Vw pickup MAX mpg build!

[Sneakybassturd69]

They also have a 10 year warranty

[oil pan 4]

Other benifets of lithium, as in they are not currently recyclable?

But I use them.
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I think a solar panel bed cover would work rather well as opposed to attaching a solar panel to the roof of some vehicle and using a huge aero penalty.

[Sneakybassturd69]

Their would not be a aero penalty at all with the boat solar panel they are like 3.5 millimeters thick basically a then piece of plexiglass that can contort to the shape of the body panel it's glued to this would be especially beneficial to someone that does not have a truck,

[Sneakybassturd69]

If you build the bed out of solar panels you would be limited to making it flat angle s. I think the boat solar panels are all around better. As far as the lithium batteries not being recycled , chances are by the time that batteries go bad in 8 years or longer the infrastructure will be built to recycle those batteries. Buy that time the hybrid car batteries of today will be being retired thus causing the demand for the batteries to be recycled and giving time for new technology to be developed to make the recycling a easier cost effective process.

[kir_kenix]

Really looking forward to the final result here. I had an early 80's Rabbit truck when I was in high school. It was a rust bucket that burned a ton of oil, but it got great mpg even with a 17 year old driving it.

I hit 50-ish mpg on multiple trips to Michigan from central Nebraska. I attribute that mostly to the rust cutting weight to a bare minimum and the fact that it would barely do 65 mph...usually requiring a hill of some sort. I loved that truck, and it would literally burn anything I put in the tank (or crankcase lol).

Have you already ordered parts, or still looking? When you get to that point, please post a complete parts list...we love that stuff around here.

[Sneakybassturd69]

I plan on taking pictures at every stage of the build I want to make it as easy as possible to follow in the foot steps of this build. Right now I am still taking every thing apart and I am still working on a part s list

[freebeard]

The thin, conformal panels can fit to rounded shapes, but you're still limited by the rectangular outine. See what they do on the solar race cars.

You could use a full tonneau with a curved V-shape of clear plexiglass all the way to the end of the bed (for great visibility) and have a flat roof to put the solar panels on that that could even extend like an inch-thick cab-over over the cab for increased area.

[Sneakybassturd69]

I don't know the cost difference between using plexiglass compared to fiber glass but on my truck I planned on making it kinda like the hatch door on a crx having a 6 in strip of plexiglass going over the top of the tail gate, with a crx I did not think visibly was bad at all with a similar design, also would plexiglass weigh more then fiberglass? The boat solar panels are a lot small dimensions I think I might be able to fit 2 50 watt ones on my roof but I think one would be enough or I can put it on the hood of the truck

[freebeard]

I was thinking plexiglass for a secondary backlight, like the 1948 Studebaker Starlight coupe. The shape would be more like the Rumpler Tropfenwagen than the Template.

At EVTV Motor Verks Store: you can find a flexible 120watt/$245 panel:

EVTV Motor Verks Store: Flexible Solar Panel 120w, Solar, Boat and Golf, 120wsolarpanel

Those are make in China with American-made individual cells that are 3 watt/$8.95

EVTV Motor Verks Store: 1 Sunpower Cell, Solar, Boat and Golf, sunpower

[TedV]

Its a small world. My brother went to NADC and my nephew-in-law is going there now.

Finally at a place I can post some links.

For exhaust options, the best choice for Mk1 cars is at Mk1 VW Performance Exhaust Systems 1982 should have the dual outlet cast manifold so the twin downpipe that attaches to that (hope your studs are not rusted solid) and the 2" stainless pickup system would be great if cost is not a concern. I've ran the aluminized in TN and it will last here. Not sure how it will last where you are. Aluminized is cheaper than the stainless, it performs the same but wont last the same years as SS.

I had a feeling you would have the FF. There are supposedly some diesels running around with a 4.25 final drive instead of the stated 3.89 final ratio. Not sure if myth or fact. You already have one of the tallest geared transmissions. Only thing taller is one with a 3.67 or 3.65 final.

Lots of transmission info at Gear Up!
and 020 GEAR RATIOS The gear charts can help with engine RPM, tire size, and speed estimates. There is an excel spreadsheet on the bottom of the scirocco.org/gears page that you can mix and match all kinds of ways. I still think your best bet with the trans is just change the fluid, make sure your CV's are all in good shape and work on efficiency elsewhere.