1st Gen Lunchtable Thread - General Discussion

Didn't realize it was even a thing

 

It's kinda not anymore, same shit different day

 

People use calendars?

 

The last time I had one I think it stayed on the month of March for like 4 years.

 

'Art is Hard'

Nice hazy IPA on tap

 

Earlier today

 

@Abeyancer https://chicago.craigslist.org/nch/cto/d/palatine-electric-truck-rv-cargo-custom/7422217972.html

Weird listing, but... an '83 Dodge work van converted to electric by the US Gov?

 

@0xDEADBEEF Pineville MO - Rush Springs ORV Park - This was the first ORV Park that I visited back in Jan of 2019. I liked it.

 

Looks fishy…

 

Huh. Weird listing indeed! I feel like the company that created that conversion received a US Govt grant to build it.. not that the USG actually did it themselves. It's the slappiest dash wiring I've ever seen and the "techs labels" are hand written pieces of tape lol. I visibly shuttered at this photo



And 28k but needs all new batteries? That guy is smoking crack

 

Seen too many IG videos to not give this overpriced water a try

 

But it looks like a beer can

 

I searched for the name on one of the black boxes under the hood--Soleq Corporation--and landed on this WikiPedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EVcort

According to that page, Soleq built and installed EV conversion tech in the '80s and '90s, but the converted vehicles were too expensive for the general public. The Department of Energy subsidized their conversions for research purposes:

That fits with the "In Cooperation with the Department of Energy" sticker on the van. So you're right; not literally built by the government.

Judging by the listing's inclusion of every car ever made and every town in Illinois... yeah.

 

Thank you for doing the research and giving me the cliffnotes! I was intrigued and planned on doing it myself .. until I saw that wiring pic. It was after that I realized they removed all the accessories the engine ran and I imagined trying to drive that thing with no PS or AC lol. The 80s van across all US manufacturers removed the fantastic feature of a vent direct to the outside and I doubt they fabbed those in lol.

The only thing that surprises me is they didn't default until the 00's

 

So fresh and so clean

 

My shins feel those pedals.

 

Probably not as bad as the old ones when they hit your shins

 

Perhaps, but it's a fear I have of all alloy flats. Plastic flats don't worry me as much for some reason. I still like riding flats anyway, and have the dents in my shin to prove it.

 

Bah, drop the pedals for a kick starter and a shifter.

 

This is the first time that I've seen this Toyota truck commercial. It's about Tundras. Nicely done.


https://dailycommercials.com/toyota-homage-to-allyn-pierce-and-his-tundra/