false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178654485m/816746.jpg 816746 1 This book is the leading how-to resource for electric car conversions. It combines Brown's years of professional automotive experience with down-to-earth language even an automotive beginner can understand. It is not written for the engineer in the laboratory, but for the home mechanic building his own car, and for the average person behind the wheel. Brown speaks to the reader as if talking to a friend in his garage. Before lifting a wrench, Brown answers the most frequently asked questions about electric cars: how fast will it go, how far will it go, how long will the batteries last, how pollution-free is it really, and many more. The conversion process itself begins with choosing an appropriate donor chassis, and stripping it of internal combustion components. Here Brown's experience provide numerous tips and tricks to make the later conversion process easier and more successful. Step by step, Brown leads the reader through the conversion. As each component comes up, Brown gives a little background on the different types available, and the pros and cons of each. He includes tips on layout, design and fabrication at each step, and discusses different approaches for different chassis, such as front wheel drive vs. rear wheel drive. By the end of the book, every part of the conversion process has been discussed. Brown wraps up with a procedure for testing and troubleshooting, and guidelines for normal driving, charging, and maintenance. The book is salted heavily throughout with photos and diagrams to illustrate its topics, and it includes a very thorough index. CONVERT IT has been chosen by the Department of Energy and by numerous schools across the country as the textbook for high school electric car conversion projects. 802634 11 1993 Convert It! total:3|3:1|2:2| 3 7 5 1 2 0 false false Thu Mar 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 19 16:21:43 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 20 09:23:29 -0700 2009 http://www.scribd.com/doc/6410332/CONVER...]]> 0 0 false false Tue Jun 23 06:10:46 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 06:13:22 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Sat Jun 13 10:08:10 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 11:59:55 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue Jul 01 07:18:08 -0700 2008 Tue Jan 29 18:17:12 -0800 2008 Tue Jul 01 07:18:08 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Mon Sep 03 13:38:10 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 03 13:38:10 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=816746