Black Pearl
06-12-2014, 08:03 AM
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Traditionally, muscle car enthusiasts and electric vehicle enthusiasts rarely set up camp anywhere near one another. The Venn diagram between the two just doesn’t have that much overlap. One set tends to search for outright horsepower, while the other yearns for environmentally responsible transportation. But a couple of hot rodders hope to bring both groups together under the same roof, starting with an electric Ford Mustang that they predict will run 10-second quarter miles.
To get that power to the ground, they’ll use Street and Track-developed coilover shocks in the front and a Strange Ford nine-inch axle in the rear hanging from a Street or Track three-link system with Watts link, all set up for the shift in the car’s weight balance. All four corners will run 13-inch brakes, and they’re planning on fitting a rollbar for safety. They even plan to include air conditioning and power steering in the completed cars. The specific drivetrain is a compromise between performance and range, but could easily tip the scale in either direction. For instance, a borrowed 1.5 megawatt battery pack from the electric dragster that Don “Big Daddy” Garlits has already used to set the EV quarter-mile world record and is currently using to try to become the first EV to top 200 MPH in the quarter mile. With that pack, the Mustang should put down the equivalent of 1,500 horsepower.
Orders for converted muscle cars, selling them as the Zombie 222 under the business name Bloodshed Motors. Right now starting with Mustangs, keep them limited, and give them serial numbers; then later on moving to Camaros and Challengers. Initially, Bloodshed Motors we’ll supply the cars to convert, then later convert cars that customers supply.
The estimate if Bloodshed supplied the base car, a conversion would run anywhere from $200,000 to $250,000, depending on how much range the customer wanted. If the customer brings in a car, we’ll subtract from that price.
Down the road, the components for the EV conversion – including the motor mounts and rail system that has developed – available in kit form. The first goal is to build awesome cars.
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Traditionally, muscle car enthusiasts and electric vehicle enthusiasts rarely set up camp anywhere near one another. The Venn diagram between the two just doesn’t have that much overlap. One set tends to search for outright horsepower, while the other yearns for environmentally responsible transportation. But a couple of hot rodders hope to bring both groups together under the same roof, starting with an electric Ford Mustang that they predict will run 10-second quarter miles.
To get that power to the ground, they’ll use Street and Track-developed coilover shocks in the front and a Strange Ford nine-inch axle in the rear hanging from a Street or Track three-link system with Watts link, all set up for the shift in the car’s weight balance. All four corners will run 13-inch brakes, and they’re planning on fitting a rollbar for safety. They even plan to include air conditioning and power steering in the completed cars. The specific drivetrain is a compromise between performance and range, but could easily tip the scale in either direction. For instance, a borrowed 1.5 megawatt battery pack from the electric dragster that Don “Big Daddy” Garlits has already used to set the EV quarter-mile world record and is currently using to try to become the first EV to top 200 MPH in the quarter mile. With that pack, the Mustang should put down the equivalent of 1,500 horsepower.
Orders for converted muscle cars, selling them as the Zombie 222 under the business name Bloodshed Motors. Right now starting with Mustangs, keep them limited, and give them serial numbers; then later on moving to Camaros and Challengers. Initially, Bloodshed Motors we’ll supply the cars to convert, then later convert cars that customers supply.
The estimate if Bloodshed supplied the base car, a conversion would run anywhere from $200,000 to $250,000, depending on how much range the customer wanted. If the customer brings in a car, we’ll subtract from that price.
Down the road, the components for the EV conversion – including the motor mounts and rail system that has developed – available in kit form. The first goal is to build awesome cars.