Have made a decision that I will reassemble  the truck IC (internal combustion) components and drive the truck for a while.  Better to make sure that the frame and structure are in excellent working order before I put half a ton of batteries or more onto the frame.

Any shaft or differential issues need to be sorted out before I commit to putting major battery frames in place.  I intend to leave the bed off for a while as I figure out the battery placement.   The truck gets OK gas mileage and should do even better with the bed off.  I will use this frame as my daily driver until my Smart Car arrives and I can begin the IC engine removal and DC motor phase of the installation.

Removed the ripped gas tank and replaced it with another that I picked up at a local reclamation yard.

After getting all of the tools out and getting the tank unbolted I had to begin the rubik’s cube process of removing the old tank.  As I am moving and folding the fabric of space & time to get this tank out, I notice weather approaching.  It turned into a quick session tonight.

I did get the tank out before the rain arrived. While it was raining I figured out how the pump assembly was installed and moved it into the new tank.

Total Time: 1.5 Hours

Moved the truck into place in the yard today. Removed the bumper and bed to begin the process of disassembly.  The disassembly went pretty well.  A couple of tight bolts but removal and tagging took less overall time than I expected.  Never knew the beds were that easy to remove.

Examined the original damage done by the u-joint failure from the previous owner.  It pretty much ripped a major tear into the gas tank.  The muffler took some damage as well but not too bad.

The rear yoke was also damaged.  It will need to be replaced.

Procured a replacement prop shaft complete with center support.  I picked it up last Saturday and arranged for the possible yoke purchase if needed.

Total Time: 3 Hours

Welcome to my Chevy S-10 EV conversion project.

This will be a digital documentation of my adventures or my demise (depends on the outcome) with converting an Internal Combustion S-10 pickup to a Electric Vehicle.

While this start will include some poor quality pictures I will be replacing them later with detailed higher quality pics.