Mannyman Goes Electric

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Mission for 2007 Accomplished: Convert an ICE to an EV.

Hi my name is Manny. In March 2007 I picked up a nice '69 VW pan with upgraded disc brakes,shocks and an electric motor already mated to the tranny. I also acquired a '71 pan/'74 SuperBettle ICE based/'79-'80 styled Bradley GT2 (non-electric version with an '88 title.) from eBay. Took pretty much the whole month to get legal (not me, I was born here) with the DMV and CHP. Now the fun begins. Update: EV completed in December 2007

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Friday, May 18, 2007

EV ( Electric Vehicle ) Conversion 5-18-2007

Here's a picture of a BradleyGT2 I found on Kevin Beecher's site. All the info (manuals) I was missing re. GT2Electric are here. I copied some of the docs and placed them on Picasa.


Next I copy/pasted a Warp Impulse electric motor picture via Google Images and the batteries from EVconvert.com .
Now I have a basic plan of where the batteries will go.
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Tuesday, May 15, 2007

EV ( Electric Vehicle ) Conversion 5-15-2007

Kewl thing about having a HomeDepot close by is that I can conveniently pick up things like a welder on my way home.

My father in law (world renowned sculptor Tobias) dropped by a couple of nights to show me the ropes (or welding wire) of welding. While practicing I discovered my artistic side:

Those interested in the above piece titled "Loose Batteries after Collision" are free to submit bids.


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Why I'm doing this.

Yeah, I care about the environment as much as the next guy. And yeah, I'm a nerdy geek. But, when it comes down to it, what really made me spend my free time and money on this endeavor, is knowing that: every time I put in any gas in my car, some money (a penny is too much) is going to people that want to KILL our kids.
"You don’t have to be a military strategist on the order of Sun Tzu or Carl von Clausewitz to understand: It is a bad idea to fund your enemy’s war effort. But every time we fill the tanks of our cars with gasoline we put money in the pockets of terrorists intent on killing Americans."
Clifford D. May

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