Midwest EV

04/15/2025

Join us at Classic Mechanics Cars & Coffee event this Saturday from 8AM-11M! We'll be set up in the show room displaying some of our recent projects! ⚡️

ATTENTION! This Saturday is Cars & Coffee at our shop. We are so excited to show case Midwest EV! Head into the showroom to meet the guys where they will be showcasing some recent EV conversion projects, talking about their capabilities, and answering questions you might have about all things EV.

Here's their lineup!

A Rock West 356 Speedster
A 1989 Jeep Wrangler
A 1959 Porsche 356
& a 1971 MG

We'll see you there!

03/05/2024

We are back with an update on the 1970 Corvette Conversion!

We're getting closer to completion with this project. We finished up the custom motor cradle, stripped and painted the engine bay, fabricated the battery boxes and more! If you'd like to read more details about the process visit our blog!

https://midwestevgarage.com/2024/03/04/1970-chevrolet-c3-corvette-update/

09/15/2023

Here's a before and after of our first EV conversion!

Visit our website to read about the conversion process, what components we used, and the challenges we met along the way.

https://midwestevgarage.com/2023/09/12/1989-jeep-wrangler/

We will also be at Classic Mechanics Cars + Coffee event tomorrow morning if you want to see the Jeep in-person! We'll see you there!

Legacy EV ThunderStruck Motors Motion Products, Inc

09/08/2023

Finally got around to enclosing the battery boxes, cleaning up the wiring, fabricating a custom dash, and painting the hardtop on our Hyper 9 powered Jeep YJ!

08/18/2023

Out with the old. In with the new.

07/18/2023

Check out our newest conversion project! A 1970 Chevrolet Corvette getting a Cascadia Motion iM-225, Torque Trends single speed gear reduction box, and plenty of Kore Power battery modules!

07/10/2023

The electric conversion we completed on the Autobianchi Bianchina thoroughly transformed the driving experience! The owners will no longer have troubles climbing hills, worry about only relying on four wheel drum brakes or need to think twice about engine maintenance. Here are a handful of photos throughout the process. ⚡️ ⚡️

06/22/2023

Range testing and putting miles on the electrified Autobianchi Bianchina! The HPEVS AC-20 motor is a substantial upgrade over the factory 18hp fiat engine. Keep an eye out for the complete build thread uploaded to our website next month!
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04/18/2023

Parts are rolling in and getting prepped for install on the Autobianchi EV conversion!

03/10/2023

Harvesting Tesla Model S 5.3 Kwh battery modules from a 85D pack. We’re using 10 modules in the Jeep Wrangler conversion and 3 in the Autobianchi Bianchina.

02/10/2023

The engine & fuel tank have been removed from the Autobianchi! It’s getting moved over to our upholstery department at to make a new red convertible top while we wait for our AC-20 motor to be built.