My Bro's Electric Car

[Icehouse]

About a year ago I was surfing CL when I saw and Electric car for 2k, it was a 1980 Renault Lecar factory conversion. Knowing my brother is MASSIVELY green I emailed him the link and told him to low ball the guy. Well a month later it was at his house for 800 bucks :) It needed some work but it was a complete driving electric car, that actually only has 8k original miles on it. My bro drove it through 2 sets of used lead acid batteries before switching to Lithium batteries. I helped where I could, mostly welding. Well it now easily drives over 50 miles and tears tire in the rain! Before with the lead acid it couldn't burnout and was slower than any Datsun I have ever owned. So the lesson learned is 1864 technology is just that, new batteries are so amazing! Just to add this for you non-green dudes he knows he isn't saving the world. O and of coarse its slammed, it's a Hino thing :) Now for the pics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[hillbillyhector]

FOOOOK YEA-YUH.

 

I'm feelin the whole approach.

beautiful work on the motor (not engine) bay!

(and I know how you feel about the "green-isms" of putting together an electric...everybody's got something to say (good and bad)...but ultimately you said it: "the thing Tears tire"!!!!

...we gotta line up a meeting of the tweaker-minds, you and I Jeff!

[paradoxx]

are those 2.2v batteries? nice job!

[ggzilla]

Midship engine placement! Just how small was the original engine :P

[Stupid_fast]

That thing looks sweet- is it possible to make the motor actually loud? Thats one thing that I dislike about electric, you just don't get the same feeling with no loud noise from the motor. :(

However my electric RC car screams.

 

The body design looks very light weight, looks to be a pretty sweet car. :D

 

 

What type of suspension does that thing run?

 

Funny that you took the photo at a gas station. :P

[Pedro]

Man that thing looks sweet! haha.

 

And who's aqua coloured 2 door 510 next to it in the gas station? Don't recall seeing a thread about that icehouse?

[DISLEXICDIME]

that thing needs laker pipes it would look bad ass and also be verry funny .

[]2eDeYe]

Damn, that is cool as hell.

 

Is that all we get of the blue car?

 

 

That thing looks sweet- is it possible to make the motor actually loud? Thats one thing that I dislike about electric, you just don't get the same feeling with no loud noise from the motor. :(

However my electric RC car screams.

 

You could find a transmission with straight cut gears. That would make some noise. :D

[nismo dr]

neat

[Icehouse]

FOOOOK YEA-YUH.I'm feelin the whole approach. beautiful work on the motor (not engine) bay! (and I know how you feel about the "green-isms" of putting together an electric...everybody's got something to say (good and bad)...but ultimately you said it: "the thing Tears tire"!!!! ...we gotta line up a meeting of the tweaker-minds, you and I Jeff!

 

 

 

Hector I wish I lived near your shop, I would so write up a resume! You guys build super cool shit and make money doing it. I get involved in quite a few project using my pay is the education though :)

 

 

 

 

 

are those 2.2v batteries? nice job!

 

 

They are the "High Power" batteries. I'm not sure the exact voltage, I think they are around 3.5 or 3.8 per cell when they are charged. I'm trying to talk him into a new controller, 400amps is cool but 1000 would be better :)

 

 

 

That thing looks sweet- is it possible to make the motor actually loud? Thats one thing that I dislike about electric, you just don't get the same feeling with no loud noise from the motor. :(However my electric RC car screams.The body design looks very light weight, looks to be a pretty sweet car. :DWhat type of suspension does that thing run?Funny that you took the photo at a gas station. :P

 

 

It is similar to an RC car, it makes a slight whine at low speeds like a golf cart and under harder acceleration.

 

The suspension is pretty non existent. It's similar to a mini at the moment, bump stoppers!

 

haha yeah I like the gas station photo.

 

 

 

that thing needs laker pipes it would look bad ass and also be verry funny .

 

 

I told him a hydrogen heater with a purge valve, with something to ignite the purged fuel of coarse. Washington with no heater sucks.

 

 

 

2eDeYe' date='26 September 2010 - 08:45 AM' timestamp='1285515924' post='358803']

Damn, that is cool as hell.Is that all we get of the blue car?You could find a transmission with straight cut gears. That would make some noise. :D

 

Dude straight cut gears would be sweet! It will need them if he gets a better controller. everything in the drivetrain is mini.

[Jason]

That's bloody AWESOME Jeff! I almost like it better than the DC '68 2 door ;-)! Nice work!

[Creepy Cruiser]

Very cool.

 

The ragtop in my dime came from one of those.

[fisch]

This thing is rad Jeff! Not going to pull up to another one at the stoplight anytime soon!

 

Damn all those batteries must weigh a ton! (How far will it go on a full charge?)

[Pacific coast Datsun]

Kool! Of course it had to be slammed :cool: Id think the weight of the batteries alone would drop it alot.

[Icehouse]

Thanks guys. My bro did tons of work on it that's for sure. I will post more pics later. The curb weight is 1920 we drove it down to the weigh station yesterday just to see.

[Pumpkn210]

Bitchin! Those are already cool lookin, now its also cool to match!

[Guest DatsuNoob]

Le cool :cool:

[Yakuza]

sweet LeCar ice...

[WAGON JON]

now, this is electrifying!

[Wide14u]

that is cool how fast is it

[skunk]

sweet, i want some video.

im very curious to heat what that little thing sounds like.

[510rob]

Any updates?

[ggzilla]

im very curious to heat what that little thing sounds like.

if you listen very carefully you can hear it... sounds like a car coasting...

[dayton100]

i remember seeing this car going south down west valley before new years.... its is slammed

[inline4]

how much does an electric conversion cost?