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Old 01-21-2014, 05:23 PM   #83 (permalink)
American Viking
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Dad's Jetta - '05 Volkswagen Jetta 2.5l package one
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Firstly Merry Christmas to all Secondly I'd like to introduce the new project that i have christened the land yacht! Donor vehicle is a 2001 BMW 520I E39 5 series. Equipped with a 6 cylinder 2.2L petrol engine that has a few minor problems This is going to be replaced with a 13" rebuilt forklift motor , 1200amp controller , 15kw 3 phase charger and a pack of 60 CALB 180Ah grey cells. Let's see what happens ........
I just found this as I explore the forum.
I'm working on doing something similar with my wife's 2002 Lincoln LS.
Its a fine handling car, but it is a gas pig.
I have the factory 5 speed transmission on the shelf so I won't be wasting time with the crap-tastic factory automatic transmission when I convert it.
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