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A 318 only getting 7mpg something has to be very wrong there. You should be able to just about double that mileage with a carb using a lean burn cruse tune.
I see a few problems with using that HF generator.
Over all it does not make enough power and generators like that are only rated to run continuously at about half load.
According to NEC they define "continuous" as anything more than 20 minutes for wiring. I find that even name brand generators commonly use under sized wiring for what their max power output is.
A new DC motor that could move that van would cost between $1,500 and $2,000 and a DC motor controller would cost at least several hundred.
A used EV drive might cost around the same and you would have to defeat all those OEM proprietary road blocks they install to keep people from using anything but manufacturer original parts in the vehicle or using the motor for anything but powering the vehicle it came in.
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1984 chevy suburban, custom made 6.5L diesel turbocharged with a Garrett T76 and Holset HE351VE, 22:1 compression 13psi of intercooled boost.
1989 firebird mostly stock. Aside from the 6-speed manual trans, corvette gen 5 front brakes, 1LE drive shaft, 4th Gen disc brake fbody rear end.
2011 leaf SL, white, portable 240v CHAdeMO, trailer hitch, new batt as of 2014.
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