Re: Newbie wants grin :(

["Thomas J Webster" <ford1929@frontiernet.net>]

I would use a orignal chassie with a light weight wood pickup body. My
father, with my help has restored 2 1919 turing body's, a 1929 tudor A and
he is now in the prossses of restoring a 1914 T. My thoughts of useing a
orignal car is because I like the idea of Henry ford's universal car still a
car to consider to drive after 93 years. - Tom
----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas Shay" <tshay@ix.netcom.com>
To: <ev@listproc.sjsu.edu>
Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 11:56 PM
Subject: Re: Newbie wants grin :(


> Yes!  Yes!  A Model T electric vehicle sounds good to me.  In
> fact I've sometimes daydreamed about having one.  It would
> certainly be doable and in my never humble opinion would be
> a really fun ride.
>
> I'm something of an expert on Model T's.  I owned a 1926
> roadster pickup in good running condition during  the 1950s.
> I've also collected books and other info about Model T's.
>
> Its engine produced about 20 hp at 1600 rpm and could be
> easily modified to develop more power and speed.  Top
> speed with  a stock engine was about 40 miles per hour.
> It had a two speeds forward, one reverse, planetary
> transmission operated by foot pedals.  One pedal could be
> pushed about half way down for neutral and farther down for
> low gear. A second pedal operated reverse and a third the
> brake.  The brake was a band applied to a drum on the
> transmission output shaft.  A hand lever applied the parking
> brakes on the rear wheels.  For a panic stop, you could turn
> a foot crosswise and push all three pedals at once. Steering
> was frail and sometimes the car would  run off the road
> without warning.  Most had 30 x 3.50 tires ( diameter x
> crossection in inches).
>
> Does this sound like something you'd like to own and drive?
> Probably not, but with some safety related improvements
> like hydraulic brakes, reliable steering, modern lighting,
> turn signals, etc. I would and perhaps a few others might, too.
> The challenge would be to retain as much of the cars original
> character as possible and do so safely.
>
> 48 volts sounds about right for 40 mph top speed.
>
> Tom Shay  1983 Ranger pickup
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Thomas J Webster" <ford1929@frontiernet.net>
> To: <ev@listproc.sjsu.edu>
> Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 6:16 PM
> Subject: Newbie wants grin :(
>
>
> I have asked people in the past about building a ev. I thank EVery one for
> their time. I put about 30k miles a year on a car. My daily driving is at
> least 40 miles. Sunday I put 125 miles on my car bombing around. (church,
> shopping, work at train museam, quick ride on the local canal path.) I
think
> I could make use of a ev? I have been thinking of building a Ford Model T
> pickup as a pure ev? I grew up with old fords :o) The specs I belive are
> 24hp and 550 lbs for a T chassis and turing body? The stearing is a 13:1
> redution, the main brake is a transmission brake. Don't let any body fool
> you the rear drum brakes arn't worth a darn they are there for parking and
> from keeping it from chaseing you up a tree apon start up. Ive been
thinking
> how about a 48 volt system with a bank of 16 8 volt batteries? I belive
this
> T will turn out to be a nev with extended range? Im trying to shoot for 50
> mile range or better while keeping the orignal speed(?)
> I think this would be a pheasable ev to have for a sunday driver? Anybody
> have any in put? Tom
>
>