Nathan Hutchison manages Hutchison Electrics in the San Francisco area. He used to work as a repair technician for a “green car” dealer, but when that company went under, Nathan started his own electric vehicle and hybrid car service. He and his workers now convert old gasoline-powered vehicles into electric […]
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An Electric Restoration- Part 3 Putting Some Color on the Body
Since the last time we checked in with Wayne he has turned his attention to the body work and paint on his Chevy S10 electric restoration project. Luckily Wayne spent the time to find a rust-free and nearly dent-free base for this project, so with a little sanding and minor […]
An Electric Restoration- Part 2 Installing an Electric V8 Killer.
Since our last update Wayne of Electric Blue has been busy finishing up the suspension and brakes on the S10 Chassis. He finished off the rear, front suspension and brakes with the help of more Eastwood detail paints. With the chassis all buttoned up Wayne moved on to the heart […]
An Electric Restoration- Electric Blue Restores a Chevy S10
Wayne of Electric Blue isn’t a bandwagon kind of guy. He didn’t buy a Prius and fill it with stickers to shout how environmentally conscious he is. Wayne’s interest in electric conversions and environmentally friendly vehicles goes back to the first oil embargo in 1974. As with anything, he began by […]
SEMA or SAN and Classic Car Enthusiasts Fight Raised Ethanol Levels in Fuel
Ethanol is a “hot term” right now in the automotive industry. New car manufacturers are developing modern vehicles to run on fuel that has progressively higher ethanol rates all the time. Helping to fight pollution and emissions emitted from a vehicle is great. But, it can be extremely harmful to […]
Philly Auto Show- A Quick Overview.
Over the past 9 days Philadelphia played host to the annual Philadelphia Auto Show. We had an Eastwood representative Martin B in the crowds, and he was able to snap off some of his favorite cars of the show. Turns out (is it a surprise?), that some of our favorites […]
Bio-diesel, Hybrids, Ethanol, Hydrogen, Electric? I Just Wanna Go Fast!
No I’m not mixing Eastwood’s blog up with a scientific blog. What I am talking about is the wide variety of low emissions, alternative fuel vehicles out on the market. It seems there are so many choices for new car buyers. Just looking at some new car ads you will […]