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Having known many people who do this kind of a thing as a hobby and semi-professionally I highly doubt there will be much interest from the traditional hot rodd
by mmmBacon 5y ago
Having known many people who do this kind of a thing as a hobby and semi-professionally I highly doubt there will be much interest from the traditional hot rodding crowd. It’s the mechanical nature of things that they love, the sound of a well tuned motor, and the smell of fuel.
Maybe things like this will help seed a new generation of hot rodders but I can’t see the traditional crowd turning in wrenches for a soldering iron.
- SkyPuncher 5y agoAs someone who's on the edge of that community, this is the type of thing that would get me into it. I've lost interest in getting to all of the tight little areas on a conventional engine setup. While an electric engine doesn't remove all of that, it simplifies significant portions of it. ----- I can see this being interesting for people who have a car with a frame/body that's in good condition but have failing engine or exhaust components. Instead of replacing them, put the money towards a conversion.
- rootusrootus 5y ago> I can’t see the traditional crowd turning in wrenches for a soldering iron Looking at what it takes to do a swap, it seems like it's far less soldering and still a huge amount of wrench turning. It's possible some of the old folks won't go for it, but I know a bunch of hot rodders that would totally do it. Maybe not exclusively, but at least for the novelty. Heck, the biggest electric-mod enthusiast I know is pushing 70.