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post Aug 21 2021, 07:01 PM
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New project. 1970, no rust other than surface rust from 38 years in the Arizona desert.
I am going to convert it to electric.

This is an upload test:

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post Aug 21 2021, 08:22 PM
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Electric!!?? What for?
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Should be interesting. I found some car show about a company in Europe that converts classic cars to electric and on the episode I saw, they did a 914. I believe they used a Tesla motor. Anyone know the show I’m talking about? I can’t remember what it was called.

Anyway, would look forward to some documentation on your approach. Good luck!
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QUOTE(Mayne @ Aug 22 2021, 04:09 PM) *

Should be interesting. I found some car show about a company in Europe that converts classic cars to electric and on the episode I saw, they did a 914. I believe they used a Tesla motor. Anyone know the show I’m talking about? I can’t remember what it was called.

Anyway, would look forward to some documentation on your approach. Good luck!

It's called Vintage Volts – a series about wrecking classic cars by stealing their souls...
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post Aug 22 2021, 09:33 AM
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Some photos of that particular 914 EV at https://www.instagram.com/classicretrofit/
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post Aug 22 2021, 09:51 AM
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QUOTE(pek771 @ Aug 21 2021, 06:01 PM) *

Hello all
New project. 1970, no rust other than surface rust from 38 years in the Arizona desert.
I am going to convert it to electric.

This is an upload test:

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What motor and batteries are you planning on using?
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post Aug 22 2021, 10:15 AM
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I would like to more about the VW pick-up in foreground that looks like a project.
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post Aug 22 2021, 10:47 AM
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Looks like you have a great starting point for your build!

I'll be watching the progress on this one.

Good luck and keep the group posted!
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post Aug 22 2021, 11:15 AM
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Electric!!?? What for?


Gasoline engines are like 25% efficient. I don't feel like dealing with a gasoline engine any longer. Electric is the future. Electric motors have instantaneous power. Quiet also.
Also, I wanted an electric car, and the 914 is a perfect conversion vehicle.
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post Aug 22 2021, 11:33 AM
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Cool. Should be a cool build. Please try to keep track of the minutia since these are the little challenges that tend to get overlooked in a build. The big stuff is usually easy to find, but what brackets you made or places you had to cut etc. would be very helpful for the next person.
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Interesting article on the realities of the EV movement 8/22/21

The tough calculus of emissions and the future of EVs

Personally I wouldn't convert a 50 year old Porsche that's increasing in value as is. There are much better newer commuter vehicles to choose from.

The 914 was built as light as possible using the thinnest sheet metal possible. Putting heavy batteries in places it wasn't designed for stresses the chassis. I've seen the cracks. Calling a 914 the perfect donor is a naive lie.

Or swap to a Subaru with a cat and be as clean as a new car without the pitfalls and costs of EV.
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Keep good notes and post them here. I am pretty sure I will go the same way eventually.
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post Aug 22 2021, 06:06 PM
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QUOTE(Chris914n6 @ Aug 22 2021, 12:32 PM) *

Interesting article on the realities of the EV movement 8/22/21

The tough calculus of emissions and the future of EVs

Personally I wouldn't convert a 50 year old Porsche that's increasing in value as is. There are much better newer commuter vehicles to choose from.

The 914 was built as light as possible using the thinnest sheet metal possible. Putting heavy batteries in places it wasn't designed for stresses the chassis. I've seen the cracks. Calling a 914 the perfect donor is a naive lie.

Or swap to a Subaru with a cat and be as clean as a new car without the pitfalls and costs of EV.

excellent article (IMG:style_emoticons/default/chowtime.gif)
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post Aug 22 2021, 06:11 PM
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So nobody else is going to comment on the split window single cab?

what's the story on that?
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post Aug 22 2021, 06:17 PM
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QUOTE(pek771 @ Aug 21 2021, 06:01 PM) *

Hello all
New project. 1970, no rust other than surface rust from 38 years in the Arizona desert.
I am going to convert it to electric.

This is an upload test:

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Are you gonna drop one of those new Ford electric crate motors in it?
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post Aug 22 2021, 06:44 PM
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Pat are you the Pat that did BAE kit on your SC years ago on the bird board?
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post Aug 22 2021, 08:57 PM
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Pat are you the Pat that did BAE kit on your SC years ago on the bird board?


Yup Ben, that's me. My wife said she knew exactly where I was on the track at Watkins Glen from the sound of my 3" M&K muffler!

I an selling that tub, BTW.
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post Aug 23 2021, 07:27 AM
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Are you gonna drop one of those new Ford electric crate motors in it?


If spend you that kind of money you might as well put a Taycan motor in it and keep it Porsche. Of course it would require a whole lot of engineering to transplant. I give the conversion people in England about two years to figure that out. That is where I much of the bolt in swaps being engineered.
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post Aug 23 2021, 07:54 AM
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Congratulations on the new project, looks like a great start..especially being a desert car. I like the early cars - did the seller mention why it has a later front bumper?


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post Aug 23 2021, 08:24 AM
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Congratulations on the new project, looks like a great start..especially being a desert car. I like the early cars - did the seller mention why it has a later front bumper?


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I thought they had those bumper guards even in 1970.
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