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Hook up 6 of these in series and Bob's your uncle. Not sure how long he will be your uncle but it will work...:)

Yep, sasha is correct.

We've had batteries for more than 150 years and as long as we wish to 'move' then there will be batteries for many more years to come. The shape and chemistry may change, but in the end, it just supplies electrons. As EV productions increase, I am sure there will be after market suppliers of the batteries for them. Don't under estimate the progress of technology.

Maybe a 75. The FEDCO tag is in an interest position.

62 had the delco remy distributor 631a/b or 637 depending on if it was an early or late production.

It has a longer range (630 miles) than any gas (petrol) powered car. AND its faster, ridiculously faster than any super/hyper car. Very impressive specs.

Throw a multimeter in the tool box and you should be good. with this one.

It has a kind of retro uber coolness to it. I like it, which I don't usual say about that era of cars.

Shoes (or bands) adjusted correctly?

If it looks similar to my '28 Chrysler (see pic) then you can substitute a Ford Model A (1928/29 only). Which is what I did with very little modification. They were made by Stewart Warner.

Also needs a larger camera, those pics are tiny...:)

If you cannot find a set of points, you could install a Pertronix module in to your distributor. If Pertronix does not have one specific to your application (like my '28 Chrysler), any lobe sensing 6 six cylinder module will work. However, you will need to replace your plug wires with modern style of wires.

IMHO, if the guards (fenders), front and back, were curved/smoothed to meet up with the running boards it would add to its styling. If I had a lazy $24k for something fun then this would be perfect. The seats need more padding....:)

The first Toyota Prius rolled out of the factory 20 years ago last week, so another 5 years we will talk about the antique Prius...:)

I am not sure about battery manufacturing puts the EV in the 'non green' column. Batteries will be (are being) recycled of their raw materials. Battery tech. will obviously evolve and improve as demand increases in the next 20 years and beyond. Totally agree, but our societies have evolved in such away that we rely and expect freedom of moment at will. It would be easier to make people believe in flying elephants to change existing expectations and wants. But yes, population growth is the real and big problem.

Even if all electric vehicles were powered from a coal power station, they would still be more efficient than an ICE powered vehicle.

UP side is that it will increase the value of the vehicles already here in OZ...:) Down is that some parts maybe a challenge to import.

If manual transmission, most likely the clutch plate. Do you have a potential buyer from the land of Oz?

Sorry guys, I should have defined the problem better. The problem is that the band is not conforming to the drum, they are bowing in the middle of the band which was making it impossible to adjust an even space between the friction material and the drum. My thought process is to use the gal strip as a spacer between the band and the drum while having the band tight against it and keeping it there for a few days to hope it would bend/conform the band to the shape of the drum. I'll take a pic of the rears to show the how bad it is. Regarding the friction material, it is like a woven material but glued on.

Yes, it was just an example of the distribution. The existing setup is left/right and not front/back. Regardless, if there is a major leak anywhere - no brakes. If I was to go for a dual circuit MC I will change the piping so it is front/back setup.

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Arc the band to the shape of the drum....

Will this work, or am I wasting my time? I intended to leave it squeezed (band adjustment nut is tightened) between the drum and band for a few days. Its a strip of galvanized roof truss bracing that is about 0.040" (1mm) thick and almost the same width as the band.

The below is a pic of the two systems as a schematic, I have just indicated an arbitrary force required;

I would have thought the force required would be dependent on the friction required at the brake bands.What happens in between would not matter, unless there is a leverage involved.