Stripping the chassis

The aim is to get rid of all the internal combustion related bits, so first, off with the engine.

There's oil and grease everywhere - once converted the machine will be much cleaner...





You can see in the above shot that the machine has a thick steel plate beneath it, which is basically dead weight for machine stability. Seeing as the batteries will weigh 240kg, there won't be much use for it.

Off she comes.

And onto the scales - 157kg.