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  1. A stunning classic car from Wendron vintage rally earlier this year. In my latest ‘Weekly Edit’ I give the car a colour change! Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/pveUCRptzKA?si=bxqrNA

    #photography #postprocessing #classiccar #lightroomclassic #colourchange

  2. In un mondo che prende auto e moto terribilmente sul serio, Haring le trattava come giocattoli ribelli ricoprendole di figure che ballano, combattono e ridono

    #KeithHaring #tuttomondo #artcar #classiccar #streetart

    boomerissimo.it/2026/03/03/kei

  3. Oh, and I also started making little brackets to hold the battery modules from the top. Just a piece of flat bar, put in the vice and bend it by hand.

    #openinverter #opensource #classiccar #EVconversion #WeirdCarMastodon

  4. Still trying to decide how to bolt the side panels on. I could just drill a hole and weld a nut to the inside. I’d kind of like to use rivnuts though. But I’d need to countersink them so they were flush.

    #openinverter #opensource #classiccar #EVconversion #WeirdCarMastodon

  5. I think I’m going to use the old fuel tank after all. I changed my mind about putting the batteries in the fuel tank spot. It’ll help to preserve the outside appearance of the car being unchanged.

    Here I’ve just dumped 5L of evaporust in there. I’ve been rotating it every day or so to get a different corner. Should make cleaning it up much less labour intensive.

    #openinverter #opensource #classiccar #EVconversion #WeirdCarMastodon

  6. There’s plenty of room for everything - contactors, mid pack disconnect, fuse, HV socket, vent, and LV socket.

    I’ll put the sockets on the side I think. Possibly will weld in a little bracket to hold them. The side panels (and top) will be 1mm sheet that will bolt on. They’ll just go around the sockets.

    There will be a high voltage junction box sitting on top of the battery box so will leave the top relatively clear.

    #openinverter #opensource #classiccar #EVconversion #WeirdCarMastodon

  7. This morning I did the first test stack up to see if everything fit. There’s always that worry in the back of your head that you’ve not left enough room somewhere and while everything might be able to fit actually getting it in might be impossible.

    #openinverter #opensource #classiccar #EVconversion #WeirdCarMastodon

  8. Over the Christmas break I turned my battery ‘tray’ into a battery box. Well, something that more resembles a box. It has three dimensions now at least. It’s not perfect, but it’s reasonably square.

    #openinverter #opensource #classiccar #EVconversion #WeirdCarMastodon

  9. Brought the #Mustang to #DublinMaker over the weekend to exhibit it as part of the #OpenInverter stand. Loads of interest in #EVConversion from adults and kids alike. It was a wonderful event. There were five of us on the stand and we were swamped for the whole two days. It was great fun!

    #WeirdCarMastodon #EV #classiccar #classiccars

  10. #Mustang sitting down on its wheels for the first time in 6 years (!?!?!).

    Still no steering or brakes. ... or anything else really. But it's a symbolic milestone.

    #WeirdCarMastodon #EVconversion #classiccar #restoration #EV #openinverter

  11. I finally managed to find the old brake master from the mustang. It was buried in a box of random bits. Quite a size difference between it and the new(er) booster I plan to replace it with.

    #WeirdCarMastodon #classiccar #restoration #ev #EVconversion #openinverter

  12. Took this little walk around video last night. Finally feeling like I'm starting to get on top of the rust and bodywork repairs. Should be able to start on putting the suspension back together fairly soon.

    peertube.chrskly.net/w/sb4AZXJ

    #WeirdCarMastodon #ev #EVconversion #openinverter #classiccar

  13. It took a few passes, but I'm calling the rear, right wheel arch done :) Well, the hard part is done. Now I just need to paint and seam seal.
    #classiccar #restoration #mustang #openinverter #WeirdCarMastodon

  14. I’m a bit of a day-dreamer. Before I do anything out of routine I tend to take for ever thinking it through. By contrast my husband just gets on with it. It’s a lovely day #today so without hesitation he’s got the old Humber out of the garage & driven off into the sunshine. I’m still here ☹️ Things to do…

    #humbertwelve #humbertwelvevogue #humbervogue #vintagecar #humber #classiccar #prewarcar #britishcars #britishprewarcar #oldtimer #oldcar