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Goldjason Samba Member
Joined: August 02, 2015 Posts: 1 Location: New Jersey
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Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2015 11:06 am Post subject: adapter plate for conversion to electric vehicle |
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IS there a company that makes the adapter plate for the conversion of vanagon to ev. I want to preserve the clutch and 4 speed manual shift.
If someone already has the dimensions it would save me a lot of time rather than try to customize a new adapter. Thanks |
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DAV!D Samba Member
Joined: September 10, 2013 Posts: 979 Location: EL CAMINO
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Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2015 2:21 pm Post subject: |
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Couldn't you just buy a adaptor plate for a engine conversion and then drill mounting holes for the electric motor? Not sure how you would do the clutch though..
There is a guy on YouTube that has built a EV split window. I'm not sure what he uses for his power plant but somehow he was getting ahold of Telsa batteries.
Edit.. This is the guy with the EV split window,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UeVsHmKAFA
There was also a guy which was using Telsa stuff to convert a vanagon, but I think his project is halted. _________________ 86 Syncro Build - Ecotec Motor Swap - Pop Top Conversion - Camper Build & Syncro Conversion |
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termuehlen Samba Member
Joined: May 02, 2012 Posts: 993 Location: Redwood City
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Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2015 2:40 pm Post subject: |
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Small Car Performance in Tacoma WA was also involved with converting VW Bugs into electric vehicles. That entity was called NewLeaf EV. Since they have experience with Vanagon adapter plates and building EVs, they should be able to help out. _________________ 1988 Westfalia automatic Subaru OBD1
1986 syncro tintop wbx |
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comet42 Samba Member
Joined: February 27, 2012 Posts: 66 Location: Santa Fe, NM
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Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2015 8:53 pm Post subject: |
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This for-profit outfit successfully converted a Doka. There are some neat YouTube videos of it being driven around on the web (user: ev4u). I'm guessing they must have developed a template for the adapter plate?
http://www.ev4unow.com/VWBeetleConversions.html
Good luck and keep us posted on your progress (build thread?) _________________ 86 Doka (Suby 2.2)
02 Eurovan Weekender (sold)
73 Squareback (sold)
79 Bus - Champagne Edition (sold) |
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WLD*WSTY Samba Member
Joined: November 04, 2009 Posts: 438 Location: Arizona
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Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2015 7:27 pm Post subject: |
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Darn, I thought this thread was about converting a Vanagon to a Eurovan... _________________ '82 SyncroWesty, the first ever conversion.'06 Subaru 2.5L |
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