AK-Z Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Can't get any lighter than this I give you the Peel P50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakshow Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 http://www.westfieldxtr.com/gallery.html# Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow6190 Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 CHEVY SPRINT!! WOO-HOO!!!! they already have a 45+mpg 3 cylinder carb, like 55 highway like 1500lbs or so if I remember correctly. edit: you could even get these bad boys with a turbo! thats some baby muscle right there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony D Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 I used to own one of these. Suzuki SC100GX great little runner. That looks slightly bigger than my Cervo/Fronte---I think that is a later model with a bigger engine than the 74 and later 77 that I had. The Cervo was rear engined 550cc two stroke powered. When I sold that one (after boring it out to 660ccs and running a Weber 48IDA for carburetion!) I bought a brand new 1984 Alto, sold that two years later for more than I bought it for (dollarwise, thanks to the rising yen) and bought an 86 Alto Superturbo. Xander, you've seen me...can you imagine me in the car you had? How about one that was smaller? Really, any of the older Kei Cars from Japan would be ideal, and they are available ex-japan with LHD and anywhere from 800 to 1300cc small watercooled engines. Some of them are quite sporty! This is a later model than my Superturbo, but it looked similar. Mine had the (er...) decal and spoiler package. Hey, it had a Supercharger, AND a turbocharger, AND DOHC engine, AND would rev like crazy. I had it concurrently with the Fairlady Z! Nobody mentioned Hillman Imp yet, have they? YES, they do HYBRIDIZE IMPS!!! Guess what's wedged under the wrong end of the car??? Sad thing was there was a BMW700 in the junkyard fairly complete earlier this year, during MSA. Frank freaked when he saw it... We put a VW 1835 into a Fiat 850 when I lived back in Michigan...woo hoo! Technically, the Fronte I had was a Two Seater, and the Cervo of later years was a 2+2. Why the insistence of four seats? Is this for classification of 'production class' for some sort of racing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnum380Z Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 R-5 style Renault Le car any MG or MGB GT Volvo P1800- VW type 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaparral2f Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 '58 Lola Mk1. Kind of expensive, and pretty hard to find. About 900 lbs. Cost @$125,000 Also not enough seats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zgeezer Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 Mazda R100 or it's four cylinder sibling. Fiat Sport Coupes Mazda Rx3, which I think might be lighter than the RX2. List of Lightest Cars I am considering a new project. I need a light car for a motorcycle engine swap. I thought I could find it on the web, but I can not. Pre Smog only 1974 and older. So here is goes Mazda RX-2 Datsun 510 Datusn 240 Z Toyota Celica? Opel GT 210 Honey Bee Honda Civic CVCC (Thanks Cobra Tim) Honda s600/800 (Thanks Cobra Tim) Help me out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240z8 Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 I agree with EMWHYR0HEN's post from a year ago, just take a look at this smart car on YouTube. It has an engine from a Hayabusa. Here are a couple videos: And That little thing can haul butt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nizm0Zed Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 im curious why you want to put a bike motor in a car? Im not having a go at all (i love oddball projects) but have you considered that bike motors dont make much torque, which is what you will need to get it moving. Also, the bike crankcase and gearbox casing are often integral parts, if you shock load the whole thing too much (fast launch, burnouts ect) you risk cracking the casings. The larger the inital mass of the car, the more likely you are to have those two issues. the shock loading and cracking risk can also be increased with wider/stickyer tyres. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse OBrien Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 im curious why you want to put a bike motor in a car?Im not having a go at all (i love oddball projects) but have you considered that bike motors dont make much torque, which is what you will need to get it moving. Also, the bike crankcase and gearbox casing are often integral parts, if you shock load the whole thing too much (fast launch, burnouts ect) you risk cracking the casings. The larger the inital mass of the car, the more likely you are to have those two issues. the shock loading and cracking risk can also be increased with wider/stickyer tyres. Goldwing flat-6 motorcycle engine, it even has a driveshaft. Bolt it into anything, makes a moderate amount of torque (125 ft/lbs is plenty for a wee little car) and is fairly light. It also has reverse! Or mate a modern corvette trans, or a 944 trans to the extended shaft and get rid of the goldwing trans altogether. Fabricate a little one-seater chassis like a miniaturized Super-7 and drop a GL-1800 engine in there (with a turbo, perhaps?) and you'd have one of the best city cars available. Just think, you wouldn't even have to look for parking any more, just find an SUV or truck to park under! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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