| Owner | Dan Sandberg |
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| Owner's Other EVs | 1980 John Deere 68 1972 General Electric Elec Trak E-20 |
| Location | Raymond, New Hampshire United States map |
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| Vehicle | 1980 Chimo Kit car This is a fiberglass kit car from Canada made I believe in 1980-ish. It is based on a 1968 VW bug chassis. I just recently bought it and just started the tear down. |
| Motor | General Electric GE 5BT1346B50 Series Wound DC rated at 96 vdc, 184 amp, 4700 rpm, with a 6500 rpm max, 20.9hp |
| Drivetrain | series wound, connnected direct drive to the VW 4-spd transaxle. |
| Controller | looking for one |
| Batteries | 0.00 Volt, |
| Charger | none yet |
| Heater | not yet |
| DC/DC Converter | none yet |
| Instrumentation | yes but don't know what works yet |
| Top Speed | So far just spun the wheels on jack stands at 12v. I want a freeway capable car. |
| Acceleration | hopefully excellent |
| Range | don't know yet hopefully 40 miles? |
| Seating Capacity | Two but hope to make room for the kids. |
| Curb Weight | 0 not sure |
| Tires | 14" came with car for now. |
| Conversion Cost | Bought the car for $600.00 with the motor already mounted. |
| I've got the body off the chassis. Needs full floor pans. Slow going progress due to many other projects. | |
1980 Chimo
“Chimo”
(under construction)
Last Updated 09-06-2010
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