Re: Random Bad Thoughts

["Gary Pavlovich" <glpavlovich@xxxxxxx>]

Eric,

If you have the talent and means to build the 30MPG gas-saver then I would 
go for it; that way, you can feel good about building the Killer Street 
Mopar and when you average your fuel costs of say,
30mpg x 350miles p/week for the daily driver + the 10mpg of the Weekend 
Warrior Killer Mopar then you average about 25mpg overall for both vehicles 
p/year; not just a rationalization but good accounting says you can afford 
the 10mpg for a tire-burning Mopar and have your cake and eat it too!

Gary Pavlovich

-----Original Message----- 
From: Eric Sturgis
Sent: Monday, August 22, 2011 10:59 AM
To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Random Bad Thoughts

I will admit, I have toyed with the idea of pulling out the drive
train in my car and putting in a Mercedes Diesel and running it on
Waste Vegetable Oil (I've converted cars, and drove them for years)
Part of me wants the fast, zoom-zoom car and the other part of me
wants the best MPG damn the power loss.  I know where I can get the
donor Mercedes to play with.  It could be fun.  It should get close to
30mpg, and still spin the tires as a 1962 Newport is about 2000 pounds
lighter than the Mercedes.

I have also checked on converting the car to an EV (Electric Vehicle)
I like the idea of making it like a train...a diesel or gas motor
running a generator to power the electric motors one at each rear
wheel.  I can't seem to find enough information without talking to
others that know more than I do.  Something I will do, talk about it
to others....I don't know if I will do it or not.

I almost bought a wrecked Toyota Prius with a half baked idea
installing it in my 1962 Chrysler.  The price was good, but I didn't
buy it as I'm not sure what to do with it.  But an EV "kit" can be
bought for 1/2 the price of a new motor for my Chrysler, of course the
batteries would take up the other half.  The weight difference it
would add about 1000 pounds to the car.  I have checked into this set
up as it would be fun to do.

I know that if I do any of these conversions my car would be a
laughing stock at a car show...but I always have been a bit of a
geek...Hmmmmm.


--
Eric
Tacoma, WA
1962 Chrysler Newport 2 door HT

--
--
Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person --  
directly to that person. That is, send parts/car transactions and 
negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended 
recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect 
your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content 
signal to Mopar topic.  Thanks!

1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines:
http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and 
http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html.
--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups 
"The 1962 to 1965 Mopar Mail List Clubhouse" group.
http://groups.google.com/group/1962to1965mopars?hl=en. 

--
--
Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- directly to that person. That is, send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic.  Thanks!

1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines:
http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html.
--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The 1962 to 1965 Mopar Mail List Clubhouse" group.
http://groups.google.com/group/1962to1965mopars?hl=en.