Comments on: Electric VW Bus Part 1

By: taterfamine

taterfamine — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:43:44 +0000

i'm using a 144 volt dc motor that i bought from EVA (electric vehicles of america). i built the components to connect the motor to the tranny. i used the original clutch, but took out all the friction material. i made the adapter out of aluminum and bolted the clutch plate to that which connects to the tranny. then i keyed the motor shaft to the adapter. it's a direct drive system.
hope that helps

By: hypobaric5000

hypobaric5000 — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 19:02:22 +0000

what kind of electric motor is that and where can I find all the parts to connect it to the tranny?

By: taterfamine

taterfamine — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:17:16 +0000

i knew an old-timer that had a single cab splitty that i was looking at, but he died and his wife got it. she then sold it fo 100 bucks.
made me cry.

By: mellotrongirl

mellotrongirl — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:50:46 +0000

Oh wow! What a project! Congratulations…from a Datsun EV owner and the owner of a couple spliity VW buses. I figure that a single cab would be a good candidate for an EV conversion–all the components in the treasure chest area & a good low center of gravity. Of course betles/bugs can zip around nice on seven/eight flooded lead-acid car typr batteries on around 72 volts