Poor NSU!

"KatzManDu" (KatzManDu)
07/07/2016 at 07:42 • Filed to: None

The owner who let it get to this state must be a real wankel.

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DISCUSSION (18)

Flavien Vidal > KatzManDu
07/07/2016 at 07:55

If you like DS, you would like Ro80... I bought one a few months ago (with a mazda 13b swap) and it’s a GREAT car. Almost as confortable as the DS. Really impressive. It has a 170hp engine though, which makes it A LOT of fun...

http://oppositelock.kinja.com/1973-nsu-ro80-…

KatzManDu > Flavien Vidal
07/07/2016 at 07:56

I remember your write-up. I shall re-read.

Flavien Vidal > KatzManDu
07/07/2016 at 08:00

The video will make you want one... You can feel how smooth the engine and the car are. Incredible. Really love the car!

505 - morphine not found > KatzManDu
07/07/2016 at 08:05

well... this is what a barn-find looks like. And because it is a mildly interesting car, we can call it that.

KatzManDu > 505 - morphine not found
07/07/2016 at 08:07

You missed the story/saga of my barn-find Citroen DS break.

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > KatzManDu
07/07/2016 at 08:07

http://www.ro80.nl/specials/gemun…

Not as bad as those.

505 - morphine not found > KatzManDu
07/07/2016 at 08:22

Shame but I did. Linky link, please?

KatzManDu > Flavien Vidal
07/07/2016 at 08:22

Are you pondering what I’m pondering, Pinky?

http://www.automobile.fr/Voiture/NSU-Ro…

http://www.automobile.fr/Voiture/x/vhc:…

Flavien Vidal > KatzManDu
07/07/2016 at 08:23

They are cheap and greato drive... You can get good ones for cheap, I recommend (in order to make that car some kind of project) to do the 13b swap. You won’t regret it... The power was just freaking perfect on the car... Perfect.

KatzManDu > Flavien Vidal
07/07/2016 at 08:25

Yeah, a leap in horsepower will make all the difference. Is there a write-up on how to do the swap?

Flavien Vidal > KatzManDu
07/07/2016 at 08:29

In order to keep the stock transmission (which makes the car as cool as it is) it requires an adapter for the gearbox. It will probably have to be custom made which would be THE one thing that would cost money... Custom made bell housing.

If you were to get one, I can put you in contact with the last owner of mine. He is very knowledgeable about Ro80 (owned 6 or 7) and could definitely help you out with anything you need. He lives near Carcassonne though...

KatzManDu > Flavien Vidal
07/07/2016 at 08:36

I’ll cross that bridge when I come to it. I assume the 1,700 euro car needs seals, and the 5,000 euro cars are very drivable with the current setup. I also assume the guys at CT won’t be able to tell the difference with the Mazda engine installed, especially if the setup is as clean as what was in your video/photos.

Flavien Vidal > KatzManDu
07/07/2016 at 08:45

I paid around 6500 euros for mine... But it was right hand drive (for export to Japan so perfect for me), with the 13B swap and in absolute perfect condition! Had to buy it and don’t regret it... It has a new owner who is VERY slow to finalize the importation in Japan lol.... Technically still mine today but well, it’s sold. :)

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > KatzManDu
07/07/2016 at 08:48

You should get one, not an extremely rusty one though, but a nicer one, to fill the DS shaped hole.

KatzManDu > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem
07/07/2016 at 09:34

That’s 11 years old, now! Yikes!

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > KatzManDu
07/07/2016 at 09:36

Most of the parts and R0 80s have oxidized until now I suspect.

KatzManDu > 505 - morphine not found
07/07/2016 at 10:05

http://oppositelock.kinja.com/yesterday-i-re…

http://oppositelock.kinja.com/goodbye-citroe…

505 - morphine not found > KatzManDu
07/07/2016 at 14:14

OK got it, read both. And yeah. I would imagine this NSU isn’t much worse for wear than that DS Break of yours, they just never cleaned it, looks like something that sat in a proper barn, under a leaking roof...