Finding problems in an electric VW Beetle, converted using our bolt-in kit.

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Electric Classic Cars

Electric Classic Cars

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@rubbersoul3723
@rubbersoul3723 Жыл бұрын
American watching from the State of Rhode Island in the U.S.-never owned a VW of any year, but-great car-great conversion, fun, interesting review-and wholesome diversion from the very dark, disturbing events happening in Ukraine-PEACE- BRO! 😇
@spudproductions7606
@spudproductions7606 Жыл бұрын
Thanks 👍😀
@tylersanders6080
@tylersanders6080 Жыл бұрын
Hard to believe that car with a modern electric motor. Truly is an amazing piece!
@andrewcumming6319
@andrewcumming6319 Жыл бұрын
Its strange seeing a beetle drive along without that familiar engine note. Awesome car and conversion.
@MattTester
@MattTester Жыл бұрын
Lovely car, with the whoosh of the motor it really seems like the car of future they envisioned in 1957. The owner really should be over the moon with the result.
@spudproductions7606
@spudproductions7606 Жыл бұрын
Motor sounds great 👍👍
@pug2052
@pug2052 Жыл бұрын
Not wanting to start an argument here or having a go at anyone but I really don’t understand the electrifying classic cars I must say for us the engine is part of the charm of the car the sound the smell and the feel of the engine added together with the looks and the interior feel gives a classic the charm and in some cases nostalgia
@ronniemullis8717
@ronniemullis8717 10 ай бұрын
For Old School Style and modern power, I love it. To each his own.
@BikeFlips
@BikeFlips 3 ай бұрын
The smell is flipping horrible, I don't know how anyone can be nostalgic for that.
@pug2052
@pug2052 3 ай бұрын
@@BikeFlips go and buy a euro 6 then they don’t have any smell
@BikeFlips
@BikeFlips 3 ай бұрын
@@pug2052 that somewhat misses the point that this is a 1950s beetle
@pug2052
@pug2052 3 ай бұрын
@@BikeFlips it doesn’t miss the point if you don’t like part of the charm of an old car then don’t get one get a euro 6 one
@theowink
@theowink Жыл бұрын
The noise and the looks made the beetle . I remember hearing my dad coming home
@elchinator
@elchinator Жыл бұрын
Dang! When I was a child, I used to sit in the space behind the backseats! Children nowadays don't even have that chance! Because of regulations and seatbelts and and and of course...
@freeheeler09
@freeheeler09 Жыл бұрын
It is great to see these old cars given respect and a new life! I’m a big fan of preserving history by adapting it to be used in the present!
@freeheeler09
@freeheeler09 Жыл бұрын
As an American, I of course want to put one of these electric conversions into an old pickup truck!
@kevin-haggerty
@kevin-haggerty Жыл бұрын
I'm 43 years old and i grew up sitting on my moms lap for the "safety seat" , then by six years old i was changing brakes and helping my dad pull the engine on all of the five they owned. You have turned one of the greatest cars ever made into an even better one. Cheers !!!
@genestatler2514
@genestatler2514 Жыл бұрын
That App for adjusting horsepower and regenerative braking and whatever is fantastic!!! All the best from Gene in Tennessee.
@spudproductions7606
@spudproductions7606 Жыл бұрын
Hi Gene 👍😀
@ElectricClassicCars
@ElectricClassicCars Жыл бұрын
Thanks 👍
@genestatler2514
@genestatler2514 Жыл бұрын
@@spudproductions7606 You produce very good, professional videos. Love 'em!!
@genestatler2514
@genestatler2514 Жыл бұрын
@@ElectricClassicCars I love watching you convert beautiful older classics into modern electric drive.
@spudproductions7606
@spudproductions7606 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Gene, glad you like our channel. And thanks for the kind words. 👍😀
@ride4adventure
@ride4adventure Жыл бұрын
Gorgeous conversation, a few tweaks and it will be a stunner.
@chris6770
@chris6770 Жыл бұрын
Squeaky - good nickname for the bug 😂
@mikkotor
@mikkotor Жыл бұрын
And this one in particular had a LOT to say 😁
@ElectricClassicCars
@ElectricClassicCars Жыл бұрын
Perfect. 😁👍
@Giuseppe_De_Bellis
@Giuseppe_De_Bellis Жыл бұрын
Nothing against these conversions, they keep old cars alive. But let's bear in mind that thay have the "safety" of their times.. no crumpling zones, rigid steering columns, no energy absorption structures, often no seatbelts.. no headrests , the brakes are what they are. My 1971 Mini cooper is such a fun to drive, but still I hope nothing happens on the road..
@vro1899
@vro1899 Жыл бұрын
With the prevalence of faulty airbags grenade-ing in a crash (multi-millions in the US alone) I wouldn't feel significantly safer in a new car, while the beetle is a deathtrap, I'm not convinced modern cars aren't also deathtraps. Especially given how everything on the road seems to be an overblown SUV nowadays...
@douglas_drew
@douglas_drew Жыл бұрын
@Giuseppe De Bellis • I agree that my old VW Beetles (1959 & 1962) were nowhere near as safe as our modern vehicles, but I always thought it would be fun to have another, especially one that could get out of it's own way. Traveling to Virginia from western New York last weekend, a motorcyclist blew by at an incredible speed on a 70mph limit expressway, reminding me of my 50 years as an ex-cyclist (because too many auto drivers were trying to kill me). Everything is relative.
@Giuseppe_De_Bellis
@Giuseppe_De_Bellis Жыл бұрын
@@douglas_drew Hi Douglas, agree. I also would like another Mini, or even an older car. Just because they are "old", they really are "machines" to drive, and this Is why i love cars. At the same time, all in those vehicles is in proportion, i mean brakes are right for the power of the engine(i really appreciate the possibility of this transformation to set the Power with the tablet, though). Road holding capabilities are right for the frame they have. Simply very often I see a mighty electric motor that can undermine the car balance (brakes, If you consider regenerative breaking also may not be an issue..). Being a biker, I agree, you can risk your life evn more, especially if you go super fast, still you are very vulnerable by the other drivers. This Is something that would scarr me going around an old car with too many cell phone distracted drivers on the road. Have a great day! Cheers from Italy!
@superliegebeest544
@superliegebeest544 Жыл бұрын
Still humanity survived somehow the age of no seatbelts. Ect. How about motorcycles? People still drive those. A car like this is perfectly safe. Its not made to go on the highway. Its just for countryroads and shoppingmall tours.
@marcelpursche5339
@marcelpursche5339 Жыл бұрын
Because of it’s long production time there are some safety features that can be retrofitted in a Beetle. For example VW introduced a safety steering column in 1967 and onwards that can be modified to fit older models. Same for 3 point safety belts. Of course it’s never gonna be as safe as a car build today but there is still a lot of room for improvement.
@christian_swjy
@christian_swjy Жыл бұрын
That is one fine looking Beetle. wow
@mattsimon931
@mattsimon931 Жыл бұрын
I've never been to Wales or the UK, but that scenery is beautiful. The car is amazing, well done.
@spudproductions7606
@spudproductions7606 Жыл бұрын
Thanks 👍😀
@stephenbrickwood1602
@stephenbrickwood1602 Жыл бұрын
Cattle grid in the middle of nowhere, very Australian. 😊😊
@AmarilioSongWriter
@AmarilioSongWriter Жыл бұрын
It's so beautiful... stunning
@Jagermonsta
@Jagermonsta Жыл бұрын
even with a squeaky suspension, it still sounds amazing - it's like an art deco space ship with wheels
@wwilll
@wwilll Жыл бұрын
It’s always nice when you can get two fingers in, to tight otherwise.
@motioncompensation1544
@motioncompensation1544 Жыл бұрын
The stereo is probably actuality mono. There was only one speaker in the old bugs.
@TheoWink-wh8st
@TheoWink-wh8st 10 ай бұрын
Never need a spare wheel in my live,use that space! Clean build btw!
@pdmark311
@pdmark311 Жыл бұрын
might need to build one now.
@wythes.
@wythes. Жыл бұрын
Great & exciting way to keep classic cars alive in an easier to maintain and more eco-friendly way
@graemejohnson9025
@graemejohnson9025 Жыл бұрын
If you can't drive a manual. Buy a Yaris Automatic.. Don't screw up a classic and make it electric.. You do know that more co2 is blurted mining the stuff for batteries, than producing a normal ice car. You wankers..
@ivan747100
@ivan747100 Жыл бұрын
You should swap over the wiper arms - they've been transposed at some point during the restoration process - the one on the driver's side (with the upward tilt) should actually be fitted on the passenger side - and the one on the passenger side (with the downward tilt) should be over on the driver's side.
@johnt.848
@johnt.848 Жыл бұрын
The problem is the steering wheel is on the passenger side, move to to the right where it should be and problem solved.
@donelmore2540
@donelmore2540 Жыл бұрын
Good eye on the wiper arms! Now I’ll have to go check my ‘64 to see if they are right. I’ll also take a tape measure to check my fender height on each side. I don’t have a British Standard Test Finger. LOL
@nickmorton8998
@nickmorton8998 Жыл бұрын
Unfortunately that’s how they came from the factory. They were all made right hand drive and minimal parts and costs were used to convert them to left side drive for western markets.
@johnt.848
@johnt.848 Жыл бұрын
@@nickmorton8998 I think you meant to say they were all made left hand drive etc, but even that is incorrect.
@MrGMawson2438
@MrGMawson2438 Жыл бұрын
Cracking looking Beetle
@leonardosimm3536
@leonardosimm3536 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful looking car.
@ElectricClassicCars
@ElectricClassicCars Жыл бұрын
We agree!
@leonida257
@leonida257 Жыл бұрын
Wonderful work. If it wasn’t for the safety and for the price I would not hesitate a second to buy one
@paulbennett4548
@paulbennett4548 Жыл бұрын
Brilliant conversion lads , loved the turbo whine on the long shots. To the Bat Bug .....................
@ElectricClassicCars
@ElectricClassicCars Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@key2adventure
@key2adventure Жыл бұрын
I went on holiday for three weeks several times during the 60s in a car exactly like this. But it it wouldnt be possible in this converted car as we were four people with luggage, thats a pity. Anyway, its a nice conversion.
@joep4224
@joep4224 Жыл бұрын
What a beautiful build. I'm tempted to replace the old kerosene sewing machine in the boot of my '69.
@ronkemperful
@ronkemperful Жыл бұрын
Ahh! Your video brings back melancholic memories of my old 56 VW Convertible. My dad bought it new and we kept it in the family for 30 years until we could no longer find anyone capable of servicing it in the area that I lived. Boy it was fun to drive and with a deep green metallic paint, ivory-colored top, white-walled tires, and a colored matching dash; it was the most beautiful car ever. Being a convertible it would have been a perfect choice to electrify. Great video!
@thorbjrnhellehaven5766
@thorbjrnhellehaven5766 Жыл бұрын
I just love electric conversions, regardless if it is a classic car or any vehicles. I wish for more preapproved kit modules to be used with basically any vehicle. To make conversion of any vehicle fairly easy, with less paperwork to get it road legal. Lists of preapproved combinations of motor, iverter, battery, charger, cooling. etc. The only barrier for approval should be if the motor is too powerful for the tructure, if it can rip itself appart. I want to convert a petrol ATV, I would love some "off the shelf" parts, to choose from. - Hub mitors, axles motor with/without differential, different power - misc inverters/drive controllers - battery modules - BMS - chargers I just wish there were some pre-approved coombination lists. - I want to use this/these motor/motors - then I can use these controllers - I should have a certain battery voltage, and power ratingnand range - then BMS and compatible chargers depending on chosen battery configuration. At least I would probably start my design with this approach. - torque and power requirements, to find minimum motor, drive controller and battery - then estimate range, if battery should be larger, and verify still compatible with motor and drive controller - then find BMS and charger for said battery - off course also consider inputs and outputs, speed lever/handle/pedal; brake pedal/handle/sensors, buttons/switches, lights/display
@julesviolin
@julesviolin Жыл бұрын
Re the steering wheel alignment. If the indicators self cancel evenly from left to right you cannot adjust the wheel on the splines. It must be done at the rods 😉
@firststep7750
@firststep7750 Жыл бұрын
The cutest cars ever designed.
@jeremythesmith
@jeremythesmith Жыл бұрын
Just subscribed...despite the sideburns.
@santosh911
@santosh911 Жыл бұрын
Fantastic car. Please do a follow-up video on the adjustments you've done. A before and after on the squeak and the torsion bar etc.
@Noukz37
@Noukz37 Жыл бұрын
I think I heard that the suspension mount squeaks are fixed by just greasing them up, is that true? 🤔
@williamsalcedo837
@williamsalcedo837 Жыл бұрын
I like it, I want it I love this VW Beetle but I will probably never get a chance to get it and it is very important to see my dreams in other nice people. Excellent!
@Petrolhead912
@Petrolhead912 Жыл бұрын
The sound of the flat 4 is iconic 😢
@charliecharles510
@charliecharles510 Жыл бұрын
Nice VW and conversion…I still have my 1st car - a ‘72 beetle purchased in ’89…slammed Cal’ looker…I dream of electrification
@Taylorjay99
@Taylorjay99 Жыл бұрын
I absolutely love the little parcel shelf around the header tank, very tidy build
@shaam32
@shaam32 Жыл бұрын
i have a vw 1300 1971. electric converstion is definitely on the list.
@mikebikekite1
@mikebikekite1 Жыл бұрын
It's nice to see such a car being sympathetically modernised. I still own my first car, a 72 Beetle karmann Cabrio, and would love that sort of upgrade. I suspect I can't afford it though :(
@maco2615
@maco2615 Жыл бұрын
You would be surprised, check the fully charged channel for ev conversion kits
@jamesellsworth9673
@jamesellsworth9673 Жыл бұрын
Great insight into the road test/roadability of the conversion!
@ElectricClassicCars
@ElectricClassicCars Жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@alexcrow2905
@alexcrow2905 Жыл бұрын
Is that Clywedog? I've got a picture of my wife and car there, stunning view.
@ElectricClassicCars
@ElectricClassicCars Жыл бұрын
Yep. 😎👍
@markcollins457
@markcollins457 Жыл бұрын
Everyone loves a bug. That squeak is like a crooked picture "JUST CAN'T HAVE IT" the EV Install is sweet.😊
@golf-n-guns
@golf-n-guns Жыл бұрын
Gorgeous all the way around.
@williamjones7163
@williamjones7163 Жыл бұрын
I grew up driving a VW beetle. I believe it was a 72 Super Beetle with the flat windshield. I loved that car.
@jannepeltonen2036
@jannepeltonen2036 Жыл бұрын
That car was awesome, and yes, the squeaky bush was horrible :D
@Harrington2323
@Harrington2323 Жыл бұрын
You can hear all the noises of the car. In Germany you say "quitschen". They are normally suppressed by the motor noise. What I wouldn´t like is the loading port not accessible without opening the engine compartment.
@jwt1035
@jwt1035 Жыл бұрын
“I can get two fingers in there.” -That’s what he said.
@richardortiz178
@richardortiz178 Жыл бұрын
Awesome! I recommend you add the 79 toyota corolla liftback to the list of conversion projects.
@marcelolinhares8233
@marcelolinhares8233 Жыл бұрын
Such a fantastic car, with all respect, i woud reconvert to the original.
@delsydsoftware
@delsydsoftware Жыл бұрын
It has a really pleasing whistle in the exterior shots. Great looking conversion!
@spudproductions7606
@spudproductions7606 Жыл бұрын
I agree 👍😀
@peterduxbury927
@peterduxbury927 Жыл бұрын
@@spudproductions7606 My EV Beetle makes a 'singing' noise, only when the foot is off the gas and at low speed. I like it. You can hear this at 11:30.
@otterylexa4499
@otterylexa4499 Жыл бұрын
Before you straighten the steering wheel, it's a good idea to check the front wheels are straight. You don't want to fix the front suspension and then find that you have to undo the change to the steering wheel. BTDT (bent track control arm)
@yips_way
@yips_way Жыл бұрын
My first snagging list item would be the squeaking boot lid. If you're going to be lifting it everytime you need to charge then that squeak needs a bit of wd40 or 3-in-1 oil - if they still sell the latter as my tin is decades old 🤣
@ElectricClassicCars
@ElectricClassicCars Жыл бұрын
3 in 1 oil is great. Every shed should have an old rusty tin of it. 👍
@yips_way
@yips_way Жыл бұрын
@@ElectricClassicCars haha, yes, mine is under the sink so not rusty. It is sat at the front of the shelf to indicate it's stature, next to the large tins of WD40 & Gunk. 🤣 I had to do a quick check & just found it's still available albeit in a plastic container from what I saw at Screwfix & Toolstation.
@neilcurson4505
@neilcurson4505 Жыл бұрын
Just room in the rear compartment for a sound system going dub dub dub for a touch of authenticity.
@allwheeldrive
@allwheeldrive Жыл бұрын
Ha! BSTF (British Standard Test Finger), one of the world's oldest testing methods 🤣. One for the "older" gearheads. The color combo with a '57 Oval version is absolutely brilliant. I. Want!
@dlittlester
@dlittlester Жыл бұрын
Rates right up with the rubber hose to ear carb balancing technique.
@heartobefelt
@heartobefelt Жыл бұрын
Dont forget the 15 thou" thumbnail and the 8 thou" pinky fingernail.
@georgedaville4662
@georgedaville4662 Жыл бұрын
Superb Beetle, love the colour scheme, test drive + iPad = sorted motor with a few workshop weeks from Moggy’s brilliant workforce👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿😎
@spudproductions7606
@spudproductions7606 Жыл бұрын
Thanks 👍😀
@tirebiter1680
@tirebiter1680 Жыл бұрын
In America we just buy an old Pinto from a junkyard and replace the engine with a Air Force surplus B 52 generator we use as a motor. If you put enough lead acid batteries in the car you can drive it to work every day if you live near your employer.
@cyclopath4492
@cyclopath4492 Жыл бұрын
Car is gorgeous!
@hardywoodaway9912
@hardywoodaway9912 Жыл бұрын
wow, thats a nice looking beetle
@ronniemullis8717
@ronniemullis8717 10 ай бұрын
You Chaps did a bloody good job. We need a Conversation Shop in the U.S, preferably in Georgia. We have good weather and low taxes.
@blaze3495
@blaze3495 Жыл бұрын
3:23 hearing this makes me smile A LOT!
@TheSimonhammond
@TheSimonhammond Жыл бұрын
Another excellent conversion from you, I too enjoiyed the electric sound.
@spudproductions7606
@spudproductions7606 Жыл бұрын
Sounds great 👍😀
@ElectricClassicCars
@ElectricClassicCars Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@wilhelmignis1314
@wilhelmignis1314 Жыл бұрын
Add 4-Cylinder-Boxer-Sound, please. That'll be the project's crown.
@jbmaru
@jbmaru Жыл бұрын
This Beetle is squeaky clean!
@ElectricClassicCars
@ElectricClassicCars Жыл бұрын
Very good, I see what you did there. 😆😁👍
@knytrydr73
@knytrydr73 Жыл бұрын
It sounds like the Batmobile. Love it! 😆
@nelsonc6173
@nelsonc6173 Жыл бұрын
Just subscribed! This is an awesome channel!!! Taking beautiful vintage cars and converting them to electric!!!! Amazing! The tech is awesome and the cars are just as awesome! Annnnd the host are awesome too! Looking forward to future videos guys!!!
@ElectricClassicCars
@ElectricClassicCars Жыл бұрын
Thanks, and welcome. 😎👍
@ryan.-.gosling
@ryan.-.gosling Жыл бұрын
perfect car ill buy it
@Jestr86
@Jestr86 Жыл бұрын
love the beetle, making it electric is just flat out graceful.
@haqitman
@haqitman Жыл бұрын
I absolutely want 350 hp in a 57 Beetle! :)
@jasonblair4057
@jasonblair4057 Жыл бұрын
Awesome looking car. Now the owner will get to drive it for years to come with a lot less maintenance. More drive time less wrenching.
@andrewallen9993
@andrewallen9993 Жыл бұрын
Absolute tripe! The suspension still will need greasing and the brakes adjusting. The petrol engine would just need oil changes and points/plugs and tappets adjustments extra. On the electric car you have to change the anti freeze.
@jasonblair4057
@jasonblair4057 Жыл бұрын
@@andrewallen9993 Well looking at your response. My point stands. Doing the breaks one in a couple of years, why regeneration same goes for greasing suspension.
@andrewallen9993
@andrewallen9993 Жыл бұрын
@@jasonblair4057 why has my split window still have original suspension where there are grease nipples after about 700 000kms? Because they are greased regularly! Now please calculate the additional wear caused by the vastly increased mass from the batteries. I have a lifepo 48v 150 Ah battery that masses more than my cars petrol engine.
@Applecompuser
@Applecompuser Жыл бұрын
I always thought this car was an attractive car. Our family briefly owned a modified performance one but it was stolen. The stolen car was bought to be a daily driver for my mom was purchased cos someone was letting it go for cheap.
@donelmore2540
@donelmore2540 Жыл бұрын
I’ve got a ‘64 Beetle converted with a Hyper 9HV motor and 7 Tesla modules. It was done by Flash Drive Motors outside of Austin, Texas. We added an electric A/C unit because it’s Texas, but haven’t added a heater yet (it did get seat heaters). Can you describe your heater set up? I’m really interested in how yours functions (I wonder if you sell them?). EV West has one built in Canada, but I haven’t gotten it yet. I’d like it set up to function like yours does via the stock heater channels. Many thanks! PS, I’m pretty sure it doesn’t have a “stereo”, I’d bet its “mono”. LOL. Oh, thanks for showing the driver’s side sag. I just went out to the garage and checked mine with a tape measure and sure enough my driver’s side is an inch lower than the passenger’s side, 27” vs 28”. I’ve got a LOT more clearance than you do and I can get my whole fist in on both sides.
@ElectricClassicCars
@ElectricClassicCars Жыл бұрын
The CanEV heater kit from EV West should work fine. Hyper 9 and Beetle combo is awesome. 😎⚡👍
@peterduxbury927
@peterduxbury927 Жыл бұрын
I have exactly the same set-up as you, with the Tesla / Hyper 9 Combo. I'm guessing that your A/C is Gilmore Enterprises? My Beetle is the flat-screen '71. It's a whole lot of fun, and ample power. Same squeaking from the rear suspension, on odd occasions.
@donelmore2540
@donelmore2540 Жыл бұрын
@@peterduxbury927 You could be right about the A/C, but I’m not sure. The condensation from the A/C pees on my feet. The shop just called me the other day to say that another installation that they did was peeing on THEIR feet. He reduced the temp of the unit by 5 degrees and it solved the problem. We’re going back to TX in a few days so I’ll take it in for an adjustment.
@peterduxbury927
@peterduxbury927 Жыл бұрын
@@donelmore2540 Thanks so much for your advice. My A/C isn't fully connected (yet), but the Unit goes all the way across the car width - underneath the fascia. It is custom-made for the Beetle.
@donelmore2540
@donelmore2540 Жыл бұрын
@@peterduxbury927 I’ll have to look it up. Thanks!
@davidheaven9885
@davidheaven9885 Жыл бұрын
What a beautiful beetle ❤..apart from those awful indicators. All power to you on your electric conversion of classic cars which lets be honest generally have more style charm and character than the current boring non descript jelly moulds being churned out.
@ElectricClassicCars
@ElectricClassicCars Жыл бұрын
Couldn't agree more!
@Grant_S_M
@Grant_S_M Жыл бұрын
I love your channel. One of my favourites for sure :)
@spudproductions7606
@spudproductions7606 Жыл бұрын
Thanks 👍😀
@ElectricClassicCars
@ElectricClassicCars Жыл бұрын
Wow, thank you!
@thaphreak
@thaphreak Жыл бұрын
'In today's episode of Electric Classic Cars, we finger a classic beetle' hehehe
@MrClam
@MrClam Жыл бұрын
Beautiful old beetle, wonderful job. Would be cool to see a custom charge port installed behind one of those headlights(or taillights). just have a motor installed behind it to push it out rotate the light to then gain access behind it to have one of those hidden areas like the old hidden gas caps in the other older era cars
@Smith_Tech_70
@Smith_Tech_70 Жыл бұрын
Just need "hill-hold" now Moggs. 😁
@ElectricClassicCars
@ElectricClassicCars Жыл бұрын
We have it, just wasn't enabled. 👍
@GerardBendotti
@GerardBendotti Жыл бұрын
It's beautiful. The scenery is ok too
@spudproductions7606
@spudproductions7606 Жыл бұрын
Thanks 👍😀
@Dinulik762
@Dinulik762 Жыл бұрын
That's very old, clean and modern same time 😀 keep up with good work 🍻
@ElectricClassicCars
@ElectricClassicCars Жыл бұрын
Thanks 👍
@cool386vintagetechnology6
@cool386vintagetechnology6 Жыл бұрын
If that Motorola radio is original to the car it will have valves in it and be for 6V. I noticed no time was given for the valves to warm up when trying it out. If it is the original 6V radio, I'm curious what's been done to make it compatible with the new electrical system.
@alandean6930
@alandean6930 Жыл бұрын
Even though I applaud converting Beetles to electric from petrol, thousands of old Beetles and VW Vans, transporters etc are in us
@MrGMawson2438
@MrGMawson2438 Жыл бұрын
squeaky suspension Bush 😀
@DavidPlayfair
@DavidPlayfair Жыл бұрын
Very squeaky! :)
@godofrock
@godofrock Жыл бұрын
I think we ought to go back to the safety standards of the 60’s. Knowing that you could be impailed on a steering column if you crashed keeps you aware of how you are driving at all times. Not having seatbelts kept the speeds down naturally. Bias ply tall skinny tires mated to soft suspension without sway bars made you feel like you were going to roll over at any time again to keep speeds sane. Massive steel bumpers kept the insurance low “no damage no claim” i say safety has ruined of our favorite mode of transportation. These new cars have made us into wimps who are so risk adverse that we put insurance on our phones and don’t know how to change a tire. Safety sucks the fun out of everything. The thrill of driving is that anything could happen. The older cars traveled at an avg of 38mph in their life span with two hands on the wheel and aware of our surrounding. now we travel at 53mph avg while watching a video on our phone. Really, which is safer.
@EdWelch100
@EdWelch100 Жыл бұрын
What a sweet little beetle! Bit squeaky tho.
@rixkafer56
@rixkafer56 Жыл бұрын
Ive adjusted the rear torsion bar slightly on the drivers side due to age sagging and in doing so it will bring the passenger side front lower and even it with the drivers front
@ElectricClassicCars
@ElectricClassicCars Жыл бұрын
It already has new torsion bars at the back so we know the sagging is front related. Also, we can push the front trailing arm up with minimal effort on the drivers side to get the shock mounted whereas on the other side it takes quite a lot of effort.
@gfabie4901
@gfabie4901 Жыл бұрын
Keep that bushing sound on, it's enough to warn pedestrians.
@ScarletSwordfish
@ScarletSwordfish Жыл бұрын
Just a charming little car.
@joeg3950
@joeg3950 Жыл бұрын
Still one of my favorite builds! Fantastic
@violao206
@violao206 Жыл бұрын
Stereo? LOLZ!!! That's Motorola MONO, mate! Car STEREO radios did not show up until 1969. I know you were just using the term generically though. On another topic, as a Yank, I try to train my ear for all Welsh, Scot, English, and Irish dialects because all my aunts, uncles, and cousins are from "Caah-diff" (Cardiff). My mum comes from Butetown (The Docks), and my Gran was first generation Welsh from her Da emigrating from Ireland. Sometimes, I struggle IDing your accent as Welsh, but I have little experience hearing Midlands, North Snowdonia and the like. It was only when I heard you say "heater" that I could say to myself, yup, he's Welsh. IIRC, I believe your shop is located mid Wales. Right? I am really enjoying the channel because our family car was a red ('61?) VW Beetle that saw us through even the Nebraska blizzards growing up. When we were that young, all the family's groceries would go in the back seat and my twin brother and me would fit in the back cubby compartment.. This was obvi pre-Ralph Nader safety era had taken hold. LOL
@spudproductions7606
@spudproductions7606 Жыл бұрын
Good point on the stereo ( or mono). Yes, mid Wales. Glad you like the channel. 👍😀
@coffeeisgood102
@coffeeisgood102 Жыл бұрын
Great job. Wish I would have kept any of the three air-cooled buses I owned. I would have converted it to electric.
@djkenny1202
@djkenny1202 Жыл бұрын
I want to do similar when my 2000 Cabrio someday has a major engine need.
@fujimotosan9123
@fujimotosan9123 Жыл бұрын
The steering will come back straight when you have the sagging fixed. It is "normal" at beetles
@mattb8734
@mattb8734 Жыл бұрын
Love the motor sound
@spudproductions7606
@spudproductions7606 Жыл бұрын
Me too. 👍😀
@WhiteKitta
@WhiteKitta Жыл бұрын
awesome...Where do I need to go to get one???
@tahustvedt
@tahustvedt Жыл бұрын
Wonderful car.
@Applecompuser
@Applecompuser Жыл бұрын
I cant get over the thin UK roads.
@spudproductions7606
@spudproductions7606 Жыл бұрын
We have thinner ones. 👍😀
@tirebiter1680
@tirebiter1680 Жыл бұрын
The nick name for such a car is "the Voltswagen"
@RedBatteryHead
@RedBatteryHead Жыл бұрын
Just stunning ❤
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