Been a while again since I posted here but still having fun with the car. I've been helping a friend design and build his '73 Ford Capri EV conversion with the same general setup I used on mine. So I'm still working on a project but I get to help spend someone else's money this time. I'm liking this setup!

My car is featured front page in a smaller regional magazine called Cruisin' News this month which is kind of cool. They run about 10k copies a month.

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Also, I decided I'm going to integrate a sway bar back to the Tesla rear suspension. Now that I have almost 1000 miles on the car I think it could benefit from having one. My thinking originally was that it's so much lighter than a Model 3 it might be good without. I wouldn't call it bad without a sway bar, but I can feel some roll and I'm more curious what difference it would make. It gives me a little project to tackle too which could be fun.

I was originally thinking I couldn't use the stock Tesla sway bar having narrowed the track width by 4 inches, but I did a rough dry fit the other day since I still have the bar and end links, and it looks doable. If I swap the end links left to right it actually compensates for a good portion of of the narrowed span. Two of the vertical custom framework members I did on the chassis are the same width as the stock sway bar mounting points and can be used for the sway bar brackets with adapters that I'll design up. I ordered some shorter adjustable end links to help align the sway bar to clear the custom lower support bracket to the motor. I plan do an initial install and test drive with what I have on hand now but if it all goes well I'll order an adjustable aftermarket sway bar that has lateral bushing stops and a nicer finish. I'll post more pics as it comes together.