dex
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Post by dex on Mar 26, 2008 12:23:26 GMT -5
hi!! i'm new here..hehe find this site very helpful!! thanks!! i'm planning to build a front engine bug but with a smaller engine, an inline 4 cylinder diesel engine. anyone familiar with an Isuzu Gemini? i would like to use the chassis and engine of the Gemini to fit the body of the bug. would this fit? another question in my mind is that should the hood of the bug have openings for the vent if the engine in front and water cooled? thanks again!! dex  |
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Post by V8 Super Beetle on Mar 26, 2008 13:23:19 GMT -5
What year? Don't they kinda look like a sportier Geo Metro?
Isn't that a front wheel drive car? If so you could just stick the engine, tranny, and what not in the back seat / luggage location too (where the rear wheels are at, w/ modification of coarse).
Just a thought......
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Post by dex on Mar 27, 2008 5:40:13 GMT -5
its around the year 1980's. in other country its also known as the Holden Gemini.. its a rear wheel drive car.. just planning to build this car, but don't have much time.. |
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Post by hellraiser on Mar 27, 2008 16:52:41 GMT -5
yes if its water cooled then and ur running the radiator up front, then u have to have some sort of air flow and openings
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Post by V8 Super Beetle on Mar 28, 2008 8:37:10 GMT -5
Go for it! Sounds like a cool idea.
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Post by racerman51 on Mar 28, 2008 21:15:03 GMT -5
here's a link to the page from wikipedia... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Spectrumlet us know which one you mean ,so we can get a better idea of what you're talking about...although just by looking at the page myself,I can't see why you'd want to do this... ;D |
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Post by dex on Mar 29, 2008 11:09:19 GMT -5
thanks for all the replies!! its like the 1st generation gemini's on the link.. anyway, i'll update you guys when i get started on the project.. but I dont think that i will be starting soon since i dont have much time and money. hopefully i'll start around next year.. hehe btw, im Dex from the Philippines.. just a student..hehe ;D again thanks for all the replies..!!  |
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Post by hellraiser on Apr 29, 2008 23:42:55 GMT -5
only bad part about the 4 banger, is it just doesnt have the raw horse power that the v8 has, the kind of horsepower that makes u all tingly inside just after u step on that gas pedal.
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Post by V8 Super Beetle on May 1, 2008 13:56:32 GMT -5
The kinda that puts you back in your seat and you get out with a smile on your face. And it doesn't sound like fart cans either.
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Post by hellraiser on May 4, 2008 21:56:38 GMT -5
yess exactly theres no substitute for a small block chevy
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Post by lookatme on May 5, 2008 11:15:58 GMT -5
sure there is. rpm engines. ever hear of cosworth?
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Post by V8 Super Beetle on May 5, 2008 16:17:26 GMT -5
If I were to do a small engine I would just go with sticking in a RX-7 rotary engine using an adapter plate and you're done. 150 hp bug ready to go and you have the potential of getting up to 300 hp out of it, easily, and the weight of your car would still be about 1700 lbs. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEQe5239Ky8 |
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Post by hellraiser on May 5, 2008 20:27:06 GMT -5
it would nuts and get with a stock two rotor carburated wankel engine haha forget all the wiring on the fuel injected models
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Post by lookatme on May 5, 2008 22:22:28 GMT -5
imagine two wankels mounted inline tractor pull style.  |
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Post by hellraiser on May 6, 2008 21:50:12 GMT -5
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