Hi All,
New to this forum and curious. I have a 65 2dr wagon that been occupying my garage for the last decade. Its a therapy thing for me slowly piecing it back together. I'm at the chassis point now and I came across the electric S10's online (....sigh... project direction change).
The original dry weight of my wagon is 3140 lbs according to: http://www.oldride.com/library/1965_chevrolet_chevelle.html. Mine has the 230 inline 6cyl.
S10's come in around 3000-3200 (Goggled info please correct if I have this wrong).
The drive:
I commute 18 miles one way, 45mph speed limit max for 80% of the trip if I stay off the freeway.
One, what I would call a steep hill, on the way from work to home (about 2 miles from the house). One, 1/3 the height of the first hill right in front of my home going to work. Other that that, pretty level. Six stop signs and five traffic lights each way.
Advantages:
The wagon still has the original manual steering box.
It is currently stripped down to a bare shell.
At work, several exterior 3 phase 60-400 amp disconnects are at my disposal if I need to charge there.
I have just refinished a boxed El Camino frame to replace the original one. Some added weight(30-60lbs?), but much stiffer.
Suggestions for a good combo of batteries/quantity and motors to look into?
I work for a living, so please, no flux capacitor subatomic fusion driven suggestions. For now, lead acid is fine by me.
New to this forum and curious. I have a 65 2dr wagon that been occupying my garage for the last decade. Its a therapy thing for me slowly piecing it back together. I'm at the chassis point now and I came across the electric S10's online (....sigh... project direction change).
The original dry weight of my wagon is 3140 lbs according to: http://www.oldride.com/library/1965_chevrolet_chevelle.html. Mine has the 230 inline 6cyl.
S10's come in around 3000-3200 (Goggled info please correct if I have this wrong).
The drive:
I commute 18 miles one way, 45mph speed limit max for 80% of the trip if I stay off the freeway.
One, what I would call a steep hill, on the way from work to home (about 2 miles from the house). One, 1/3 the height of the first hill right in front of my home going to work. Other that that, pretty level. Six stop signs and five traffic lights each way.

Advantages:
The wagon still has the original manual steering box.
It is currently stripped down to a bare shell.
At work, several exterior 3 phase 60-400 amp disconnects are at my disposal if I need to charge there.
I have just refinished a boxed El Camino frame to replace the original one. Some added weight(30-60lbs?), but much stiffer.
Suggestions for a good combo of batteries/quantity and motors to look into?
I work for a living, so please, no flux capacitor subatomic fusion driven suggestions. For now, lead acid is fine by me.