This is from an Allison Daytona
Seat back to pedels 38″Seat width 41″cab width at seat back 43 1/2cab width along toe of fire wall 29cab width at front of doors 39cab depth from back of seat to toe of firewall 43″
Also if your building a frame here are a couple of sites to…[Read more]

Just crusing around the internet and found this site might help with an electric build.
http://hackaday.com/2007/10/08/build-your-own-car-from-scrat ch/

Surfing was great…for the guys I was watching from my heated truck!
Yes, there are year round surfers at the NJ Shore…my next door neighbor and his 17 year old son surf almost daily…and I don’t mean the internet.
Personally, I’ve been looking (online) at property near Reidsville, NC and also extreme southern Delaware, near…[Read more]

Dave, my baby is still perched on the jack stands. If photos will help any. My drivetrain is Pinto, the frame is not Ford, but was made for the body as best as I can tell. I can send you pictures if you like. It is snowing today, but should hit 40 on Monday….heat wave! Get out da shorts.

 Mel, Have a safe trip north. I wish it could have been warmer for your stay in Florida. Good luck wrapping up your work and beginning retirement.Soon you will have all the time you want to play in the sun.

Florida is on the 40’s, Mrs Peel has a full gas tank.  Added the Stabil to the gas this morning.
Later this morning she will leave my home to the car hotel where she will live till July.
6AM tomorrow morning The Villages will be in my rear view mirror as we drive north.  Hope to reach Virginia tomorrow night, and back to frozen NY on sun…[Read more]

Doug, that is alot of good info and you really did a nice job. My hats off to you and your creativity. Talk about a sleeper, they’ll never hear you comin’. Thanks for sharing,Will

Dave, I have never seen a pinto frame but I can’t imagine it would differ that greatly from the CMC chevette frame I have a couple of shots of the chevette frame without body in my gallery. Maybe Mark or others familiar with the ford frame could tell you how close it is or isn’t and if it is close I would be happy to send you some more photos and…[Read more]

Dave I have a Daytona Migi VW in the midst of a frame off restoration and a CMC chevette kit that I just started so take this info for what its worth. I hope it helps.The Migi Seat back to pedels 39″seat back width 43″cab wall to wall or side to side at seat back 44.5″ cab width at front of doors 40″bottom of seat back to bottom section of…[Read more]

Ed, you have posted useful info it was your post at the beginning of this thread that showed me what I was up against and how to shorten the cables. The musings are fun too. It is the camaraderie and advice that brought me here and keeps me checking back daily. It is also cool how some of the members have actually gotten together at meets or near…[Read more]

Right now my car is buried in the driveway under a frozen snow covered cover. As soon as it melts on Monday I will be happy to measure anything you need. I will get the above dimensions and any others you need, just let me know.
James

Back again, still planning my build.  I have a question about your TDs.  What is the cockpit width and seat width?  I have looked at some Locost plans for inspiration, but they are quite narrow (and I am not).  What is the dimension of the cockpit floor from the seatback to the pedals?  How much narrower is the footwell area than the pass…[Read more]

We’re just tougher here in the north! Or perhaps crazy.I read today the “real feel” temperature (that’s with the wind chill factor) in Bismarck North Dakota on Wednesday was 52 degrees below zero.NJ will be about a zero with the wind chill this weekend. Heck, that’s down right balmy by comparison!

Hi Ed.Yes to the Frank question. You can also donate via PayPal. There is a link over in the left panel. You do not need your own PayPal account.

 I actually never broke it down,but all of the fabrication for the electrical  we did ourselves. including CNC machined battery boxes. I would guess about $6500.00 for the conversion we bought batteries at wholesale from a friend. Actually EV,s technology isn’t rocket science. It’s  golf cart technology with a few more volts. It’s easier to un…[Read more]

GLOBING WALMING THING ???? Who was that guy !!! and where did he come from ???!!! NOT my side of the state ,2 inches of snow and the coldest in 10 years 5 days below freezing how do you do it in N.J.and up north? —-Dan

Bill, couple noob questions from a noob:1. is it still $30 for the grill badge and $34 for the badge bar-mountable version?2. Do we still send our $$ to

3. (and this is for anyone here): Is Frank Devine in Belleville, IL still the guy to send a few bux to in thanks for keeping the…[Read more]

Thanks Paul. And thanks again Will. Someday I hope to post actual useful info instead of just idle musings/theories.

Doug, you da man! That’s a sweet job, beautiful car, and very much in line with what I was thinking–right down to the batteries in the back, either side of the motor. Alas, your range and speed are both less than I would need. Looks like you’ve got all the batteries that would fit, too. I was thinking I could get at least 8 or 9 up front and 4 in…[Read more]

 Doug, That’s a real neat car you have, looks to be very well done. I checked out your link and pictures along with the cost breakdown but I could not figure out how much went toward restoration and how much it actually cost to do the electric conversion. I don’t mean to be nosey but I guess I am after all.You really do have a one of a kind…[Read more]