Temptation

"DasWauto" (DasWauto) 01/18/2020 at 13:00 • Filed to: Project Car Hell

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I have a couple of non-automotive projects I should finish first but this could be a head start on the bike-engined car I’ve wanted to build for a while.

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It’s not the most powerful option but I’d like to use a Honda VFR drivetrain, 100% because of this One Take:

/I know taking on some else’s project isn’t generally a brilliant idea but this might be as close to a blank slate as one can get. I might inquire to see what specs the chassis was built to, where the front suspension geometry came from and if he’s got any body panels for it already.

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > DasWauto 01/18/2020 at 13:09

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PITL D-Class, the LS swapped TR6 needs some competition. 

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > DasWauto 01/18/2020 at 13:13

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i want to have a go in this thing

AestheticsInMotion > DasWauto 01/18/2020 at 13:19

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Wow. Just watched the video, and I don't think I've ever wanted a car so badly

slipperysallylikespenguins > DasWauto 01/18/2020 at 13:29

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That looks like a nice price, even if you had to modify it a bit.

DasWauto > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 01/18/2020 at 15:18

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I thought that car had an LT from a C4 ‘vette. There’s also the red,  turbo Miata powered locost that runs in TLMC, I think he used to run PITL too.

DasWauto > AestheticsInMotion 01/18/2020 at 15:20

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That is my favourite One Take video and car, by a margin. 

sony1492 > DasWauto 01/18/2020 at 16:24

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My god, the price is very right imo

Suspension design is probably some variation of the Haynes, or Gibbs manuals.

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > DasWauto 01/18/2020 at 16:39

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Nope, LS1 power. That red “thing” I think is loosely based on a Miata chassis (the cabin is Miata, but the rest is tube frame) with molded fiber glass body. I’ve ridden in it, it’s wild.

zipfuel > DasWauto 01/18/2020 at 16:44

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Oh man that’s interesting and I was actually down that way this week (well Tillsonburg) one of my many dream projects would be to buy a partially built or dilapidated lotus 7 replica and fit it with an RX7 turbo motor. Ultra light weight and 300hp. That said in this new era of direct injection turbo motors it might be obsolete, there’s probably a modern 4cyl out there that’s a similar power: weight and much more reliable/common.

DasWauto > sony1492 01/18/2020 at 19:04

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I figured that’s likely the case. I recall one of the sets of plans I’ve read mentioned Mustang II components.