MK5 Golf GTI
General => Random Chat => Topic started by: damoegan on December 24, 2012, 09:34:33 pm
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I've been following the build of a guy converting a Skoda Favorit to electric power for the last few years and it has actually just passed a MOT today :laugh:
Thought it would interest people on here :happy2:
http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/101947-coming-soon-the-greatest-favorit-project-ever-probably/
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Its now road legal, registered as a 'electric vehicle' :congrats:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fdd116%2Fpaulifa1%2FSDC11948.jpg&hash=ab4571f2717f3ebcd461276f04a1fbd6492f12d2)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fdd116%2Fpaulifa1%2Fdisc.png&hash=ffcfdae099e4f52a1075d2bc7a5bf6c05e7b630a)
Some fantastic engineering gone into it :notworthy:
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What an absolutely mad build! :notworthy: fair play to him.....
I do have one issue however..... Why not do it on a good looking old car? :stupid: Of all the choices he chose a Favorit :sick: i know theres the whole being different factor but its different anyway, an electric mk1/mk2 golf. Old school escort/cortina. Something with a touch of class lol that would of been cooooooool!!
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Agreed, it would of been much cooler if he had chose a mk1 Golf insted.
Still amaizing piece of engineering though :congrats:
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Just stumbled upon this post... :smiley:
I'm the said guy who's built the favorit. There is a slightly more indepth version of the build here if you are technically minded, (dumbed it down for the Skoda lot.. lol!):
http://www.diyelectriccar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=58958
@mightymullet, car choice is subjective... badge snobbery aside, there is little to choose from between a Mk1 golf and Mk2 Skoda Favorit, spot the difference?:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fdd116%2Fpaulifa1%2FGolgFav_zps6c65306e.jpg&hash=321a0b2758450384335ae9f522115c9305b26655)
Well, not much apart from the build quality that is... Mk2 Favorit, (QC by 90's VW by the way...) will easily last 20+ years rust free if looked after, vs. Mk1 golf, (70's VW QC, better like rust!!) rotted out sills after only 7 years from new on my brothers 1980 example... :P
As for Escort & Cortina in the same sentance as touch of class... Maybe the Mk1's aside (although the build quality was still shocking) you've got to be kidding right? :sick: How can a VW guy suggest such a thing!!?? Like I said, subjective.. :smiley:
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Hi Paul, thanks for dropping in and sharing more info :happy2: