Reluctantly offered for sale, this beautifully restored 1968 Honda S800 convertible, with Electric vehicle conversion - 100kw motor
The full restoration and conversion was done by none other than the Daddy of EV conversions in Australia, Graeme Manietta, from OZ Electric Vehicles, in Brisbane, Australia. He literally wrote the book on EV conversions in Australia, completing his first in 2007 and continuously, till now, when the rest of the world has finally caught up with Graeme's way of thinking.
Here's the full S800 EV conversion on his website Projects Page
https://ozelectricvehicles.com.au/pages/honda-s800
But here's the story
The original car was missing all driveline, brakes and steering column and was rusty and dented but it was a perfect candidate for resto and conversion.
Body shell resto done, by a specialist Classic Car restorer, by Queens Rd Smash, we started with the 30 kWh NCM battery pack, running a H9 directly coupled to the rear tail shaft and 5:11 ratio rear diff, car accelerates well and easily climbs hills.
Car electrics all now 12 volt , speedo and Tacho now run off motor controller. We used a gear lever looking direction switch, to electronically select forward and reverse, and an aftermarket steering column designed as universal for Hot-rods. Rear differential and driveshaft are from early Suzuki 4WD.
Alloy rims off later model Honda reworked and all new upholstery by Carman to finish her off.
Check out the details like the Type-2 charging port behind rear number plate, Orion BMS controls the charging port!
For the technically minded
- 100kw Electric Motor
- 170 NM Torque
- 30kw Battery Pack
- 0 kWh, 96 Volt nominal, Li-NMV Battery
- Hyper 9 low voltage AC Motor
- Hyper9 supplied with motor Controller
- Type 2, up to 7 kW onboard Charging
- 1200kg Weight (estimate)
- 200km Driving Range
With all the hard work done, this adorable daily runner is ready for a new home and it next best life :)
