With the backdrop of anti-EV banter I got from my earlier inquiry on this forum... I will start this thread and would like your feedback and ideas as I go along.
The car is a '73 Capri, in its earlier life it was raced in Vancouver, Canada in the late 70's. It is a blank slate on the interior and the body is relatively clean and rust-free.
The next 2+ years will be spent on stripping it down, planning and designing a rear electric motor set up with a balanced battery pack to enable a range of approximately 150 miles.
It’s great your really going for this and it can’t be cheap to do , i like the thought of electric but at the moment in the U.K. we don’t have the infrastructure of chargers also it’s the time they take to charge .
But I will be watching your progress on the build and wish you the best of luck .
Thank you! yes I think the cheapest component of the project will be the purchased Capri itself
My hope is to have around 150 miles range, and able to fully recharge in around 5 hours. That way I can commute to work (not a short distance) and even go for trips a couple hours out as long as I have a long stay. Local runs including to Cars and Coffee also will be possible.
It should cover 95% of my driving habits. For the rest, I'm usually not driving without my family and this project will likely not have back seats.
Hoping this will take 2-3 years; pretty much every little detail needs to be figured out. Cheers
Update: All moving parts are off, Capri was loaded and taken to have it media blasted and primered.
A bit tricky to set up the lift to trailer hand-off. A driveway rose bush was (at least partially) sacrificed... don't tell my wife!
Thank you,
The flairs that came with the car are off
Hoping to put on ‘74 box flairs to fit wider rear track width.
Capri still at the blasters and flair kit being shipped soon.
Hopefully we can start planning soon!
