Great montage guys! I’m sending this to my son, who you’ve met, who REALLY wanted a Karmann Ghia when he was in high school decades ago. It was fun to see my Beetle in the background. Can’t wait to see your videos of it!!
I have this planned for my '66 Ghia Coupe. Looks so simple compared to wrestling with the Type-4 motor that is currently in it. Thanks for the great video!
I love, love love your conversion to electric electric!💡⚡⭐👍 The car looks great and sounds good running. The karmann Ghia is my all time favorite car! I hope you will do my future Karmann Ghia the same way.🥰👏
Muy bien felicidades por su trabajo de cuantos caballos es el motor eléctrico , voltaje es corriente continua o corriente directa? Saludos para todo su equipo de trabajo
YOUR PROJECT IS GENIAL, YOU LIVE IN A VERY DEVELOPED COUNTRY, HERE IN BRAZIL IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DEVELOP A PROJECT LIKE THIS. HERE THE ELECTRIC CAR IS IN THE FIRST STEPS. CONGRATULATIONS I LIKED THE PROJECT .
EV West really does have this figured out well for a DIY Kit you can acheive a very nice Professional looking Install ! People have been doing the Electric Conversions to Air Cooled VWs. for a long time and as a fan of Volkswagenens i have seen some really horrible Homemade Conversions that are Hillbillied together because of Trial and Errors i had looked at a Bradley GT someone did and donated to a High School Auto Program it turned out the County would not allow the Students at that time for liability purposes to work on EV cars so i knew the Instructor and he told me. it was going to be Auctioned to high bidder i looked at it for a possible conversion back to Stock but the Car was too hacked up for my liking. i told the Instructor i would have to get the car for free to make it worth my while
Hello, very nice work. Im planning to do the same conversion to a 66 bug, do you have any tips or advice for someone who is doing this for the first time?
hey guys, nice car! way before I was born the first ever car my father bought was a Karman Guia, so I have a special relationship with those cars! Is the weight distribution ok?
You leave off without giving any real indication of what kind of performance boost, numbers, top speed, acceleration, additional weight... more information please.
Looks amazing! I’m in the middle of a 1970 VW Beetle conversion and I noticed you mention the coolant pump and reservoir are in the “frunk”… but your reservoir seems to be lower than your battery box, right? Can you say more about how you achieved that? I would like to do the same due to space issues but I hear it should be the highest point in the coolant circuit… any advice??? Please please! By the way, I also used your rebuild of the front axle video! Good stuff!! Thank you!
Hello guys... thats great work, I'm from Brazil I have a VW Fusca(Beetle) 1974 and I intend to put the motor engine and electric batteries, your project was very clean, but here it is not very easy and cheap to get these equipment... if you can give me tips on how to acquire them, thank you!
Hi I loved how you transformed the car from gas to electric. I want to know how much did you spend on the transformation, not including painting n bodywork. I have a fiber glass 1984 MGTD kit car n would love to do the same.
What was his bill just to this point before the interior, insulation, carpet, weather seals, glass & radio? Are we talking 10K or more like $50K, $75..... What?
Gorgeous car curiosity how much does the electric motor weigh compared to the gasoline one in how much extra weight are the batteries compared to what would’ve been a full tank of gas at the time just looking for information but otherwise I absolutely love the car
Awesome conversation looking to do the same tipe of conversation to my 64 vw Beetle. If you don't mind me asking what was the top speed you'd get out of the motor and what was the range ?
Question, where do you route your HV wires from the battery boxes to the motor controller? I see you went through the fire wall low down but did you route them through the heater channels or just along them inside the vehicle or outside the vehicle?
These "montages" give great build details, wetting the viewer's appetite to want one! But they never tell what it costs. So, what was the final bill to transform this ugly toad into a beautiful princess?
So you did this mod on a manual transmission ? Didn’t realize you could do that. So how do you know when to shift ? And couldn’t you burn out the clutch easily or damage the transmission ?
He went with a portable AC unit so he could have it easily removed for extra storage space. In the summer months he puts it in and runs it. You could with a conversion like this go with an electric heat pump for best efficiency, but he wanted to retain some space as the karman-ghia has limited storage space after batteries.
Only 125hp? Come on. Upgrade the suspension, brakes, & at least give this awesume body style its do. Make it 325hp. Even 185hp is better. I'm not saying build a monster. Just something more fun taking curves on country paved roads. Fireengine red nedds to be faster than 125hp.
Great montage guys! I’m sending this to my son, who you’ve met, who REALLY wanted a Karmann Ghia when he was in high school decades ago. It was fun to see my Beetle in the background. Can’t wait to see your videos of it!!
Absolutely!!
Excellent use of Team America. Well played.
it's a beautiful thing to have these classic cars restored and electrified, giving them a second lease on life, and having more people enjoy them.
‘Montage’, the stuff of beer commercials ‘round the world
I have this planned for my '66 Ghia Coupe. Looks so simple compared to wrestling with the Type-4 motor that is currently in it. Thanks for the great video!
Thanks for the compliment. The motor really is simple compared the air cooled beast. Plus no more oil leaks
Great built. Love the paint. LOVE the montage - great soundtrack!
This has been the best restomod EV project I have seen so far. Well done guys.
Thanks! Lots of hours in the body but she will be a fantastic driver
Had one back in ‘64-‘65, lots of fun. Cool little car. 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽nice conversion👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
What a beautiful painting. I wish I have this car in my garage.
Dan--really a good video detailing the quality work you guys do. What a challenge! Great job!
Thank you!! Definitely a challenging one!
Excellent rebuild, great job.
Karmann Electra !! ..love it! I want one...haha!
I love, love love your conversion to electric electric!💡⚡⭐👍
The car looks great and sounds good running.
The karmann Ghia is my all time favorite car!
I hope you will do my future Karmann Ghia the same way.🥰👏
Thanks for the great comment! We’d love to build another Karmann Ghia! Send us a DM on Instagram or Facebook and we can walk you through whole thing!
Beautiful car. Probably my favorite.
These Karman Ghia cars are cool especially with the frunk in the front
Working on my 69 ghia now! Hope to see you on the road! Great montage
Great work!!!
Thanks
MORE ELECTRIC CONVERSATION PLEASE.. THANKS 🙏🙏
Fantastic job - subbed!
I see you not only do conversions but also restorations of the vehicles too.
love your choice of the name, good video
Muy bien felicidades por su trabajo de cuantos caballos es el motor eléctrico , voltaje es corriente continua o corriente directa? Saludos para todo su equipo de trabajo
Stunning job! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Beautiful job👍👍👍
YOUR PROJECT IS GENIAL, YOU LIVE IN A VERY DEVELOPED COUNTRY, HERE IN BRAZIL IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DEVELOP A PROJECT LIKE THIS. HERE THE ELECTRIC CAR IS IN THE FIRST STEPS. CONGRATULATIONS I LIKED THE PROJECT .
Nice car!
EV West really does have this figured out well for a DIY Kit you can acheive a very nice Professional looking Install ! People have been doing the Electric Conversions to Air Cooled VWs. for a long time and as a fan of Volkswagenens i have seen some really horrible Homemade Conversions that are Hillbillied together because of Trial and Errors i had looked at a Bradley GT someone did and donated to a High School Auto Program it turned out the County would not allow the Students at that time for liability purposes to work on EV cars so i knew the Instructor and he told me. it was going to be Auctioned to high bidder i looked at it for a possible conversion back to Stock but the Car was too hacked up for my liking. i told the Instructor i would have to get the car for free to make it worth my while
Muy hermoso el carro,pregunto que precio puede tener un carro así?
Gracias
Beautiful
Great job!!
nice
Very cool
Very nice. Well done Männer. Greetings from Germany
Thank you. Greetings from Texas !!
Perfect car!
Amazing!!
Love the car, love the project, love the skill...really hate the paint scheme..
Congratulations on removing every bit of soul out of that classic car. Well done…
Thanks glad you enjoyed it!! Messages like this keep us motivated!
Beautiful build. What sort of range do you get using the Tesla batteries?
Thank you. So far it been getting great mileage. I bet we can push 150 or so.
As someone from europe, born when Jimmy Carter went POTUS, I have only one word and a meme: Diss.. Where do I swipe..
Cool build. Looks like the motor is going to eat that clutch though
Hello, very nice work. Im planning to do the same conversion to a 66 bug, do you have any tips or advice for someone who is doing this for the first time?
hey guys, nice car! way before I was born the first ever car my father bought was a Karman Guia, so I have a special relationship with those cars! Is the weight distribution ok?
You leave off without giving any real indication of what kind of performance boost, numbers, top speed, acceleration, additional weight... more information please.
Looks amazing! I’m in the middle of a 1970 VW Beetle conversion and I noticed you mention the coolant pump and reservoir are in the “frunk”… but your reservoir seems to be lower than your battery box, right? Can you say more about how you achieved that? I would like to do the same due to space issues but I hear it should be the highest point in the coolant circuit… any advice??? Please please! By the way, I also used your rebuild of the front axle video! Good stuff!! Thank you!
Original motor 40hp on a good day , now 125 hp , better have a transmission cooler installed
Hello guys... thats great work, I'm from Brazil I have a VW Fusca(Beetle) 1974 and I intend to put the motor engine and electric batteries, your project was very clean, but here it is not very easy and cheap to get these equipment... if you can give me tips on how to acquire them, thank you!
Hi I loved how you transformed the car from gas to electric.
I want to know how much did you spend on the transformation, not including painting n bodywork. I have a fiber glass 1984 MGTD kit car n would love to do the same.
What was his bill just to this point before the interior, insulation, carpet, weather seals, glass & radio? Are we talking 10K or more like $50K, $75..... What?
I have a question for you. I have a 59 Ford Ranch wagon. What does Breaks will work on that. I saw that you took some off of Grenada for your 57.
I 👀, you moved the frunk to the rear.😄
Those cars have a lot of good useable space and yep the trunk could be the trunk for sure !
very cool. what's the weight comparison in electric vs the stock engine/full fuel?
My main concern with a conversion would be the batteries .... new? used ? How many dollars ??
Gorgeous car curiosity how much does the electric motor weigh compared to the gasoline one in how much extra weight are the batteries compared to what would’ve been a full tank of gas at the time just looking for information but otherwise I absolutely love the car
so why didn't you put the batteries under the floor boards and use a direct drive system with motors on either two or all four wheels?
How is the weight balance with the battery pack in front?
DISS REPAIR
Approximately how many miles do you get per electric charge?
Great job Diss Repair!
It has been getting 150+ out of this combo. Thanks for asking
I like the boxer engine sound ☹️
Bitchen bitchen bitchen! Great job, lads!
Put the Air Cooled Flat 4 back in it!!
Awesome conversation looking to do the same tipe of conversation to my 64 vw Beetle. If you don't mind me asking what was the top speed you'd get out of the motor and what was the range ?
Could you ball park the cost of the conversion with the work you performed and the parts?
Also, how long does it take to charge at home vs. charging station?
how much wiill you charge me to convert 1991 Jag XJS ?
Where can I buy this electric motor?
best montage song EVER!!! where is that song from?
Why does anyone keep the gearbox in an electric car? The electric motor doesn't need gears
Question, where do you route your HV wires from the battery boxes to the motor controller? I see you went through the fire wall low down but did you route them through the heater channels or just along them inside the vehicle or outside the vehicle?
How much did this conversion cost? I've toyed with the idea but conversion kits are expensive and the results in terms of power and range seem dismal.
The power is far from dismal. It will beat many many modern cars away from the Lights.
Bet that Gia never pulled that many Gs before.
These "montages" give great build details, wetting the viewer's appetite to want one! But they never tell what it costs. So, what was the final bill to transform this ugly toad into a beautiful princess?
Looks like a rolling bomb to me.
Wait until we take a EMP
So you did this mod on a manual transmission ? Didn’t realize you could do that. So how do you know when to shift ? And couldn’t you burn out the clutch easily or damage the transmission ?
It drives pretty conventionally. We do use upgraded clutches . We have a video on how it’s hooked up
A beautiful car and you have done an amazing job of restoring it, outstanding job... But putting a motor and a battery in it was sacrilege.. 😓
No air conditioner?
He went with a portable AC unit so he could have it easily removed for extra storage space. In the summer months he puts it in and runs it. You could with a conversion like this go with an electric heat pump for best efficiency, but he wanted to retain some space as the karman-ghia has limited storage space after batteries.
Wow, must be $$$$ to convert to electric car
Only 125hp? Come on.
Upgrade the suspension, brakes, & at least give this awesume body style its do.
Make it 325hp.
Even 185hp is better.
I'm not saying build a monster.
Just something more fun taking curves on country paved roads.
Fireengine red nedds to be faster than 125hp.
Turned a classic into a worthless joke.
such heresy =(
A waste.
How to butcher a classic car.
All that empty space in the engine bay and the batteries had to go where the back seat should be?
Weight distribution?
Ghias have an enormous area behind the rear seat back