1,518 photos 2000–2014 archived May 2026

1981 Comuter Vehicles ComutaCar

111 photos

Under the seat Under the seat Brushes. Brushes. TWO! TWO! First drive of red car! First drive of red car! IMG_1874.JPG IMG_1874.JPG IMG_1871.JPG IMG_1871.JPG IMG_1861.JPG IMG_1861.JPG IMG_1818.JPG IMG_1818.JPG Bugeyed Monster Bugeyed Monster IMG_1810.JPG IMG_1810.JPG Doors. Doors. One panel in the 'sun'. One panel in the 'sun'. Candy. Candy. IMG_1779.JPG IMG_1779.JPG shiny shiny Evil Evil My head is pretty blue now too. My head is pretty blue now too. All pretty blue now. All pretty blue now. This one is pretty good. This one is pretty good. More suckage More suckage I suck! I suck! One coat of epoxy primer on top of some plastic adheasion promoter. One coat of epoxy primer on top of some plastic adheasion promoter. Less bumpy. Less bumpy. Bumpy. Bumpy. hood areas... hood areas... Door prepped for filling with foam. Door prepped for filling with foam. Masked door Masked door Positive pressure! Positive pressure! Creamy foam filling! Creamy foam filling! Hood post chemical and pressure washer Hood post chemical and pressure washer Hood covered in stripper and plastic wrap. Hood covered in stripper and plastic wrap. Poor paint. Poor paint. Paint that was on hood... Paint that was on hood... After about 4 hours. After about 4 hours. Metallic blue Metallic blue Pretty blue! Pretty blue! Techno blue met Techno blue met Paint! Paint! Red car spins its wheels! Red car spins its wheels! Fuses. Fuses. Tail lights! Tail lights! Dash wire! Dash wire! Dash Dash IMG_1624.JPG IMG_1624.JPG IMG_1643.JPG IMG_1643.JPG Dash Dash Dashboard stained. Dashboard stained. IMG_1601.JPG IMG_1601.JPG Zipties to the rescue! Zipties to the rescue! Dashboard in place. Dashboard in place. New dashboard. New dashboard. Hinge detail. Hinge detail. Hood closed. Hood closed. Hood open Hood open Hood open. Hood open. IMG_1554.JPG IMG_1554.JPG IMG_1547.JPG IMG_1547.JPG 72 Volts! 72 Volts! Crimped and Soldered Crimped and Soldered Heat shrunk Heat shrunk IMG_1551.JPG IMG_1551.JPG 72volt 20amp charger. 72volt 20amp charger. IMG_1533.JPG IMG_1533.JPG Battery support Battery support Cut in half battery box. Cut in half battery box. Rear battery box Rear battery box Front battery box. Front battery box. Rear battery box Rear battery box Nice new red wires. Nice new red wires. Jason takes up smoking??? Jason takes up smoking??? bus bar on batteries. bus bar on batteries. Potential alternate center battery orientation. Potential alternate center battery orientation. Batteries and charger. Batteries and charger. Shiny copper bus bars Shiny copper bus bars 1/2 ton of lead. 1/2 ton of lead. Motor controller and motor Motor controller and motor Crimped and Soldered Crimped and Soldered Motor controller Motor controller 'Pot box'. The throttle. 'Pot box'. The throttle. Front Front GE 6HP 48 volt 125 amp motor GE 6HP 48 volt 125 amp motor Rear Rear Comutacar control units. Comutacar control units. charger and control unit in red car. charger and control unit in red car. It has wheels again! It has wheels again! Twins Twins Mmmm. Gears. Mmmm. Gears. Rear axel and motor Rear axel and motor Cleaner! Cleaner! Sigrun inspecting the front brakes. Sigrun inspecting the front brakes. Almost bare frame Almost bare frame Input to differential. Input to differential. Drivetrain Drivetrain Hood area. Hood area. Naked back here too! Naked back here too! Naked! Naked! White comutacar on trailer. White comutacar on trailer. IMG_1306.JPG IMG_1306.JPG IMG_1307.JPG IMG_1307.JPG Teeny! Teeny! Little bigger than the old 12 inch ones. Little bigger than the old 12 inch ones. Bit bigger Bit bigger Looks rasonably sized... Looks rasonably sized... New tires! New tires! IMG_2670.JPG IMG_2670.JPG IMG_2671.JPG IMG_2671.JPG IMG_2672.JPG IMG_2672.JPG New voltmeter! New voltmeter! Second hole is for either an ammeter or a vent. Second hole is for either an ammeter or a vent.