| Owner | Matt Wilson | ||||
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| Location | Cle Elum, Washington United States map | ||||
| Web/Email | WebPage | ||||
| Vehicle | 1967 Bradley GT II Not sure what year the body is but the chassis is 1967, original paint color is disco glitter brown - ugly! I like the red it is now. | ||||
| Motor | Netgain Impulse 9 Was going to use an old ADC 8 inch but switched to new Impulse 9, just added a cooling fan system for summer time - works great! | ||||
| Drivetrain | 1967 VW chassis with a Freeway Flyer transaxle. | ||||
| Controller | Evnetics Soliton Jr I blew up the Kilovac I was using, then tried an Open Revolt, now I have a Soliton Jr! Just added the water cooling kit - awesome results. | ||||
| Batteries | 44 Thunder Sky 100 AH, 3.20 Volt, Lithium Iron Phosphate - Total weight is approx 340 lbs - Using MiniBMS - works like a charm | ||||
| System Voltage | 144 Volts | ||||
| Charger | Manzanita Micro PFC 20 Using a relay that trips the power to the charger when any battery hits 3.8V from the MiniBMS, this acts as a secondary precaution to the throttling back the charging does. | ||||
| Heater | I'm working it, plan on using two heater elements with two fans - 220 CFM capacity, this needs to also blow plenty of fresh air from the outside | ||||
| DC/DC Converter | Right now I'm not using one, I'm using a 12V lithium 60 AH battery for all my 12V needs. Expensive but effective. | ||||
| Instrumentation | Blue Window, it gives volts, amps, rpms, and SOC I also have the MiniBMS gauge too. They both compliment each other. | ||||
| Top Speed | 60 MPH (96 KPH) Did 60 mph once but the suspension needs help, so I'm goona wait until that gets resolved. | ||||
| Acceleration | Probably 0-60 in 8 seconds Doesn't matter-I drive like a grandma to get the best efficiency | ||||
| Range | 45 Miles (72 Kilometers) Even with all the hills I have in my daily commute, I have enough power to get me to work easily without discharging the pack too low. 60% DOD. | ||||
| Watt Hours/Mile | 260 Wh/Mile This is based on the amount of KWh that go into the pack during recharge. I have a lot of hills around me. | ||||
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| Seating Capacity | 2 adults, it will be a commuter | ||||
| Curb Weight | 0 Probably 1800 lbs, there really isn't a place to get it weighed around here. | ||||
| Tires | P215 60/R16 I replaced the cracked, extra wide tires that came with the car with some good used ones. | ||||
| Conversion Time | More than I would like to admit, lots of time waiting for specialty VW chassis parts to arrive. | ||||
| Conversion Cost | Worse than I imagined. The old EV parts I was going to use didn't work out. The chassis needed extensive upgrades - ouch. Still cheaper than a Leaf and fun to drive!! | ||||
| Additional Features | Started in Dec 2010, this was my B-Day, Christmas, Valentine's Day gift. Since then I've added new disc brakes, new fiberglass pans, new tranny mounts, rebuilt tranny, coil over shocks, completely rewired car, 3 inch lift, etc...... | ||||
| I remember always talking about Bradleys when I was growing up. Always wanted one, just didn't realize how much work this one was going to be. There's a great club on the internet BradleyGT.com for lots of hints and tips. 16 Jul 11, I took it around the block at 10 mph. It's finally working but there's a lot of interior refurbishing that needs to be done on the car. 26 Aug 11, applied for title and registration. 5 Apr 12, back on the road again after adapter plate problem was solved 25 May 12, completed first week of commuting, 250 miles then blew my controller - ARGH!! Replaced w/ Open Revolt 13 July 12, replaced the Open Revolt with a Soliton Jr - back on the road and sucking lots of amps!! : ) 11 Aug 12, installed water cooling for controller and fan cooling for the motor, great results in summertime heat where other controllers fail. | |||||
1967 Bradley GT II
“Big Red”
Last Updated 08-12-2012
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