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Conversion Shop Visit #2
On the same day, I visited Srdjan Jovović‘s company CRS, Classics Restoration Service in Vreeland. Quite a contrast to the clean and tidy workshop I saw in the morning: The outside space was full of wrecks – lots of XJS’s…
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Conversion Shop Visit #1
I drove 560 km to Voorschoten, NL, to see Peter of Peet‘s Classics. We had a quick Facetime chat and virtual workshop tour before, but I wanted to see everything in person. Peter had just finished a BEV-conversion of a…
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Initial Calculations
Before I start with anything, I need to have estimates on two major points: The first one is obvious and the second one influences the first, because if the car gets significantly heavier, I will need to adapt the suspension.…
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Technology Update
While we still are very much in the planning phase, the picture is getting clearer, and I am ready to share the concepts. Specification Overview The YASA Motor Conventional traction motors are radial-flux machines: The rotor spins inside a cylindrical…
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How far can you go?
There are people who like the shape of the Mk2 but want to drive a modern car. For those, quite a few companies create restomods and change almost everything under the bonnet, inside the car, suspension, brakes – everything but…
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Obstacles 1
I am giving this post a number as I am sure it won’t be the last one on the topic. After quite some research and various conversations with companies that offer drive train replacements, I had decided to go with…
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Colour choices
As I am going to spend a lot of money on the conversation, the resulting car body, suspension, brakes, interior, chrome etc. need to be in mint condition. I want to drive the car for many years and need to…
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Decision made!
It was in August 2026 when the decision was made between my wife and me to embark on this journey and spend a considerable amount of money on a dream we both want to come true. I won’t bore the…
