matnrach
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| posted on 24/1/07 at 09:52 PM |
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Mid/Rear engined VTwin
Hi,
I have a colleague who has a Suzuki TL1000 Vtwin engine and is intersted in fitting it into a Fiat 126 or similar type car.
Has anybody done anything similar?
I was thinking along the same lines some time ago myself by mounting the engine transversely and bolting a diff onto the output sprocket via a cush
drive (BMW prop UJ I think).
I recall having seen some pics of a Midtec with some VTwin fitted, or was I mistaken?
Any body got some pics or web addresses?
Thanks.
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PAUL FISHER
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| posted on 24/1/07 at 10:36 PM |
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Do a user name search and check out "uklee70",he has a fiat 500 with a triumph speed triple in,this was designed and built with Martin
keenan MK enginnering,Ive seen it drive round cadwell park,great fun watching it blow a skyline,and a few evo's
 
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ned
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| posted on 24/1/07 at 11:13 PM |
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nsdev is the man, he;s building a twin engined fiat with vtwin motors, hopefully he'll be along soon.
Ned.
[Edited on 24/1/07 by ned]
beware, I've got yellow skin
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DIY Si
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| posted on 24/1/07 at 11:15 PM |
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I've been thinking along similar lines for my next project. I quite like the idea of irritating all the locals with something
"cute", but silly fast! 
“Let your plans be dark and as impenetratable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”
Sun Tzu, The Art of War
My new blog: http://spritecave.blogspot.co.uk/
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froggy
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| posted on 25/1/07 at 12:34 AM |
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if you dont chain drive it you will have big gearing issues , ive chain driven my kitten and it weighs 485kg with a full tank of fuel, im chuffed with
the tl motor and ive kept it on 10" wheels as i dont have the secondary reduction that you will have if you use a car diff
 
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PeterW
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| posted on 25/1/07 at 08:52 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by DIY Si
I've been thinking along similar lines for my next project. I quite like the idea of irritating all the locals with something
"cute", but silly fast!
We wanted to put an R1 engine in one of these....
But apparently they became illegal in 2003... 
Cheers
Peter
[Edited on 25/1/07 by PeterW]
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3GEComponents
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| posted on 25/1/07 at 01:03 PM |
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Where have they all gone?
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matnrach
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| posted on 25/1/07 at 08:28 PM |
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Thanks for the info.
In response to needing a chain drive instead of a diff, I worked out that it would be OK with a 3.14:1 final drive ratio.
From memory this meant that the car would be get to around 125mph @ max rpm which didn't seem to bad using 13" rims. I was going to use an
Aprilia which was quite highly geared.
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