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My friend, Uncle Fred, is making a three wheeled electric drive gopher, based on the Morgan Three-wheel car.
He is using 24V sealed lead acid batteries 12V x 2 40Ah
Motor for transmission is 900W from an electric lawnmower.
Controller is 4QD
Motor runs at 3000 Rpm driving vari-drive 6:1 ex 50cc scooter through a 14:1 reduction box driving the 16" rear wheel.
Slow gear is approx. 9 kph & flat out is approx. 60 kph.
Side Views
![](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4143/4870260714_0fddc92069_m.jpg)
![](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4095/4870264406_4c361158ba_m.jpg)
![](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4136/4869659627_75b409a0a7_m.jpg)
Front View
![](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4101/4870267864_570b71e090_m.jpg)
Steering rack, taken off a car motor flywheel, and straigthened!
![](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4140/4870259110_9981965f99_m.jpg)
Front Suspension
![](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4115/4870257618_a1a1137851_m.jpg)
He is using 24V sealed lead acid batteries 12V x 2 40Ah
Motor for transmission is 900W from an electric lawnmower.
Controller is 4QD
Motor runs at 3000 Rpm driving vari-drive 6:1 ex 50cc scooter through a 14:1 reduction box driving the 16" rear wheel.
Slow gear is approx. 9 kph & flat out is approx. 60 kph.
Side Views
![](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4143/4870260714_0fddc92069_m.jpg)
![](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4095/4870264406_4c361158ba_m.jpg)
![](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4136/4869659627_75b409a0a7_m.jpg)
Front View
![](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4101/4870267864_570b71e090_m.jpg)
Steering rack, taken off a car motor flywheel, and straigthened!
![](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4140/4870259110_9981965f99_m.jpg)
Front Suspension
![](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4115/4870257618_a1a1137851_m.jpg)
![](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4142/4869655725_8b0131c5ca_m.jpg)
![](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4135/4869648645_a1328a810b_m.jpg)
![](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4141/4870266200_b373411a1a_m.jpg)
![](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4080/4870271134_bf45da63db_m.jpg)
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