Hi everyone!

Been a long time since I last had a look in here! My CRX is still running, but its on track to be converted to electric next year (my goal is to buy a house this year with a workshop so I can start pulling it into pieces).

But I have been asked to convert a 1988 Honda Prelude to electric in the meantime. Budget is healthy, so work has started sourcing parts (electric AC compressor, power steering pump, 60 kW motor+controller etc). I have also bought the batteries and I'll be making them fit in the place of the fuel tank.

So my question to the learned folks here is - what are the dimensions of the tank space of a '88 Prelude? I'm hoping to fit a rectangular tub with a protrusion where the exhaust tunnel was - looking something like this:



According to the 3D model, it fits!

I have a bit of time to put the battery together but the plan is to do the conversion over a week in late July.
Battery dimensions are going to be in the order of 850 mm wide, 640 mm long and about 180 mm tall.

Any ideas? Images of the underside of a Prelude I can double-check?

Thanks in advance!

Chris
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Bump.
Does anybody have the dimensions of the fuel tank from a 1988 Prelude with 4 wheel steering? Or at least a photo of the underside of a 4WS Prelude with the tank missing? I'm counting on there being at least 180 mm of clearance between the steering rod and the bottom of the tank.

 

Well much progress has been made on the electrified Prelude. The tank was removed, the bum-divots cut out from the rear seats to make way for an 18 kWh liquid cooled lithium ion battery pack:



So now my next question relates to some stiffer springs for the rear axles - I now have about 130 kg in place of the tank which used to be about 50 kg. Also, the battery box hangs about 30 mm lower than the tank used to, so I'm keen to return it to a half decent ride height.

Any tips on springs for the job?

Chris