Chris Webb of Webb Motorworks has done the unfathomable: He’s converted the beloved small-block Chevy V8 into an all-electric vehicle propulsion module.
This flabbergasting project is the work of Chris Webb of Webb Motorworks of Victoria, British Columbia, where the previous products include conversion kits to make a Chevrolet small-block V8 resemble a vintage Ford V8 or Lincoln Zephyr V12. From there, it seems the next step was only natural, almost. Now he’s re-engineered the familiar Chevy SBC to contain a pair of electric motors hidden away inside, creating a drop-in EV conversion unit for hot rods, street machines, and so on. How will this product go over with the traditional hot rodding crowd? We have no clue, but it’s an awesome and fascinating idea.
Chris has exhaustively documented his project on video at the Webb Motorworks website and at the company’s YouTube channel. There you can follow along for yourself from start to finish and see how the entire unit was engineered and assembled. The hot rod builder calls his invention the Webb E-Crate Motor. Meanwhile, the short video below lays out the gist of the concept. So watch this.
SBC a major national obsession! Dressing up an electric powerplant to look like one!
Yuck.
Very cool and innovative idea. Keep all the cool accessories you already have to use on this sbc conversion. Quality build all the was through this ain’t no plastic shroud. Aluminum castings are amazing.
It’s a great idea. Work out where to put the batteries and we’re all set.
Good idea for the greenies, but not in my hot rod! I’ll stick to burning dead dinosaurs, thank you!