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#778384 09/06/2011 12:11 AM
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I have been working on a frame up restoration of a 1954 ¾ ton Chevy truck and converting it to an electric motor.
The truck was purchased on ebay in September 2010 and was located in Bemidji, Minnisota. A local transporter was hired to ship the truck to Huntsville, Alabama. Due to previous commitmentments, mainly working the sugar beet harvest the truck arrived at the end of November, it was in good condition.

Brimmer Sherman
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I have been working on it for a while and have posts and pictures at http://1954chevytruckevconversion.blogspot.com

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Making progress. Thats what its all about the frist decade smile
Now, more on the electric motor!!


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Brimmer, I'm with Achipmunk: can you provide more information about your plans for the electric motor? What are you thinking?



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nrdesieyes - note this thread started a year ago .... check out the link to Brimmers blog, he's still putting the truck together, we're all waiting to hear about the 'electro-bolt' wink

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"When we tug a single thing on an old truck, we find it falls off" ~ me
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I saw that link and read through Brimmer's blog -- Alas, no EV info. But now I'm interested....



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You are correct, I have been working on getting the truck restored first and am now working on the cab. I do see the light at the end of the tunnel. Welding is my latest challenge and I expect to be done this summer.

Regarding the electric motor, I am going to the EVCCON 2012 in September to get educated on the EV part of the projetct.

Right now I am at a conference with my daughter in Pittsburgh and my job still gets in the way.

More to come.



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