Re: AC to DC drive

[Mason Convey <opossum@asu.edu>]

On Tue, 30 Jun 1998,  LEE A HART wrote:
+ Mason Convey asked about a 1-speed DC drive in an S10 pickup: A 1-speed
DC
+ drive is possible, but challenging. You wouldn't build it like the
typical EV
+ conversion that has a transmission.

Actually, I was looking for someone to sell me on a good way to go to
a multiple-speed (i.e. not 1-speed) tranny set-up, preferrably
standard. Maybe my original post was unclear. I looked at the truck
(doors locked) and it is in fact set up for a column shifter, though
my guess is that it only has one drive setting for the AC system. My
ideal situation would be to add a standard tranny, thus abandoning the
column shifter for a clutch and stick. I was hoping someone else had
done such a thing, and could assure me that it's not all that
difficult.

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