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Old 07-17-2011, 01:29 PM   #95 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by cleanspeed1 View Post
I know that I am coming to the tail end of all of this, but it has been done.

I am going to purchase the plans for myself, since most of what I do now is inner city driving and I need to have something that works better than Hitoshi ( my Honda ).

I'll keep everyone posted.
Definately keep us posted, my guess is most serial conversions done end up being a small testbed.

If your just tooting around town and can keep weight under 2k I would opt for a 48v DC military generator setup (as opposed to all the complex BS with AC->DC), attach it to a small yanmar or some other reliable efficient diesel.

Both my little EV's the 2400lb miles and the 1300lb C-car go past 30mph with 48v, so it should be usable if you can keep weight down, just don't expect to be pulled through your seat.

If you can find a post WWII aircraft starter generator source I can't say I've ever found one myself though many old schoolers talk about them, they work well also.

good source of diesel gennys is govliquidation.com And remember the diesel engine and the genset are usually sold separately.

Good Luck
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