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Image 1 — Tube frame chassis, Nissan Leaf motor, 1700 lbs, street legal race car
Image 2 — Tube frame chassis, Nissan Leaf motor, 1700 lbs, street legal race car
Image 3 — Tube frame chassis, Nissan Leaf motor, 1700 lbs, street legal race car
Image 4 — Tube frame chassis, Nissan Leaf motor, 1700 lbs, street legal race car
Image 5 — Tube frame chassis, Nissan Leaf motor, 1700 lbs, street legal race car
Image 6 — Tube frame chassis, Nissan Leaf motor, 1700 lbs, street legal race car
Image 7 — Tube frame chassis, Nissan Leaf motor, 1700 lbs, street legal race car
Image 8 — Tube frame chassis, Nissan Leaf motor, 1700 lbs, street legal race car
Image 9 — Tube frame chassis, Nissan Leaf motor, 1700 lbs, street legal race car
Image 10 — Tube frame chassis, Nissan Leaf motor, 1700 lbs, street legal race car
Image 11 — Tube frame chassis, Nissan Leaf motor, 1700 lbs, street legal race car
Image 12 — Tube frame chassis, Nissan Leaf motor, 1700 lbs, street legal race car
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Tube frame chassis, Nissan Leaf motor, 1700 lbs, street legal race car

This is one of my favorite builds, both for the "fun factor" and to show the doubters what can be accomplished with a 20k budget for a race car.

The builders are Dave and Phil who are the nicest you could meet and this was their Covid project, the Apex Cricket. Now that it's done, they use it as a grocery getter and autocross monster. This car beats most everything it comes against.

Interesting tidbits: they designed the tube frame themselves using C5/C6 Corvette suspension and brakes. For the motor they went with the Leaf stack and Thunderstruck controller. Batteries are out of a Pacifica for a total of 16kWh...but since it is only 1700 lbs they can run that car all day without charging. It is street legal, and Dave only charges with a 120V since the pack is so small.

V1 of the build had an open diff which they had to ditch. Turns out there is a LSD diff for the JDM-spec Leaf but it isn't possible to get stateside. So they upgraded to a Spec V gearbox (essentially a modified Maxima tranny w/ factory LSD) and when before they could spin the tires at 70 mph now it grips and puts all the power into the ground where it belongs.

This is my most popular video on the channel, recently remastered because a bunch of people asked me to pull the background music so I did. Also added an extra autocross run at the end.

If you would like to check that out here is a link to the video.

Or if you are one of the If you're the type who likes a full write up like me, here's that too.

u/evtuners — 3 days ago
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Pikes Peak 2027 build: '73 Porsche 911 RSR converted using motorcycle motors

This came up in another thread a while back and there was some interest, so figured I'd post an update now that things are really getting going.

The car is a 1973 Porsche 911 RSR. Its a former class winner at Pikes Peak as a gas car and the team decided to convert it to electric to beat its own record and take a shot at the 10-minute barrier.

First run was in 2019 with 6 motors. It placed (the result is up elsewhere if you want to dig it up), but the course got closed for weather so it never got a clean full run. Now they're adding 2 more motors and prepping the car to go again in 2027.

With the new setup it hasn't been dyno'd yet, but the number is going to be substantial. That data will come once we start shakedowns and prep over the next year.

Still a lot of details to come which will be released as we go along, but also happy to answer questions if it is something we already have figured out.

For anyone who wants to follow along, the project page is at www.EVTuners.com/pikespeak.

We'll also be documenting every step over the next year on the EVTuners and Team ArcBlast YouTube channels if that's your thing.

Happy wrenching and racing!

u/evtuners — 7 days ago