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| New Electric Drag Motorcycle Project |
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| The "Will Be Was" 1966 Harley Sprint |
| 1964 Electric Drag Racing Chevelle Malibu |
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| Modified Powerglide with no torque converter |
| Next Drag Racing Voltage is 96 Volts |
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| Plan on going up to 200 volts |
Current Chevelle Specs
Check out this Youtube Video of the Chevelle in Action
(The tire squeal is when the Chevelle was shifted from 48 Volts to 84 Volts.
The 1/8 mile run was 13.2 seconds at 50mph)
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How a PoorMan Builds an EV
Conversion Started July
4th, 2005. Click on Present Updates link for newest Updates.
| Horizon 12D2000 Batteries, 58 lbs, 85AH, 2400CA |
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| Four 4/0 (per polarity) running to motor. Contactor Controlled. |
| Dual Field Motor Bussed for Parallel Fields |
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| Main Contactor, two 1000 amp shunts, Emergency Disconnect |
Poormans EV was created to help those on a budget
who really want to build an EV (Electric Vehicle).
To "build" an EV really means to Convert an
original Gas Powered Vehicle to Electric Power that is supplied with batteries and charged from your house or work.
I will try and document the conversion process
as I get my Chevelle ready for the track. I plan to race the Chevelle in the National Electric Drag Racing Association.
(www.nedra.com) I simply can not afford to lay down $10,000 for the parts to do a conversion so I must find other more economical ways
to cut costs.
The most economical thing you can do to get
your EV on the road is to buy a book and read as much as you can about the process such as "Build your own Electric Vehicle"
or " Convert It". These books can be found on Ebay
or at bookstores.
| The Chevelle new weighed 3300 pounds fully loaded |
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| I expect to be at this weitht or lower when racing in the National Electric Drag Racing Association |
| Chevelle's Electric Motor and Powerglide together |
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| Motor is rated at 639 Amps @ 36 volts Powerglide has no torque converter and is modified for racing |
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way I found the Chevelle was to search on ebay in ebay motors/collector cars/ part cars or just ebay motors/ collector cars.
Click on the pull down menu " Distance, nearest first" and cars in your area will come up first. If you don't want a collector
car search under passenger cars and add "not running" in the description and you will find cars with a bad motor and maybe
a very good body to start with. Just be sure to get a car that you will be happy with before you start the conversion. Myself,
I would not be happy unless it was a collector car even though it will require a lot more work and money to get ready.
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| 42' Hybrid Yacht, Twin 440's & 12HP 72V GE on Port |
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| Twin Air 403's, (4) 100 Watt & (2) 60 watt solar panels used to charge the 360AH 6V Batteries |
| Newest Project 1966 Jawa will use Existing Tranny |
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| Conversion started 3/24/07. Four speeds & a 12V/105A Motor Should make for good acceleration at 24V |
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