Fatgadget
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| posted on 15/5/07 at 02:06 PM |
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Rascal Locost
Has one been done before? Plenty of these Bedford/Suzuki rascals rotting away. I reckon they make a perfect donor. Efficient 1000cc OHC motor.5
speed box.Solid axle. Surely a Locost can be knocked up for the magical £250 using one of these as a donor or am I hallucinating!
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adampage
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| posted on 15/5/07 at 02:10 PM |
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What a brilliant idea!
What could go wrong:
Axle a bit narrow?
Hard to increase power?
However, sounds great to me!
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novacaine
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| posted on 15/5/07 at 02:15 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by adampage
Hard to increase power?
surely an industry-standard 50mm go faster stripe might help there 
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twybrow
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| posted on 15/5/07 at 02:23 PM |
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They are mid engined aren't they? Could that pose problems?
There are still plenty of rwd donors out there (all BMWs, most Mercs, pretty much any medium size van) it is just what has been done before.
MX-5 seems a great donor to me. Loads of bits can be re-used, there are a whole heap of tuning products already available, it's modern Jap
technology, and if you get a Jap import, you get a LSD as standard!
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02GF74
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| posted on 15/5/07 at 02:35 PM |
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you tried getting a steering balljoint for bedford rascal?
no longer off-the shelf, and if you decide to order, that is £ 35 + VAT each 
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blakep82
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| posted on 15/5/07 at 02:46 PM |
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what are bedford midi steering/suspension parts like to get hold of?
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russbost
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| posted on 15/5/07 at 03:04 PM |
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Remember what the Hamster did when he tried to make the Rascal go round corners on Top Gear!!!!
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Fatgadget
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| posted on 15/5/07 at 03:33 PM |
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Wasn't aware that dragster was in fact a Rascal!
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cossiebri
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| posted on 15/5/07 at 03:34 PM |
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I remember seeing a zxr750 powered rascal pickup a (ber?).went quite well
If it doesn't fit MODIFY it!!
Cheers BriF
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zxrlocost
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| posted on 15/5/07 at 04:06 PM |
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I searched MX5 parts the other day and either not much came up or they were dear does that sound about right
[Edited on 15/5/07 by zxrlocost]
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pick
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| posted on 15/5/07 at 05:43 PM |
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I reckon alot of the bedford racals used the block similar to that from a sj suzuki jeep and if so the suzuki 1.3 swift gti engine could be a
possibility 
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iank
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| posted on 15/5/07 at 05:56 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Fatgadget
Wasn't aware that dragster was in fact a Rascal!
Different bit of nonsense from the show.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheap_Car_Challenges#Series_8.2C_Episode_8_-_The_Top_Gear_White_Van_Man_Challenge
Challenge 6
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 15/5/07 at 07:01 PM |
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... and the prop would probably the right length from standard.
A very similar thread about 4 years ago!
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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stevebubs
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| posted on 15/5/07 at 08:02 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by cossiebri
I remember seeing a zxr750 powered rascal pickup a (ber?).went quite well
An R1 engined Rascal was floating around a couple of years back.
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Fatgadget
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| posted on 15/5/07 at 08:27 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by iank
quote:
Originally posted by Fatgadget
Wasn't aware that dragster was in fact a Rascal!
Different bit of nonsense from the show.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheap_Car_Challenges#Series_8.2C_Episode_8_-_The_Top_Gear_White_Van_Man_Challenge
Challenge 6
Kwality!
Missed that episode!
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RK
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| posted on 15/5/07 at 09:58 PM |
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MX5 parts are very expensive in Canada - if you can get them at all - apart from the dealers, but that's just plain robbery. For example, I just
paid a scrapper $285 cdn (use XE.com if you want conversions) for two rear hub assemblies (1993 and rusted).
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Macbeast
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| posted on 16/5/07 at 03:38 AM |
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The nice thing about the Rascal engine is that it's dead simple, relatively lightweight and tilted 45 deg so is low profile. Getting a good one
is a bit of a gamble though: I've beeen looking for one for my van and been caught with a block that's trying to prove that oil and water
DO mix 
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locost_bryan
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| posted on 16/5/07 at 03:48 AM |
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Specs here.
The next generation Carry used the 1.3 - same engine and trans as SJ410 and SJ413 4wd.
Axle may be a little narrow at 1200mm - wheel spacers or more offset on wheels?
Front seats have been used in book chassis - thread on here a while back about it.
Front end is Mac strut - Toyota Liteace has same pcd and suitable front-steer a-arm upright.
[Edited on 16-5-07 by locost_bryan]
Bryan Miller
Auckland NZ
Bruce McLaren - "Where's my F1 car?"
John Cooper - "In that rack of tubes, son"
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