Posted on 04/08/2024 1:13:07 PM PDT by Red Badger
Hard pass. Kills the “classic” part of Classic.
But I've heard of no one actually doing it.
Depends. I have a 69 Lincoln that I can only imagine with a big block. But my Opel? I could see that making a greart EV car. Probably very fast as well...
I’m sure President Retard will immediately clear out the illegal documents from his classic car with zero emissions and sign up
“...a battery pack and electric motors provides a quieter, faster, and more refined driving experience...
BS.
Ruins the classics and any vehicle, with electric crap.
Zero emissions control that’s what libtards drive while preaching down to others They need a battery up their butts
Never...
I searched out an original 1952 Pontiac straight eight and a 1948 Plymouth flat six. Nothing can beat the sound and feel of the original engines. I don’t know what you’d have if you put in a battery and an electric motor.
Making an electric car is something that needs to be done from scratch. The battery is big and heavy and usually makes up the entire bottom of the car. There it lowers the center of gravity and adds to safety and maneuverability. Where would you put a thousand-pound battery in a car that weighs 2800 pounds? It would handle like a beast and be even more unsafe on the road. Oh, let’s not forget we need to really, really beef up the brakes.
...and tires..................
No!
Riiiiight. That’ll happen the day after the 12th of never.
Came here for this. The problem with both Ford's and Chevrolet's e-crate motors is that it was just the motor. No power motor drive inverter, no speed controller, no computer, no battery options, no charging system. Nothing but a bare bones electric motor.
had either one of them offered an end-to-end solution, or just all the proper bits to work with their motor, they might have taken off.
Most people today who want to electrify a classic car will just steal the guts out of a wrecked Tesla instead, which is a complete EV package.
Here's a company that does just that to many classic European cars (they're base https://www.youtube.com/@ElectricClassicCars
Uh, nope!
For even thinking about doing that to an E-type, they should have a Tesla battery pack hooked up to their naughty bits.
But-but-but there would be no room left for the flying car conversion. I know it is coming, that was predicted with the “Back to the Future” series.
Maybe these conversions would work better with a fuel cell power source, rather than lithium-ion batteries. Hydrogen in a tank compressed to 10,000 psi, what could possibly go wrong?
Absolutely not. Just finishing putting a crate Coyote in my 1968 Ford XL.
F*** if I’ll do that!
Just... No.
Batteries are STUPID at our current tech level. Not to mention expensive and a hazard.
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