Dan Sandberg's 1980 Chimo

Owner	Dan Sandberg
Location	Raymond, New Hampshire US ^map
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Vehicle	1980 Chimo Kit car This is a fiberglass kit car from Canada made I believe in 1980-ish. It is based on a 1968 VW bug chassis. I just recently bought it and just started the tear down.
Motor	General Electric GE 5BT1346B50 Series Wound DC rated at 96 vdc, 184 amp, 4700 rpm, with a 6500 rpm max, 20.9hp
Drivetrain	series wound, connnected direct drive to the VW 4-spd transaxle.
Controller	looking for one
Batteries	0.00 Volt,
Charger	none yet
Heater	not yet
DC/DC Converter	none yet
Instrumentation	yes but don't know what works yet
Top Speed	So far just spun the wheels on jack stands at 12v. I want a freeway capable car.
Acceleration	hopefully excellent
Range	don't know yet hopefully 40 miles?
Seating Capacity	Two but hope to make room for the kids.
Curb Weight	0 not sure
Tires	14" came with car for now.
Conversion Cost	Bought the car for $600.00 with the motor already mounted.

1980 Chimo“Chimo”