Nice progress! Had a few questions on the motor if you don't mind me asking. How hard is it to get that motor? What are you planning on as far as the inverter goes? I was thinking of eventually going with the Netgain Hyper 9 motor, but didn't really like the fact that it was air cooled.

The motor is not terribly hard to get a hold of.  It needs to be ordered with a particular winding chosen and a few other details.  I could help you with this if you're interested.  It's a water-cooled motor designed for OE traction applications, so intended exactly for this purpose.  i.e... this is not a "hobbyist" level motor.  I intend to pair it with either a Cascadia Motion (formerly Rinehart) PM100DXR or PM150.  I have used this pairing for years now in electric motorcycle racing across the US and Isle of Man TT, so have some pretty strong confidence in that pairing for what I'm looking to achieve.  I have never used the Netgain motors, but I am somewhat wary of air-cooled designs.  I also think your motor choice highly depends on your battery selection as the Netgain motor is designed to run at 100Vdc, whereas the Parker is intended for higher voltage applications as you would find in an EV from a major manufacturer.  

Ah ok, thanks for the response/ information! Are there any books or resources you would recommend to learn more about doing an EV conversion? I come from a mechanical engineering background but have very little experience with electrical machinery.