DIY Electric Car

MARCH 3, 2012

Winter 2011-2012: Engine Bay and Under-car: The car is now completely gas-less. It has been about 5 months since I posted my first blog about converting my car to electricity. My professional life has kept me busy, but I still have made good progress on my conversion.

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Conversion 2012 Deep Cycle Lead Acid 100

DIY Electric Car

OCTOBER 21, 2012

July 2012: Embarrassing mess. 8 Oct 2012: AC55 motor is in. Bought most of the bits for the conversion in December 2010. They shipped in and I took delivery in May 2011. Wasted $$ in battery connectors made of tinned steel and copper mesh. Eventually bought good ones and a vacuum pump for the brakes from. www.evworks.com.au/.

Motors 100

Motors Motoring Motor 2012 100

DIY Electric Car

JULY 19, 2012

On July 1st, 2012, I started my latest (and first EV) project. The donor is a 1969 VW Beetle we've owned since 2001, but it's been in storage since 2003. The body is in great shape, and it even has the factory floorpans still. The car was stripped to just a shell before putting it in storage, so getting the body off the pan was easy.

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2001 2003 Kits Conversion 100