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The engine is a Suzuki GSF1250, so not a big hp R1, Busa type but the price was about a third the cost of a sport bike engine and it has a stacked gearbox which was gonna be useful. It still puts out 110-120hp with some easy mods but its main feature is torque, about 110NM which is all in by 4000rpm. Space was a big concern as these cars are tiny, 3m front to back, 1.295m side to side. From the rear axle to the back of the car is 50cm or something silly so I needed a compact engine to allow enough room for a diff, that's where the stacked gearbox helps as it makes the engine shorter front to back. I spent a while considering different configurations, putting it in front of the axle would make it easier to sort the drivetrain but there is still minimal room in that direction and I really didn't want to chop up the interior. This way around had some benefits but still not enough room. White tube at the bottom is the axle centre. Then I noticed the bumper sized space behind the headers.

I got distracted with engine stuff. Pulling apart the sweet 3 cyl 2 stroke engine I found a blown bigend. I still intend on rebuilding it but after reading some cool builds on the net I bought one of these to go in first.

There was a bit of rust in the plenum that needed sorting so I started poking around. View from the inside I cut it all out about 2 years ago and it's still in the same state.

I picked this little thing up ages ago from Fronte fiend @Goat, good things take time but I just fuck around heaps so I'm only now making some progress worth posting up. Hopefully some peer pressure will give extra motivation.

@peteretep https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/motorbikes/motorbikes/dual-purpose/kawasaki/listing/3519802523?bof=8yFPNCGa https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/motorbikes/motorbikes/dual-purpose/kawasaki/listing/3529890012?bof=8yFPNCGa

Work looks good! Wish I had waited a bit longer when sorting my surge tank but I have already painstaking fabricated a hanger to fit in an off the shelf one. I might still need a larger coolant header tank so will keep you in mind

Make sure you give them back fresh from 3 days spent shimming your arsehole half a mil off a lifan-esque power hammer

Loooong whistle, well done, looks lush

Epic, vids of it running please

I've got an XTool VAG401 from aliexpress, was about $75, has all the functionality of VAGCOM with none of the ease of use Once you figure out the menus and values you want its good but a snappy phone interface looks way better

A Volvo 2 speed fan might just fit, they flow a ton of air even on the low setting. Internet says the fan outer ring is 17.5". I got one out of a 90's model, can't remember which but they were in a few. They can draw some amps though, had to make sure my alt v-belt was on spec or it would slip when the fan came on.

Well done, one of my top fave threads on the internet at the mo. I'm still tinkering with my little car swap but it's no where near as tidy or progressing as fast as this.

Carbon fibre blanket and tissue box on the rear parcel shelf please

For an RS TOY it's a good size to start with, ease you into the lifestyle.

Worked for me on my golf, ymmv

A sensor extension tube should work too

Clean sheet wof, as it should since it was only complied 6 months ago. I have swapped back to the OG smaller carb for now, I hadn't made much progress with tuning the bigger carb so it was a bit gutless in comparison. I tried a few combos from the KDX jetting database (155ish main, 42 pilot) but it was flat up in the revs. A previous owner had removed the carb bowl overflow tube so I'll sort that first then try again nearer the end of summer. The wideband wasn't much help for anything other than idle, expansion chamber magic would have it reading all over the place, don't know if a different spot would give a better reading, some of the 2t snowmobile crowd have them working fine but I can't be bothered trying any further

It's got that aged cast alloy finned goodness

Nice, I used to have an Orthia a few years back, always thought they were one of the better shaped 90's wagons. I spied a manual one the other day, mustn't be very common. http://noriyaro.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/noriyaro_honda_orthia_minor_car_002.jpg

This thread might have some useful stuff in it https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/build-projects-and-project-cars/building-an-analog-race-dash/181498/page1/

https://www.nzta.govt.nz/projects/marlborough-roads-recovery/media https://www.marlborough.govt.nz/services/alerts

A few bits have arrived so I whipped the carb off. Some new jets to try and float bowl, aliexpress special so will see how long it lasts and some new reeds

Reg'd KDX125 on TM at the mo https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/motorbikes/motorbikes/dual-purpose/kawasaki/listing/3326036154?bof=BhS43wn1

How about some dimpled stacks