Vintage Voltage. Quest TV

[bangerhoarder]

CanAm said:

Only an extra 40kg? That's pretty impressive. As for the weight distribution, unless the owner was told in advance what it was going to be, the spring rates and brake balance would be less than optimal.

It appeared to have adjustable brake balance, near the handbrake.

[stuartmmcfc]

I’m a regular watcher of the show and reader of this thread and I enjoy both!
I normally take most negative comments of the show and their work with a pinch of salt - blaming filming schedules and lack of “insider. knowledge “ for most criticisms.
However I could not understand why on a bare metal restoration you’d rough up a new gear knob to make it look old??

[CanAm]

bangerhoarder said:

It appeared to have adjustable brake balance, near the handbrake.

I think that is illegal for road cars. See comments in the kit cars forum on SVA testing.

[stuartmmcfc]

ajprice said:

I haven't seen this series, is it the Tesla Mini?

Thanks for that. It really does clear up some questions

[ajprice]

300bhp going through 165/70 10 tyres, even those Yokohama's, seems optimistic . Good job it's got the traction control electronics on it.

[V8covin]

CanAm said:

I think that is illegal for road cars. See comments in the kit cars forum on SVA testing.

It certainly wouldn't pass an IVA test, I doubt any of the conversions would

[droopsnoot]

stuartmmcfc said:

However I could not understand why on a bare metal restoration you’d rough up a new gear knob to make it look old??

I couldn't understand why they got it painted and glazed, then started the electric conversion. Would have been much more sensible to do the bulk of it earlier.

I lost count of how many times they told us it was the first one they'd done.

[waynecyclist]

I am still struggling to see how that Mini is only 40kg heavier, the battery pack must be tiny in which case the range is going to be crap.

[JoshSm]

waynecyclist said:

I am still struggling to see how that Mini is only 40kg heavier, the battery pack must be tiny in which case the range is going to be crap.

Think you've got 60Kg in hand going for a full Tesla drive unit vs the original engine + gearbox, so ~100Kg of battery? Which isn't going to be much, though probably the most there's actually space for. Not sure what battery modules they'd go for in their build.

[bangerhoarder]

Fuel tank, exhaust, cooling system, selector rods, heater system, 12v battery (maybe a smaller one fitted for services?). Can’t think of much more stripped than that, won’t offset a huge amount. The cage will be heavy too.

[Panamax]

I've been watching these programmes recently and am struggling to believe two things,
1. The sheer amount of money owners are chucking at conversions.
2. That if you make an old, open car a whole lot heavier and stiffen up its suspension it's not just going to bend about in the middle.

And that's before we get to the recently converted Ferrari whose charging technology was already going out of date and stuff needed replacing.

[NMNeil]

Ford have seen the writing on the wall for EV conversions.
https://www.thedrive.com/news/42974/fords-281-hp-e...

[HAL 9000]

NMNeil said:

Ford have seen the writing on the wall for EV conversions.
https://www.thedrive.com/news/42974/fords-281-hp-e...

I saw this news recently too, and thought good on Ford for spotting a nice new niche in the market. It should also knock back the price of crashed Tesla parts. I'm sure Mogsy said something like five ir six thousand pounds of tesla small motor as it was being offered into place. I initially thought he got the weight wrong then quickly realised he was talking price.

[CanAm]

HAL 9000 said:

I saw this news recently too, and thought good on Ford for spotting a nice new niche in the market. It should also knock back the price of crashed Tesla parts. I'm sure Mogsy said something like five ir six thousand pounds of tesla small motor as it was being offered into place. I initially thought he got the weight wrong then quickly realised he was talking price.

Do Vintage Voltage use nice new Tesla crate motors or are they “previously enjoyed”?

[PF62]

CanAm said:

Do Vintage Voltage use nice new Tesla crate motors or are they “previously enjoyed”?

Come on.

With their unsurpassed engineering standards…

[the tribester]

The Series 2 Landy, full resto and the e-motor, drive and batteries.
They mentioned not wanting to scratch the 7 grand paint job, but I wonder what the total cost was?

[CanAm]

PF62 said:

CanAm said:

Do Vintage Voltage use nice new Tesla crate motors or are they “previously enjoyed”?

Come on.

With their unsurpassed engineering standards…

You’re right; stupid question wasn’t it?

[S6PNJ]

the tribester said:

The Series 2 Landy, full resto and the e-motor, drive and batteries.
They mentioned not wanting to scratch the 7 grand paint job, but I wonder what the total cost was?

The electric conversions start from £30k (according to their website) and they mentioned a £40k refurb cost, so I'm guessing not much change from £100K all in!! They used the larger Tesla motor and quaife LSDs (or similar) which all adds to the cost.

[HAL 9000]

CanAm said:

Do Vintage Voltage use nice new Tesla crate motors or are they “previously enjoyed”?

They all come out of dismantled cars as Tesla don't sell anything at all. As far as I understand, not even parts for people outside their network to fix cars. They, along with Apple etc, are the ones in the sights of the Right to Repair movement.

[eccles]

S6PNJ said:

the tribester said:

The Series 2 Landy, full resto and the e-motor, drive and batteries.
They mentioned not wanting to scratch the 7 grand paint job, but I wonder what the total cost was?

The electric conversions start from £30k (according to their website) and they mentioned a £40k refurb cost, so I'm guessing not much change from £100K all in!! They used the larger Tesla motor and quaife LSDs (or similar) which all adds to the cost.

They were being very coy about who the customer was, and looking at how shiny the car was when they received it I was wondering if it had Royal connections. The car had that shine that only 'staff' can bring.