[Edited on 4-1-11 by mangogrooveworkshop]
Hello, Im totally new to this, never buit anything, always wanted a Locost, always wanted a Hot Rod.
My questions are:
1. Whats the legalitys of exposed engine?
2. I know you can tune the old 2CV engine and cut away metal you get a little bit of comedy nippy
3. Is this the right place to ask questions about my idea - ie Rat Rod-you know lowered roof, exposed lump, big loud exhausts, unnecesarily large rear
tyres, lowered chassis,bare minimum weight (id be going Ally panels i guess).
I am handy with welding mechanics and electrics etc
whaddya think?
cheers
>hides<
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6w_sy6VnZvM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xU7DTQvdvpU
thats where im heading, but i want the engine to be seen.
[Edited on 4/1/11 by pilchard]
I'm not up to date on the latest rules, but I can't imagine you'd be allowed an exposed engine at all - they don't even like accessible hot surfaces and have limits on how sharp edges can be. As you're modifying the car and not building one, I'm not sure how it fits in, but the police can even stop and book you for having sharp/rusty body panels that pose a danger to pedestrians etc.
put a scooby doo engine in a two cv
[Edited on 4-1-11 by mangogrooveworkshop]
http://youtu.be/wqvwIxYILUI bit more expensive donor
I think it looks great. A bit Gestapo looking. You should put the SS badge on the front as well.
I built a ford pop with an open engine, and it was fine. Its only scratch builds that youll have problems with IVA.
Where are you based? your local hot rod club might be able to offer some more sound advice.
You are not legally allowed to drive a motor vehicle on the road in the UK with exposed engine or tyres. Doesn't mean you wont get away with it but if your stopped your car will be towed.
Ahhh, my territory, 2cvs arent exactly the heaviest of vehicles, welding them can be fun at times, tuning the 602 engine is not a prob, various cams etc available, i make grp wings etc for them, lowering is easy, have a look at some 2cv racing the cars sit real low and barely have any roll on bends, i had an article in triple c many moons ago when Dave Walker said our race car was one of best handling cars he'd driven, if youre keen, ask any q's you want, i'll try and answer, right now wheres my flak jacket and tin hat.
There's hundreds of Lomaxes etc around with exposed 2CV cylinders. They're still being built in small numbers and have been through SVA MSVA and AFAIK, IVA too.
quote:
Originally posted by marcjagman
You are not legally allowed to drive a motor vehicle on the road in the UK with exposed engine or tyres. Doesn't mean you wont get away with it but if your stopped your car will be towed.
If you can get hold of a GS or GSA engine, they are a relatively easy swap into a 2CV. The 1300 is a cracking littlle air cooled flat four that will
make a 2CV go really well.
Stu
A friend of mine had a lomax many years ago. He said you could basically double the engine's BHP without too much trouble. That still only gave
you 50 odd though. The cylinders and heads bolt on so you can just swap the cylinders and pistons for big bore items (kits were available but may be
scarce in this century). The roller bearing cranks were supposed to be all but indestructable.
Lomaxes had some bare engine parts but were covered to an extent. I guess if you have guards that keep the sphere of doom away from the engine, you
could at least see it, even if it wasn't entirely open.
If you're keeping the original chassis without modification (and possibly some other parts I don't remember), you don't need IVA, so
you only need to pass an MOT and not offend the boys in blue. Oh, and tell your insurer.
quote:
Originally posted by whitestu
If you can get hold of a GS or GSA engine, they are a relatively easy swap into a 2CV. The 1300 is a cracking littlle air cooled flat four that will make a 2CV go really well.
Stu
Just for the hell of it i turbo'd one, injection and M3D management, was making around 70bhp on rollers at Emerald, was a hoot, surprised one or
two boy racers (pics on my website if anyone interested, www.sillycvs.co.uk ) Re the bigbore stuff, try STP in germany, they do all sizes of engine,
GS engines rare now, also prone to cam and follower wear, the 4 pot cars were called sidewinders by the way, cor this anoraks warm, lol
[Edited on 5/1/11 by blue2cv]
Wowsah! thank folks-some food for thought here, I was scouring my brain for 'Lomax' so its a win.
Thanks again.
Apparently the Dyane version has a crude supercharger, wonder if its possible to make it even (c)ruder!
BTW Matt GSXR I love your avatar car-and I want one.
[Edited on 5/1/11 by pilchard]
Dyane and Ami had a very crude form of forced air intake, was a pipe off cooling fan housing