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Tobash - agree this wouldn’t be for the faint at heart, but it seems to me you are over complicating it. The M998 weighs in at 5200 lbs, and while the electric motor and batteries have serious weight to them, don’t forget a lot of weight will come out. Can remove the stock 6.2L engine, the...

Tobash - boy, you are being awfully close minded about the possibilities here. Let me offer some thoughts on why this might be an interesting project: 1) noise reduction - as an EV, it might be possible to take the old girl out for a spin without waking up the neighbors, could sneak up on game...

Coug/98G - I’m thinking your cost estimates for the kit are much higher than I am anticipating. A new fully loaded Chevy Volt is $38k, so I was guessing one of the EV kits would be under $10k and perhaps under $7k. If kits are much more, it’s hard to see how GM will sell very many. Using these...

All - thanks for the feedback. I’m sure for many this will not make sense. However, for some it may very well be a great way to increase reliability and add torque (if the system is priced right and the install isn’t too disruptive to the OEM parts). What I’m really interested in hearing about...

Has anyone looked at the “eCrate motor package” that General Motors is planning to release commercially next year? About a month ago there was news of using this kit to restore a 1977 K5 Blazer, in pretty much stock configuration. Looked very slick, made me wonder about the prospects for a...