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Category Archives: It’s Electric!
EV Midget Build – Part 8: Finishing Touches and Adventures
35 days had gone by since I decided to do this build. With a lot of help from my friend Sam and my dad, this thing was up and running in time to take it to the Wells Fun Run … Continue reading
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EV Midget Build – Part 7: Wiring, Body, and Test drive!
This crazy idea of mine was about to come to life. The midget only needed wiring to be fully functional car. (Car? Toy? I don’t know, or care.) So, off we set, plying our electrical skills. Click it for more … Continue reading
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EV Midget Build – Part 6: Odds and Ends
The next item on the to-do list for the midget was brakes. We could roll and steer, now we needed to stop. ’40s midgets did not use a brake pedal. Instead, they had a lever on the outside of the … Continue reading
EV Midget Build – Part 5: Metal Work
I now had a midget that could roll around the garage – and even be steered – at my whim. It was a real gas. But there was more work to be done. Despite the decision to stay with a … Continue reading
EV Midget Build – Part 4: Rear Suspension
With the front suspension done, all I needed was rear suspension and I’d have a roller. The original midgets of the late ’40s used a transverse leaf spring and either hairpins or split wishbones. The look of the hairpins is such … Continue reading
EV VW Beetle (There’s a theme brewing.)
This 1974 VW Beetle has been converted to full electric. 100% green, emissions-free driving. (Yeah, yeah, coal-burning power plants produce emissions, but per unit of energy, they produce far less than a ’74 Bug.) Anyone who loves Mutter Earth should … Continue reading
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The Midget in the Crawlspace
Growing up, I kept hearing mention of a midget in my Grandpa’s crawlspace. I pictured a little person eating scraps from the dinner table. Later, I found out it was actually a race car dating back to the 1940s.
