LeafGT

One year on from a chance conversation sparked all this into life. But we never took the time to explain, what exactly is this? LeafGT is now officially a thing, and not only a thing, but a thing that is already resulting in more things, as well as future potential things. It is probably about time we explained what LeafGT is. By far and away the most common asked question I get asked about our blog is "what is this/what is the goal of this?" The answer is simple. Firstly, LeafGT is the name given to our affordable zero emission motorsport adventure, and our goal is to find great ways to explore that journey and have fun along the way. Why a Leaf? As far as EVs go, right now and in all likeliness for the foreseeable future, Nissan Leafs and in particular used Leafs are affordable, reliable and abundant. But can we make them fast? The follow up question we usually get asked is "what is the end goal?". So the short and not very satisfying answer is there isn't one...

A good evening of pulling stuff out the car. The joy of unscrewing a car aerial. The long and snakey washer fluid tube. Top tip don't go near airbags unless you absolutely know what you're doing.  Our advise is just don't do it.  Get a professional to do it. A series of things were removed from the roof lining in order to remove the roof lining.  You know the kind of things up there, sun glasses holders, handles, lights, sun visors.  There was nothing that couldn't be removed with your basic tools, screwdriver, hammer, secateurs, spoons, scissors etc. Bingo!  Out it goes.  Such a large thing that weighs so incredibly little it turns out. After much heated debate the light unit is going back for now.  The classic trade-off of being able to see versus having a car as light as possible. Windscreen wiper on the floor.  The kind of thing we've come to expect. Weight savings Car aerial and miscellaneous screws/bits 175g Above the door handles 220g ...