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  • Glennmoss
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    Glenn, does it have its own transmission?

    Yes the Tesla motors have their own reduction gearbox. The “baby” Tesla motor kit that I posted the link to puts out around 200-300hp. I have heard rumors that the larger 400-500 hp motor would fit but probably would need modifications

    Glennmoss
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    Here’s Michael’s BMW with the larger Tesla motor

    alykat
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    I have for years had a dream of building an electric powered, chopped,  Karmann Ghia drag car. Kind of stopped dead in the water by lack of funds, knowledge, and physical dexterity. Still a fun dream though.

    Think the “65 might see some track time ?

    Pat K
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    Finished dissecting the remaining bits where  the package tray/firewall was welded in on Thur last week.E8EAD223-D84A-4C5F-AC59-7DFB6EB12951A4DE7551-F0F5-47EC-9B20-ED7A6F2127DF

    Also finished inner structure repairs to rear apron, cracks and a couple small patches. 5983B20A-2F7D-4BFD-8D68-7700424E415514E0CE56-7187-4261-9199-3BC1C7F6E1D8

    Couple drivers side heater channel/rocker repairs handled Friday night. Side and bottom area.8A88FC0F-0E00-4755-A49E-C64609174F60A874A544-7F8A-41A5-B5F0-918C5797B7452D5ACF6D-31CD-46CC-8E73-3F217784DCF19D27FE6D-65FB-4D1F-A308-36B3618D73D7

    End of channel front of rear wheel well area, two layers deep.60434837-45FC-4AC2-9AE9-9C31CC512B93BC36C4C6-A3B1-4808-A97E-D4FA0D879738

    Inner section done.089D5926-770D-4F42-96BA-C68E4E23D115

    Outer section to close it up. D52545C8-5CA2-4D44-BD2D-31D798BC6C62

    Dan called us out on the late model package tray/firewall we ordered. He asked to find a correct donor, man of principal!

    Found one in the car Dan used for the ragtop section we grafted into his oval window.

    Removed from donor car and bits dissected yesterday.F3C334E5-1996-4C85-8477-BDAD31D712CE841BC6EF-78F0-49A3-8A0D-A38CE7AB59E73A531927-0AD0-4D7E-8B03-649A3442544A

    Just finished sand blasting donor section until I ran out of sand. Not completely cleaned up but good enough for install. Will finish blasting when metal repairs on the shell are completed. 2B7FE32F-B04C-41DE-9303-EA4C58EFDEFB

    We will build it if it comes.

    Rustabus
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    Fix what is broke………..Next Job????!!!!!! 😀

    Pat K
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    Fabed patch panels last night for the lower front corner areas on both pass and drivers side of the parcel tray where it had some rust. 2C34E913-4C5C-4BAD-82E2-C83EABB6D999810FACEE-B49E-47FC-A053-25856D87E2A4F18B911B-FE33-4415-8EB5-F6152821BBA11D228DA7-8A20-433C-8EC2-D8238D389C59D4CAACC4-5221-4D96-A3FC-B9F17809B01C

    Patched up and ready to be welded back in.
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    We will build it if it comes.

    BBWB
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    You da Man Pat! Beautiful work.

    I'm at the age where "fuck off", "fuck you", and "fuck it" answer most questions.

    Willy
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    Pat is it just me or have your metalworking/fabrication skillz just gone WILD lately?

    dan.mastro
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    Work of art!!  Great job!

    ColeB
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    Pats a magician! And the coors ALWAYS helps! nice work pat!

    John Jones
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    I enjoy watching Pat do metal work also. He reminds me of me😉

    keep killing it Pat!

    Pat K
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    Thank you everybody for the kind words!

    Pat is it just me or have your metalworking/fabrication skillz just gone WILD lately?

    I turn 43 this month, like fine wine Willy, I’m getting better with age I guess.

    Burned in the package tray/firewall and dressed all of the welds last night. EE28B670-189F-47F5-88CE-99AF2B4F086FA9277C72-C52A-49A7-997D-BA4CCD4AB3E1

    Moved onto the drivers side lower a-pillar and heater channel repairs.D5BB0AC1-D37B-4A7F-A7E8-337892E90F4C6C301D6D-9CF9-414B-AD28-22C9016838F9

    Braced the a-pillar and started cutting out the junk. Going to put in a new lower a-pillar section. 1092990B-30C2-41B1-ABD7-6A30DAB333CD93D59339-577C-483F-82D8-8E0E6730DD37609ABEA5-CE75-4D8D-9D18-490ED88AE283

    We will build it if it comes.

    Pat K
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    Knocked out a large chunk of the driver side a-pillar repairs last night.

    Auto-craft a-pillar section from Wolfsburg West fit really nice, only needed to move a portion of  of one flange a bit. E55171B4-4790-4380-8E4A-3F7461312F2FA1F11EFB-5A91-4809-B7CD-31A468A78CEE

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    Had to fabricate a couple of small sections for the heater channel and fender well repair.28002001-EFEB-464A-81AF-B27747305098BD48D8A4-88CC-4F64-8933-284AA01A2242

     

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    Only a small section of the lower front quarter and some misc. pin holes to go in this area.5DA1ED2A-E4F4-4A03-8153-084EF6E6C247C05C5803-323F-41A3-B62A-A9BC610B1C5E

    We will build it if it comes.

    Pat K
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    Finished up driver side a pillar/fender well/quarter panel repairs. 7C7115DD-31A6-4C63-B5A9-CB3D8B68E876379EB50B-484B-491E-A6AC-1698B6EEC722CCD177F6-5880-440E-9E64-A926309B72561CDC1BB8-6223-440C-9E55-41F9955A08B3F62CEA37-F44D-4AC7-BA9E-4B3E1487305E

    Moved onto pass side rocker repairs next. Small section with a running board mount nut was first.2CF527B7-D9C2-411B-A710-129F65E99CD63493E8F3-6246-4A02-ACFB-5040F46587D39C5A032F-3D65-4CFF-ACCB-B4F7373BE84D03EA2BB0-634F-4D11-9843-A539F3940988

    Cut out all the smashed and rusted junk from the b-pillar to the end of the rocker. Treated everything with rust fix. I’ll start fab’n repair sections next. E355F890-CD9F-47CE-BDDF-89DCF264D6AF478E204C-EB07-4DA3-A7B9-E45C8ACDFB5155E2FEA8-ED80-4834-B2D7-98E977DAC538

    Also sectioned the rear seatbelt mount reinforcement from the old package tray and welded it into the new one.B5995CE9-1059-4CA9-9D94-F699ADD71CE4278084A9-BD86-4174-91DF-34DC30E300EF8F9AB59B-C7BC-424E-B4BB-87C997A19918

    We will build it if it comes.

    Ragtop Ron
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    So cool to watch the progress step by step through pics.

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