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I bought a used late '70s era Eaton motor from a Yale forklift for use in my '65 VW beetle EV. I've tested the motor and it's working great. I have not driven the car yet under electric power - project is not complete. I advanced the brushes 10 degrees and am planning to run it at 96V DC.
Be careful when buying used lift motors - mine came with a hydraulic pump attached and I paid $450 - didn't pull the hydraulic pump 'cause I bought it from a 'reputable' local EV guy. Once I got it home, I realized it doesn't have a traditional shaft sticking out of the motor, it has a recessed slot which engaged a shaft on the hydraulic pump. That necessitated a way over engineered coupling solution to the input shaft on the VW transaxle.
If I were to start over, I'd buy a motor with a plain old shaft and use the traditional lovejoy connector to couple it. Much simpler and less expensive!
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