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Hellfire - 24/6/05 at 06:12 PM

Nice motor........

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I wonder if it would do wheelies with a ZX12R engine in?

Now that might be of interest to a certain Mad Dave

steve_gus - 24/6/05 at 06:43 PM

there was a BEC one on aby a couple years back. was quoted as doing about 3.2 secs

atb

steve

andyps - 24/6/05 at 09:10 PM

Can't believe the price it has reached - i like Bond Bugs, but you could get a great car for that money

Danozeman - 24/6/05 at 09:14 PM

Jonbeedle's restoring one. We'l have to make him put a hyabusa lump in it and give goes!!

I love em..

scutter - 24/6/05 at 09:22 PM

Speedo might need uprating

ATB Dan.

Dillinger1977 - 24/6/05 at 09:36 PM

im still trying to convince my dad to put a bike engine in his

steve_gus - 24/6/05 at 10:20 PM

i have always liked bond bugs too - but i think it may not be cred to admit it! The mechanicals are based on the reliant regal. My father in law had a regal - sounded and went like a motorised dustbin, and i recon the bug may well be a dissapointment. Unless of course, it gets an upgrade

atb
steve

[Edited on 24/6/05 by steve_gus]

richardR1 - 25/6/05 at 09:06 AM

Went in the one that was for sale on ebay a while ago at Melbourne drag strip. Open diff so loads of wheelspin till it got a grip and then went like a rocket. It had an R1 in. The kid then sold it to his mate and was building one with a Holeshot Hayabusa turbo in it and a slippy diff. Chris at Z-cars made him a rollcage for it.

andyps - 25/6/05 at 10:01 AM

quote:
Originally posted by richardR1
Went in the one that was for sale on ebay a while ago at Melbourne drag strip. Open diff so loads of wheelspin till it got a grip and then went like a rocket. It had an R1 in. The kid then sold it to his mate and was building one with a Holeshot Hayabusa turbo in it and a slippy diff. Chris at Z-cars made him a rollcage for it.


Do they make stabilisers for them aswell? With bike power I would want at least one more wheel.

I always remember the story of Colin Chapman and a Bond Bug. CC had just bought a bug, was outside Lotus looking at it and let one of his employees have a go - at the first corner on the drive to the factory the guy turned it over! Needed a bit of Lotus handling tweaking I guess.

[Edited on 25/6/05 by andyps]

jonbeedle - 25/6/05 at 11:30 AM

Mines bog standard or should I say 'bug' standard!. 700cc of raw power about 4bhp!!!! I've put the project on hold until the Locost is finished. It only cost me £200 off my dad...bargain!
Cheers
Jon

steve_gus - 25/6/05 at 06:05 PM

cool. id love to own one. think the power was mid 30's hp?

atb

steve

jonbeedle - 29/6/05 at 11:35 AM

As much as that? Oooh Err!

jonbeedle - 29/6/05 at 11:42 AM

pre strip down.... Rescued attachment Bug restoration Aug 030007.JPG
Rescued attachment Bug restoration Aug 030007.JPG

jonbeedle - 29/6/05 at 11:42 AM

Cool eh? Rescued attachment Bug restoration Aug 030006.JPG
Rescued attachment Bug restoration Aug 030006.JPG

jonbeedle - 29/6/05 at 11:44 AM

Trying to gently remove the cylinder head! Rescued attachment Bug restoration Aug 030014.JPG
Rescued attachment Bug restoration Aug 030014.JPG

Mark Allanson - 29/6/05 at 07:39 PM

Wasn't there a 4 wheeled kit version produced in the 90's, obviously not by Bond though

jonbeedle - 29/6/05 at 08:10 PM

There are a few four wheeled Bugs around but these are ones that have been modified by their owners. Bond also made a range of micro cars including four wheelers like the Equipe.
Cheers
Jon

Mark Allanson - 29/6/05 at 08:26 PM

The one I remember was a commercially available kit, it was featured in one of the Filby mags

jonbeedle - 29/6/05 at 08:31 PM

I don't know anything about that one.

andyps - 30/6/05 at 12:32 PM

I'm sure there was a kit with 4 wheels, but don't know any details.