StealthBus in the media:
http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/localnews/headlines/Couple_plans_green_work_day_104542669.html
StealthBus on forums:
http://www.diyelectriccar.com/forums/showthread.php?p=138913
http://www.diyelectriccar.com/garage/cars/196
http://georgiadubs.forumotion.net/stockornaut-f21/the-stealth-bus-t2147.htm
Great EV links:
http://www.evalbum.com – photos and details of other projects for inspiration
http://www.diyelectriccar.com – very good forum for ~EVer’s, useful information and discussion, I am “chivey”
http://www.evconvert.com/tools/evcalc/ – extremely useful calculators to estimate your vehicle
Components / Datasheets / Manuals:
http://www.go-ev.com/WarP.html#WarP_9 – Warfield electric ~WarP 9 motor
http://www.evsource.com/datasheets/logisystems/users_manual.pdf – Logisystems user manual
http://www.cdpowercom.com/product/battery/vrla/pdf/mr12_490.pdf – C&D Technologies AGM battery
http://www.evsource.com/datasheets/braking_system/vacuum_kit.pdf – Vacuum brake kit
http://microcontrollershop.com/product_info.php?products_id=893&osCsid=cf78aef068dc74ad19a42afa585e5245 – PIC uP kit for prototype BMS
http://relays.tycoelectronics.com/datasheets/LEV200_ds_9-1773439-1.pdf – ~LEV200 contactor
http://www.datasheetdir.com/V23234-A1001-X036+Solid-State-Relays – “Bosch” relay used for all secondary circuits
http://www.westach.com – gauges for Amps and Volts
http://www.saveabattery.com – aux battery charger (100-240v input voltage)
Workshop:
http://www.stockornaut.com – VW restoration shop
EV suppliers:
http://www.grassrootsev.com – brought the Motor and Controller from here
http://www.evsource.com – brought the vacuum booster for the Brakes and some of the very large lugs from here
http://www.kta-ev.com – brought various components; circuit breaker, voltmeters, ammeter, shunt, second contactor and lugs
http://www.revoltevc.com – brought Charger, primary cables (6, 2/0 and 4/0) and boots from here
http://www.evolveelectrics.com – brought Lithium pack and BMS
evcomponents.com (now defunct) – brought replacement contactors
VW info:
http://www.ratwell.com – awesome site with great info
VW parts suppliers:
http://www.busdepot.com – ordered various interior parts, lens and brake components from here
http://www.bus-boys.com – ordered dash panel for gauges from here
http://www.socalautoparts.com – ordered replacement axles from here
http://www.mamotorworks.com – ordered sliding windows from here
Other resources:
http://www.cadsoftusa.com – schematic capture package
Web resources:
http://www.tiddlywiki.com – a very useful single page wiki engine used to build this site
http://tiddlythemes.com/#Blackicity – wiki theme used for this site + with my own (very) minor tweaks 🙂