Fitting A '67 Karmann Ghia With A Custom-Made Electric Car Motor | Vintage Voltage

[@beckylynn209]

After the Vietnam war, my boyfriend bought one EXACTLY like this one.. I loved that car soo much, we had alot of fun.. 😅🚗🤗

[@zapfanzapfan]

Good way to keep classics usable and on the road.

[@bonniebrown4186]

Best little and good looking car V W ever made.

[@kavanghia6908]

Will think about electric in the future. I'm working on my 69 ghia that I saved from the crusher. I need to get it running. Hope to see you on the road 👍

[@BigVanSmallWorld]

How cool I wish I still had mine now 👍🤓👍

[@mattkostelecky6341]

Cool idea 😎

[@haydarmod]

Really cool idea 💡

[@busterboy7505]

Looks absolutely stunning, in fact electrified 👍👍⚡️.

[@RaymondCore]

Have you heard of the one-stroke engine connected to a charger as a range extender? The e-REX is a range-extender that weighs 35 kg, is vibrationless, and keeps the battery at peak condition within a preset range giving you the longest wearing battery. You can use a smaller 40 mile range battery pack and the range extender makes sure you never run out of electric power. By using the smaller battery pack, you save weight and improve performance.

[@mikejf4377]

Question, where did you send off to get the adapter plate made? Can you give me that info?

[@darwinskeeper421]

Actually a clutch isn't needed to change gears. Back in the early 2000s I visited a shop that converted mini-trucks to electric power. They used a rubber coupler instead of a clutch and had the driver shift without a clutch by matching motor and transmission revs. This is called "floating" and is used by some semi drivers to do clutchless shifts. Apparently the mass of the motor's rotating parts makes it a bit easier to shift without a clutch. That said, if I converted a car and kept the transmission, I would prefer to have a clutch.

[@donaldahlskog3519]

How long to recharge Battery Pack, Does it support fast charging? Did it get that 125 mile range?

[@JJLewin1]

Lovely car, fantastic conversion

[@jimcree6869]

How will the gearbox survive if you pull away in 3rd gear. The torque will strip the gears and ruin the lay shaft bearings

[@lotfiali]

What is the range ? 🤔

[@norbertszasz8628]

About how much was this is upgrade? What is a range?

[@nicklizardo313]

I had a white Karmen Ghia, my first car which my Dad gave to me. Wish I had not sold it

[@throttleblip1]

Wow what a shop they sent it to China to have it made...

[@alittlebitgone]

Huh? They had one part custom made by a shop in China, are you saying anytime any shop uses any part made by anyone else they are not a real shop? How strange.

[@ralphy12345]

it was never intended to perform like a Porsche. It was intended to look good, be reliable and economic. VW saw no need to compete with its high performance cousin. I really miss my '67 KG coupe.

[@Nohaydescasoparalosmalvados]

Hermoza maquina

[@pablopicaro7649]

Looks like EV West parts where used, seen on many other projects

[@abittwisted]

Yes, nothing custom made here. The adapter plate also looks like the one sold from EV West.

[@karnesrussell]

Add a charging system as it drives down the road.

[@V4vendettA_A]

awesome. imagine a Tesla pulling along side. and you mention that your ghia is powered by electricity😂💡

[@stevereisman6872]

Really? Not a single shot of the finished engine compartment????

[@hafeexius]

I'm guessing it's either an AC50 or a Netgain Hyper 9 motor.

[@sirslaythelot6018]

You need a torque wrench 😖

[@colin_a]

A beautiful car which they did a really good job on, but it's sacrilege turning it into an EV. You've just taken an iconic car and turned it into a milk float..

[@bonniebrown4186]

Made by V W

[@Cutter-jx3xj]

I grew up in the 70s and we were all into muscle cars. There were 2 of the cars at our high school and the nerds driving them caught total hell. Ugly ass little cars compared to the GTOs, Mustang Mach 1s and Trans ams.

[@screwthecabal6453]

I FUCKING hate these shorts!

[@saneman8147]

How to destroy a classic car.

[@DailyDrivenBikes_1]

What a waste of money put a Porsche carrera gt3 rs engine in there instead

[@alien7161]

Blasphemy to do that to a Karmann Ghia. Just because you can, does not mean you should.