. I could knock a little off that in a redesign (maybe 150 pounds), but any weight savings would go to added batteries. I think I can get the Ghost up to 200 miles per charge with a little work.
Jeff