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Registered Member #75
Joined: Thu Feb 09 2006, 09:30AM
Location: Montana, USA
Posts: 711
Hi Guys, out of general lazyness I have neither been on 4HV nor involved in any high voltage projects for the last couple of months. But now I aquired this gigantic mass of spare parts that just scream for being put into good use, that I need some ideas of what to do with it.
This is what I got: It's a rather sad story altogether, but neither my girlfriend, me, or our dog got hurt in the crash, so now I am trying to make the best of it.
The engine is still fine, the car is totalled just because it was only worth 2000€ before the crash, and reparing it would cost about four times that. Of course I am not going to throw away an (otherwise) perfectly good car, so now the question is what of the following I should do with it:
- build a sportscar in the LoCost fashion ( ) - build a helicopter, small plane etc. - pull the engine and power a generator for insane 85kW HV projects - pull engine, disassemble and break it, leraning something in the process
the last option is my favorite at the moment, since I dont have a garage to work on the whole car, but I think I can manage to hoist the engine into my flat somehow. Any other suggestions? I hope I wont be forced to pull just the battery and the ignition coil and give the rest to the junkjard, because I am kind of emotionally attached to the car
Registered Member #30
Joined: Fri Feb 03 2006, 10:52AM
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Posts: 6706
Bummer about the crash! Still, good to hear that nobody got hurt.
My car just failed its MOT and I ended up scrapping it. The engine was still good, but I don't have anywhere to work on a project that big just now I didn't even take the ignition coil, because the scrap guy needed to drive it onto the back of his transporter.
I did dismantle a car engine once, and it was great fun but incredibly messy.
Registered Member #103
Joined: Thu Feb 09 2006, 08:16PM
Location: Derby, UK
Posts: 845
Doh, sorry to hear about the wreck! Looks like it rolled? I did something similar once on an icey road, but it didn't turn out that bad, and fortunately it stayed the right way up!
Is it still a runner though? What's actually wrong with it, apart from aesthetics. Unless the chassis is totally out of alignment, looks like you could fit a new bumper, beat some of the dents out, and still use it as a car...? If you take it completely to bits you're going to have a lot of scrap lying around that's going to cost a lot to get rid of... (unless you turn it into a helicopter and fly it away )
I guess the best option is break if for parts, and sell them on eBay or in the paper or whatever.
Geometrically Frustrated Registered Member #6
Joined: Thu Feb 02 2006, 04:18AM
Location: Bowdoin, Maine
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Ouch! Sucks for your car, but it's good to hear that you guys are alright. It's messy here in Maine, and I just saw a couple similar accidents on my way to school today.
The LoCost looks like a lot of fun, but if you don't have a garage, you're pretty much out of luck. As much as I hate to say it, I think your final option is the most feasible. Save the ignition coil and scrap the rest, maybe keep the motor too if you want, though keeping it in your flat might be difficult..
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Fun things to do with crashed car parts?
Still, good to hear that nobody got hurt.
I didn't even take the ignition coil, because the scrap guy needed to drive it onto the back of his transporter.
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