DeadSkunk  (Warren)
DeadSkunk (Warren) MegaDork
4/10/24 4:51 p.m.

That flat six overrun rasp. I love it! (youtube.com)

Not a Porsche.........Engine is a Goldwing flat six, and it ends up in that Hillman Imp in the background. Now that's thinking outside the box !

dculberson
dculberson MegaDork
4/10/24 5:48 p.m.

That sounds awesome!!!

einy (Forum Supporter)
einy (Forum Supporter) Dork
4/10/24 6:00 p.m.

I long have thought that engine would be perfect in a home built car!

RoddyMac17
RoddyMac17 Reader
4/10/24 6:26 p.m.
Pete. (l33t FS)
Pete. (l33t FS) GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
4/10/24 6:28 p.m.
einy (Forum Supporter) said:

I long have thought that engine would be perfect in a home built car!

That or a BMW opposed engine, shiny valve covers sticking out the sides of a Lotus 7 clone.

TurnerX19
TurnerX19 UberDork
4/10/24 6:31 p.m.

That should make an Imp a whole lot of fun. Mine were fun with 875cc and 46bhp.

Trent
Trent PowerDork
4/10/24 6:32 p.m.

Been following that for years. I am glad he is doing it so I don't have to

 

His work with a round column Rong-Fu bench top milling machine proves that you don't need a giant Bridgeport to do real machining.

APEowner
APEowner GRM+ Memberand UltraDork
4/10/24 6:45 p.m.
einy (Forum Supporter) said:

I long have thought that engine would be perfect in a home built car!

I never thought about it before but I'm thinking about it now! I think that most, if not all, of them have a reverse gear which nicely address one of the issue with bike engined cars.

rdcyclist
rdcyclist GRM+ Memberand HalfDork
4/10/24 7:56 p.m.

The reverse in a Gold Wing uses the starter motor. Come to a full and complete stop, push the reverse button on the left bar and push the starter button on the right bar. Slightly slower than a walking pace. Still, it's better than nothing...

And while the GL1800 makes solid powa compared to a Hillman (or just about any British engine of that vintage) their strength is in their torque off idle. If you're not looking for neck snapping accleration, they would make a good basis for any BEC.

buzzboy
buzzboy UltraDork
4/10/24 8:43 p.m.
Pete. (l33t FS) said:

That or a BMW opposed engine, shiny valve covers sticking out the sides of a Lotus 7 clone.

I can't find the photo for some reason but there is a Locost 7 with an ACVW engine up front. I would love that immensely.

chandler
chandler MegaDork
4/11/24 12:29 p.m.

This is one of my favorite builds: the way he approaches things is refreshing. 

ae86andkp61 (Forum Supporter)
ae86andkp61 (Forum Supporter) GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
4/11/24 5:35 p.m.

In reply to buzzboy :

Is this the one you are thinking of?

TurnerX19
TurnerX19 UberDork
4/11/24 10:11 p.m.

In reply to rdcyclist :

Torque was the missing element in the Imp. So was transaxle reliability, I had two on road abrupt total loss failures, one with pieces on the ground at 36 lb.ft. and a 1600 lb car.

buzzboy
buzzboy UltraDork
4/11/24 10:35 p.m.

In reply to ae86andkp61 (Forum Supporter) :

Nailed it!

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