how difficult

[mk3cokebottle]

Do you guys think it would be to put a 1300cc busa engine in a mk1 fez?

[Wessie]

front or back?

[Miller]

say both say both say both say both

[mk3cokebottle]

yeh it will be both

 

now i have moved in my flat i have got 2 spare garages so i figured once i have replaced my osf fund that ive been saving for ages (the missus managed to spend all but £50 of it on a sofa and my new 52inch plasma ) i will try and do something that hasnt been done that i know of , and i can take my time doing it ya see cos i will have one garage for osf to drive and one garage for a osfdc project

 

im a little way off at the moment but it wont be long before im settled an i can start ......

 

im thinking standard matt black festa with big wide wheels standard looking outside but with a little bit of a whhhhaaaarrrrrp under the bonnet

[mk2 stu]

as hard as you want it to be! not kidding, if youve got the time and money then the world is your oyster, its only a case of how you mount the lumps and link them up to respond simaltaneously, its gonna cost tho!

[Wessie]

z-cars put 2 R1 lumps in a mini

[antz]

ive seen a twin engined renault 5 turbo before

[Jay_harrier]

It's worth joining one of the bike engined car forums, plenty of info around - take a look at the Smartuki site http://www.smartuki.com/home.html.

 

A common method is to build a cradle around the bike engine that touches the right bits, then mount the cradle in the car. Transmission is always one of the biggest nightmares, ATB's, chains, reverse gear etc.

 

Only other thing to say is budget for a super lightweight shell or turbo/supercharger - they don't have much torque. 600kgs all in is best, people will say you can go heavier and torque is not an issue but they haven't thought about how often you'll be changing clutches, stripped gears and bearings....

 

And, if you do 2 engines then you won't be able to run it on the road...

 

I've got quite a few pics of a cradle setup for a Smart that I can post somewhere - pm me if you want them as I'm hopeless for checking back on these threads!

 

Good luck & keep us posted

[Wessie]

And, if you do 2 engines then you won't be able to run it on the road...

why not ? theres a twin engined golf running round that i know of, and i believe the z cars mini was road legal

[LEONMEX]

My mate done a twin engined mk 4escort pick up with 2 r.s.turbo engines in & that was road legal

[mk3cokebottle]

My mate done a twin engined mk 4escort pick up with 2 r.s.turbo engines in & that was road legal

 

the bright green one?

[mk3cokebottle]

And, if you do 2 engines then you won't be able to run it on the road...

 

 

yeh ya can mate theres loads of twin engined cars on the road my mate owns a twin engined renault and there are no laws onnit .

 

thanks for the bit of info

 

[Copey]

put 2 1.6's in it!! make it a twin engined 3.2

[toad650]

I was always told that it was ilegal to run 2 engines at the same time in one car on the road..........

[james p]

copy the z cars cradel itll go straight in

[LEONMEX]

My mate done a twin engined mk 4escort pick up with 2 r.s.turbo engines in & that was road legal

 

the bright green one?

 

Yes mate the green one,i helped him do the blue hatch with the r.s. engine in the boot but that got bent round a pole in southend

[Mr Sam]

dont let anyone talk you out of it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mk3cokebottle]

its gonna cost about £12,000 to build a basic twin busa powered one so i is lookin at other alternatives , as for th 1.6 lumps i dont fink it would be to nice to drive with two of them in a fiesta would get rather warm too i feel , there is always the hornet engines and also the engine they are now using for legends racing built buy yamaha so there are loads of alternatives but it will get done , as soon as the bank balance rises again after my beloveds spending spree i will be looking for a solid rolling shell to hide in my garage for a year