toyabusa Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Oh yea i remember you man. Just wrote the info in driveline setup for anyone interested. Hope it all makes sense, let me know if theres any questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seedy Al Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 shweeeeeeet car man have thought many time about wanting to do a bike motor, my scare was always reverse though. Then someone told me about this and how you are using the 4k box also, sweet idea, like real sweet, could be cool sometime for some pics on what the shaft into the box etc looks like and stuff but good work man Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepers Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 fuck man, i hope you can get it back together in time for this weekend. were you even planing to be a toupo for the nats? i had the impression you were. anyway, i was looking forward to seeing your car on the track and having a fang around behind you. hope you get it together real soon. sheepers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toyabusa Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 no chance man, just put up the rest of the pics have a look. was planning comming and still will be there just not with my car. at this stage my brother Ryan will be bringing his escort instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QCADTA Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 wow what a mess. that doesnt look a cheap fix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cute wee gem Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Oh gutted, was looking forward to seeing this thing next weekend Hopefully most of it can be repaired, busa engines ain't cheap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACKAZ Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Did a rod stretch????? Have seen this before in Race engines due to rod stretch.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegreatestben Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Brutal... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toyabusa Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 not really sure but i think it just started to pickup the bearings and then ran them and locked the big end to the crank. ( the cap looks like its been hot as hell ) in any case its pretty toast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACKAZ Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Dayum. Engine blow-ups always put a downer on race season. I know. Blew up 3 12as in 4 meetings.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toyabusa Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 yea was kinda expecting the g/box to shit itself before this happened. ive been changing the oil and filter really often and giving it the best chance i could. there are a lot of options now, i was planning on turbo in the future, can get stroker cranks etc, just money will hold it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toucan Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Ohhhh guttered! As above, would have been very cool to see on the track. Hopefully some time in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintage Grumble Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Fuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spencer Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Yea no way thats rod strech these have very stout rods yould take real good over rev. You think it could be oiling issues now the motor runs N-S?? even in bikes busa's are known for oiling issues that cause big end damage. Theres all sorts of after market bits to sort the oiling system out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toyabusa Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 yea the start of the damage is def bearing wear, wen we first got it up and running i was supplied some oil hose to run to the oil cooler, at the first event it stretched and came off the barb fitting ( not ment to run hose clamps apparently ) causing the oil press light to come on. I caught it real quick and turned it off. befor the next run we shortened up the lines and put hose clamps on, this just caused it to burst and again the light came on and luckily i turned it off quickly again. turns out i was supplied a bad batch!! its got stainless braid now so thats that sorted, but have to think it wasnt the best for it and now this has happened its kinda making me wonder. the bike had 16,000km on the clock wen I got it and dont know the service history, it has been in the car about 2 years and just been constantly thrashed so i probly should have pulled it down earlyer. its just so hard wen they're going so good and theres no reason. wen i build it this time we will be looking into improving oil system and not taking anything for granted. the plan was always to turbo it in the future so it will be built as bullet proof as possible now and the aftermarket parts available are endless ( but so are there prices ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Wow- I missed seeing this build and shit what a cool as car. I love the idea of bike engined cars. I was flirting with the idea of a bmw k100 engine (about 120bhp) in a hillman imp because both were cheap in the uk. But not here back in NZ. Anyway- the bmw layout would be better in a little front engined rwd car than an imp. The huyabusa engine looks so sweet in there. Are they fairly easy to get hold of? I love the way you have gone about utilising the starlet box for a reverse. so simple and so neat. Good on ya! Glad to see this coming back to life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toyabusa Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Thanks mate! The BMW engine could be good, I'm guessing it's shaft driven?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Yeah shaft drive heading out back with the engine longitudley (sp?) mounted I think they would be a fairly easy swap into an small rwd car. Would just need reverse. But your fix on that works! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nothingsfree Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Badass! Was wondering what happened to this.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toyabusa Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 It's all running now but the event I hoped to go to was cancelled, will be back into it in a few weeks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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