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I sent an email to FieroNewbie letting them know that they mistakenly subscribed to the evdl nabble archive and have not properly subscribed to the evdl (their archive posts are not seen by members). I encouraged them to subscribe so that we could have a dialog. This type of thing happens regularly, so I have a sort-of form letter I send out. Most of the time, they get subscribed properly. Or when they try and fail, I ask our beloved sys-admin David, to lend a hand. But FieroNewbie is either afk, has lost interest, or thrown their hands up in frustration. Too bad, there are plenty of read hits, so there are evdl members that would have liked to help them achieve the goals. Leaving a message like this, where one party is not subscribed so that members can't talk to them, really does not work (they really need to get subscribed properly). But allowing for different personalities, I will post some points, and perhaps others will too. It may help FieroNewbie, we do not know (we can't talk to them). But, I hope this effort encourages them to subscribe properly to the evdl.org , and get the free advice and EV information from experienced EV converters/builders. A conversion is not a cheap project, unless you were aiming to only make it move at city street speeds for only a few miles (like a sub-highway speed neighborhood EV, a nEV). I will assume that does not fit your EV driving needs, and you really want an EV that can go 65mph, with a 30+ mile range, and feel safe when mixing it up on the highway. That is going to cost money (and so would fixing up the Fiero as an gas-car, an ice). Until FieroNewbie gets subscribed, I can suggest that they look at all the configurations of Fiero's already converted on evalbum.com Using a search gives: https://www.google.com/search?q=evalbum+fiero Looking at their converted EVs gives the newbie an idea of what components were used, and what performance those gave. Different system voltages, controllers, motors, give different performances at different project costs. BTW, when you do begin your EV conversion project, I suggest you grab a free evalbum page. Then you can reference to it's web page address, URL, in your discussions (and future posts with your progress, etc.). Even if you do not have any pictures yet, just put up the basics so others can know quickly what is happening. Their web pages are very easy, and you do not need to be a programmer to use them. Referencing back to trying to do this on the cheap, it might have been wiser to not have bought the donor, but buy a working but used/pre-owned EV conversion. These can be still found, and at a good price. But you may have to pay to have it hauled home (don't jsut search locally, search nation-wide). If you do get subscribed properly, please post: -where you are (a general idea, i.e.: in UT, etc.)? -what you want your EV to do (what top&cruising-speed, range@65mph, charging-time& @what AC voltage, and at what total project cost)? -state how much mechanical experience you have, and is the work going to be done in a location that can have the donor be dismantled for months+ ? I hope you do get subscribed properly to the evdl.org , we would like to help you. Bruce {EVangel} Parmenter brucedp.150m.com (Near Silicon Valley, south of SF, CA USA) - 1986 Pontiac Fiero conversion Mar 24, 2014; 4:45pm — by FieroNewbie I picked up the Fiero for an EV conversion. It has a fiberglass body that's in good shape but needs a paint job. EV conversion is new to me and I was about to purchase the whole conversion kit from a company in Utah that does EV conversions but when people on the Internet got sticker shock at the $4,000 price tag (I would also have to buy the lead acid batteries for at least $900), they suggested that I purchase the components separately and save a couple of thousand dollars. No one has been helpful in selecting the specific motor, the controller (Paul & Sabrina's controller looks reasonable) and the other parts needed for the conversion. Can anyone help me in selecting the components needed for my project? - -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/1986-Pontiac-Fiero-conversion-tp4668635p4668636.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ 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)
