| Owner | David Malloy | ||||||||
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| Location | Petaluma, California US map | ||||||||
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| Vehicle | 1988 Pontiac Fiero | ||||||||
| Motor | Advanced DC FB4001A Series Wound DC 9" | ||||||||
| Controller | Curtis 1231C | ||||||||
| Batteries | 12 Trojan 30XHS, 12.00 Volt, Lead-Acid, Flooded Batteries numbered 1-12 starting from right rear. Battery boxes: Trunk (4), Between Rear Struts (2), Behind Rear Firewall (1), Front Spare Tire Area (2), Radiator Area (3). PakTrackr and terminal blocks to monitor individual batteries. Anderson connectors on both ends of traction pack. AGM accessory battery. | ||||||||
| System Voltage | 144 Volts | ||||||||
| Charger | Zivan NG3 Onboard 220V charger | ||||||||
| Heater | Ceramic. I gutted a small 1500w space heater I bought on ebay. | ||||||||
| DC/DC Converter | Zivan NG1 When I first hooked up the DC/DC converter, I ended up swapping + and - on the connections to the accessory battery and blew its internal fuse. The NG1 has good indicators but nothing to say its fuse is blown. I thought things were working fine and ended up draining the accessory battery and getting a tow ride home. Easy to troubleshoot and fix, but a surprise. | ||||||||
| Instrumentation | Curtis Battery Meter, Kilomegacycle Meter (ammeter), and PakTrakr. Zivan DC/DC and Charger status brought to dashboard LEDs (to indicate "mains voltage" and "charge complete"). | ||||||||
| Top Speed | 60 MPH (96 KPH) 55 is not a problem. I could probably do 70 with a tailwind. | ||||||||
| Acceleration | 0-30 just like ICE 0-60 >30 secs | ||||||||
| Range | 20 Miles (32 Kilometers) My daily commute is 12 miles and flat. | ||||||||
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| Seating Capacity | 2 adults. Both the trunk and the spare tire were victims of the conversion. | ||||||||
| Curb Weight | 3,100 Pounds (1,409 Kilograms) Estimate. Stock curb weight is around 2700lbs. Custom springs by Coil Spring Specialties (coilsprings.com). | ||||||||
| Tires | stock | ||||||||
| Conversion Time | 18 months | ||||||||
| Conversion Cost | Donor - 2700$, EV Parts - 5000$, Batteries - 2000$, Brakes, suspension upgrades $2500. Bodywork and upholstery $1000. Cost of nuts, bolts, misc and mistakes - completely lost track. | ||||||||
| Additional Features | Clutchless design. Takes a little getting used to, but the Fiero transmission is pretty forgiving and I can easily shift in less than 2 seconds. LED instrumentation and lighting (except for headlights). | ||||||||
| I recommend Bob Batson of EV America; especially for a first conversion. He answered my emails and was very quick with support. I used many of the comments and pictures on evalbum.com to guide my design. Thanks for the excellent website! | |||||||||
1988 Pontiac Fiero
“Reddy”
Last Updated 04-11-2009
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