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Re: The EV Revolution … will Off-Roaders succumb?
Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2022 10:46 am
by Mad Manny
Jake's, just get a JK CRD or an older CJ.
I'd love to read your build Thread.
It'll be a good laugh...
Re: The EV Revolution … will Off-Roaders succumb?
Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2022 11:08 am
by jakeslouw
I actually started a thread on "the other forum" and just got hammered by the Illuminati Brains Trust.
Actually a JK with a cooked VM Motori 2.8 did cross my mind.
I'll talk to Eben at some stage. He has a bunch of crap lying around.
Re: The EV Revolution … will Off-Roaders succumb?
Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2022 11:53 am
by Ricof4e
Mad Manny wrote: ↑Mon Aug 08, 2022 10:46 am
Jake's, just get a JK CRD or an older CJ.
I'd love to read your build Thread.
It'll be a good laugh...
No thread in the history of threads (and forums) will ever be as funny (and sad) as this one:
https://www.4x4community.co.za/forum/sh ... -and-kuier
Re: The EV Revolution … will Off-Roaders succumb?
Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2022 1:38 pm
by Mad Manny
The Great Mad Manny drew up guidelines for hosting a successful GTG.
viewtopic.php?f=19&t=71
Most people, across many Forums,
follow this brilliant advice.
Those who dont, never pull a successful outing off...
But that event started with a thinly veiled reference to its real purpose:
"100 people at R1 000 ea"...
Re: The EV Revolution … will Off-Roaders succumb?
Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2022 3:45 pm
by Shane
Much as I like (some) of you guys - there's no way I'm paying 1000 bucks just to see your ugly mugs!
Can see why it "failed".
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Re: The EV Revolution … will Off-Roaders succumb?
Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2022 4:13 pm
by Ricof4e
Shane, most of us are like cockroaches. The moment you start those godlights, we scatter...
Re: The EV Revolution … will Off-Roaders succumb?
Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2022 5:39 pm
by Mad Manny
Shane wrote: ↑Mon Aug 08, 2022 3:45 pm
Much as I like (some) of you guys - there's no way I'm paying 1000 bucks just to see your ugly mugs!
Shane, we, obviously, won't be there - dumbass...
Re: The EV Revolution … will Off-Roaders succumb?
Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2022 9:47 pm
by Shane
Duh! The last line read - "I can see why it failed.
Of course I know we won't be there
You totally missed the point.
Knob.
Re: The EV Revolution … will Off-Roaders succumb?
Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2022 9:51 pm
by Mad Manny
GFYS Shane...
Re: The EV Revolution … will Off-Roaders succumb?
Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2022 10:57 pm
by Shane
Re: The EV Revolution … will Off-Roaders succumb?
Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2022 6:41 pm
by Mad Manny
jakeslouw wrote: ↑Mon Aug 08, 2022 9:36 am
I've been mulling over converting a TJ Wrangler to EV.
I see Jakes has made great progress...
Re: The EV Revolution … will Off-Roaders succumb?
Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2022 8:50 am
by jakeslouw
That's my "Toyota Upgrade". Double the power of a D4D.
Re: The EV Revolution … will Off-Roaders succumb?
Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2022 10:11 am
by Hedgehog
jakeslouw wrote: ↑Mon Aug 08, 2022 10:15 am
The problem is that TJs with blown motors are scarce. And it is sort of blasphemy to take out a good running 4.0 I6 just for fun.
So use something else, like a Landy
Re: The EV Revolution … will Off-Roaders succumb?
Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2022 11:11 am
by jakeslouw
Hedgehog wrote: ↑Thu Aug 11, 2022 10:11 am
So use something else, like a Landy
The only Landy at the right price point now is a D1 V8. But I don't like the looks.
I had an alternative plan: a Series 3 88 inch body on a shortened D1 rolling chassis, but it seems everybody and their dog are now buying up old series bodies and either using them for restoration projects or are exporting the panels to the UK and USA.
Re: The EV Revolution … will Off-Roaders succumb?
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2022 6:27 pm
by Prof
Well, there seems to be a downside to EV
The spare parts problem...
https://www.vox.com/recode/23318725/tes ... ehicles-ev
