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Electric vehicles are in use everywhere. They have proven to be efficient, quiet, economical and clean. The price, range, speed and load capacity of electric cars today fit as much as 80% of the driving needs of commuters in the United States.
Disassembly continues.
The doors were easy to remove. I've kept the hinges well oiled since
starting the project so the hinge pins were easy to drive out. The only
minor problem was finding a tool to use as a driver which would match
the diameter of the roll pins.
The "suicide" front doors and the rear doors share hinges, resulting in 2 hinges per side of the car. Each lower hinge protrudes farther than the upper, to compensate for the curvature of the body.
The front fenders of the car come off as a unit which is held on by 3
bolts at the top, 3 bolts along the lower front, 3 bolts deep inside and
to the rear of each front fender, 3 bolts along the upper front, and the
trunk latch. The screws holding the headlight buckets refused to let go,
so I left them in place to soak with penetrating oil.
Chassis number 3600110, vehicle type R1062, number 875964 is a little
closer to being disassembled.
There is a lot of repair work to be done, including quite a bit of welding. It's getting colder and my garage is not heated (the new addition doesn't even have a floor, yet!). The little car will just have to hibernate another winter.
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