Vince Lupo
Ridden Not Trailered!
pacomotorstuff said:
Bullseye!
Odd Ball Cars
- Thread starter sidedraft36
- Start date
Bullseye!
notabmw1
New Member
Here is my contribution, I am a bit of a Minihaulic though:
1982 Rhd Mini, 1970 Innocenti Mini, 1968 or so Woody
1985 Mini with Suzuki Engine I am almost done with
1961 Morris Minor 2 door with 2.8 Camaro V6, now switching to 3.4 Camaro V6....
Last one and just sold it after completing:
1980 Mini with 2000 Acura Integra GSR b18c1 conversion
And thats how it started out....
1982 Rhd Mini, 1970 Innocenti Mini, 1968 or so Woody
1985 Mini with Suzuki Engine I am almost done with
1961 Morris Minor 2 door with 2.8 Camaro V6, now switching to 3.4 Camaro V6....
Last one and just sold it after completing:
1980 Mini with 2000 Acura Integra GSR b18c1 conversion
And thats how it started out....
notabmw1
New Member
My specs so far were a hair over 200bhp in 1300lbs in the GSR powered Mini. The Morris Minor is about 1800lbs, shooting for 250bhp/300tq. Just fun, reliable cruisers, nothing too insane. 
Suzuki Mini was made more for lightness, 5 speed, and fuel economy. Hoping for 70 mpg, all while still being faster than any stock production Mini. Oh and that motor since it is all aluminum weighs in at 100lbs less than the stock engine. I seriously need a midget to help me finish all these projects before spring.
Suzuki Mini was made more for lightness, 5 speed, and fuel economy. Hoping for 70 mpg, all while still being faster than any stock production Mini. Oh and that motor since it is all aluminum weighs in at 100lbs less than the stock engine. I seriously need a midget to help me finish all these projects before spring.
honda53rider
77 XS400,73 SL350, 73 RD350
I have always wanted to put a sports bike motor into a car! what did you d for the trany in the car? I would love to keep the sequential gearbox from the bike motor but that tranny probably wouldn't like the extra pull.
notabmw1
New Member
Not to get this too offtopic, , but there are so many possibilities. Yamaha R1 front mounted, you can do rear mounted if you ditch rear seat, much faster, 0-60 2.7 seconds, front mount RWD with sierra dif. Anyway, here is the clever way to do reverse mounted in the front, the "easier" way, besides getting out and pushing is to do a flywheel with starter for reverse.
, but there are so many possibilities. Yamaha R1 front mounted, you can do rear mounted if you ditch rear seat, much faster, 0-60 2.7 seconds, front mount RWD with sierra dif. Anyway, here is the clever way to do reverse mounted in the front, the "easier" way, besides getting out and pushing is to do a flywheel with starter for reverse.
Hoosier Daddy
Earache my eye...
About the craziest car I owned was a 66 Corvair. Planned on dropping a 350 V-8 in it Mid-Engined style. But sold it and the engine for bike parts before it was finished...
Second pic is just a weird little bastard we saw at an auction. Next to my "normal" sized buddy. It was so tiny, makes him look like a giant!
Second pic is just a weird little bastard we saw at an auction. Next to my "normal" sized buddy. It was so tiny, makes him look like a giant!
Attachments
Catbird
DT250 epidemic - Patient Zero
thebronze said:
Everything being forged means that you're pretty safe up to around 400-500bhp with nothing but high-end gaskets, rings and bearings (EDIT: And accounting for the considerably greater need for cooling). 30lbs. of boost should do it. Saab was at one point making a DOHC head for those things, 4 valves per cylinder.
Those little guys will survive *stupid* output. THat's what made the THunderbird Turbo Coupe such a fantastic sleeper. A big 4000lb car that even felt fast at 195bhp.
pacomotorstuff
Coast to Coast
Hey Hoosier,
I think that little car is a German NSU, built from the mid-late '50's to the early '60's. It was supposed to be a little more upscale than its Isetta / BMW competitors in that it had 2 doors instead of one and looked like a car, not an egg. With the rear wheels in more or less the same track width as the fronts, it probably cornered a lot better than the narrow rear track Isetta.
Regards,
Pat Cowan
I think that little car is a German NSU, built from the mid-late '50's to the early '60's. It was supposed to be a little more upscale than its Isetta / BMW competitors in that it had 2 doors instead of one and looked like a car, not an egg. With the rear wheels in more or less the same track width as the fronts, it probably cornered a lot better than the narrow rear track Isetta.
Regards,
Pat Cowan
ditchdigger
New Member
Hoosier Daddy said:
The weird little bastard is an Autobianchi Bianchina. Based on the Fiat 500. 2 cylinder aircooled motor in the back.
This is my daily driver
It is a 71 Fiat 850. 843cc 4cyl motor in the back that I have fuel injected with megasquirt and turbocharged. About 125hp at 18psi. If I am good I can manage 55mpg in town but driving like that isn't any fun so if I keep my foot in it economy drops to about 45mpg. The car weighs 1375lbs.
notabmw1
New Member
I like the fiat, very cool, the Minilites/panasport/etc looks great on the car. Wife still wants to get a Trabant, I got to drive one when I went and visited her family in Germany, and her fathers friend still had one for business advertising. While it is anemic, it was still a blast to drive just because of the simplicity of it. Open the hood, fill up the 2 stroke, hope inside open up the petcock for the gravity feed carb, and start shifting that 4 speed h pattern on the column. I want to say it topped out at like 80km or so. Must have made East Germany feel real big.
Hoosier Daddy
Earache my eye...
ditchdigger said:
Thanks for that! a little googling showed that is in fact what it was.
ditchdigger
New Member
I have been a bit of a microcar nut since I was a kid. A Bianchina has been on my must have list since 1985.
I love the cabriolet in the movie Hudson Hawk. It looks so ridiculous with that huge guy in the back.
One of my project cars is very similar to the Autobianchi if not a little smaller. I am building up a Vespa 400 for the Grassroots Motorsports 201X challenge.
One of these
But instead of the 399cc two stroke two cylinder I am mounting a turbocharged GSX-R600 motor in the middle. Shooting for 1100lbs and at least 150hp.
I love the cabriolet in the movie Hudson Hawk. It looks so ridiculous with that huge guy in the back.
One of my project cars is very similar to the Autobianchi if not a little smaller. I am building up a Vespa 400 for the Grassroots Motorsports 201X challenge.
One of these
But instead of the 399cc two stroke two cylinder I am mounting a turbocharged GSX-R600 motor in the middle. Shooting for 1100lbs and at least 150hp.
