JustGav Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 A friend of mine is building a locost kit car.. Been out and got the Haynes "Build yourself a race car" book. It actually looks rather interesting, cheap little project. The book is mainly based around ford escort mk1/2, which are pretty hard to find. The other choice is the obvious Ford sierra. My question is, would something like an E30 BMW 4 cylinder BMW fit, or are they a LOT bigger than a ford engine? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffvalenti Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 Why make life hard for yourself? Ford donor bits are readily available, and 2 a penny. Personally I'd stick the Vauxhall 2.0 litre 16v engine in it rather than a Ford Pinto, its a lot more tuneable, but it all depends on how far you want to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnd-mkiv Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 A friend of mine is building a locost kit car.. Been out and got the Haynes "Build yourself a race car" book. It actually looks rather interesting, cheap little project. The book is mainly based around ford escort mk1/2, which are pretty hard to find. The other choice is the obvious Ford sierra. My question is, would something like an E30 BMW 4 cylinder BMW fit, or are they a LOT bigger than a ford engine? Thanks ive got a nice 200sx engine sitting in the shed that was going to be going in mine forsale;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted December 31, 2006 Author Share Posted December 31, 2006 What gearbox would you mount to the vauxhall? I am assuming some sort of adapter plate and such... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted December 31, 2006 Author Share Posted December 31, 2006 ive got a nice 200sx engine sitting in the shed that was going to be going in mine forsale;) I assume you meant it was going into your kit car? Just busy doing some research for him, as he isn't a computer person at all. What sort of gearbox and bits would you mate up to the 200sx for a kit car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnd-mkiv Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 I was looking at having a cosworth rear axel and dif have the prop modded to mate the dif to the 200sx gearbox. just not got the time for it. I have another one that wont need much work to get it on the road so im going to do that instead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenn Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 What gearbox would you mount to the vauxhall? I am assuming some sort of adapter plate and such... a sierra d9 5speed gear box with adapter plate will pair up with a vauxhall [this pairing is used in westfield set up] nothing wrong in ford pinto set up with twin 40's/45's.in my westfield i have a volcun engineered 2.1 pinto ,high lift cam etc ,twin 40's,turning out approx 170bhp.in a car that weighs half ton,you are looking@over 300bhp per ton, gives my uk tt a run for it's money from astanding start.plus parts readily available and cheap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 Biggest question - What budget does he have in mind? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted January 1, 2007 Author Share Posted January 1, 2007 Biggest question - What budget does he have in mind? Not an unlimited budget, he isn't that much of an idealist... He wants to do it as tight as possible, however he reckons he has around 5k to spend to do it. Doesn't require any tools as he is a carpenter/welder by trade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 That's doable then. Some people say they only have £3k to spend or something unrealistic. Even having the tools will save him a fortune as I found buying these took a good few hundred quid (engine hoist, decent spanner and ratchet sets, pipe bender, pressure testers, rivet guns, threaded insert tool, a good box for it all etc.etc.) The Tiger Avon would be a safe bet at that budget and based on a Sierra means plentiful cheap parts and good tunability. My Pinto is 147bhp with Twin 45's, race cam and a little head work. Nice thing about the Avon is that it comes as a kit and a good start for a novice (although some of the cheaper parts can be left out or negotiated for discount - the rear lights and mirrors for example!) I built a Tiger Cat and knew naff all about cars before starting. Escort stuff is getting rare and goes for a premium due to this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted January 1, 2007 Author Share Posted January 1, 2007 He does not want to buy a kit as he wants to build the chassis himself, I've managed to find the McSorley 7+422 design, as the book chassis is FAR to small for him (He is a very tall lad) and he needs at least an extra 4 inches on the book chassis length. Also the pedal box area on the book chassis is only 10" wide and given his clogs of feet he would struggle with the pedals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 Cool. Good luck to him! I struggle with feet room, there's no where to rest your clutch leg on long journeys and it gets very uncomfortable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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