Fantastic to see a truck being used over the years and keepin' on truckin'. 25.000 miles is impressive on a classic - not many get that many miles added in 5 years. Thumbs up to the owner and well-done EV team and thanks for sharing.
Another underrated thing. Most wives don’t overly love the smell from the carbed engine. A lot have complained smelling like gas and the stink. Some love this aspect, most don’t.
Love seeing some of the old conversions come back for a visit 😁 I remember seeing photos of it when you first had it but heard nothing since. I want to see more conversions of early 50's vehicles, even older would be awesome! 😉 Keep up the great work.
Where's the tour of under the truck? I'm in the process of planning the exact same conversion but using a S-10 chassis and hopefully a Tesla Model S rear motor. Would love the full undercarriage tour!
Hi, I am so happy about your report. I got the 3100 1/2t from 55 1.series here in Germany and got all your pictures from your website saved on my HD, because I could no info about your conversion or any EV kit from you nor a gearbox plate on the website of yours. Now I understand why you did not show any information about this conversion. I thought the owner might have asked to keep the car private and it not being shown on the internet. Very nice report about the car. Better than a thousand pictures. Thank you ! We already have two Teslas, but our Chevy is on the list for a conversion.The truck already had two full restorations in the last 39 years, since we have it. It is now better than new and before the second restoration, it was daily driver. To top of it off now, we have to make it an EV. There is only some legal stuff, I got to check here, because it will loose in Germany because I really would be happy, if I could contact you for a specific kit for my PickUp. But even it is a little louder driving it, I still want to keep the 3-speed, because it is original. I want to keep it as original as possible. As it is right now. You made my day today with your video... !
Wow, so glad I saw this video, my Dad and I restored a 48' year, same windows and bed style. Mine was school bus yellow. Wish I still had it. Great Job.
I have a '51 5-window and would love to do this. I brought it back to life in the traditional way with a 327 v-8 and a 700r4. I also have a mini-truck, an '85 Nissan 720 that will indeed be converted first, and if I have success with that conversion then my '51 will be up next. This one is great looking, I love how clean the engine bay is, and my favorite mod is the charger connection in the old fuel filler hole. My only negative is I'm disappointed the speedometer doesn't work. Man what a fun truck!
I'm an electrical engineer with a '64 beetle. Needless to say, I'd love to convert to electric with the evwest kit one day. If you ever have an extra one laying around. Let me know. Love what you do :)
Seeing the fact that an EV Conversion that gets driven for a while and the only maintenance (appart from things like tires and brake pads) was little adjustments to the gear ratios really gives me a lot more hope into someday giving them a call and getting myself my next daily driver.
Quick question: Has EV West ever done a 1965, or later Corvair conversion? I think it would be amazing, you'd have the rear transaxle coupled to a Corvette independent rear suspension. A lot more room in the rear for the electric motor and controllers plus maybe two battery packs plus some behind the rear seat. Remove the Frunk gas tank from the fire wall, put in a dual brake cylinder, disc brakes and a huge battery pack in front. I'd be surprised if you didn't get at least 75kwh or more. This would allow you to weight balance the car and eliminate it's weight bias problems. It would be a stunner as a two door red Corsa model with black leather interior.
I learned to drive in a 1955 International pickup truck. It had a '3 on the tree' transmission and an inline 6 engine. I can totally relate to the terrible gear box. It was noisy and difficult. I used to double clutch when driving it.
Excellent! I am looking for a similar setup and I am wondering how much this would cost excluding the vehicle? Are you creating a truck package with batteries? 200 mile range?
Awesome! Nice to see some of these conversions! I really dislike the idea that everyone thinks it is a good idea to trash all the ICE vehicles for EV. All that waste! This ticks many good boxes!
Awesome truck. Would it be possible on such a vehicle to remove the gearbox and drive shaft, and mount the motor on the differential, perhaps with a planetary reduction gear in between? Just to remove complexity and noise sources.
It kinda makes sense now a days. I have a 71 mustang and a 63 F100 that will probably get the EV treatment as they undergo restoration. My 04 Ranger probably will too when gasoline does go away.
@@buckrepublican8782 you can take 2 minutes and look at their website. There is a wide range of options, but motor and battery are around 20k. Id tack on another 10k for vehicle specific parts you need. Install would be another 10-20k most likely. Every vehicle, even just different years, will be a different price. That's why they don't give random estimates on a social media site.
Outstanding! /I have a '56 Studebaker Transtar.. 3/4 ton. if it wasn't running so well on it's original low mile engine I would convert it to EV in a heartbeat!
@@Turk380 My truck is a 3e5 so its a base model with the deluxe package. so it came with 3.0L or 185 CID flathead motor. It gets like 30 MPG but it wakes forever to get to 70 MPH.
My ol' '60 Apache 10 had the inside gas tank but it never leaked. Always wanted to put a dual Hyper 11 setup with a pg and battery pack. It would be used as a pickup though so the torque is definitely needed. Why doesn't the speedo work? It is trans driven so should be working.
You know, people want plug and play pick-up conversion kits. Air cooled VWs are expensive and there isn’t anything more plentiful than F150s. The same kit could probably span 50 years of production.
Outstanding! I have a '54 Chevy PU. I'd like to put an after market IFS chassis under it and have you guys put your E motor and battery pack in it. Can you work with after market chassis?
Can't fault the workmanship or the execution of the technology, I know this is coming. But-the "just like a golf cart" comment says it all for me. I had a 51 3 window, 327, 4 speed. I drive a 55 chevy 6 cyl. a lot. The E-truck driving experience seems pretty sterile. I love the whine of the trans, the rap of the dualed out 6, and the slight odor of oil and gas. Cool truck, but on the road, it has no soul. I like it, but I don' think I would ever love it. I have thought about doing this to another of my older cars, but now I don't think so. I know there are gains and losses, but for me, the gains don't cancel out the loss.
How much is the conversion cost ? I have a 1950 Chevy 3100 with a S10 chassis, I just finished the interior, brake booster, brake lines with a 5.7 camaro motor and tranny , radiator went in today . I haven’t wired it up yet . Now I want to switch to electric. Is there a conversion kit to buy?
I’d love to own this truck. My dream ev is a k3500 gmc sierra 3500 long bed crew cab dually with a big ol battery back and a huge torque motor. That long bed should allow a huge pack.
I'm thinking with a truck that used to carrying weight ,you should be able to put two Tesla batteries in there. Skip all the high-tech ,use two separate charge plugs and Manual a battery B battery switch in the glove compartment. Small touchscreen display for battery status in the flip down visor to keep the Nostalgia. 😎
Was hoping for info about the batteries. I imagine it's a small pack under the seat. I'd really like to see a truck pack located between the frame rails under the cab/bed one day.
Great video... one comment on things to add is budget... I know talking about money can be tricky at times but I think you have a lot of people doing research might believe 10 or even 15k would get you there and find that they would be way off. would be great for you to offer a range so that people can know what to expect when embarking on this type of build. Thanks!
Nice work. That turned out sweet!
can't wait for yours bro
that thing is gonna be radd
@@paulzzote8754 you in the EV conversation rabbit hole too?
Fantastic to see a truck being used over the years and keepin' on truckin'. 25.000 miles is impressive on a classic - not many get that many miles added in 5 years. Thumbs up to the owner and well-done EV team and thanks for sharing.
Yup
Soon as it's electric you start driving it everywhere instead of it wasting away in a garage with some carb issues
Exactly what I saw about classics. Put that engine and trans in storage and drive the piss out of it!
Another underrated thing. Most wives don’t overly love the smell from the carbed engine. A lot have complained smelling like gas and the stink. Some love this aspect, most don’t.
Love seeing some of the old conversions come back for a visit 😁 I remember seeing photos of it when you first had it but heard nothing since. I want to see more conversions of early 50's vehicles, even older would be awesome! 😉 Keep up the great work.
Where's the tour of under the truck? I'm in the process of planning the exact same conversion but using a S-10 chassis and hopefully a Tesla Model S rear motor. Would love the full undercarriage tour!
Dude. I have the same set up. 1993 S10 Chassis. I want to convert to EV. share pics and videos if you can ! Good luck !
Hi, I am so happy about your report. I got the 3100 1/2t from 55 1.series here in Germany and got all your pictures from your website saved on my HD, because I could no info about your conversion or any EV kit from you nor a gearbox plate on the website of yours.
Now I understand why you did not show any information about this conversion. I thought the owner might have asked to keep the car private and it not being shown on the internet.
Very nice report about the car. Better than a thousand pictures. Thank you !
We already have two Teslas, but our Chevy is on the list for a conversion.The truck already had two full restorations in the last 39 years, since we have it. It is now better than new and before the second restoration, it was daily driver.
To top of it off now, we have to make it an EV.
There is only some legal stuff, I got to check here, because it will loose in Germany because
I really would be happy, if I could contact you for a specific kit for my PickUp. But even it is a little louder driving it, I still want to keep the 3-speed, because it is original. I want to keep it as original as possible. As it is right now.
You made my day today with your video... !
Wow, so glad I saw this video, my Dad and I restored a 48' year, same windows and bed style. Mine was school bus yellow. Wish I still had it. Great Job.
Love seeing classic cars being driven regularly and not just sitting gathering dust.
I have a '51 5-window and would love to do this. I brought it back to life in the traditional way with a 327 v-8 and a 700r4. I also have a mini-truck, an '85 Nissan 720 that will indeed be converted first, and if I have success with that conversion then my '51 will be up next. This one is great looking, I love how clean the engine bay is, and my favorite mod is the charger connection in the old fuel filler hole. My only negative is I'm disappointed the speedometer doesn't work. Man what a fun truck!
Wow! What a beautiful conversion.
That is one sweet 51 Chevy truck and great EV conversion!!!
I'm an electrical engineer with a '64 beetle. Needless to say, I'd love to convert to electric with the evwest kit one day. If you ever have an extra one laying around. Let me know. Love what you do :)
Seeing the fact that an EV Conversion that gets driven for a while and the only maintenance (appart from things like tires and brake pads) was little adjustments to the gear ratios really gives me a lot more hope into someday giving them a call and getting myself my next daily driver.
I'm not even an auto enthusiast but I'm impressed. Wow...
Quick question: Has EV West ever done a 1965, or later Corvair conversion? I think it would be amazing, you'd have the rear transaxle coupled to a Corvette independent rear suspension. A lot more room in the rear for the electric motor and controllers plus maybe two battery packs plus some behind the rear seat. Remove the Frunk gas tank from the fire wall, put in a dual brake cylinder, disc brakes and a huge battery pack in front. I'd be surprised if you didn't get at least 75kwh or more. This would allow you to weight balance the car and eliminate it's weight bias problems. It would be a stunner as a two door red Corsa model with black leather interior.
I love the idea of these things living on as EVs.
gotta do what platform wants you to do in order to get more views, I respect that as much as WHAT A GORGEOUS PIECE OF ART this car is!
I learned to drive in a 1955 International pickup truck. It had a '3 on the tree' transmission and an inline 6 engine. I can totally relate to the terrible gear box. It was noisy and difficult. I used to double clutch when driving it.
Under the bed seems like the perfect place for a decent battery! Beautiful!
Wow again!
i would want a corvair. and a yugo. just because. wide tires and wheel arches would be your only clue it was not stock. sweet truck btw.
Your conversion videos are excellent. Keep up the good work dudes 🤘🏻
Wow, Kindred Motorworks does this kind of thing. Both of you guys are doing great work!
I am so glad your channel is back and running?
Excellent! I am looking for a similar setup and I am wondering how much this would cost excluding the vehicle? Are you creating a truck package with batteries? 200 mile range?
This is really exciting! I have a 1961 Chevrolet Apache and intend to eventually do a similar conversion.
Watching that man drive this vehicle brings a smile to my face. Keep doing awesome things good sir
Thanks for sharing. I did. Always been a fantasy of having an older car/pickup conversion. Big fan here.
I wish I still had my 62 Buick Special. That had a sweet transmission. I think it would have made a great conversion.
I am working on restoring a 52 Ford F1 pickup. I would like to hear more about the conversion components. I may want to make the powertrain electric
in a very wet climate, would you recommend some sort of skid plate or engine protector? how resistant to water are most of those parts?
NOT TO MENTION JUST KEEPING IT CLEAN.
Motors and batteries are 100% water proof, you could drive it in a lake if the truck didn’t sink..FYI
You really are a good presenter. The truck is great
Awesome! Nice to see some of these conversions! I really dislike the idea that everyone thinks it is a good idea to trash all the ICE vehicles for EV. All that waste! This ticks many good boxes!
brilliant! I'd like that motor for my conversion. Can you tel me the completed weight of that truck?
That's very cool watching its design.
No judgement you are rad, love truck!
Woo doggy it's a hoot when you stomp that power pedal with your boot.
This is such a great conversion.
Beautiful truck! Great work EVW - you guys rock!!
GVW after removal of old power plant/drive box?
Cost of conversion?!?!
Awesome truck.
Would it be possible on such a vehicle to remove the gearbox and drive shaft, and mount the motor on the differential, perhaps with a planetary reduction gear in between? Just to remove complexity and noise sources.
Very nicely done. Every one of the EV West videos I watch make me want to convert mine to electric NOW.
What a great build Michael , Ev west really rocks !
Great production and editing, and a great project!
This will work perfectly in my 56 Dodge Mayfair . We have spoke about it b4
Doesnt a conversion like this also reduce the need for rare/non produced parts on old dodges, like that? Mechanically of course.
Dude, liking the channel and overviews. Great work!
I am literally building a 51 gmc. Lol i was gonna go with a ls. man im leaning ev now lol
Make sure you make a video of the conversion. 😎
Lol yup take care of your gas engines they won't be around forever. Put that ev power train in and drive it like you stole it 😂
It kinda makes sense now a days. I have a 71 mustang and a 63 F100 that will probably get the EV treatment as they undergo restoration. My 04 Ranger probably will too when gasoline does go away.
I dig it. I wish Michael' shop was here in Colorado.
I wish I had the knowledge to do something like this. Wow you guys are awesome. You have my subscription 💯
What is the approximate cost to convert a truck like that minus the cost of the truck?
Can you cover the install of a epower steering? Similar to how it was used in the thing video.
Also please cover power brakes or other brake upgrades
This looks amazing! Minus the truck itself, what does a modification like this cost?
No answer, that's scary!
@@buckrepublican8782 you can take 2 minutes and look at their website. There is a wide range of options, but motor and battery are around 20k. Id tack on another 10k for vehicle specific parts you need. Install would be another 10-20k most likely. Every vehicle, even just different years, will be a different price. That's why they don't give random estimates on a social media site.
@@ocman11 OR the company can provide a little CUSTOMER SERVICE to a PROSPECTIVE CUSTOMER and you can keep your crappy attitude to yourself
@@dmcrew4968 ok karen.....
😂 what is the website?
more like this!!! ( but with more details of the install plz)
My favorite truck body in the world. 😍😍 Now it's even better that it's been converted. 😍😍
I'd love to convert my '92 Ford F150 4x4......just need mo money.
Thank you for sharing that wonderful truck
I'd love to do this to my F250 it's running well but I'm addicted to EVs now. I'm on my third car now and first EV motorcycle lol
What motorcycle? My daily/track car is an EV but I have been getting the itch to ride again but would only consider an EV.
Outstanding! /I have a '56 Studebaker Transtar.. 3/4 ton. if it wasn't running so well on it's original low mile engine I would convert it to EV in a heartbeat!
I have a 58 transtar and I think I will convert my truck as I am on my second flat head motor.
@@roberttaylor8918 flat head?? That would have had a 289 ohv..
@@Turk380 My truck is a 3e5 so its a base model with the deluxe package. so it came with 3.0L or 185 CID flathead motor. It gets like 30 MPG but it wakes forever to get to 70 MPH.
Love it.... Want this swap for my 78 Datsun 620
My ol' '60 Apache 10 had the inside gas tank but it never leaked. Always wanted to put a dual Hyper 11 setup with a pg and battery pack. It would be used as a pickup though so the torque is definitely needed. Why doesn't the speedo work? It is trans driven so should be working.
15:50 best part.
awesome build. for a EV truck conversion that is planning to be used for work, would you suggest trying to move some battery weight up front?
I think keeping the transmission is the best part about this conversion. What kind of power and torque does that motor put out?
You know, people want plug and play pick-up conversion kits. Air cooled VWs are expensive and there isn’t anything more plentiful than F150s. The same kit could probably span 50 years of production.
Outstanding! I have a '54 Chevy PU. I'd like to put an after market IFS chassis under it and have you guys put your E motor and battery pack in it. Can you work with after market chassis?
Beautiful truck! What do you do for battery cooling?
Perfect application for an EV conversion. Turning an old clunky vehicle into a modern trouble free wafty cruiser.
Please open a UK based workshop...
In the UK you have Electric Classic Cars which do pretty much the same type of conversions and from what I’ve seen the quality is on par.
There is also Zero EV. Both them and ECC are awesome companies. You have good options.
Very neat. Why does changing from bias ply to radials help so much?
Can't fault the workmanship or the execution of the technology, I know this is coming. But-the "just like a golf cart" comment says it all for me. I had a 51 3 window, 327, 4 speed. I drive a 55 chevy 6 cyl. a lot. The E-truck driving experience seems pretty sterile. I love the whine of the trans, the rap of the dualed out 6, and the slight odor of oil and gas. Cool truck, but on the road, it has no soul. I like it, but I don' think I would ever love it. I have thought about doing this to another of my older cars, but now I don't think so. I know there are gains and losses, but for me, the gains don't cancel out the loss.
SUPER COOL
I’m Second Guessing my 2017 LT1 8 SPEED TRANSMISSION option.
I wanna convert mine!!! How did you power the vacuum-powered wipers?
Cut my eye teath washing trucks of this vintage at Lough Motors GMC in the 50's
How much is the conversion cost ?
I have a 1950 Chevy 3100 with a S10 chassis, I just finished the interior, brake booster, brake lines with a 5.7 camaro motor and tranny , radiator went in today . I haven’t wired it up yet . Now I want to switch to electric. Is there a conversion kit to buy?
Can you do a followup video with it under a hoist? (In the same way the Savagegeese does his vehicle review)
What is the final drive ratio? Thanks!
Good work.
Do you have a step by step “show and tell” video of a conversion?
Very cool! Love the color.
I *love* it. Would love convert my dad's 79 GMC Sierra Grande 1-ton.
Range
Charge time
Ball park cost of just the conversion not of the truck
Thanks, great video 🧑🏼🔧
In process of researching converting a 52 f3. How much did this conversion cost?
How about stacking some more batteries under the seats to help increase the range?
I’d love to own this truck. My dream ev is a k3500 gmc sierra 3500 long bed crew cab dually with a big ol battery back and a huge torque motor. That long bed should allow a huge pack.
My dream truck
Totally Awesome Red-Rider! LOL Thanks
I'm thinking with a truck that used to carrying weight ,you should be able to put two Tesla batteries in there. Skip all the high-tech ,use two separate charge plugs and Manual a battery B battery switch in the glove compartment. Small touchscreen display for battery status in the flip down visor to keep the Nostalgia. 😎
Is something like this available as a kit. I have a 1951 Ford F3...
So are doing other Chevy avalanche trucks 03'?
Practical and so nice to look at. ♡
Building your own EV or Hybrid is the ultimate build!!
Super nice truck
Have you ever done a conversion using a torque tube and rear transaxel instead of a transmission and differential?
When you said that, my first thought was a 62 Pontiac Tempest. That would be bad ass>
Now that's a real truck.
Was hoping for info about the batteries. I imagine it's a small pack under the seat. I'd really like to see a truck pack located between the frame rails under the cab/bed one day.
9:10
why does he need a transmission? can he just go with two gears (forward and reverse)? sorry if this is a dumb question.
so amazing! beautiful car & even better that it's electric. ugh! I hope to get one someday!
How about extra batteries behind the seat where the old tank was originally ????
Because you asked… I subscribed thanks for the fascinating video. Very inspirational
approximately how much does that cost? I have a 1967 c10 and I'm thinking of going electric in my installation.
I would love to do this to my 1968 C10, I'm in Riverside.
Interested more about the ev convention kits used. Is the conversation something everyone can tackle as a project?
Great video... one comment on things to add is budget... I know talking about money can be tricky at times but I think you have a lot of people doing research might believe 10 or even 15k would get you there and find that they would be way off. would be great for you to offer a range so that people can know what to expect when embarking on this type of build. Thanks!
I couldn’t agree more as these conversions are custom one-offs spiraling labor and project mgmt costs.