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SXX360 · Joined: 07 Mar 2009 Posts: 36 Location: Adams, NY

i hope he didnt take the motor out of it to do that...
he would've made more money then he will lose now trying to sell it

not to mention the weight of the lead-acid batteries, to him it might handle nice. but to all of you guys would say it handles like crap.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ALL-ELECTRIC-1980-Porsche-924_W0QQitemZ300311554211QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_Cars_Trucks?hash=item300311554211&_trksid=p4506.c0.m245&_trkparms=72%3A317%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318
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AppleBit · Joined: 16 Nov 2002 Posts: 1516 Location: Minneapolis, MN

Sorry, but that car sucks. First, lose the "ELECTRIC" all over the car...

Second - if you are going to drive a vehicle, it has to have more of a range then 60 miles (driving at 50 MPH) - that's at a full charge. I drive 40 miles per day (at an average of 60 MPH). At 60 mph, there is no way I'd make it home cauz the range would drop significantly.
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ideola · Joined: 01 Oct 2004 Posts: 15550 Location: Spring Lake MI

What a shame. All that effort for 60 mile range. I just don't get it.

Judging by the sprayed over 931 badge panel vents, it's probably a really crappy paint job too.

Wonder if he still has the 931 bits...
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Rich H · Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 11:57 pm Post subject:

Would do for me if it will do 80 and get there reasonably quickly (0-60 in sub 10 secs?) I drive 12 miles to work every day so would be ideal.

that install is rubbish though! Whats that great big lump in ther boot? Why not strip the back seats out and extend the load bay forward, then put the batts (I assume thats what the lump is) under there.
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77Porsche924 · Joined: 28 Feb 2008 Posts: 168 Location: Aldergrove B.C.

Seems like he neutered it...

I mean, now ya can't shift and get that feeling of power in your hands...

Now ya can't go over 120kph....

No long trips into the sunset? Why not just convert a honda civic to electric? Something already neutered...

D.
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ideola · Joined: 01 Oct 2004 Posts: 15550 Location: Spring Lake MI

I just spoke to the seller over the phone. The story is, he found the 931, which was drive-train-less but had a good chassis, and a 924 NA with a complete drive train but rotted chassis in a local junkyard and snagged them both. He then combined the bits he needed from the NA parts donor to make the electric vehicle.

So, no 931 drivetrain components to be had.

However, he has the complete motor, exhaust and trans setup from the NA, still in the chassis. He is willing to part it out or sell it whole. Since I have no interest in NA stuff, I neglected to ask him the year of the NA, and we didn't discuss price. But for some of you in the area, I'm sure he's anxious to get the "scraps" out of his way, might be worth checking into.

His name is David, and you can reach him here: Rocketracer3 AT aol DOT com
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StienbargerR · Joined: 28 Oct 2005 Posts: 1362 Location: Richmond, IN

i saw that a few days ago too. I wasn't really impressed either. If you look closely, he seems to have added some boxy body work to fit more batteries around the front valance, and near the spare tire well. Picking that car up would be a real pita too, you would have to trailer it if you were going further than 60 miles.

Then again, I am super biased, I really don't think electric (only) cars are very practical at all. I mean 60 miles is ok if you commute a short ways, but that's it. Why bother with a sports car.. just my opinion
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secretsquirrel · Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 6:18 pm Post subject:

Special Offer, 1 x reallllly long extension lead and charger.....

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CorsePerVita · Joined: 25 Jul 2008 Posts: 1992 Location: Redmond, Oregon

You couldn't pay me enough to put "ELECTRIC" vinyls all of my car. That'd be sorta like buying a Prius and putting "PRIUS!" all over the sides and painting it purple or pink. To each his own i suppose LOL!
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924guy · Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 11:57 pm Post subject:

this guy is local to me...i might drop him a note and see what he wants for the engine...
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