92 Mtech cabrio...with Tesla power

[alistairolsen]

Looks very tidy indeed. It's a shame you couldnt work one of the batteries from the rear to the front, as that's very rear biased, but like you say, so are other performance cars and they cope ok

[jon volk]

The rear bias was intentional. The motor will regen brake in addition the standard hydraulic brakes. Its an effort to prevent weight transfer off the rear tire and loss of traction. Itll obviously help for acceleration as well.

I already have 1000lb springs in the back to stop it from squatting every time I hit the throttle with the LS motor. Theres a 25mm sway bar up front and going to start with no rear bar. It should be fairly close to what I need.

[jon volk]

https://youtu.be/MjHW-IEcMN8

[TimeMachinE30]

Dude. Sweet.

[jon volk]

More pics that Im too lazy to post up in this thread

https://www.instagram.com/tesla_bimmer/

[rzerob]

This is so awesome. It sounds like a remote control car.

[Brianmichaelcali]

This is an incredible build. I'm enamored with the numerous examples of mechanical and technical knowledge on this forum, but this is a step above.

Great work!

[jon volk]

https://www.thedrive.com/news/27744/homebuilt-electric-e30-bmw-3-series-with-a-tesla-gm-powertrain-is-the-future-of-hot-rods

Some high level details about the car.

[hendrixvodu]

Amazing work and quality! I’m too much of a purist to completely like it but very cool car. I love the chatterbox m20 with the top down too much, I don’t care if it’s slower than a Camry lol

[ColdAccord]

I've been following this on ig (my username is "whatbywhatever"). Some great press, very interesting project, many props

[jon volk]

https://youtu.be/PiZfJgeWdro

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[325isman]

That's a real neat idea..... Looking forward to seeing finished product.

[e30RS]

Wow! I am sold. Can't wait to see the finished car.

[lukeADE335i]

In the video it sounds like a space ship going past & enabling the warp drive :)

Great work on the swap.

[decay]

I’ve always wondered if this could be done, it would be nice to drive around an electric classic car. Good luck sir!

https://jalopnik.com/the-electric-converted-1963-zelectric-vw-beetle-is-a-514043175