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Convert It!
enlarge	Author: Michael Brown Publisher: South Florida Electric Auto Association (S F Category: Book Buy New: $24.95 Buy New from $24.95 Avg. Customer Rating: (25 reviews) Sales Rank: 35669 Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published) Media: Paperback Edition: 2nd Number Of Items: 1 Pages: 128 Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6 Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.3 ISBN: 1879857944 EAN: 9781879857940 ASIN: 1879857944 Publication Date: November 1993 Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours

Editorial Reviews: Product Description This book is the leading how-to resource for electric car conversions. It combines Brown's years of professional automotive experience with down-to-earth language even an automotive beginner can understand. It is not written for the engineer in the laboratory, but for the home mechanic building his own car, and for the average person behind the wheel. Brown speaks to the reader as if talking to a friend in his garage. Before lifting a wrench, Brown answers the most frequently asked questions about electric cars: how fast will it go, how far will it go, how long will the batteries last, how pollution-free is it really, and many more. The conversion process itself begins with choosing an appropriate donor chassis, and stripping it of internal combustion components. Here Brown's experience provide numerous tips and tricks to make the later conversion process easier and more successful. Step by step, Brown leads the reader through the conversion. As each component comes up, Brown gives a little background on the different types available, and the pros and cons of each. He includes tips on layout, design and fabrication at each step, and discusses different approaches for different chassis, such as front wheel drive vs. rear wheel drive. By the end of the book, every part of the conversion process has been discussed. Brown wraps up with a procedure for testing and troubleshooting, and guidelines for normal driving, charging, and maintenance. The book is salted heavily throughout with photos and diagrams to illustrate its topics, and it includes a very thorough index. CONVERT IT has been chosen by the Department of Energy and by numerous schools across the country as the textbook for high school electric car conversion projects.

Customer Reviews: Read 20 more reviews... Convert it! - Your starting point for EV's November 24, 2008 This was one of the first Electric vehicle conversion books we bought and it by far the best. While it looks dodgey with its simple binding the information is simple to read and understand, and it is full of handy hints for example ways of telling if a car has been in an accident and then repaired and ways of keeping track of all the old engine bits you pull out - handy for the non mechanic. While it does have technical information it doesn't get bogged down in it. It is one of the best we own. Convert it Review October 3, 2008 I found this book very informative, easy to read , the pictures clear. Missing were wiring diagrams of battery connections. The high and low current diagrams were sufficient and easy to understand. The book was a bit slanted commercially only showing the authors products Over all I think the book was excellent and gave me a basic understanding of how to convert a gas car to electric. Robert Shaver Convert It September 7, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful Excellent book! Anyone wanting to convert a gas using vehicle to electric will benefit by reading this book. The warnings are especially helpful if you want to protect yourself from harm's way and avoid serious errors in tearing down and rebuilding your electric vehicle. Good Place to Start August 16, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful Although some of the information presented in the 126-page volume is 15 or more years old, it is still a good place to start when considering an electric vehicle conversion. Mr. Brown does not disappoint with his clear and direct explanations and suggestions. There is one small technical error concerning wire sizing. The National Electric Code (NEC) and Mil Spec W-5088L may be helpful, here. Definitely worth the cost and time to read this book. Very Informative May 22, 2008 2 out of 2 found this review helpful This is a great book for the EV enthusiast. I was a little surprised that the pages of the book seem like xerox copies. But the quality of the information is very impressive.

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