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New Project..not toyota, something Italian.
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Mon, 05 December 2005 11:59
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Dont know what we are going to do with it, but it definatley needs a bit more balls. What is a bolt in option for it?
Ohh its a Fiat 500. The Clown car hehe.
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Re: New Project..not toyota, something Italian.
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Mon, 05 December 2005 13:05
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a red nose
rainbow stripes
some ballons for that air compressor looking thing
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Location:
Perth, WA
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December 2004
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Re: New Project..not toyota, something Italian.
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Mon, 05 December 2005 14:49
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"wildsupra" put a 1.3 litre starlet turbo motor into a mini.
many MANY people said it couldnt be done.
Might be a good place to start your bit of research 
Eldar.O.
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Location:
Adelaide
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January 2004
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Re: New Project..not toyota, something Italian.
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Mon, 05 December 2005 20:58
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Put an R1 motor in it 
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Location:
Newcastle
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September 2005
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Re: New Project..not toyota, something Italian.
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Mon, 05 December 2005 23:37
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Yep, it definately needs a bike motor in it 
Gixxerfiat anyone? 
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I supported Toymods
Location:
Adelaide
Registered:
July 2004
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Re: New Project..not toyota, something Italian.
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Mon, 05 December 2005 23:47
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| Arch wrote on Tue, 06 December 2005 07:28 |
Put an R1 motor in it
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probably the cheapest option but my mates dad has a whole fleet of these things and one of them was quite highly worked, bored and stroked, high comp pistons, some nice porting, twin carbs, cam, valve springs...the whole lot
ran a compression of about 11:1 and revved close to 8500 he reckons it made nearly 100hp which isnt bad for a motor of its size, never got to go in it but following it up gorge road it was VERY hard to catch, even with my 1JZ
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Location:
Kilsyth, Melbourne
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September 2004
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Re: New Project..not toyota, something Italian.
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Tue, 06 December 2005 08:21
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I think this is the same car as on Everybody loves Raymond when Robert has to drive it and his head stick out the sunroof 
Looks like a lot of fun 
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cambo
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May 2002
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Re: New Project..not toyota, something Italian.
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Tue, 06 December 2005 08:31
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dont see many of these in australia, but you see a few in italy
i think the easiest conversion would be a motorbike engine, mmm GSXR1300
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Location:
cambo
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May 2002
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Re: New Project..not toyota, something Italian.
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Tue, 06 December 2005 08:32
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oh yeah and do something about the brakes, these things have terrible brakes 
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Bayside Melbourne.
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May 2003
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Re: New Project..not toyota, something Italian.
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Tue, 06 December 2005 10:16
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| EldarO wrote on Tue, 06 December 2005 01:49 |
"wildsupra" put a 1.3 litre starlet turbo motor into a mini.
many MANY people said it couldnt be done.
Eldar.O.
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Well that just means that there's many MANY stupid or uneducated people out there because the Starlet -> Mini conversion is quite common.
Other common conversions for minis are Honda City turbo, Honda twin-cam VVTi, MG Metro Turbo, Rover v8... etc.
The Fiat 500 will be harder because there will be less people who know about them than with minis. I've had a soft spot for the 500's for a while now but ended up buying a mini because they've got more power and there's lots of aftermarket support.
Good luck and i'll be watching this thread with interest.
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Location:
Perth, WA
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December 2004
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Re: New Project..not toyota, something Italian.
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Wed, 07 December 2005 07:55
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| MR 1JZ wrote on Tue, 06 December 2005 07:47 |
| Arch wrote on Tue, 06 December 2005 07:28 |
Put an R1 motor in it
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probably the cheapest option but my mates dad has a whole fleet of these things and one of them was quite highly worked, bored and stroked, high comp pistons, some nice porting, twin carbs, cam, valve springs...the whole lot
ran a compression of about 11:1 and revved close to 8500 he reckons it made nearly 100hp which isnt bad for a motor of its size, never got to go in it but following it up gorge road it was VERY hard to catch, even with my 1JZ
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nearly 100 hp in a bike that produces 158 rwhp (180 at engine) stock?
Buh?
Copy of Yamahas press release.
http://www.sportrider.com/bikes/2004/146_04_yamaha _r1_engine1/
Dyno Chart.
http://www.sportrider.com/features/146-0406-r1-dyn o-1a-zoom.gif
the last few models of the R1 have all had a power to weight ratio of 1:1, i dont know how many models this goes back though.
Eldar.O.
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Location:
Campbelltown
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November 2003
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Re: New Project..not toyota, something Italian.
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Wed, 07 December 2005 09:01
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he was talking about working the stock motor Eldaro
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I supported Toymods
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Adelaide
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July 2004
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Re: New Project..not toyota, something Italian.
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Wed, 07 December 2005 22:41
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| EldarO wrote on Wed, 07 December 2005 18:25 |
| MR 1JZ wrote on Tue, 06 December 2005 07:47 |
| Arch wrote on Tue, 06 December 2005 07:28 |
Put an R1 motor in it
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probably the cheapest option but my mates dad has a whole fleet of these things and one of them was quite highly worked, bored and stroked, high comp pistons, some nice porting, twin carbs, cam, valve springs...the whole lot
ran a compression of about 11:1 and revved close to 8500 he reckons it made nearly 100hp which isnt bad for a motor of its size, never got to go in it but following it up gorge road it was VERY hard to catch, even with my 1JZ
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nearly 100 hp in a bike that produces 158 rwhp (180 at engine) stock?
Buh?
Copy of Yamahas press release.
http://www.sportrider.com/bikes/2004/146_04_yamaha _r1_engine1/
Dyno Chart.
http://www.sportrider.com/features/146-0406-r1-dyn o-1a-zoom.gif
the last few models of the R1 have all had a power to weight ratio of 1:1, i dont know how many models this goes back though.
Eldar.O.
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re-read, whackyourself in the nuts with a wet fish, re-read again 
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Location:
Brisbane, QLD
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February 2003
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Re: New Project..not toyota, something Italian.
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Thu, 08 December 2005 09:03
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| EldarO wrote on Wed, 07 December 2005 17:55 |
| MR 1JZ wrote on Tue, 06 December 2005 07:47 |
| Arch wrote on Tue, 06 December 2005 07:28 |
Put an R1 motor in it
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probably the cheapest option but my mates dad has a whole fleet of these things and one of them was quite highly worked, bored and stroked, high comp pistons, some nice porting, twin carbs, cam, valve springs...the whole lot
ran a compression of about 11:1 and revved close to 8500 he reckons it made nearly 100hp which isnt bad for a motor of its size, never got to go in it but following it up gorge road it was VERY hard to catch, even with my 1JZ
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nearly 100 hp in a bike that produces 158 rwhp (180 at engine) stock?
Buh?
Copy of Yamahas press release.
http://www.sportrider.com/bikes/2004/146_04_yamaha _r1_engine1/
Dyno Chart.
http://www.sportrider.com/features/146-0406-r1-dyn o-1a-zoom.gif
the last few models of the R1 have all had a power to weight ratio of 1:1, i dont know how many models this goes back though.
Eldar.O.
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The uber worked Fiat probably produces more torque though
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Campbelltown
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November 2003
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Re: New Project..not toyota, something Italian.
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Thu, 08 December 2005 09:20
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probably not cos they have a smaller engine than the R1
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Location:
Kilsyth, Melbourne
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September 2004
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Re: New Project..not toyota, something Italian.
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Thu, 08 December 2005 10:16
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More cylinders i am guessing tho rona
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Location:
Newcastle
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September 2005
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Re: New Project..not toyota, something Italian.
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Thu, 08 December 2005 12:15
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Who needs torque when you've got a really light car and it sounds like a bike
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Location:
Campbelltown
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November 2003
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Re: New Project..not toyota, something Italian.
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Thu, 08 December 2005 22:26
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http://www.carsfromitaly.com/fiat/index.html
R1 had 110Nm of torque back when it had 150hp can't find torque specs on the current engine but now having 183hp i'd be tipping it'd be a tad higher.
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Location:
Victoria
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May 2002
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Re: New Project..not toyota, something Italian.
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Fri, 09 December 2005 02:37
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| SIMDOG wrote on Tue, 06 December 2005 21:16 |
The Fiat 500 will be harder because there will be less people who know about them than with minis. I've had a soft spot for the 500's for a while now but ended up buying a mini because they've got more power and there's lots of aftermarket support.
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Its not really what you know about a car, or who you know. Its how good you are with a welder and a grinder (or how much money you have to pay someone that is good)
I cant see why you cant install a midmount v8 with a ZF transaxle and a seat in the front luggage compartment, apart from it being utterly outrageous
Point is, use your imagination, and a grinder and a welder
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October 2004
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Re: New Project..not toyota, something Italian.
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Fri, 09 December 2005 04:49
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HAhaahaha that has potential to be a fuckin' mean machine -
13bt - nuff said!
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Location:
Perth, WA
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September 2003
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Re: New Project..not toyota, something Italian.
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Fri, 09 December 2005 06:59
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| gearb0x wrote on Fri, 09 December 2005 10:37 |
Its not really what you know about a car, or who you know. Its how good you are with a welder and a grinder (or how much money you have to pay someone that is good)
I cant see why you cant install a midmount v8 with a ZF transaxle and a seat in the front luggage compartment, apart from it being utterly outrageous
Point is, use your imagination, and a grinder and a welder
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| Endless wrote on Fri, 09 December 2005 12:49 |
HAhaahaha that has potential to be a fuckin' mean machine -
13bt - nuff said!
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Problem solvered...
This I gotta see!
Damo
TRD 83
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Location:
sydney.southside
Registered:
September 2004
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Re: New Project..not toyota, something Italian.
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Sat, 10 December 2005 13:09
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fun little cars.
top speed af about 100 or so. on a good down hill 130 is easy as.
best part is taking corners in em at full speed. haha does it quite easily.
but as some one said watch out for those brakes and also the suspension.
4 wheel drums and the front uses shocks only and rears use spings only. would be a pain 2 lower it and keep it a smooth ride.
a close mate of mine had one was sooooo much fun untill it did 2.5 rolls over a medium strip and slid on its roof into a gutter with 3 ppl in the car. didnt do much damage suprisingly. haha was easy to flip a 500 odd kilo car bak onto its roof.
Niko.
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Location:
Sydney
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November 2003
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Re: New Project..not toyota, something Italian.
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Sat, 10 December 2005 19:31
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| Endless wrote on Fri, 09 December 2005 15:49 |
HAhaahaha that has potential to be a fuckin' mean machine -
13bt - nuff said!
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NO WAY 1UZFTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111oneoneeleveN
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On Probation
Location:
sydney
Registered:
February 2005
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Re: New Project..not toyota, something Italian.
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Sun, 11 December 2005 08:05
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needs 18s
she has potential!!!, i seen one last year roofless, bright yellow and what looked like to be turbo. oh and it had something hanging out the back that resembled the winding thingo on them old skool toys. and itd spin when the car was driving!
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Location:
Campbelltown
Registered:
November 2003
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Re: New Project..not toyota, something Italian.
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Sun, 11 December 2005 22:21
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I think the all important question is how many drunk mates have you managed to fit into it
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