Yahoo I finally get to post. This is my 69th car. I am not quite that old. First car was a 58 ghia. My current project is a 63 bug. So far I have extended the front 10 inches and rebuilt the mechanicals. I have been building batteries for the past four months. Yes it is true this will be an electric rod. I am using a not very common a123 type cell that I am combining into a five pack to equal a 100ah lithium battery. I have put painted aluminum diamond plate along the bottom sides of the car....mostly to cover up theholes in the side...but kinda looks ok. I will be building fairings on the front wheels....yeah kinda different. Not sure if I will be using fiberglass or aluminum. Rear engine cover is louvered. I would like to chop four inches.....not capable of the task myself. Cannot imagine how much it would cost to have done. Will probably end up finding a chopped bug without drivetrain that I could afford and transfer all my stuff to the chopped bug. Fun stuff at any age.
Phil
Finished batteries yesterday. Have rebuilt tranny from the Sacramento Bugarama. Just need to start some assembly. The motor adapter and coupler are finished, that took my friend and I four months to build. He has a machine shop , and oh by the way he is blind. They turned out great almost an interference fit....perfect.
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