| Owner | VJ Picotte | ||||||
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| Location | Hillsborough, North Carolina United States map | ||||||
| Web/Email | WebPage | ||||||
| Vehicle | 1984 Mazda B2000 | ||||||
| Motor | Advanced DC FB1-4001A Series Wound DC | ||||||
| Drivetrain | Connected directly to the 5 speed tranie. Shifts fine if you give it a few seconds between gears. | ||||||
| Controller | Curtis 1231C-8601 | ||||||
| Batteries | 18 Sam's Club EGC8, 8.00 Volt, Lead-Acid, Flooded One year of use and all are in great shape | ||||||
| System Voltage | 144 Volts | ||||||
| Charger | Quick Charge 144V Select A charge This is the 120v input / 144v 10 amp output. Charges the batteries in about 8 hours. | ||||||
| Heater | Put a 120v ceramic core in the heater box Works well.. | ||||||
| DC/DC Converter | Astrodyne | ||||||
| Instrumentation | VOLT and AMP | ||||||
| Top Speed | 70 MPH (112 KPH) Have taken it up to 70, but this being a 1984 truck, I don't want to go any faster. I don't think there would be any reason it wouldn't go quite a bit faster | ||||||
| Acceleration | Faster than it was with the ICE | ||||||
| Range | 40 Miles (64 Kilometers) Did 40 miles ONCE, not again. Normal distance is 20 miles | ||||||
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| Seating Capacity | 2 adults + small person in the middle | ||||||
| Curb Weight | 2,250 Pounds (1,022 Kilograms) Initial weight is 2250. I figure it weighs about 2,800 now | ||||||
| Conversion Time | About 80 hours | ||||||
| Conversion Cost | About $13,500 | ||||||
| Added air shocks in the rear, battery boxes built into the rear frame, stick up about 3" into the bed, which we cut out and built a folding cover. Painted the truck and redid the interior. Quite impressed with the performance. After 4 years on the road, I took it off. The range had gone down to about 5 miles, so it was time. Don't know what to do with it. | |||||||
1984 Mazda B2000
Last Updated 05-26-2016
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