Electric VW Bus Part 1

Stupid WMG...who likes them? yeah, nobody. I'm workin on gettin a new song.
So, here's my 1974 Volkswagen Bus. I spent my whole life savings, a whopping $600, on this beast. It was my 13th birthday present to myself. When I got it, the motor was sitting between the front seats and was in pretty bad shape. That's when I decided, mostly because of the shot motor, and because I was a stupid teenager, to convert it into an electric vehicle. The project went slowly until high school, and I made the mistake of not taking very many pictures in the beginning, but here it is. It's turning out very well, despite being done on a high schoolers budget. More on the actual conversion will come in the future. YAY!!!

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• VW
• Volkswagen
• Bus
• Type 2
• electric
• vehicle
• skeet skeet

[effee1000]

looks like a very practical vehicle--all batteries and no passenger or cargo space.

[taterfamine]

@effee1000 no batteries in the passenger area since i'm using lead acid. it'd be too dangerous if it were involved in a crash. cargo area's mostly taken up by the batteries, but it still has a ton of room inside.

[northseacowboy]

how did u get the front screen in without breaking it? i have a early t2 also with a crack in the screen. ive been warned to get the pros to do it... nice job good luck;)

[taterfamine]

welp, we did break the original glass putting it back in. i would recommend hiring a pro to do it, since it's such a big piece of glass and it's kinda difficult to get in. but if you have a couple of buddies to help you out it's a lot easier. put to guys in the front seats with their feet up in the air, and two guys on the outside. the two guys on the inside will control the glass with their feet, while the others push the glass in from the outside. it sounds goofy but it works.

[verodesouza15]

great song can u tell me the artist and the songs name?

[taterfamine]

@verodesouza15

china grove by the doobie brothers!!!!!!

[rheale]

cool...where are you that you found a VW bus for $600 ??

[taterfamine]

@DirtyTDIDiesel

it's taken years of saving. for as long as i can remember i've saved all the money that i've made so i could restore my own vehicle like my dad has done. he's certainly helped me a lot and guided me through much of it, but i've done nearly all the work. in fact, it's still not finished since i moved away to go to school and nobody's around to work on it

[ae70gts]

nice well done

happy to see ppl doing smt different

[EL90291]

Will this project graduate from college ?