I know this sounds like the destruction of all that muscle cars stand
for, but has anyone heard of modifying classic cars to go all "green."
There has recently been a lot of hype about retro-fitting modern cars
like jettas, saturns, and other cars with electric motors. Does anyone
know of this being successfully done in a classic mustang? Thanks

Concerned about the earth,
Adam

"Seybertron" <adam.seybert (AT) usma (DOT) edu> wrote:



No, but I'm smart enough to know that if we dont start building modern
nuclear power plants then all this talk about 'green electric cars' is a
joke!

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Yeh, I'm a Krusty old Geezer, putting up with my 'smartass' is the price
you pay..DEAL with it!

"Seybertron" <adam.seybert (AT) usma (DOT) edu> wrote

Electric motors can have huge torque, they just cost a lot, and need lots of
current to do it.

I'm glad to hear that there are others out there that recognize the
need for nuclear power plants. I am a nuclear engineering major at the
United States Military Academy. Nuclear technology is the way of the
future....but I can't run my mustang on atoms yet

"Seybertron" <adam.seybert (AT) usma (DOT) edu> wrote:


Yeah... But you COULD charge the battery with it. With almost NO CO2
emissions

Most greens dont have a clue about conversion efficiencies... that's why
they still babble on about ethanol and dual-fuels, which basically do
nothing but line the pockets of the major corparations they profess to
hate, until those corps get into us so much that they are nationalized,
that is...

--
Yeh, I'm a Krusty old Geezer, putting up with my 'smartass' is the price
you pay..DEAL with it!

"Seybertron" <adam.seybert (AT) usma (DOT) edu> wrote:

And gee!!!!

I violated my own creedo, 'Google FIRST!' I didnt because, as a tech hip
young'un, I thought you would have:

http://www.pengelly.net/electric_vehicles.htm

Got it in FIVE seconds!

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Yeh, I'm a Krusty old Geezer, putting up with my 'smartass' is the price
you pay..DEAL with it!

Seybertron wrote:
Not a Mustang. But here's a couple of guys building an electric
Daytona Coupe.

http://ssinc.us/kitcar/

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2001 Dodge Dakota QC 5.9/4x4/3.92
1966 Mustang Coupe - Daily Driver
1965 FFR Cobra - 427W EFI, Damn Fast.

On 28 Oct 2006 00:35:48 -0700, "Seybertron" <adam.seybert (AT) usma (DOT) edu>
wrote:

The Arizona DOT shop built a Fox Body Mustang electric car about 10
years ago. They got a DPS 5sped 5.0LX that was going to go to auction
and turned it into a battery powered conversation piece for a few
years. I think something broke in it because I recall looking at it
when it was finally auctioned off and it was not operable. Had it
been in working condition I would have considered buying it. I almost
wish I had anyway.

A couple of years ago a couple from Fountain Hills, Az built a 50h.p.
(IIRC) '89 vert from a wrecked 4 cyl car. It was a nice job. We
invited them to our club meeting, but they thought we wouldn't like it
being converted to electric. Never saw them again.

Hank

On 28 Oct 2006 00:35:48 -0700, "Seybertron" <adam.seybert (AT) usma (DOT) edu>
wrote: