If you throw enough money at anything it will eventually work. The issue here is Modified or not.
If we get together and find a shop that will remanufacture the crankshaft then we have a better chance of keeping these cars on the road. The cost has to be less than custom engineering a power unit into the front end of a Honda 600. Besides the motor there is the suspention, fuel capacity, steering not to mention a break system that will stop this thing when it leaves the station. I am sure there is at least 50 bad crankshafts available to work with. I have heard of stories, never the results.
Any one open to this?
Bill
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> Colin
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> Re: [modmicros] Re: Engine
> conversion
> Tim has seen my conversion. Ask him what he think of it. In due honesty, > I think that the only unrealistic consideration is using the original engine.
> You've got the extra cars to play with, go ahead and do so. I also didn't want > to modify the body, but that's just unavoidable when doing a conversion.
> Remember, the cars is worthless in the state it's in now, or even if it is > fully restore, so you may as well just build it for you.
> Nothing is sacred
> rick_lowe2002
> wrote:
> > Hi,
> > Well I have a good collection of around 6 cars now ,(5
> > Sedans and 1
> > coupe). Tim Mings helped us go through 4 motors and we
> > hopefully have
> > one good motor including a good crankshaft. I think Tim
> > also has good
> > used cranks not sure about new ones but he probably also > > has them. We > > would like to explore the option of a conversion without > > "hacking or > > cutting" metal around the firewall etc. It would seem that > > there > > should be some small motor that one could use to convert in such > > a > > way. But maybe it is unrealistic.
> > Thanks,
> > Rick
> > --- In
> > modmicros@yahoogrou ps.com
> > ,
> > Matthew Timion wrote:
> > Rick,
> > > What car do you have? If you have a Honda n600/z600,
> > I know that
> > Mike O'Connor has NOS crankshafts for sale, but the price is > > around > > $1500. He also has a guy who can rebuild them for around the same > > price.
> > > Mike can be reached via his website at
> > www.honda600shop. com
> > > Matt
> > rick_lowe2002 wrote:
> > Hi,
> > Have been having issues with crankshafts and it seems to be a > > dead-end > > > road in terms of finding replacement or a rebuilt one. I > > was wondering > > > if anyone has done an engine conversion with a small > > engine like a > > > Subaru Justy or Geo Metro? I know others have done > > conversions but it > > > seems like they used larger engines requiring > > alot of cutting and > > > modifying and by the time they were done they > > had to cut and modify > > > too much. I would think that a smaller engine > > would be a good option?
> > > Any ideas on a better candidate
> > then the Justy or Metro? Both are 3
> > > Cly. I think the Justy is
> > smaller and would take up less space.
> > > Thanks,
> > Rick
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