Sunday, November 28, 2010

The First Electric Part Installation

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So I gathered up my courage and jumped into the first step of the installation instructions.  I cut out the paper template for the motor c...
Sunday, November 21, 2010

Starting to Build It Back Up Again

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Now that the body is back from the shop and I have the first load of electric conversion parts, I can get started on the main event - making...
Saturday, November 13, 2010

Went to ElectroAuto and got Some of the Parts

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After placing my order with ElectroAuto 22 weeks ago, I've had zero contact and I was getting worried.  They promised 6 - 8 weeks for th...
Saturday, November 6, 2010

Picked up the Body

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After 170 days, I picked up the car and brought it back to my house.   The targa top still has to be painted, but I can pick that up any tim...
Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Final Paint and Clearcoat Complete

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The day I've been waiting for for so long has arrived.  The paint and clearcoat are finished.  The only remaining issue is spraying the ...
Sunday, October 24, 2010

Avila Beach Concours 2010

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This weekend is the Avila Beach Concours car show, and unfortunately it was cloudy and drizzly, so attendance was down but there were some ...
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Seat Restoration

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When I got the car, the seats were in pretty bad shape.  Both seat pads had cracks at the stitching lines, and the driver's seat had cra...
Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Steve Pittelli is selling his completed 914 electric conversion

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If you live near San Luis Obispo California, Steve Pittelli is selling his recently-completed 914 electric conversion.  The electric kit is ...
Saturday, September 4, 2010

Welcome to Home Power Magazine readers

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My article, titled "KEEPING TABS ON YOUR PV SYSTEM" has just been published in Home Power magazine, issue 139. It's a survey...

A fully clean Transmission

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Four sessions and around ten hours later, the transmission case is clean enough to eat off.  Compare the pictures here with the one I took w...
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