hi ive just boyght a saxo off a mate that was gonna rwd it but gave up ive give him 300 for it its R reg alloys so iam thinking bike engine 
in the
front cut a tunnel and fit a sierra diff at the back but does anyone no what the best setup would be for the back the floor is flat as the spare wheel
is bolted under the car
ill post some pics this week when i start cutting it up
adam
put the engine in the back not the front!!speak to z cars.
ive tought about that but i dont want the engine in the car with me smelling of petrol and deafing me lol
Hi Adam i beleve one of the first mini bike engine cars z cars made had the engine in the front with a sierra diff at the back . it has perfect
balance . front- rear try a u2u to richard r1 on this forum he dose the navigating on rallys in it
Jacko
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Originally posted by oadamo
ive tought about that but i dont want the engine in the car with me smelling of petrol and deafing me lol
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i cant see you point of putting it in the back ................ cus if i do ill have to panel it in ...............then put 4ft pipes to the rad at the front..........make a chain diff.........and ill prob still get deafned.............and i might as well use the big hole in the front pmsl then i can put the tank in the boot ...........................................adam
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Originally posted by Coose
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I'd be tempted to install a V6 engine and box from a fwd car into the rear of the saxo. Cavalier 2.5 V6 will make 180bhp with a few minor mods
and new exhaust and plenty of torque
sorry to dissapoint you mate but remember the task you are taking on is massive so:
1.I hope you are an engineer
2.the only engine for the saxo is a hayabusa. the car stripped out still weighs 600kg.
but if you think you can do it go for it
There's a guy with a Fireblade in a 205 in the Cardiff area which is front-engined RWD.
Try googling for it and trike - they guy who built it makes his money buidling trikes. It's very nicely engineered but very heavy for the blade.
saxo is quite a heavy car to start with. i would use a mini, but thats because i love the old minis. for a cheap light car i would ude an ax. very
light car. but seeing as you had the car for cheap may aswell have a bash with that.
atb
Why on earth would you want to use a Saxo and look like the rest of the boy racer chav scum in this country who drive them?
[Edited on 20/3/07 by James]
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Originally posted by COREdevelopments
saxo is quite a heavy car to start with
vtr weigh about 920, so not that light for such a small car. gotta agree with james on the boy racer bit,
i only bought it because its the vts model.r reg £300 full mot alloys airfilter fse powerboost valve sports exhaust
i tought i could sell waht was on it and i would prob make the 300 quid back and if iam gonna take it to the track i doesnt matter if i bend it cus
its only £300. and the car looks standard on the outside apert from the alloys and exhaust.
but in other words i can kill the s*** out of it and not worry 
adam
The problem is you'll kill the sh** out of the engine/gearbox/clutch if you put most bike engines in with it weighing over 550-600kgs unladen, and it won't even be particularly quick unfortunately.
my little ax will get bec'd one day. It wouldnt be that fast, but doubling the power has to help! I reckon you would lose 50kgs swapping the 1 litre car engine for a litre of ally block bike engine.