smart51
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| posted on 16/4/12 at 01:05 PM |
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Which car to BEC?
My mind has idley wandered onto the idea of putting a bike engine in a hatchback of some sort. Maybe I'm getting old, but a roof and a heater
sound like nice ideas. I've been thinking but can't pin down a the right donor car. Minis are common conversions. A Cinquecento
Sporting or AX GT or 106 GTi might do but I'm not excited. What other small cars are light weight and known to be nimble?
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ross05
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| posted on 16/4/12 at 01:09 PM |
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bec
have a look on you tube R1 Smart car  that looks loadsafun
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flibble
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| posted on 16/4/12 at 01:18 PM |
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Always thought the Smart Roadster would be more fun to BEC than those ^^ type of smart cars.
[Edited on 16-4-12 by flibble]
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jossey
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| posted on 16/4/12 at 01:34 PM |
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Saxo.
Been in one and apart from it being deafening it was so fast and great fun.
Thanks
David Johnson
Building my tiger avon slowly but surely.
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smart51
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| posted on 16/4/12 at 01:38 PM |
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Aren't Saxos a bit heavy? They were 150kg heavier than the AX and a BEC has to be light.
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sheepish0001
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| posted on 16/4/12 at 01:50 PM |
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Well a 106 is a saxo basically and i happen to have a 106 GTi shell in need of a home or a scrapman if your interested not much with it though just a
bare shell(read blank canvas)
Sheep
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T66
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| posted on 16/4/12 at 02:06 PM |
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When I first started planning this car of mine in 2009, I fancied a fiat 500. But they had all got expensive due to the new 500.
I moved on and started looking at the following. Cinco still attract good money for nails, Tje autograss lot like them. Bear in mind most of it gets
cut out and binned.
x19
Fiat 600
imp
Zastava. 600 lookalike.
Early Renault 5.
I ended up with a 1974 126.
Zcars minis are good but common IMHO.
http://www.zanga106.it/
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StrikerChris
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| posted on 16/4/12 at 02:19 PM |
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Imp...
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roadrunner
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| posted on 16/4/12 at 02:21 PM |
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Renault 5
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A1
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| posted on 16/4/12 at 02:33 PM |
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I wouldnt think theyd handle as well as a seven-y car
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scootz
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| posted on 16/4/12 at 02:46 PM |
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Smart Roadster
It's Evolution Baby!
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twybrow
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| posted on 16/4/12 at 03:12 PM |
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Another vote for a Smart Roadster - that is my long term plan, along with a twin bike engined classic mini!
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T66
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| posted on 16/4/12 at 03:25 PM |
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Me and Scott had a look at a twin Suzuki 1000 rwd mini last year.
Not sure what diff it used as the back was full of engines. I think it had a drd drivebox and no diff.
I don't why people would assume a 7 will handle any better than a rwd rear engine car, it's worked for Porsche long enough.
Engine at the front, driver at the rear is hardly a balanced situation.
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theduck
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| posted on 16/4/12 at 03:27 PM |
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Fiat Barchetta
Renault Clio 16v (mk1 shape with the wide arches)
Renault 5
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JekRankin
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| posted on 16/4/12 at 04:39 PM |
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How about the Suzuki Cappuccino?
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smart51
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| posted on 16/4/12 at 04:47 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by JekRankin
How about the Suzuki Cappuccino?
I've got one. It's too nice to do that to it 
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TimC
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| posted on 16/4/12 at 05:29 PM |
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Yugo.
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StevieB
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| posted on 16/4/12 at 05:37 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by TimC
Yugo.
Now that's a bit of a different idea and I like it.
Now I'll be spending the rest of the night looking at Yugo's and plotting myself...
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Benzine
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| posted on 16/4/12 at 05:55 PM |
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Invalidka SMZ Doubt a bike conversion has been done and they are pretty small. Head over to eastern europe with a trailer and win @ life
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMZ_cycle-car
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dlatch
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| posted on 16/4/12 at 05:57 PM |
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what about a VW lupo or even a Ford KA
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Hellfire
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| posted on 16/4/12 at 06:24 PM |
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Triumph spitfire.........
Phil
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bi22le
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| posted on 16/4/12 at 07:38 PM |
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Lightened MGB?
Track days ARE the best thing since sliced bread, until I get a supercharger that is!
Please read my ring story:
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/forum/13/viewthread.php?tid=139152&page=1
Me doing a sub 56sec lap around Brands Indy. I need a geo set up! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHksfvIGB3I
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coppins999
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| posted on 17/4/12 at 10:54 AM |
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sensible = Toyota Aygo - 800+ kg, bit pricey donor but wolf in sheeps whatsits
oddball = Reliant Ketten - very light (500+ kg ?)
totally mad = Bedford Rascal Van !! - 800kg, rear wheel drive, fit the engine in the back - handling will need work
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smart51
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| posted on 17/4/12 at 11:32 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by coppins999
Toyota Aygo - 800+ kg,
And there in lies it's problem. It is a tidy handling car and with more oomph would be great. I can't see where you would lose the 300kg
needed to make a good BEC.
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Twin40
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| posted on 17/4/12 at 11:44 AM |
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this one was built a while ago - mk1 golf - very quick!
[Edited on 17/4/12 by Twin40]
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