Thank you, Lee. I will definitely look up these publications. I believe I did look at one of these last year and have to admit I was a bit blown over by the depth of the discussion for instance, how does one decide whether to go AC or DC? Bill devos. Rochester, New York.
Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 24, 2024, at 11:31 PM, Lee Hart <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Bill. Welcome to the EV Discussion List! > > Converting a car can be as big or as small a project as you like. I've been > driving and converting EVs since the 1970's, and been on the EVDL a long > time. I've seen everything from $1000 conversions with cheap surplus parts, > to $100k conversions that rival factory fit and finish and have race car > performance. > > Since your BMW is a '91 and this is your first conversion, I would suggest > keeping it simple. Look for the book "Build your own electric vehicle" by Bob > Brant. It does a great job explaining the ins and outs of 1990's conversions. > > There are 2nd and 3rd editions of this book by a different author, Seth > Leitman. He added a lot of new material to bring the theory and parts > availability into the current century. However, it is weaker on the actual > techniques for using these newer parts and materials. > > "Convert It!" by Mike Brown and Shari Prange is another great book on classic > car conversions. It too has been edited and expanded into the current century > by another author, Ron Toms. > > Finding someone local to help that has done it before is important! Books, > emails, and videos can only go so far. They can save you from a lot of > mistakes and expense. > > Happy hacking! > Lee Hart > -- > Excellence does not require perfection. -- Henry James > -- > Lee A. Hart https://www.sunrise-ev.com > _______________________________________________ Address messages to [email protected] No other addresses in TO and CC fields HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/
