A little more progress made:

• Body painted
• Nissan Leaf EM61 motor mounted
• Prius Gen3 inverter mounted
• DC-DC working from inverter (resistor swap)

No way! I'm working on an N600 (1971) with a Leaf (EM61) . Looking forward to seeing more details on this one (I assume we'll be solving a lot of the same problems).

Are you using the leaf wheel hubs or the original Z wheel hubs? And any thoughts on added/edited suspension (still haven't landed on ...

April 2022 update:
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Picked a color and got some paint on the hood and doors
New subframe welded up -- paint going on this week
Leaf EM61 going in this week
Blanking plate for Prius Gen3 (Had some DB25 connectors lying around -- CADed out printed). Thanks to bobby_come_lately for ...

Partly that the N600 was the first Honda non-motorcycle sold in the States, partly that the original ICE was basically a motorcycle engine itself, partly because I just like the Honda motorcycles logo better. Just felt right.

Ha yes -- he can't turn a wrench, but he's nice to have around.

Hi all,

A year ago, I bought a 1971 Honda N600 with the intention of full restoration with the original ICE. Six months ago (and one engine rebuild later), I stumbled across the openinverter forum and had an immediate change of heart.

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The components list:

Prius Gen3 Inverter ...