Rembrant Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 Interesting story...how's your German? I follow this page on Instagram called Custom Garage Wippenham as they had posted some pics of a street rod similar to my 1952 Merc pickup. Looks like they're a custom shop in Austria. https://custom-garage.at/ They posted some pics yesterday of what looks like an F150 with an electric conversion? Funny thing is, I remember seeing this truck for sale a year or two ago. Looks like it was built and sold in Canada. I'm sure I posted it on here because I remember the wild blue paint job, but I can't find it. Anyway, I did some digging around and found the following webpage detailing the conversion: https://elektroautor-com.translate.goog/?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US The webpage will show part 3 at the top, but scroll down and you'll see parts 1 and 2 also. You might have to click upper right translate button...it seems a bit slow for me. Happy reading! Lots of information there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rembrant Posted May 21, 2022 Author Share Posted May 21, 2022 Here's a picture from the build underneath! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 That's really interesting! And while my German isn't very good, I was able to understand most of it. Hadn't thought about other countries limiting the amount of HP you can stuff in a vehicle, but it does make sense. And keeping it balanced is a good plan as well. Plus, having the lighting system separate from the propulsion is also a good idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salans7 Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 That's really interesting! And while my German isn't very good, I was able to understand most of it. Hadn't thought about other countries limiting the amount of HP you can stuff in a vehicle, but it does make sense. And keeping it balanced is a good plan as well. Plus, having the lighting system separate from the propulsion is also a good idea. I like the graphics on that, although they are bit wild for me. A company called Electric GT has been spending a lot of time converting Land Rovers and Porsches to electric, but they offer "crate" electric swaps and they even offer 4 cylinder, straight six, and V8 versions that are made to vaguely mimic those engine sizes so they don't just look like a massive box in the engine bay, as the above truck depicts. https://electricgt.com/gte-motors/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzFace2 Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 I like the graphics on that, although they are bit wild for me. A company called Electric GT has been spending a lot of time converting Land Rovers and Porsches to electric, but they offer "crate" electric swaps and they even offer 4 cylinder, straight six, and V8 versions that are made to vaguely mimic those engine sizes so they don't just look like a massive box in the engine bay, as the above truck depicts. https://electricgt.com/gte-motors/ Last year one of the larger shows our car club went to there was IIRC a Datsun 240Z that had a conversion and was for sale. I dont remember how much but the car was ruff looking like a well used car, dont remember much on the electric side of it but think the range was not too good? Think it was an older conversion. Dave ---- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kramttocs Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 Last year one of the larger shows our car club went to there was IIRC a Datsun 240Z that had a conversion and was for sale. I dont remember how much but the car was ruff looking like a well used car, dont remember much on the electric side of it but think the range was not too good? Think it was an older conversion. Dave ---- Very neat! Clean looking truck even before making it 'cleaner'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBrother-84 Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 Very neat! Clean looking truck even before making it 'cleaner'. Very impressive! I can't wait to read the Parts 4 and sequel. Thanks to Google Auto Translate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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