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Old 08-29-2008, 08:17 PM   #12 (permalink)
Oval_Overload
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Ok, I just had to register here, I need to help clear things up. I had a very educational conversation with Lee last night. The reason Lee is using old FoMoCo 'super coupes' is because they had a very long production run, they are cheap (no one wants an '89 Cougar ), many parts fit the Sunrise frighteningly well, they have front and rear subframes (all suspension parts come out in one chunk), and the cars are very, very heavy, so the suspension, steering, braking, and drivetrain parts will stand up to the weight of lead batteries. I may be mistaken, but I believe he said that the Sunrise EV2 will tip the scales at a little over 50% of the donor car's GVW
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