How to Convert a Gasoline Car to EV -TR6 Electric Retrofit with NVIDIA Jetson 

You fixed the oil leaking problem, nice.

Thank you so much for posting this video. I’m beginning to spec out an ev conversion for my 71 MGB and your work is very inspiring. It’s great how you were able to get the original analog gauges working. I hope to see more about that in the future. The facial recognition feature is a wonderful idea for an open top roadster.

Wait… did he say facial recognition??? What?!?? Game changer!!!

This is the nicest TR6 I've ever seen! The fact that it is electric is even better! I loved the facial recognition before you could drive it! VERY IMPRESSIVE! One more task for the Jetson would be to add sound based upon RPM for those who want a nostalgic sound (or something else...) It is more difficult than just associating with RPM as volume must also increase - and of course an easy way of turning it off when you want silence...

Fantastic build, the condition of that Triumph is amazing, clearly alot of time and care has gone into it. I'm planning on doing a conversion on a TVR, a slightly less known British classic. I've started an EV conversion, battery swap and EV mod platform I've got so into it. Keep up the good work.

Really amazing...i love the fact when the bonnet is closed and of course the petrol cap closed :) it looks no different to a normal petrol TR6. You must have amazing tinacity....you are a man who does not accept NO for an answer. I hope you get many years of enjoyment with it..... Beautiful.

What a beautiful car. Congratulations 👏 👏 Well done. An electric classic.

Excellent build, love your high end work on the electronic components.

That is a great watch. A gorgeous vintage car with a whole new internals. That is the output of an engineer with love for mechanics and AI knowledge up his sleeves bringing sweet transitions to a car. Great to see our jetson NX doing some heavy lifting as well. I was gonna ask for same which George quoted in below comment for adding some gasoline kind roars to accelerator to give it some flare as well.

Nice Video my friend! The car is gorgeous and I know you put a lot of work in! Man your Awesome with your innovations and and no admissions projects Bro! Keep up the good work and take care.

FANTASTIC! Thank you for sharing your project.

Now I want to convert my Tr7. Thanks.

Very inspiring! Thanks for sharing your awesome build!

Such a clean job. Well done!

Well done, you’ve done a wonderful job 👍

Great job Arman jan! It looks fantastic and the conversion is very clean and professional. I'm looking to do a '77 Fiat 124 Spider EV conversion, but I never knew about or considered using a developer kit. I'm going to look into using this for my conversion as well for the Lidar and facial recognition features. Thanks for the inspiration!

Wow, impressive! Thankyou

All that and facial recognition. Nice.

I made my own AC35 to TR7 transmission adapter & used Fiat e500 batteries.

I have a TR6 and would love to do this as well.

Beautiful job. Unfortunately, in my case, my daily commute wouldn't be practical distance wise as we're living in rural NS. My son and I have a pair of TR3B that require restoration. An EV would be cool, though.

Arman, I’d like to chat with you about more of the specs on your build. I want to go this route instead of rebuilding my drivetrain. Have you created a build list by chance? Lots of things (market) have changed by now I’m sure but I don’t want to recreate the wheel seeing as your project turned out so great.

I had a 76 that was Pimento colored just like yours! Wish I never sold it. Especially nowadays - prices for these are going ballistic.

This is a beautiful job. Of course Classic Car Purists will never be satisfied, but all the good British car mechanics are retired or soon to be retired, and now is the time to save these beautiful cars with a power plant upgrade. I bought a Mk4 MGB and was dithering with CA smog parts, and now am considering an EV conversion. Since I am not a fantastic wrench I will need help. Have you any info available to share / download about your job? And if you were beginning a project today what might you do differently? Thanks in advance!

First kudos for such a beautiful restoration! I owned multiple TR6's back in the day and it looks like you really found good people to do the restoration. A few questions/comments 1) I noticed all the uncovered high voltage electrical connections on the controller. As someone who has accidentally dropped a tool or two across terminals the uncovered connectors would really worry me! Any metallic item dropping across those terminals becomes an instant heating element. If those are high voltage connections they could really do a number on someone with any moisture around if they contact them. Some cheap rubber boots would be a great safety addition. 2) Since you are now able to probably supply significantly more torque than the original motor it is going to highlight a few of the inherent weaknesses in the TR6 design. The transmission needle bearings/counter cluster are a significant weak point. High RPM/high torque in 1st/second gear will stress them. If you didn't change them out from the original transmission I would highly recommend. When they fail they destroy the counter cluster bearing surface as well as the counter cluster shaft. You said in the video that you had the tach synthetically operating as if you were driving a gas motor but noticed it was not operating in the video. It will be great to have it as a shift point reference to protect the gearbox from over revving. 3) differential mounts are also a weak point and need upgrading, particularly under higher torque loads. They almost always fail at some point. 4) Love the touch of reworking the old gas filler cap to your charging port. 5) Also love that you kept as much of the original gauges as possible. Saw another conversion that had all digital gauges replacing the old gauges. Really ruined the look. 6) Besides being a convertible the beautifully tuned exhaust note on the TR6 was definitely a part of the magic. I look forward to hearing your faux audio exhaust note! 7) If you don't mind sharing what was the end to end project cost? If possible split between restoration and EV conversion. Really enjoyed the video and love the final product. Thanks for sharing with all of us!

I'm considering doing the same with my 1970 Spitfire Mk3. I am curious to learn more about the LiDAR-based obstacle detection and (adaptive?) cruise control. I'm sure many would find a video focused on those features interesting!

Just to be clear about the HP on the gas engine the PI model has a brake horse power of 150, whereas for the US model, it is 104 bhp.

Great project and beautiful car..! I'm considering a similar build utilizing Nissan Leaf components in an MGB. I'm particularly interested in how you mated the motor to the transmission. Can you show the adapter that you fabricated and detail how you incorporated the clutch? Thanks..!

So clever! Ignore the negative comments.

Now I understand why Nvidia has overtaken Intel 😄. That Nvidia Jetson sounds like a game-changer.

Thank you for showing your conversion. Can I ask what your vacuum sensor settings are? What is your max vacuum and what is the lower setting that triggers it to come back on? Mine is currently going up to 18.5 inchs of vacuum and then off then on again at 15.5 inches.

I’m trying to get the adapter and connector made. Do you have the magic number measurement (engine bell housing to back of flywheel)? I’ve sold the engine but need to check the measurement. Thanks

Really nice build, well done! I´m curious about steering servo, do you need that or can the car be handled without it? And regarding air conditioning, is that possible to add to a electric converted car? Might be expensive? I haven´t seen any electric converted car with air condition yet, so that´s why I´m wondering.

Great work arman! I have a mazda rx8 and alway loved the idea of EV swapping it once the rotary engine dies for better power and driveability. Very similar feel with both due to the wankel design and its smoothness. What's the rough cost of the build with the components you have picked and what's the range tradeoff you considered? I would love to get 200+ mile range with a roughly 400hp motor when Im in a position to do the swap years down the line but understand that's on the high end of what's possible now

Wonderful build. I'm curious if you could realistically drive with just two gears, or would the torque on the clutch/transmission be too great? I know this is why Tesla went to no gears.

Please, can you share the actual cost of the electrical conversion, not including the body, paint, interior, and related car restoration costs? Thank you for your creative efforts.

Congratulations on a great build. I have a 1972 TR6 that is under restoration and I have been considering an electric conversion for the drive train. Would you be willing to share your transmission adapter design with another enthusiast?

What do you do for cabin heat, if you were running in cool/cold weather? Would you/have you included a small generator of some kind to recharge 12V batteries? If you had the choice would you make the rear battery bigger by making it go the entire width of the car? Same for forward batteries. If they filled the width of the car would you gain more range or would the weight gain negate that?

I am doing almost the same build, do you have a radiator for the tesla batteries and if so where did you put it? below the front batteries?

Hi there, I just watched your video and thought it was excellent. What would be the cost (roughly) for just the mechanical/electrical I.e if the donor vehicle was in excellent condition. Many thanks again and excellent video

Would covering the batteries and charger in the trunk with felt in order to hide the components and make the trunk more usable be a problem for the components in terms of overheating?

Barev Arman miss you all

Camera person doesnt seem to be able to locate the engine.

Can you over rev a transmission in first gear. I’d think not. How high does the mother rev.

No oil leaks. That's incentive enough, alone. I think I would have probably wanted to go straight from the motor to the differential and eliminate the transmission. Just one less component with lots of moving parts that can, and frequently does, go wrong. I've had several Spitfire Mk3's and the transmission and u-joints were always the weakest links. Anyway, two years after posting this vid, I hope you're still having fun with it. Was it just me, or was the tach non-functional during your drive?

What is the range, please.

Chips are missing in the car industry, now we know where they end up for...

It has to leak some oil. You will need to add a quart of oil to the electric motor every thousand miles

I live in Austria. The authorities would never pass such vehicles as being roadworthy. You lucky US converters.

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I love EVs. But a TR6?! You murdered the soul of a car that is loved for being primitive. Maybe just mutilate some AMC Pacers instead?

TR6 without the noise. So very wrong, shame on you.

No way I would mess up my classic english cars. This is Sacrilege........ The car does look nice but OEM is better in my eyes.

A Trans Car....How revolting.....

Why ruin a perfectly good car? If you want an electric car buy a Tesla or Prius.

How to destroy a classic car.

Don’t you just love EV drivers? They think they are saving the planet and their cars are super clean….. Just what exactly will you do with the spent batteries? Land fill them? Also consider…..The pollution caused from producing Filthy non eco Lithium. Not quite so green now are you? Total travesty to destroy a beautiful British classic, shame on you!!!!