Re: [Amc-list] ELECTRO-RAMBLER =revisited=

["Garry Nordstrom" <gasnordstrom@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I sent Brien  tourville an e-mail, that you should read on the electric car, 
tried forwarding it to you but server rejected
Garry
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <hh7x@xxxxxxxxxxx>; "AMC/Rambler owners,drivers and fans." 
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Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 8:11 PM
Subject: Re: [Amc-list] ELECTRO-RAMBLER =revisited=


> Yeah, I saw the Concord go across the blocks on evilbay.
> I wish I'd have bought it, but it is in the hands of a true AMC guy so 
> good enough!
> WVU has an extensive alternate fuels program, so I could have twisted some 
> arms to get it going again too.
>  I'm thinking a little American on Skinny 15" tires, no frills, maybe 
> shoot for overpowering it jsut to keep the hotrodder in me happy. Plus 
> it'll increase it's range.
>  On the way home it occured to me how much stiff I have laying here that 
> would work for the driveline in an American, Bellhousing that is cracked 
> at the starter mounting hole, perfect for electric as no starter is 
> needed! T-4 trans, enough left overs stuff to go to a T5. a set of 15X4" 
> stude wheels. Lots of lightweight stuff.
>   I have no intention of building for on the road recharging, no A/C, No 
> P/W, Power locks etc; Maybe even go so far as to rhinoline the floors and 
> leave out all the soundinsulation.
>  Just a down and dirty transportation piece. Then I could add luxury 
> if/when I had a fee lfor what I truly wanted. Some of the things I've seen 
> done in electric conversions confuses me. One thing is the people add a 
> small reservoir and inline water heater to allow use of the factory heater 
> core and box. Seems like a Lot of effort to heat water to heat air? I'd 
> investigat some sort of resistance units that simply heat the air in the 
> first place! I'd also try to rework the floor pans to accept the batteries 
> in ways to keep them low and try and balnce the car.
>   Back to range. I don't drive more then 40 miles on a daily basis, so 
> range shgould be easy to manage. Ideally I'd like to get it worked up to 
> cover about 75 miles to allow trips to my mother-in-laws and our cabin on 
> Deep Creek lake, Md. Both places are about 50 miles so a recharge would be 
> needed before the return trip, but we seldom spend less then 4 hours at 
> either place for any reason, so depending on charger setups I think all of 
> these goals are reachable.
>  Just dreaming for now.
>
> --
> Mark Price
> Morgantown, WV
> 1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
>
> -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: "Brien Tourville" <hh7x@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>
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>> My other
>>   thought is to use my car building skills to build an electric
>> Rambler!!!
>>     Now that would be just plain cool!
>>
>>
>> Mark Price
>>
>>
>>
>> <~~!>
>>
>>
>>
>> Hail Yes Price ! - ;)
>>
>> I watched this TV show where an  electric 'sportscar' put away a V12
>> FERRARI from a dead stop - blew it into the WEEDS - and kept
>> going........BlaZzing!
>>
>> The new battery tech - we need info / supplier[s].
>>
>> Electric Motor - we need some info. & supplier[s].
>>
>> Small gas / diesel motor to run the recharger - info / supplier[s]
>>
>> Rercharger system - info / supplier[s]
>>
>>
>> A NG conversion isn't worth the headache now that the price
>> is almost that of regular gasoline - which happened when
>> the NG powered fuel cell was announced as ready for market.........
>>
>> LPG is not on the map anymore either.....
>>
>> And I want to keep a fast AMC..........that can go
>> to the shows......... so hmm.......
>>
>> I rode in a Prius......... a pressed Tomatoe Can on
>> garden tractor suspension..........flimsy -
>> no way worth what
>> is being paid by those 'capable yuppies with
>> a Green bent' .
>>
>> Wonder which AMC bell housing will work with
>> a 'winder'........ any 'Slot Car Veterans' on the List ?
>>
>>
>>
>>         =Bt=
>>   milnersXcoupe
>>    "The Heretic"
>>
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