Possible bike engined car.

[rzsteve]

Apologies if this is not within topic rules but I have just secured this little beauty for a great price. Its a Virgo Microcar, all plastic, 505cc diesel engine. I went to view on a whim and when I looked at the engine layout, it will suit a bike engine almost perfectly as its got a drivebelt on the nearside attaching to the front wheels, am thinking bike engine with modded subframe to mount it all in, sprockets instead of pulley wheels!
https://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s201/speedfreaky/microcarns.jpghttps://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s201/speedfreaky/microcaros.jpg
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[The Artist]

Apart from the little bit of vomit in my mouth when I saw the pictures, it could be pretty cool if it worked properly.

505cc diesel

[P.]

Sprockets, you sure?

Stretching chains and wearing sprockets. Convert the bike to a belt drive

[J.M.]

[0l0dom0l0]

DO IT.

S1000RR engine if you have moneys.

Old R1 engine if you don't!
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[hazza]

That much power in a FWD car will be mental!
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[yaigi]

I will be very interested in the progress of this, do you plan on doing a kind of blog/log of the project?! Would be hilarious to see it in action in the end, especially if you don't really modify the exterior - a true wolf in sheeps clothing
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[P.]

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[Tim..]

looking car + turbo busa = street sleeper ftw
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[UnspeedySam]

This could be a very very cool project. Now go buy a stupidly powerful bike engine!
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[.Chris.]

Would be pretty amusing, particularly if it looked otherwise standard from the outside.

But.....
You can't just slot a 100bhp+ engine in a car designed for 20bhp without some major work! You'll probably want to do some serious upgrading of the brakes, suspension and wheels before you install the engine. Plus I'd want to work out whether the structure of the car can actually handle the power, or whether some reinforcement is necessary.
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[stevo as b4]

I think that's the whole point, it looks like it will blow away in the wind, and whatever Steve does to it it's never going to have the strength, braking or handling to really use a 150bhp R1 engine or similar to it's full potential. That's probably why it will be extremely fun to drive as well!

I do like my small car's but maybe that's just an inch or two smaller than ideal?

Did anyone on here ever see the Bond bug that was magazine featured and had a 350bhp Holeshot racing built turbo Hayabusa engine fitted?

There was also someone on the PPC forum that was building a ZX12R engine'd Fiat Seicento I think.

[rzsteve]

[rzsteve]

Check out this link for the newer TD model, am sure mine aint got a turbo either so how little power does it really have???????
https://www.helpfindmea.co.uk/cars/specs/microcar-virgo-specifications-632/virgo-diesel-hatchback-01-03-premier-td-2-seat-3dr-auto-specifications-21362.aspx
13bhp!!!
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[Dazbo666]

[J.M.]

Apologies about the music... but this is what comes to mind thinking about this project https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cV4HdsDZX6c
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[Pol Anorl]

This could potentialy kill someone..

DO EEET!!!
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[rzsteve]

[Red Devil]

Quality...DO EEETTT
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[stonesie]

A SV650 lump would be a enormous step up in power for that thing... But the V twin noise might give the game away... Thundercat engine? 100bhp and a fair amount of torque.


I will be watching this thread

[rzsteve]