I really dig the Lark, and at low speed, you probably have enough brakes. Hard to get parts for though. Maybe set the body on top of an S-10 frame?
Or you could do an '80s Ranger, S-10 conversion or even (parts getting a little scarcer but even lighter) a B2000 or Datsun truck. Maybe an old Chevy Luv. Personally I have a fondness for '80s Japanese 3 doors or 5 door wagons. Very lightweight and good brakes and they come up for sale regularly on Craigslist. Honda Civic wagon or Toyota Corolla wagon are good choices. I'm going to stick with my Nash Metropolitan though. sean On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 5:15 PM, Peter Crisitello <[email protected]> wrote: > Try looking into a 1959 or 1960 Studebaker Lark six cyl. 4 dr. sedan. I seem > to recall quite a few of them populating the junk yards of many of the south > western US states. I believe their GVW was around 2,300 lbs. The V8 > versions came in at 2,910. Removing the 800 lbs. of Studebaker V8 engine and > 150 lbs. of transmission would make an interesting donor as well!? > > > Peter Crisitello > [email protected] > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Bruce EVangel Parmenter > Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 4:53 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [EVDL] Seeking donor models for an under 3000lb conversion > > In California a low speed conversion must weigh under 3000lbs to qualify to > be registered as an nEV (see below). > > I would like to know which donor vehicle brands/models will make a less than > 3000 lb conversion. > 2002 Ford Festiva? > http://wikicars.org/en/Ford_Festiva > > Are there other light curb weight 4dr sedans to consider? > > - > [ref > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVs-16-can-drive-nEV-speed-conversions-lower-speed-lower-co-t-td4660757.html > ] > In California the DMV nEV regs are: > http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d01/vc385_5.htm > > V C Section 385.5 Low Speed Vehicle > Low Speed Vehicle > > 385.5. (a) A “low-speed vehicle” is a motor vehicle that meets all of the > following requirements: > (1) Has four wheels. > (2) Can attain a speed, in one mile, of more than 20 miles per hour and not > more than 25 miles per hour, on a paved level surface. > > (3) Has a gross vehicle weight rating of less than 3,000 pounds. > (b) (1) For the purposes of this section, a “low-speed vehicle” is not a golf > cart, except when operated pursuant to Section 21115 or 21115.1. > > (2) A “low-speed vehicle” is also known as a “neighborhood electric vehicle.” > - > > {brucedp.150m.com} > > -- > http://www.fastmail.fm - Faster than the air-speed velocity of an > unladen european swallow > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > -- Sean Korb [email protected] http://www.spkorb.org '65,'68 Mustangs,'68 Cougar,'78 R100/7,'60 Metro,'59 A35,'71 Pantera #1382 "The more you drive, the less intelligent you get" --Miller "Computers are useless. They can only give you answers." -P. Picasso _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
