RANT: Electric Conversions, Not what you think...... Options

[KaptKaos]

There's a fellow selling a motor in the classifieds. Here's the link:

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=92077

Seems normal enough. I assume, maybe wrongly, that this person is using the car for an electric conversion.

I have no issue with people converting their cars to electric motors. However, I am wondering if it is reasonable to ask or inform the people that are looking to do this to please try to use '76 cars? This is particularly important in California, as the smog checks in California aren't required on Pre-76 cars.

There are two counter arguments that I can think of and they are:

1) '76 cars are fairly rare, and therefore either more expensive and/or harder to find.
2) The point of an electric conversion is to reduce emissions, so using a car that has higher emissions makes more sense.

I am not sure if this is practical/possible/reasonable/feasible, so I figured that I'd ask.

Am I out of line here?

Please note that I mean no ill will to the seller above.

[Chris Pincetich]

BE THE CHANGE!

For those that wait until it is the "best decision" you will be content to be another sheep in the flock. Our country was founded by rebel risk takers and I hope I some day save enough $$$ to do an EV 914!

Right now, I'd rather keep the 914 as budget cafe racer and do an EV mini-pickup with batteries in the bed = simple fab, cheap, easy, done!

If you are the type of guy who will stop in Walmart and tell a woman how to raise her kids, then go ahead and say ONLY 1976 914s for EVs....if your that type it fits. Otherwise, if it's your car, you can do what you please to it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

Unmolested stock 914s are getting more unique every day (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)