[ausev] EV donor vehicles

[Steve Shaffer]

With all of the flooding recently in the Midwest comes damaged vehicles ideal for EV use. I purchased GMC Sonoma S10 from an auto salvage recycler after the Katrina floods. It only saw fresh water damage with a light slit inside. It has a vinyl floor, hand crank windows and locks, nothing fancy. Since there is very little electronics, it was easy to gut what was there and start over. I drained and flushed the transmission and rear end and filled up with Synthetic fluids. I sold the motor and left over ICE equipment on Craigslist and I now have a clean truck for an EV conversion. So just a reminder for those looking for a good inexpensive donor to pick up a auto paper and look for the auto salvage recyclers in your area that has flood vehicles. Floods usually ruin computers, engines, ignition systems and are often too costly to repair. Yet this gives us an opportunity to buy a clean (as far as rust) vehicle for a conversion at a lower price. 
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