liam.mccaffrey
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| posted on 20/11/09 at 11:01 PM |
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Wanted Lada or other suggestions!
Where would one look for a Lada Riva (future project). Theres one on ebay, none on auto trader, fish4
Anyone have any ideas??
Alternatively suggest another small light weight pile of crap i could use my complete mx5 setup in.
[Edited on 21/11/09 by liam.mccaffrey]
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skodaman
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| posted on 20/11/09 at 11:09 PM |
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Thought they'd all been shipped back to Russia. Don't do it they're truly dreadful.
Skodaman
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liam.mccaffrey
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| posted on 20/11/09 at 11:19 PM |
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thats the whole point, it won't be awful when I'm finished. Mx5 engine and running gear.
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Peteff
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| posted on 21/11/09 at 12:53 AM |
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No bids on the ebay one, get in there  My BIL had a 1500 Riva estate. I fitted a door and welded the A post, sill and wing when it got hit by a
Granada. Not the best of project ideas Liam even for a street sleeper, it will still only be average with MX5 running gear.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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skodaman
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| posted on 21/11/09 at 12:56 AM |
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Spose u've seen the one lotus did and put a twin cam fiat engine or something in. Supposed to have been £100,000 of work etc? It went well it
must be said.
Yeah replace the running gear with just about anything else and it would be a big improvement. Steering is an abomination and brakes and engine not
good either.
Skodaman
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liam.mccaffrey
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| posted on 21/11/09 at 01:11 AM |
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I have a complete spare set of mx5 running gear
wheels hubs uprights (front and rear) brakes steering diff box engine. just looking for a small rwd pile o crap to transform. Personally I
can't think of a better pile of crap than a lada. You'll all want a go when I finish it
[Edited on 21/11/09 by liam.mccaffrey]
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norfolkluego
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| posted on 21/11/09 at 01:18 AM |
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Now listen.
We all have funny moments when we say things we don't really mean, don't worry about it.
Have a glass of something pleasant, single malt or something like that. Relax, maybe read something. Go to bed, have a good nights sleep, you'll
feel better in the morning.
Did he really say LADA !!!!!!
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liam.mccaffrey
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| posted on 21/11/09 at 01:25 AM |
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there's is a guy fitting a viper v10 into a luego on here and all I want to do is turn the but of every ones school yard jokes into a bit of a
sleeper, whats the problem????
You can not tell me its as bad as bolting a surfboard onto a saxo and loading it with ICE like what the yoof do.
[Edited on 21/11/09 by liam.mccaffrey]
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UncleFista
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| posted on 21/11/09 at 01:51 AM |
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20 years ago the owner of my local scrapyard had a lada running a tuned 2.0l lancia TC engine on dellortos. It was baby-poo beige and the only none
standard bits you could see were the wide wheels and if you looked close enough the roll cage.
That thing was such a laugh, the ultimate sleeper 
Take no notice of the naysayers, sounds like fun to me
Tony Bond / UncleFista
Love is like a snowmobile, speeding across the frozen tundra.
Which suddenly flips, pinning you underneath.
At night the ice-weasels come...
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skodaman
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| posted on 21/11/09 at 02:16 AM |
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I like the idea Liam. Just use the bodyshell though even that is heavy for it's size. Seem to remember when they were new they advertised they
used a thicker grade of metal than everyone else. They must've been measuring the factory supplied rust. Have a look for the Lotus Lada on
utube. I think it was top gear. Though the version I found was in Russian. Wouldn't it be easier and cheaper to just buy a FIAT Mirafiori and
put Lada badges on?
Skodaman
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liam.mccaffrey
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| posted on 21/11/09 at 02:18 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by skodaman
FIAT Mirafiori and put Lada badges on?
Quite possibly
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skodaman
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| posted on 21/11/09 at 02:24 AM |
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGNqC_9-npY
That's the one.
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skodaman
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| posted on 21/11/09 at 02:34 AM |
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Of course it's there in English as well.
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LBMEFM
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| posted on 21/11/09 at 07:35 AM |
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Why oh why????????????????????
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hillbillyracer
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| posted on 21/11/09 at 08:40 AM |
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Well the basic suspension set-up is sound enough, double wishbones up front & a 4 link live axle at the back, but mabye it's not quite set
up right. Or mabye it's a lot not set up right?!
They are a heavy thing for their size.
The MX5 stuff would be overwhelmed I think, so flog that to someone as a donor package & fit this with something like the V6 from an Vauxhall
Omega?
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 21/11/09 at 09:05 AM |
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Liam, i think you are thinking too far out. Think of what you see everyday that has a bad reputation. Mk3 fiesta, mk1 punto, mk3 fiesta  . Now
imagine the most banged up fiesta you have ever seen but with mx5 running gear
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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oadamo
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| posted on 21/11/09 at 09:08 AM |
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morris minor they look shat but you can pick them up for pennys.
adam
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 21/11/09 at 09:17 AM |
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how about a trabby,very rare and rust free i,m off to poland soon,ill bring one back in my luggage
http://moto.gratka.pl/szukaj/trabant-1-3-m-r-kg.html?na_strone=40
about 4.5 zl/£
[Edited on 21/11/09 by theconrodkid]
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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Volvorsport
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| posted on 21/11/09 at 09:37 AM |
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i had a rover v8 engined lada, they do handle predictably .
but , the brakes can catch you out , and you need to lose the steering box .
boy that car was a granny scarer !!!!!.
www.dbsmotorsport.co.uk
getting dirty under a bus
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02GF74
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| posted on 21/11/09 at 11:00 AM |
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enter "lada riva for sale" in google, a few come up, but rarer than a non-expense fiddling politician.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 21/11/09 at 12:28 PM |
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Fiat did it years ago it was called the Fiat 125
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_125
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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Cousin Cleotis
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| posted on 21/11/09 at 12:57 PM |
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Lotus only changed springs, shocks, ride height(still way too high) and front geometry to sort the suspension on the riva they did.
A few photos of my ladas, to either encourage or put you off.
Donington 2006
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Germany 2006
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Curborough 2006
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Switzerland 2008
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Curborough 2009 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2DTke9vp7I
My 1200 now has a Lada 1700 single point injection engine, 5 speed box and 3.9 diff, standard is 4.3 Cut Niva springs and bilstein shocks.
It has done two europe road trips, first Nurburgring, czech, france, back to 'ring then home. Second amsterdam, 'ring, switzerland,
italy(stelvio pass closed, do research next time) paris, home.
Paul
Another edit, yes the steering is utterly"!$%"£$^!$%"%^"!£$, worst thing about the car by far, long steering arms mean quick racks
aren't that quick and reduced steering lock, im looking for suitable racks and making new steering arms shortly.
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