The Neon would also be a good conversion. The body does look like its in very descent shape, and it sounds like it'll run enough to not have to tow it home.
1995 Neon
curb weight - 2380 lbs
Cd - 0.33
I browsed through craigslist quickly too searching for 'bad engine' and 'blown engine'. There isn't a ton to choose from.
Looks like the lighter the vehicle, the better. I am going to try to keep it around a ton or less. I think that Neon would be about as big as I would want to go.
I have noticed that with most lines of vehicles, they get heavier and more expensive and the model years go by. Supossedly, consumers demand more and more luxuries, A/C, bigger engine, etc.
I have heard that EV converters should try to get earlier models of cars over later ones.
I think the weight of the Miata is a good example of this.
Ideally, I am looking for the cheaper the better.
However, I did learn with the electric motorcycle conversion that a lot of little things wrong will take a lot of time and money to fix.
I think this time, I am going to spend more time looking around to find something that ONLY has a bad engine, and not much else wrong with it.
I am currently saving up a big pile of cash to wave under the nose of the seller for when the right vehicle comes along.
If your looking for lightweight I think the CRX or Metro are going to be the best bet. They both comes in well under 2000 lbs I believe. I'm sure others here know much more about them. I'm more of a Toyota nut.
You missed some doozeys! Dontcha really want a Ford Aspire? I know, I know... rolling easter egg - bumper cars- just need a back pole......
I must be a rarity to like these re-badged Kias; but Craigslist usually has these pretty low. Sure enough $399, and a couple $800 "in mint condition!" (yeah, right...) here is a link to one-
Today I got a call from the office person at the Medical College (the place selling the forklift)
She was trying to figure out how to properly selling the forklift without them having to collect sales tax and also covering their a$$ for liability.
It looks like I am going to get a receipt for $500 for "Misc Lab Services" and a second page with a memo saying that it is for "forklift salvage - NOT to be used as a forklift"
Works for me.
On a "homebuilt" vehicle, you do need to show where you got the parts from for the engine, transmission, and frame. Since mine will just be a conversion, I don't have to worry about that.
I am still currently arranging for getting a big truck and trailer over there to pick this thing up.
You missed some doozeys! Dontcha really want a Ford Aspire? I know, I know... rolling easter egg - bumper cars- just need a back pole......
I must be a rarity to like these re-badged Kias; but Craigslist usually has these pretty low. Sure enough $399, and a couple $800 "in mint condition!" (yeah, right...) here is a link to one-
there are a number of good books out there on electric cars, Convert It is one of them, New Electric Vehicles is another one of them, of course they are both older, but the basics are simaler.
I know, I know... rolling easter egg - bumper cars- just need a back pole......
