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Splineless
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 Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 11:36 pm Post subject: Off topic, but I found an interesting challenge. |
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Some guy near me is selling a '63 Trabbi. Supposed to be 1 of only 6 of that era to be in the States.
What the heck would you stuff into that in place of an air-cooled 600cc 2-cycle, 25 horsepower smoke blower? It's 6 volt. Have to be a motor cycle engine?
How many cars can brag about a steel monocoque and body panels made of resin and cotton/wool fibers sitting on a transverse steel leaf spring suspension?
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fiat22turbo
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Might I suggest you wander over to the Grassroots Motorsports Magazine message boards? Post this in the off-topic section and you'll get some very interesting replies.
I only say that, not because we're not interested here, but mostly because that site seems to have the highest concentration of loony car-freaks I've met in quite a while and those are just the people who run the magazine!
Case in point: http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/project-cars/berzerkeley/
My vote would be for a larger motorcycle engine, like a goldwing, etc.
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Martijnus
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I'd try to get a subaru wrx engine in it 
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chad-tanner
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| Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 1:35 pm Post subject: |
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| fiat22turbo wrote: | | that site seems to have the highest concentration of loony car-freaks I've met in quite a while |
I might need to check that out!!!Wonder if I could fit in with that crowd?
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fiat22turbo
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Yeah, they not only love engine swaps, they love swaps with esoteric engines done on the cheap. So yeah a 4.9L caddy in a 924 would likely be welcomed with open arms 
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alexvex
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just throw a nice bike engine in it...that would make it scoot
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drwal
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g40/g60 from vw ?
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Splineless
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| Quote: | | Might I suggest you wander over to the Grassroots Motorsports Magazine message boards? |
Thanks for the link, I didn't know about them. - Suzuki Hayabusa engine mounted beside the driver in an old Honda.
Great site. |
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924guy
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| chad-tanner wrote: | | fiat22turbo wrote: | | that site seems to have the highest concentration of loony car-freaks I've met in quite a while |
I might need to check that out!!!Wonder if I could fit in with that crowd? |
hey!! I resemble that remark..... 
GRM is awesome! anyone else going to the GRM $2008 challenge this weekend? ill be there friday as a spectator...
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