kermit_rr said:
not heard of this, who is 'pushing' conversions of classic cars?
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Perhaps my phrasing is wrong.

There are a lot more companies now offering conversions for classics from traditional ICE to EV and quite a lot of people are keen on the idea.
 
I might do it on a car that would otherwise have to be scrapped..... or have a some other type of engine dropped in it (Toyota and Nissan are the usual donors out here) but to take a perfectly functioning car and convert it just for the sake of doing so is killing whatever classic or collectible value the car may have.

But maybe that's just me. Certainly I wouldn't value a car nearly as much if it had had an engine from a completely different manufacturer transplanted in it and I'm too old now to change my mind just because the transplanted engine happens to be electric.
 
kermit_rr said:
gotcha
that front battery box looks like a deathtrap!! wouldnt fancy a front end crash :(
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yeah - that's how he received the car - someone else had started doing a conversion.

In a later video you can see how it's changed. I'm quite liking the idea.
 
i still think autogas/lpg is the way forward in the short/medium term.. the only reason its not being pushed is tax
 
I think some sort of hybrid Is the way ,Self charging ,That way you could still tow ,at a lower tonnage .Don't know how far you would get towing a caravan ect ,i like the though of hydrogen fuel cells ,apparently you could run your house plugged into the car power cell ;)..
 
Would be good to see if the owner does the remaining stuff like sorting the tunnel & getting the EAS to the correct height. Plus maybe seeing if it actually gets through an MOT in the end !! Presumably it will require special vehicles MOT.
 
I was interested in this and I did email him..

Didn't get a reply..

Mind you being that it has an old battery pack out of a nissan leaf I imagine it can't go very far
 
domino said:
Perhaps my phrasing is wrong.

There are a lot more companies now offering conversions for classics from traditional ICE to EV and quite a lot of people are keen on the idea.
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Quite a few Rich people, lol if you can find a conversion for below 40k i'd be surprised.

Lunaz is going to start doing RRC conversions for a cool £250k
 
Think ECC (vintage voltage on tv) recon 40k as a starting point for a small car like karman ghia / speedster / midget, although that is all new Tesla type stuff fitted
 
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