Re: New guy (me) wants to convert a car to electric

[Paul G <neong@gte.net>]

>Cheapest? It depends on what you can get. post "parts wanted" messages to this
>list, and the ev tradin post. I managed to get the motor and adapter for 900
>dollars from Henry Deaton, on the list, and I got my car (A 76 vw rabbit
>without an engine) from Russle Levine for 1 dollar.

I got a good used Prestolite for $800, adapter in work (estimate $400). Car
was already in hand.

>Count on a mininum of 1000 bucks for the motor and adapter, and thats pretty
>lucky. You can probably get an old Curtis 1221 B (non-whiner) for 600 or so

Just what I paid for an unused "used" Curtis 1221B.

>bucks. Thats what I'm trying to do. You probably want to get the batteries
>new, mininum of about 700 dollars. A charger you can buy or build. If you buy
>it, you can get a surplus army one for 50 dollars, or get a smart charger from
>750 and up. DC-DC converters are about 300 bucks. There are many other small

I paid $225 for a DC to DC converter (20 amp). I got a used Russco SC
18-120 SO for $600. I do plan on using a 10 pack of Optima yellow tops
though (planning a finished weight of 1500 to 1600lbs).

>components that you will need, and they add up. Vaccume pump, 200 bucks. add
>500 mininum for all the other small parts. Probably more.  Your conversion,
>unless you are really lucky will cost a mininum of $3850. You can probably get
>that down if you try really hard.

Wow Nathaniel, we are really running down the same track. The're both VWs
even <g>

Neon