the JoKeR
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| posted on 26/3/05 at 12:38 AM |
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North American Donor Vehicles
I'm in the early stages of planning my build, but want to start picking up the parts I'll need. I haven't decided what engine/trans
to use, but that won't be a big deal. The big question is what donors to use for the spindles and rear axle? I don't care what brand I end
up with as long as I end up with the same bolt pattern and service parts are easily accessable.
I assume the steering rack from a Pinto is pretty generic and will work.
I'll probably go with a Flaming River or other steering column, unless I find a donor to use which will have a very clean, basic column. The key
switch and starter button will be on the dash.
Recommendations?
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niceperson709
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| posted on 26/3/05 at 08:33 AM |
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hi Mate
a lot of stateside builders use chevette uprights or you could try TOyota Hi ace , Terago or Prieva . I have used Lite ace in my build and the diff
from the van is also suitable (about 4 to 1 ratio) asuming that you want to do a live axel build . are you on the Yahoo "Locost North America
" list lots of discussion in the archives about this question that may help you .
Best wishes
Iain
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the JoKeR
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| posted on 26/3/05 at 12:34 PM |
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I've noticed a lot of people use the Chevette uprights, and that would be fine with me. I do plan on using a live axle.
Any idea what axle bolt pattern would match up to what's found on the Chevette?
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white130d
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| posted on 26/3/05 at 01:04 PM |
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several
Go for:
Chevette
Mustang II
Pinto
Toyo corolla (early rwd)
S10 pick up
early import pick ups
Alfa Spider
the list goes on and on
David.
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 26/3/05 at 04:25 PM |
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YOU SCRAP ALFA SPIDERS?they are worth pots of money over here
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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niceperson709
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| posted on 26/3/05 at 08:42 PM |
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Hi Mate
the Chevette uses 4 x100 PCD which is the same as mazda so a diff that matches will not be to hard to find and nice wheels are out there .
best wishes
Iain
Ps I know that we all Have user names here but please sign your posts with your name it is a friendly place here and we do not have to be totally
anominus here
Best wishes IAIN
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the JoKeR
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| posted on 26/3/05 at 08:47 PM |
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Who, me? My name is right at the bottom of the post above my website address. I'm friendly in a lazy kind of way. Thanks for the info,
it'll give me something to look into.
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niceperson709
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| posted on 26/3/05 at 08:57 PM |
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Hi Jeff
My apologies for preaching mate from a lazy reader
best wishes
Iain
Ps I had never thought to ad my name to that section 
Best wishes IAIN
life is not the rehearsal , it's the show so don't sit there thinking about it DO IT NOW
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white130d
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| posted on 26/3/05 at 09:47 PM |
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Hell Ya
quote:
Originally posted by theconrodkid
YOU SCRAP ALFA SPIDERS?they are worth pots of money over here
Conrod, I have an Alfetta GT that could be bought for a mere $900 (475 pounds) and 75-83 spiders can be bought for around $1500 +/-
David.
"There's only 2 things that money can't buy, and that's true love and home grown tomatos" Guy Clark
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thekafer
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| posted on 31/3/05 at 03:55 AM |
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There happens to be a Alpha Spider on my street thats in pretty good shape for $1500. I'll try so post a
pic.....................................sorry someones got my camera, (hope the wife has it )
I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal labotomy...
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NS Dev
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| posted on 31/3/05 at 11:47 AM |
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I guess some of you (in Texas maybe?!) don't have the salted wet roads for winter that we have in the uk.
Alfa spiders don't like that treatment much!!
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the JoKeR
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| posted on 3/4/05 at 09:38 PM |
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Texans don't get to experience salty roads, so their cars tend to last a LOT longer. I'm living in the "rust belt", so unles
the underbody and the rest of the car has some added rust protection, it won't last long around here!
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grantmac
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| posted on 19/4/05 at 01:15 AM |
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Will chevette brakes do for a car this high-performance? If so they would make a great donor for everything but the engine, which I've found a
really good donor for:
It turns out that the Suzuki Swift GTI 1.3L DOHC engine will bolt to a Samarai RWD tranny with no mods. This is a pretty potent little EFI engine (can
make 120-160HP just NA), it's Aluminum block and has a forged crank and rods. Supposedly good for 8600 RPM with a different cam and EFI tuning.
The Samarai trannys are also light, have decent gear ratios (first is really short but it's really close ratio past that), and are practically
given away.
I found all this out when I was looking for an easier alternative to a bike engine but with as little weight as possible. Here is a useful 1.3L
link:
http://www.ado13.com/dohczuke/dohc.htm
Grant
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the JoKeR
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| posted on 19/4/05 at 11:33 AM |
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Actually, I found a co-worker who is planning to get rid of his V6 Chevy S10 later this year. Manual trans, good working condition, etc. It'll
probably cost me under $500 and should give me plenty of parts to work with, plus the V6!
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grantmac
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| posted on 20/4/05 at 03:57 AM |
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Sounds like your set. I assume your gonna go with a larger frame such as the McSorely 442?
I'm hoping to keep my build as light and small as possible for Autocross.
Grant
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the JoKeR
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| posted on 20/4/05 at 11:31 AM |
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I'd probably be forced to do the +442 either way, regardless of the donor. At 6'3" 240 pounds, the stock size body wouldn't
give me much room to move, assuming I'd fit at all!
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grantmac
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| posted on 21/4/05 at 03:21 AM |
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I'm 6' 195Lbs and I'm wondering if I'll fit okay. It seems that it all depends on how long your legs are, I'm tall in
the saddle so I should be alright. From what I understand the wider/longer chassis doesn't make much difference in weight so it's mainly
the difficulty finding bodywork, but I'm making my own when the time comes so I'm not overly stressed about that. I sort of prefer the
look of the smaller cars but I've never seen anything larger in person so it's hard to say. I'm also going to go with a very simple
bench seat with a fairly slim back so that should help as well.
Grant
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