Quote Originally Posted by jayguy View Post
This is going to be a great build! I've been playing around with the same idea for a while in my head, especially after watching a build where someone used a Model S Performance rear motor in a K1 Attack kit.

The floor just seems perfect for battery storage, and a few more modules in the front.

Now that they've introduced the Ford Eluminator electric motor for kits, I've thought about seeing if that would work as well, that would definitely require a lot of rear suspension fab as it is just the motor you get. Like the Tesla motors it is also transversely mounted with outputs for 2 wheels, but so far other than the F-100 I havent seen it used outside of the Mach-E.

That will take a little while for controllers, etc. to be available, but might be a good option a couple years from now.

I've already subscribed and can't wait to see this build rolling!
I've checked out that K1 build too. That's crazy power for that little car and he made it fit really well. Very cool build.

I looked at the Eluminator too but like you said it's just not there yet. Hopefully soon it'll all come together. I saw they displayed it at SEMA with an AEM controller but they (AEM) never returned phone calls or emails when I tried to get more info on it. I also saw mention of Cascadia Motion for the assumed inverter but their stuff is way too expensive in my opinion. They have a nice looking drive unit as well but they wanted close to $15k for it.

I took a hard look at fitting the Model S stuff in the Hot Rod but kept hitting walls. The track with is way too big to make the stock subframe work. In the intended motor orientation (rear of the wheels) I couldn't see any good way to reestablish the lower control arm mounts with how steep the trunk of the car slopes down. The stock coilover mount needed modification too. You can reverse the S motor with an oil pump impeller change but then you run into major suspension interferences. The S power sounds good on paper but in reality the thing would be undrivable without tuning it way down anyway. Look at the Model S powered Superformance Cobra videos as an example.

The Model 3 is just the right fit for this car. It puts the motor forward of the axles where there's plenty of room, and the suspension pivot points can be pulled inward a fair amount without hitting the motor. I'm still deciding between the stock separated coil/shock approach, and integrating the coilovers that come with the FFR kit. I'm leaning towards coilovers though. Shouldn't be too difficult to fit them up and then I'll have the adjustability.