On 9 Jan 2019 at 16:19, Willie via EV wrote: > From what little I know of CCars, I would say that the most horrible, > overwhelming weakness is the body material that falls apart after a > few sun years.
They painted it with catalyzed acrylic enamel. That was supposed to provide some UV protection, according to the last man standing in Sebring in the late 1980s, Jim Tervort. Obviously it wasn't enough for sunny climates and for cars stored outdoors. But garage-stored C-cars, and those in less sunny regions, seem to have held up better. Since I live in one of the cloudiest parts of the US, in my limited view, the C-cars' greatest weaknesses were the suspension and brakes. True, they rode roughly, but that wasn't the problem. They were skittish in corners. At least mine was. The brakes weren't suited to a vehicle that went much more than, say, jogging speed. When I braked hard, my 1980 Comuta-Car had a unsettling tendency to come to a stop with its tail facing the oncoming traffic. Basically, they were enclosed golf cars, and that's pretty much how they handled and braked. And then there were the motor fuses -- er, that is, brush pigtails. They couldn't have been much more than AWG 8 or 10. Despite the "current limiting" (#2 battery cable for the traction wiring), they'd burn open on steep hills -- especially if you actually did as the owner's manual suggested, and stomped the accelerator to the floor. I had a blast with that car anyway. Memories. :-) David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA EVDL Administrator = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
