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[snakemain]

Have seen this car (and driven it around the block). Can confirm it is extremely well thought out and executed. Lots of attention to detail.

E

[BigFour1973]

Out of curiousity. can you leave it in first gear and come to a stop with out disengaging the clutch? whats it like shifting on an electric motor?

[colingreene]

probably leave it in something higher than 4th gear. more like 4/5th

[snakemain]

From what I recall, that's exactly right. You could stop in gear without the clutch, and pretty much start back up in any gear. Depress the clutch, pick a gear, drop the clutch, then whenever you felt like, hit the throttle. Definitely a learning curve. Like a golf cart with a 5 speed.

[jtg]

Hey, thanks for the post! It's been a great daily driver for the last 5 years. It should make someone happy to get it!

Jim

Have seen this car (and driven it around the block). Can confirm it is extremely well thought out and executed. Lots of attention to detail.

E

[jtg]

Sorry for the delay in responding, I've been traveling and not checking the forum.

Yes, you can leave it in gear and stop. The electric motor just stops also. I always just start out in 2nd, 1st gear has to much torque. Even in 2nd the wheels might spin if you get on the accelerator to hard. It even has enough torque to start out in 5th if you want. I often just leave it in 3rd and drive around town like an automatic. Normal highway driving requires you to shift normally since the motor is freewheeling between shifts.

I'll try to answer more questions if you have them.

Jim

Out of curiousity. can you leave it in first gear and come to a stop with out disengaging the clutch? whats it like shifting on an electric motor?

[jtg]

From what I recall, that's exactly right. You could stop in gear without the clutch, and pretty much start back up in any gear. Depress the clutch, pick a gear, drop the clutch, then whenever you felt like, hit the throttle. Definitely a learning curve. Like a golf cart with a 5 speed.

Ok, a reallly fast golf cart!

[RenoRoger]

[quote name='jtg' date='Aug 30 2016, 11:35 AM' post='2392085']
Sorry for the delay in responding, I've been traveling and not checking the forum.

Yes, you can leave it in gear and stop. The electric motor just stops also. I always just start out in 2nd, 1st gear has to much torque. Even in 2nd the wheels might spin if you get on the accelerator to hard. It even has enough torque to start out in 5th if you want. I often just leave it in 3rd and drive around town like an automatic. Normal highway driving requires you to shift normally since the motor is freewheeling between shifts.

I'll try to answer more questions if you have them.

Jim

Again, very curious. What's the driving range? How much do the batteries weigh? Based on your dash gauge, you have lithium batteries, is that correct? What's their expected service life and how much does it cost to replace them?

Thank you, RenoRoger

[jtg]

Again, very curious. What's the driving range? How much do the batteries weigh? Based on your dash gauge, you have lithium batteries, is that correct? What's their expected service life and how much does it cost to replace them?

Thank you, RenoRoger

Driving range is over 100 miles, 120 on average. I've driven over 160 miles on one charge but that's driving like a grandfather (I am). Normal fun 914 driving gives you over 100 miles, more that enough for around town for a day or two.

Battery weight is about 650 lbs. That puts the car just 300 lbs over the normal curb weight. You don't notice it with the extra torque of the Electric Motor.

The battery manufacturer stated the battery life is over 3000 cycles. 3000 times 100 is 300,000 miles. Do you plan on putting over 300,000 miles on the car? (joke) Seriously, I'm sure there will be a single cell or two that will go bad over the next 10 years but that is no big deal. Just jumper over it (a ten minute job) and you are good to go. Range decreases just a little. Replace the cell or add more to increase range. If battery technology changes a lot the whole battery pack can be easily replaced. I spent $9,000 on this pack. All lithium.

Jim

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[snakemain]

It has windshield defrost, too! Very neat solution.

[jtg]

Cabin heat and windshield defrost is provided by dual hair dryers runing at 160 volts. Instant heat! No more waiting for an air cooled engine to "warm up"!!

It has windshield defrost, too! Very neat solution.

[jtg]

Craigslist ad: http://fortmyers.craigslist.org/lee/cto/5740869503.html

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[Slick914]

Hello, nice car.

What is the condition and quality of the paint job? What sort of blemishes are present after 18,000 miles?

Also concerned about the "all rust treated with POR-15 then painted" comment. Where is this rust at?

[jtg]

Hey Phil,

Excellent questions. The paint job was done about 6-7 years ago by the previous owner. I had the Targa top repainted due to some obvious scratches from handling. I would say the condition is good to excellent. Not perfect though. Some very minor imperfections from 17,000 miles as our "daily driver".

During the restoration there was some rust areas on the drivers floor and under where the original battery was. All was sanded down and primed with Por-15. No rust now! The entire insides, engine compartment, and both trunks were then painted with black enamel. I was striving for longevity and I feel this body should last another 45 years.

It's a great, fun car. I'm loosing my garage here in FL and don't want to park it all the time outside so need to sell it. Like all 914's it turns heads every time we drive it!

Jim

Hello, nice car.

What is the condition and quality of the paint job? What sort of blemishes are present after 18,000 miles?

Also concerned about the "all rust treated with POR-15 then painted" comment. Where is this rust at?

[DRPHIL914]

looks very well done!
I wish I could have 2 914's, this would be at the top of my list.
I bought mine 7 years ago, with the intention of my son and I doing this conversion as he was an engineering student at USC here in SC, but I got the car running and decided I should not modifiy an unmodified 2 liter appearance group car, so we set out to begin restoring it. But I did a lot of research on parts and at that time the battery conversion was a big deal, trying to get enough reserve to get up close to 150 miles on a charge. Thunder sky LIPO batteries were coming over but still so expensive. it seems a lot has happened in the past 7 years regarding this. Anyway, you have a very nicely done car. if this were a year or 2 down the road id be in the position to make a move here, either way just wanted to comment on the quality of the work and fit and finish looks very professional. !
-good luck with the sale! BTW there is a guy in Charleston SC that has done some VW and a couple of Porsche hybrid conversions using gas/electric generators , using gasoline and or/dual fuel option propane to run the generator to increase range, very similar to the BMW I3 range extender or the Chevy Volt- only he was doing this 10 years ago plus already.
a generator in the front trunk is what he mounted and it was ablt to recharge the batteries and produce enough electricity to add several hundred miles on just a few gallons of gas or propane.
so anyway a bump for a car that I believe is a super value
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[jtg]

Nice comments! Thanks Phil


Jim


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looks very well done!
I wish I could have 2 914's, this would be at the top of my list.
I bought mine 7 years ago, with the intention of my son and I doing this conversion as he was an engineering student at USC here in SC, but I got the car running and decided I should not modifiy an unmodified 2 liter appearance group car, so we set out to begin restoring it. But I did a lot of research on parts and at that time the battery conversion was a big deal, trying to get enough reserve to get up close to 150 miles on a charge. Thunder sky LIPO batteries were coming over but still so expensive. it seems a lot has happened in the past 7 years regarding this. Anyway, you have a very nicely done car. if this were a year or 2 down the road id be in the position to make a move here, either way just wanted to comment on the quality of the work and fit and finish looks very professional. !
-good luck with the sale! BTW there is a guy in Charleston SC that has done some VW and a couple of Porsche hybrid conversions using gas/electric generators , using gasoline and or/dual fuel option propane to run the generator to increase range, very similar to the BMW I3 range extender or the Chevy Volt- only he was doing this 10 years ago plus already.
a generator in the front trunk is what he mounted and it was ablt to recharge the batteries and produce enough electricity to add several hundred miles on just a few gallons of gas or propane.
so anyway a bump for a car that I believe is a super value
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[jtg]

New seats, carpet, dash, etc.