alt Hacker NewsEvery plausibly cool electric car innovation leads me to the same thought: “5-10 years from now, the restomod potential will be wild once these come down in cost.” For this, I am imagining retrofitting a Pontiac Fiero to reduce as much weight as possible and see if extended flight becomes possible.
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throwway120385 • today at 3:49 PM
I'm going to replace the differential and the automatic transmission in my truck with a 4-cylinder engine and an electric transmission.
ardit33 • today at 3:37 PM
Number 1 problem is battery weight though. Not electric motors.
I have a 84 w123 300D, and would love to add some more power to it. Lightweight hub motors would be great, but any decent size battery would be at least 200lbs+, which is hard to do on a old chasy.
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Here’s a build series of an ex-Apple/NASCAR/Tesla engineer turned YouTuber swapping Tesla Model 3 drivetrain to a 50s Jag.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoTU9_iCGa6i_C38pwQyg0pBG...