Yeah I thought the same thing Marty.
I get the weight thing, but to do it neater, I've wondered if they could go either standing up, alongside strut tower, near the old radiator or, or otherwise (in the van) behind the seats. If they could be relocated somewhere out of the area above the motor, it would make a much cleaner install. I dont mind the controller kit sitting in a smaller air box, maybe like as RS air cleaner shape, perhaps in conjunction with a strut tower brace.
The Cortina was actually built by Traction EV, and they sell all the components and kits:
https://tractionev.com/product/netgain-hyper9-x1-kit/ Seeing that Cortina take off at the lights (in 2nd gear), the sound of it, plus experiencing the torque from my electric mountain bike which is an absolute beast gives me more respect for electric. Apart from Spud who's tripping over them (poor bloke) , I think a Capri is maybe getting too valuable now to EV.
THe van on the otherhand owes me little and can be picked up cheap, plus they are lightweight and have space for the batteries.
I like the idea of the batteries in the old fuel tank, or at least its location under the floor.
2 charging sockets are for fast charging station and for home charging. Running the socket in the tailpipe is clever.
Imagine not having to worry about carbs, extractors, fuel pumps, fuel senders, sumps, worked heads etc.
replace that with a coolant system, DC convertor, battery monitor etc, plus you still need 12, but I reckon youd end up with a more reliable weekend hack.
I'm going to make up a dummy of the netgain engine to get an idea of size but need to do more research to get up to speed, firstly on Vic EV registration requirements compared to Qld.