Basic plan is to add truck “air bags” to rear shocks, this would increase the total performance of the suspension system and offset the Weight increase as a result of adding 1200 lbs of Batteries

A basic air bag is rated at 5000 lbs, so more than sufficient for this project.

Phase 1 of the project will not apply any modifications to the stock suspension. The plan it get the bus driving and then in phase 2, start the extreme modifications.

!!!Original specification

|Total weight|2250 kg|4960 lbs|

|Kerb weight|1380 kg|3042 lbs|

|Payload|870 kg|1918 lbs|

!!!EV conversion

| !|! |!Sub -|!Add +|

|Engine|Type 4 long block engine|311 lbs| |

| |Engine accessories (carb, air cleaner, etc.)|50 lbs| |

| |Netgain Warp 9| |135 lbs|

| |Logisystems controller| |7 lbs|

| |Misc electrical accessories| |10 lbs|

|Fuel|15.8 gallons * 6.5 lbs/gallon (cold)|102 lbs| |

| |Gas tank + fuel pump, lines, filters|20 lbs| |

| |Batteries 12 x 100 lbs| |1200 lbs|

|Sub totals| |483 lbs|1352 lbs|

!!!Post conversion

|EV weight increase|869 lbs|

|Kerb weight|3911 lbs|