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woodsmith · 08-23-2009, 10:02 AM

OK, a good range of replies there.

I do like the look of the wing, I must admit, and removing it will leave holes in the body work including a big one where the body of the electric aerial sits.
However, I've been told that I could sell it for £100 and that would return 25% of the cost of the car. But then there is the cost of the respray to add to the cost of the conversion if I start doing body work.

OK, what I will do is to leave the wing for the time being and wait until it is running. I will then try my set commute with and without (with the holes taped over) to see who is right about the drag at 60mph.

There will be a load of LiFePO4 batteries up front in place of the spare, eventually, so I am hoping that will add weight to the front end. Equally there will be a load of batteries under the boot behind the rear wheels too as well as over the motor.

I have been thinking of changing the wheels, again to recover some of the cost. I could offer them to the owners club in exchange for a set of standard alloys and some cash. Or I could make up a set of 50's style aluminium moon disks to cover them.

I have a project thread here on the diyelectriccar.com forum if you want to follow it to see how I got to where I am now.

Robchalmers, where abouts are you? I'm in Eccles.

08-23-2009, 10:02 AM	#13 (permalink)
woodsmith EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Manchester UK Posts: 26 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 2 Posts	OK, a good range of replies there. I do like the look of the wing, I must admit, and removing it will leave holes in the body work including a big one where the body of the electric aerial sits. However, I've been told that I could sell it for £100 and that would return 25% of the cost of the car. But then there is the cost of the respray to add to the cost of the conversion if I start doing body work. OK, what I will do is to leave the wing for the time being and wait until it is running. I will then try my set commute with and without (with the holes taped over) to see who is right about the drag at 60mph. There will be a load of LiFePO4 batteries up front in place of the spare, eventually, so I am hoping that will add weight to the front end. Equally there will be a load of batteries under the boot behind the rear wheels too as well as over the motor. I have been thinking of changing the wheels, again to recover some of the cost. I could offer them to the owners club in exchange for a set of standard alloys and some cash. Or I could make up a set of 50's style aluminium moon disks to cover them. I have a project thread here on the diyelectriccar.com forum if you want to follow it to see how I got to where I am now. Robchalmers, where abouts are you? I'm in Eccles.