Robbie
UberDork
3/11/17 12:25 p.m.
John Welsh wrote:
I am sure your neighbors are not nearly as proud of you as we are!
Very cool!
When I said I wanted to park it in the front yard, my wife put her foot down.
Robbie
UberDork
3/11/17 12:41 p.m.
IF we did a car engine, the k24 would probably be top of the list. However, we already have propulsion in mind...
Inline 4, ITBs, dohc, 170 ish HP, 6 speed sequential gearbox, high redline, very lightweight, titanium exhaust, etc.
So...which bike did you steal it's heart from? 
In reply to Robbie:
These type of things lead to one of those proud moments when your wife has to explain your shenanigans to her friends, family or neighbor.
Robbie
UberDork
3/18/17 6:12 p.m.
So, I opened up the hood and found something I think is pretty cool.

Anyway, it's a Simpson fuel cell with a date of manufacture marked on the sticker of 1-78.
If this cell is from January 1978, then that probably puts a general date on when this car was built.
The bladder inside the fuel cell was junk of course, but this could be a cool addition to a rat rod or something!
Is this still Rear engine? I've had a hankering to stuff a srt4 drivetrain in the ass of one of these for a few years.
Robbie
UberDork
3/18/17 8:58 p.m.
minivan_racer wrote:
Is this still Rear engine? I've had a hankering to stuff a srt4 drivetrain in the ass of one of these for a few years.
Yep, sure is (well kinda). The race car didn't come with engine or transmission.
The Honda k24 is the common hot swap in these, but I like your thinking. We're going with motorcycle power for the weight savings, but I have a turbo Saab motor that makes plenty of power sitting in my driveway as backup. (And it was cheap too - the whole car went to the challenge last year for less than $1k).
In reply to Robbie:
You've probably heard of the Launcha Splatos, but for those who haven't, here's an X/19 with a 3.0 Alfa V6.