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ELECTRIC - 1980 Volkswagen Vanagon L Westfalia Price: 1
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Selling my Electric 1980 VW Vanagon L Westfalia in-turn to buy a 4x4 Syncro version and I will convert that to electric as well.
Will come with a Fresh Manitoba safety inspection. Ready to drive to your new home.
I've done body work but won't paint it as you will probably want a different colour than the one that I'd choose. Price can reflect that work. Orange is the High-Voltage standard colour.
Never been more happy about the simplicity of this conversion. Not excited to sell the Van, but I learned a lot and have no room for 2 vans so I'd like to see the eVanagon be used by someone else and i'm going to copy this conversion into my new T3 Syncro. I took my time slowly upgrading all the parts of the Van and I hope you appreciate it and carry on the fun work. Would love to see it painted in the future. But who really cares? I use this as a Van + 2 beds so i'm not worried about a mint paint job where you'd cry if you bumped a 2x4 into the side.
It's my daily driver for personal stuff. Has Manitoba collector plates and can transfer that easily. So far, I've put 900 kWh into the machine in 4 years ($89 of electricity in Manitoba @ ~$0.010/kWh). That's at home, the eVan can also supercharge at the highway stations and fully charge in 15-20 mins. Never really winter driven.
Comes with a lifetime subscription to a better app than "A Better Route Planner" that connects to the Van, shows you a fuel gauge, driving range and navigation planner that takes into account charging stations along your route automagically. (I'm a Systems Engineer by day).
No frame rust whatsoever. Tackled a lot of typical rust spots since ownership. 95% of window sills have been touched. Only one left is the driver's rear window. I worked on the worst window sills first. Watch carefully in the photos for the progress on rust. All rust has been treated with Brantho-Korux paint to hold off until a full beautiful paint job is done. One back panel was done all the way to professional primer paint, but as you can see I couldn't decide on a paint colour so we just top coated it. It also tested my seam work. Geometric black shapes because I don't waste Brantho-Korux paint we imported from Germany. Sand that all off, and you're good to go. Seam rust still exists and needs attention, but you know that if you're gonna paint it. Just sand blast the whole thing, choose the right seam sealer and paint it. Current paint follows the High Voltage standard colour of bright orange.
Electric Vehicle System:
Motor: 2015 EM57 - 107hp and 250nm of torque. Van goes like stink. Too fast really.
Battery: 2013 24kWh
VCU: Resolve
The eVanagon comes with lifetime access of tech support from myself if you ever need it. I haven't had to touch a thing since the conversion.
The wiring diagram is ~20 wires, and most are plug and play. Comes with full easy-to-read documentation. It's mostly +12V, GND and CAN bus wires.
You now have an OBD-II port for diagnostics and these diagnositics can be troublsehooted by yourself with a free app on the app store or by a mechanic.
Thanks a lot to Isak and Simon for prepairing all the tech and documentation.
Drivetrain:
- All stock 091 transaxle. 4spd Manual.
1st - Never use it.
2nd - 0 to 60 kph (99% of time in the city. Never need to change gears)
3rd - 60 to 110 kph
4th - 110 - outer space
* Based on Max RPM of 5500rpm limit of one sealed bearing between motor and transaxle.
091 Transaxle was refreshed with all super high quality WeddleIndustries.com parts and help from Mike at Rancho Transaxles. Over $2000 parts bill. Added a main bearing machined steel gasket upgrade while in there. See pictures. With only ever using 2nd in the city, the transaxle should last a lifetime as I never change gears while the drivetrain is under any load.
800 Watts worth of solar panels on roof. Can charge the Van in a few long days. My thinking is it would be nice to be able to go as far as possible on a charge past the last piece of electricity infrastructure, leave the van, come back after long hike or canoe trip and the van would be recharged to get back to electricity. (Yes, this is a thing in Canada and I do it regularly). Note: The van can be charged in about ~12 hours with a standard 110V outlet at any building in the country in an emergency. Sleep in the van if you need to. Only had to do this emergency charge once and the farmer was very nice. Tossed him $5 and a few beers. PlugShare app also shows you "official" hidden spots around the world where people are open to you charging at their house. I've built charging stations and route planning into my app that you'll have a lifetime subscription too.
Has a tablet-type A/V head-unit touchscreen that has Carplay and Android Auto. I never use it but it's there for music. And under the hood is an Android system, so any app works on it. Also means it has a backup camera that is slick when you put the van in reverse. Decent little amplifier in the head unit as well for a couple speakers.
Upgrades:
- Power locks
- Practically ZERO maintenance
- Very simple EV engine. Mounted to stock moustache bar. I really only did an engine swap. Nothing major. No new holes, no welding, nothing.
- Radiator and plumbing
- Rear tire mount
- Battery pack gives the rear bench passengers a foot rest. Ideal
- Fog lights
- High-Current wiring system for front lights.
- Replaced with all lights with LEDs, except driving lights as I havent found a good LED yet that are legal.
- Complete overhaul of transaxle before ever driving it. Weddle parts. Main bearing retainer plate machined in.
- A lot of rust spots taken care of
- New windshield and windshield rust work.
- New back hatch with zero rust on it.
- Very small lightweight 12V battery. Van can be started on a 9V if needed.
- No gas related equipment under the van. Lots of space for extra storage if needed. Batteries should go there somewhere as an upgrade. I will miss all this storage in my syncro project.
- Front brakes and tie rods, upper/lower ball joints, control arm bushings.
- Front suspension bushings. Will need to be redone, and you should upgrade to the poly version.
- Audio/Video head-unit with modern tech.
- Rear view camera
- Aluminum rack mounts. So you can lift a canoe while it's still attached to the rack.
- Can transport four people + 2 canoes. Sleep 4 inside. Pretty ideal.
- 800 Watts of solar. Will need your own inverter system for 120V power
- 2 solar panels that extend to create shade along a track system. Or if you park in the shade, the solar panels can be slid out and extension cabled into the sun. In my new rack design i'd get 3 rows of horizontal solar panels stacked. So 6 panels totalling 2.4kW.
- 16" wheels. Handles so much nicer.
- Behind-the-fridge rust handled. Needs refinishing when you paint.
- Driver and passenger foot wells completely reworked and sealed up from above and below.
- Front Radiator and plumbing added.
- Tailgate is the newer style. You could add power locks to the tailgate.
- Heavy duty trailer hitch w/ trailer wiring.
- Interior is taken out but could put it back in but would need to be modified. Up to you how you want to use the Van. I'd buy this for everyday van, and then buy the trailer Kevin Affleck is selling for your camping adventures. (If I don't buy it first that is). Then that would bump the van up to 4 passemgers, sleep 8 people inside comfortably, or 12 tightly, and transport 4 canoes on the roof. Then 4-8 of your city buddies could join in their city car. Pretty damn ideal.
Inquire by phone or email. Meet up and test drives for anyone with a deposit in-hand. I have a ton more photos for interested parties.
I still need to run the numbers of the conversion. Open to offers anytime.
Securely stored and real-time GPS tracked security system.
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