I have just acquired an electric forklift with a good 48 volt motor, I will be converting a p!ss can car to electric. I can buy a digital controller for about 600 bucks. I will be posting updates as I acquire more stuff. another thing soon to be off my list
I'll be watching you! What's a p!ss can car? I don't know much about electrical, but I do know those electric lifts will only coast at maybe 15km/h, and will hold charge for maybe 2-3hrs of operation.
Can't wait to see what you have planned.
Edit: I can't spell.
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I'll be watching you! What's a p!ss can car? I don't know much about electrical, but I do know those electric lifts will only cost at maybe 15km/h, and will hold charge for maybe 2-3hrs of operation.
Can't wait to see what you have planned.
im thinking a Toyota tercel, light, plentiful, comes with standard steering and brakes. ive been doing some reading and im pretty sure I can pull this off pretty cheap, will make a good around town runner.
However one could just as easily do a hot rod. Maybe a Morris Minor 2 dr or an old Austin or Prefect or even a VW.
I have been seriously thinking of a lawn tractor sans mower for pulling a cart and such around the property and as a Pit vehicle at the drags. With a Solar panelled roof . Another real decent possibility is build something like this using a legends body. Sedan or coupe. I don't know where to buy such a body but I do know they are available and are very cool. Pre 1920s about 20% of vehicles were electric. Especially delivery trucks. Never thought of a forklift motor. Good idea.
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I think you could do a track style T roadster or coupe with full hood.Lightweight and still a traditional style for the purests. Bolt on some phoney pipes and pump engine noises thru the sterio . Could be a cheep cruiser. At least MOE couldn't say didley. If you think about it ,it could be the shape of hotrodding in the future. Sombody could make a fortune selling those plastic display SBC things. Ed
It would be a cool project, but the limiting factor and cost will be the batteries. A friend of mine just converted a 1932 Ford? Pickup to electric. I could give you his info if you wanted to pick his brain. He's only in Pickering.
Not sure what hurdles and cost would be to license an electric vehicle.
It would be a cool project, but the limiting factor and cost will be the batteries.
I remember someone flopping an electric forklift on its side while driving like a moron. The battery was damaged and the replacement battery was something like $6000 and was HUGE. This was probably 20 years ago though.
It would be a cool project, but the limiting factor and cost will be the batteries. A friend of mine just converted a 1932 Ford? Pickup to electric. I could give you his info if you wanted to pick his brain. He's only in Pickering. Not sure what hurdles and cost would be to license an electric vehicle.
1931 Model A pick-up. The whole bed was full of batteries. Pretty smart guy's that know their stuff.
I can't recall the number but there was a staggering amount of wattage in this thing. And I believe they were running 200+volts.
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It would be a cool project, but the limiting factor and cost will be the batteries. A friend of mine just converted a 1932 Ford? Pickup to electric. I could give you his info if you wanted to pick his brain. He's only in Pickering. Not sure what hurdles and cost would be to license an electric vehicle.
come on brother, you know I have many avenues to get what I want cheap. I have a line on a mess of lithium ion batteries for pretty much free if I want. I have many irons I the fire I would say
I'll be watching you! What's a p!ss can car? I don't know much about electrical, but I do know those electric lifts will only cost at maybe 15km/h, and will hold charge for maybe 2-3hrs of operation.
Can't wait to see what you have planned.
im thinking a Toyota tercel, light, plentiful, comes with standard steering and brakes. ive been doing some reading and im pretty sure I can pull this off pretty cheap, will make a good around town runner.
What more Toyota speak on this hot rod forum!!! Blasphemy! We have one guy with a Toyota engine, another with a Toyota rear diff, still another with a Toyota alternator.
I have heard that there is one member on this forum so dedicated to the brand he has Toyota parts in his bathroom!
Well I guess if you can't beat-em, you can at least use their good parts.
Should be a cool project Rob. Looking forward to seeing a build of this.
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If you want a car with Canadian content buy a Toyota or Honda. I hear GM ( General Mao) is assembling cars in Oshawa thought .
Did you hear that from your Dentist? Last time I checked, thousands of Canadians are employed working for feeder plants, not to mention the engine plant in St Catherines.
