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People often want to know what it would cost to duplicate this kind of performance, so I've made a list of approximate costs involved to duplicate this.
Converting a car to electric is not cheap. Keep in mind that this is a high performance conversion and costs more than a normal EV. Boy am I glad I didn't have to pay myself for labor!

For those of you considering a more normal conversion, I usually tell people to expect to pay $5,000 to $12,000 in parts plus the same again in labor (if they are not doing it themselves) plus the donor car.

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Parts:
Base donor car	Used `74 Porsche 914	$3000.00
Two 8" Advanced DC motors	#203-06-4001A	$2450.00
Belts, Pulleys and Aluminum for adapter plate		$950.00
Clutch	Tilton 7-1/4" 3 disc copper racing clutch	$900.00
Batteries	20 Optima Yellow Tops	$2700.00
Controller	Zilla	$5000.00
DC to DC Converters	4 Vicors in master/slave configuration, $??$	$400.00
Tires	Continental Eco Contact 175/55-15	$780.00
Rear Springs	Blue ones from Renegade Hybrids	$190.00
930 Turbo Transmission, LSD	Used rebuilt	$2000.00
Rear axle adapters	From Renegade Hybrids	$140.00
Rear axles from a 930 Turbo	Used	$200.00
Steel for battery racks		$80.00
Battery Cable 2/0	about 45 feet?	$100.00
Battery cable ends and covers		$200.00
Main Contactors	Two EV200AAANA	$150.00
Fuses, 600 amps, 500V DC rated.	A50QS600-4	$110.00
Potbox	Curtis	$65.00
Charger, Variac and parts	Bunch of surplus parts	$100.00
Radiator, pump and fittings	For cooling the controller	$160.00
Speedometer		$180.00
E-Meter & Dc to Dc, homemade prescaler		$250.00
Transmission oil	Red line, Shockproof Heavy	$40.00
Misc. Hardware		$50.00
Seat covers and dash mat		$120.00
Stereo		$400.00
Parts total:		$20,715.00
Labor:
Machining for the adapter plate	Guesstimate	$2,000.00
Putting it all together	That's tough to guess...	$13,000.00
Vehicle total to this stage:		$35,715.00

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Last update 3.28.02

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