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Tesla powered CJ

Post by Boyso » Thu Apr 29, 2021 12:51 pm

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Re: Tesla powered CJ

Post by YLG80 » Thu Apr 29, 2021 1:14 pm

Waaah, I like that :wink: .
It's just time for you to stop repairing your useless hump and put this motor in your GPW :) !
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Post by robymn » Thu Apr 29, 2021 6:22 pm

That CJ is really cool! Would love to have one.

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Post by Klaas » Thu Apr 29, 2021 9:26 pm

I like the CJ and the re-powering with an electric motor...perhaps that is the way forward for our vehicles :shock:
What I don't like is the guy doing the talking....he - does - not - stop - to - take - a - breath.
Also there is the text at the bottom at about 1.30: "Professional driver on a closed course - Do not attempt" ....Does that refer to him putting on his gloves while driving or is is a disclaimer like " don't put your dog in the washing machine to clean him" ?

Noticed also that the front axle does not have the drive flanges on it....probably not needed because there is no driven front axle, but it would look kinda cool to finish it off :wink:
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Re: Tesla powered CJ

Post by Boyso » Fri Apr 30, 2021 3:22 am

Klaas wrote:
Thu Apr 29, 2021 9:26 pm
I like the CJ and the re-powering with an electric motor...perhaps that is the way forward for our vehicles :shock:
What I don't like is the guy doing the talking....he - does - not - stop - to - take - a - breath.
Also there is the text at the bottom at about 1.30: "Professional driver on a closed course - Do not attempt" ....Does that refer to him putting on his gloves while driving or is is a disclaimer like " don't put your dog in the washing machine to clean him" ?

Noticed also that the front axle does not have the drive flanges on it....probably not needed because there is no driven front axle, but it would look kinda cool to finish it off :wink:
That's Matt Farah, who is really a professional driver/automotive journalist/car critic/podcaster :D

And rude Yves ! I want my tractor noises :lol:
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Re: Tesla powered CJ

Post by Wolfman » Sat May 01, 2021 8:14 am

Wonder what compelled this guy to drive a $100k dollar look a like stainless steel jeep, that belongs to someone else, through the mud & slop ???
Yep !! That is rude !!!
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Re: Tesla powered CJ

Post by teletech » Mon Jun 06, 2022 5:39 am

That's an impressive amount of effort for sure and the history of Jeeps in the Philippines is a great intro, but I don't think the Tesla is the best choice for most of us. It's actually pretty easy to mate an electric motor from a Zero motorcycle to the factory gearbox, so one can have most of the Jeep experience with something that has a pretty similar amount of power.

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Re: Tesla powered CJ

Post by parker007 » Mon Jun 06, 2022 5:54 am

start a new forum the electric jeep!!

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Re: Tesla powered CJ

Post by YLG80 » Mon Jun 06, 2022 7:18 am

Boyso wrote:
Fri Apr 30, 2021 3:22 am
And rude Yves ! I want my tractor noises :lol:
Yes I agree.
Last time I have sent a video showing a ride in my jeep to my son in Sydney, he just told me : » I love that nice an clean engine sound! ».
So no electric engine in my jeep, of course. :wink:
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