1976 city car
In 1970 after the MIT and Cal Tech coast to coast electric car race I just had to make my own ev. So with a WWll surplus GE CM77 aircraft starter/generator, 10 6v truck batteries, a copper slide
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evdon2001@...
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#102
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Re: slow speedometer !
Hi Blaine,
I would sure like to know the mods you did to your comutacar to
achieve 50 mph. I am in the process of restoring my 1980 comutacar. I
seem to remember the car did around 37 mph tops,
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Lou
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#101
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Re: slow speedometer !
50 in a C-car? Wow! I'd frame the ticket.
Mike
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HOLLAND,MIKE (HP-USA,ex1) <mike_holland@...>
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#100
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slow speedometer !
Hello I am new to the group and have a 81 commuta car
,72 volts with a curtis controler, I live over here in
missisippi , kind of flat here with black top roads
and found out that my speedometer is 10
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Blaine Wills
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#99
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Re: Replacement Contacts for Citicar
Hi Tim,
I am actually looking for the contacts for the contactors. Both of
my comutacar contactors have bad contacts. I took the contactors
apart to try to clean up the contacts, but the silver
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Lou
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#98
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Re: Replacement Contacts for Citicar
Hi,
I'm not sure if you are looking for the parallel/series contactor for Commuta
-Car, but I think I have a unit that may be just that in my junk box. I will
not be able to look for it until
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Tim Dunning <tdunning@...>
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#96
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Re: 1975 Citicar
Hi Don,
It looks like your post came though just fine. If you drove a Citicar that
long I am sure you have quite a bit to share. Feel free to post it anytime.
Thanks,
Mike Chancey,
'88 Civic
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Mike Chancey <evtinker@...>
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#95
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Re: Replacement Contacts for Citicar
Thanks for the info Ross. I just found out tonight that the contacts
for the citicar and the comutacar are different! My comutacar
contacts have a much longer t section where the wiring connects. I
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Lou
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#94
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Re: contactor contacts
Tim,
I am in need of brake pads for my Comutacar. Can you tell me the name
of the brake shop that you got yours. Maybe they can help me. I need
1 set for the rear. All others seem to be OK.
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pmce2001@...
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#93
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Re: 1975 Citicar
Your message came through ok. I am interested in hearing about your
experiences. I have just recently acquired a 1980 comutacar.
Thanks Jeff
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jokerloco9@...
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#97
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Re: Please Help! New Comutacar owner.
Thank you for the help. You have reminded me that in the Los Angeles area
there are businesses that specialize in vehicle registrations. I also have a
copy of Hemmings setting around - I will look
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jokerloco9@...
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#92
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Re: Please Help! New Comutacar owner.
Thank you for the info. Your ideas have reminded me that there are
businesses in Los Angeles that specialize in vehicle registrations.
Thanks Jeff
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jokerloco9@...
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#91
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Re: Please Help! New Comutacar owner.
Here's some information on decvoding VINs that may help:
http://www.autoinsurancetips.com/vin.htm
If that's not enough go to
http://www.yahoo.com/
and search for
vin decode
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Mike Thompson
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#90
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Re: Please Help! New Comutacar owner.
Hi Jeff and all,
You might want to check with some of the title companies that deal with
antique cars. There should be a number listed in Hemmings Motor News, an
automotive classified ad publication
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Mike Chancey <evtinker@...>
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#89
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Please Help! New Comutacar owner.
I recently obtained a Comutacar. It is in very good condition,
having spent the last 10 years or so in a warehouse. It appears
totally complete and unmolested. It has 977 original miles, and
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Jeff Follin <jokerloco9@...>
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#88
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Replacement Contacts for Citicar
Well this is what we found out.
The replacements we found were identical to the old parts. Oddly
they were from a brand new contactor assembly, so new the forklift
parts guy could
only find
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dconrad@...
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#87
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Re: contactor contacts
Hi,
I also had trouble with my Ccar brakes. I was able to take the old brake
shoes to a brakes specialty shop here in Columbus, Ohio, and they matched
them with ones they had on the shelf. The
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Tim Dunning <tdunning@...>
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#86
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contactor contacts
Hi all,
small world! I just got brakes back on my comutacar last week. I
have only temporary 60 ah batteries installed just to move the car
around until i get new battery boxes built. While
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Lou
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#85
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Re: Replacement Contactor Points
Check with your local electric forklift service company. The company that
made the contactors on the C-Cars has gone out of business, but I believe
the contacts are a standard design. The forklift
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Mike Chancey <evtinker@...>
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#84
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Replacement Contactor Points
We have had a slight setback in getting our Citicar running for
school. Once all the batteries had been installed and the wires hooked
up, we felt it was time to see if everything worked. With a
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dconrad@...
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#83
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