So I now own an E46 330ci...

"Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock) 09/05/2018 at 12:23 • Filed to: None

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You all probably thought I was mad when I said I was going to swap an E46 drivetrain into my Skoda Felicia (I am). And that I wouldn’t go through with it (I am).

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Well I have my donor car. 94k miles and in fine mechanical shape, which I paid £900 for. The bad stuff is the bodywork is pretty beat and the roof doesn’t open. Obviously these aren’t much of an issue for my purposes.

So around 230hp, a manual gearbox and rwd will be going into my old pickup truck that weighs under a tonne.

Feel free to tell me I’m insane below :P

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 09/05/2018 at 12:40

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Insane, no.

Awesome, HELL YES!

functionoverfashion > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 09/05/2018 at 12:42

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Looks pretty good for the price? But yeah, these are getting pretty cheap once they have a few issues.

I can’t wait to see this happen.

random001 > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 09/05/2018 at 12:45

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What’s a tonne weigh?

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > functionoverfashion 09/05/2018 at 12:51

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Its about as cheap as they get for a road legal one over here. I'm moving house shortly to somewhere that has a garage. As soon as that happens the build can begin :D

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness 09/05/2018 at 12:51

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Im really excited to get started. This thing is going to be pretty mental to drive when it's done haha.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > random001 09/05/2018 at 12:51

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1000 kg

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 09/05/2018 at 12:55

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Hahahahahahaha

You are definitely mad, but the right kind of mad! This is going to be such an awesome car/truck thing!

Also, wow the 3 series makes the Domino look even smaller than it does next to the Twingo , and that gen of  3 series was still small-ish lol

random001 > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 09/05/2018 at 12:56

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What’s a tonne weigh in freedom units?

Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW! > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 09/05/2018 at 13:04

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I approve. Continue please.

duurtlang > random001 09/05/2018 at 13:08

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6 567 bananas ?

Cé hé sin > random001 09/05/2018 at 13:10

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Almost exactly a ton (the proper Imperial ton of 2,240 lbs).

Cé hé sin > random001 09/05/2018 at 13:11

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One cubic metre of water.

Cé hé sin > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 09/05/2018 at 13:12

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(thinks)

Yes, you're mad. That's not always a bad thing though.

random001 > duurtlang 09/05/2018 at 13:13

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Nice!

random001 > Cé hé sin 09/05/2018 at 13:13

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Water is heavy...

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > duurtlang 09/05/2018 at 13:23

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Bananas indicate lenght, we can’t use them for both purposes, haha

Maybe grains of sand are a good measure for weight? :p  

KnowsAboutCars > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 09/05/2018 at 13:41

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“I want to improve my welding skills. Hmm, let’s combine a 3-series and a Skoda pickup into one.” I like your attitude. Keep us posted as this  progresses.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 09/05/2018 at 13:47

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Im looking forward to getting started on it. I tll be unique for sure :D

Yeah it kind of hits home how small the Domino is haha.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Cé hé sin 09/05/2018 at 13:48

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Better to be totally mad  than bored.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW! 09/05/2018 at 13:48

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Yes sir!

Klaus Schmoll > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 09/05/2018 at 13:51

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I thought we had the “S imon” for length purposes?

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > Klaus Schmoll 09/05/2018 at 13:53

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I thought they were interchangeable , depending on which one is more convenient to use :p

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > KnowsAboutCars 09/05/2018 at 13:53

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Go big or go home right? XD

Itll be a couple months before this really gets going, but oppo will get updates when it does.

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 09/05/2018 at 13:56

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I can imagine! Must be a very fun project, and even if it takes a while you’ll definitely gain a lot of experience with metal

Have you thought of a name for it yet?

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 09/05/2018 at 15:22

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I don't really name my cars... Maybe oppo will come up with something witty when it's done.

duurtlang > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 09/05/2018 at 15:56

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When we’re talking about illogical units, why not use bananas for length AND weight ? Bananas weigh something! If there are 6.567 bananas in a kg, then there are 6567 bananas in a tonne!

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 09/05/2018 at 19:56

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Project Stonky?

pip bip - choose Corrour > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 09/06/2018 at 06:36

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you’re insane!

get on with it!

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 09/06/2018 at 12:04

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Not sure I want to call it that XD

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > pip bip - choose Corrour 09/06/2018 at 12:05

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Shall do! (As soon as I move into my new house with a garage.)