| Owner | Gary and Beth Dagastine | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Post Falls, Idaho United States map | ||
| | |||
| Vehicle | 1989 Suzuki Sidekick Direct belt drive with 2 GE motors facing each other in the tunnel. The belt goes to a Jack Shaft and both drivelines connect to that shaft. | ||
| Motor | General Electric 5BC49JB2049 Series Wound DC 1300-2900 RPM Cat.#D385 Note: There are Two of these facing each other to drive a large belt | ||
| Drivetrain | Direct drive (Belt to Jackshaft to driveshaft) | ||
| Controller | DC Power Systems | ||
| Batteries | 16 Trojan T-125, 6.00 Volt, Lead-Acid, Flooded | ||
| System Voltage | 96 Volts | ||
| Charger | K and W BC-20 | ||
| Heater | Custom built 72 volt | ||
| Instrumentation | GPS speedometer, Curtis 900 | ||
| Top Speed | 65 MPH (104 KPH) | ||
| Acceleration | Very quick | ||
| Range | 50 Miles (80 Kilometers) | ||
| EV Miles |
| ||
| Seating Capacity | 4 adults and like Gordy's it has plenty of cup holders. | ||
| Curb Weight | 3,300 Pounds (1,499 Kilograms) With half of the batteries up front and the rest in the rear she has a good weight balance. 8 under the hood, 2 under each front seat and 4 replaced the gas tank. | ||
| Tires | Rubber rings injected with air. | ||
| Conversion Time | Not much for me but Frank Reed, the builder spent a bundle of time on it. | ||
| Conversion Cost | I know I paid about a third of what Frank had into the car. | ||
| This thing is so much fun we are ready to build one of our own. The wife Beth is hooked so bad we need an AM and a PM car. She is the one who buzzes all over the place in it. Just like a guy, when she stops she has to pop the hood and show it off. | |||
1989 Suzuki Sidekick
“Tweetie”
Last Updated 11-05-2009
Copyright © 1997-2024 by Mike Chancey