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New EV914 build owned by engineer of Classic Retrofit, Electric AC for a 914 |
914forme |
May 15 2020, 06:35 AM
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Times a wastin', get wrenchin'! Group: Members Posts: 3,896 Joined: 24-July 04 From: Dayton, Ohio Member No.: 2,388 Region Association: None |
Watching motor trend, and saw a 914, and thought okay, I'll watch that, don't like the show all that much. Interested in the concept, engineering can be a bit off as can the logic.
Place battery box in the 914, they decided to load from the top down via the engine bay. Save yourself the trouble and build from the bottom up, and place the pack on a stand and lower the car over it. Come on..... But the usage of the Tesla rear motor should make a nice run at it. It is the details like that that drove me nuts. But in the first few minutes of the show, I started linking pieces together. UK fitter of modern electronics into older cars, specifically AirCon. Its got to by Classic Retrofit guys. Then I say some of the parts being prototyped, and while I am not a huge fan of the center console, and wish they took the time to redo the fresh air blower, it works. Show Vintage Voltage - Season 1 Episode 10 Aircon bits original console and side vents piped in. Production on the car stoped due to COVID-19 Not a huge fan on the changes they have planned to the body, but each their own. I get making it more aero, but come on Ronal Turbo wheels are not any more areo than lets say a Mahle Gas Burner. And in an EV I would go for lightness and low drag over looks any day. So hopefully the car comes together, it looks good, and we end up with another potential aircon solution. Not being a petrol car, means the electric aircon can be placed anywhere, so crafty placement might still be on us. BTW, could nt find a way to share the video link, only Facebook and Twitter. |
Superhawk996 |
May 21 2020, 07:19 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,762 Joined: 25-August 18 From: Woods of N. Idaho Member No.: 22,428 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
Another 914 bites the dust.
Can't figure out for the life of me why the DIY EV crowd seeks out 914's to destroy. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/hissyfit.gif) |
914e |
May 22 2020, 12:57 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 496 Joined: 21-February 20 From: Arizona Member No.: 23,951 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Another 914 bites the dust. Can't figure out for the life of me why the DIY EV crowd seeks out 914's to destroy. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/hissyfit.gif) In our Bug the stereo altered the chassis more than the electric drivetrain. The electric motor bolts to the transaxle the same as the engine did. The front pack bolts in to the tank mounts. The cabling runs down the heater channels. The body is closer to stock now with the electric drivetrain than is has been in decades. EV West has drop in system for a 911/912 that you could switch between electric drive train and the original gas engine every weekend. About anyone here could switch between the drivetrains in about an hour. The conversion on the show seems a bit extreme, the torque of electric motors tends to rip things apart. I think they will have to reduce the power. It is electric you can tweak settings all you want. Though I have to admit connecting a computer to a 50 year old car is a little strange. I was disappointed to see them cutting and welding, though undoing what they did is not much worse than the average hellhole repair. Like mine the the car had been electric already for about 20 years. 914's and Bugs were very popular choices for high schools and colleges to convert for competition in the 90's and early 2000's. I have run across about a half dozen in Phoenix. |
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