Turbo rotary Fiat 600 project

[600gaz]

I\'ll check out some race beetle rear suspension set ups later i think . We had a porsche 911 on the ramp for a look and the driveshafts are almost in line with the wheel centre line so i\'m sure that this would be desirable if possible .

[600gaz]

Minor update : Ordered a Turbonetics turbo today thanks to EdRX7 . Went for a 73mm compressor wheel with a 1.1 exhaust housing so it should spool fast-ish with the large street port yet still have a top end power rush . Probably run about 1.3 bar of boost too start with and just put a lump of wood under the throttle peddle until i get used to it !!!! lol .
Still waiting for the last bit of welding to be done (minor) and then it\'s off to a race car fabrication shop for a roll cage and chassis build . Hopefully they can chop the rear floor pan and chassis rails out (the bit under the back seat) , make the tube frame etc and then weld all the original panels back in around it so it looks stock when you look through the wndows . That\'s the plan anyway . :Thumbsup!

[re japi]

Nice lol

[Ed_RX7]

its a 72mm wheel gary...but yes ...you better get wheelie bars for that thing...LOL

[Grant Monkhouse]

we demand pics. a thread with out pictures is like a tennis ball that doesnt bounce. useless.

[B.Martin]

we demand pics. a thread with out pictures is like a tennis ball that doesnt bounce. useless.

Is that the best you could do Grant?

A thread without pics is like a very sexy nun.



:Giggle

[Grant Monkhouse]

I was going to refer to something like a woman without a ..... But thought it would be a little derogatory and sexist. So put that

[600gaz]

Loving the Nun . :chat

[re japi]

I agree with everything above

[600gaz]

I\'ll get some pics up later as not much has changed with the bodyshell (it still looks like scrap) lol .
The engine\'s bare and covered in dust so you don\'t want too see that so i\'ll wait for the turbo too turn up and then take some pics . :mmmm

[600gaz]

Took a few pics yesterday so here they are . Not very exicting though . Bodyshell is now rust free and ready to go to the chassis shop next but they have a waiting list . Seeing them next Saturday hopefully to get a definate date for the work to begin .
After a chat with them they reckon the car will run in the 9\'s so it needs to be safe and rigid too stop it breaking in half on a full throttle launch !!!
At present i think i\'m going for a lightweight weld in 8 point cage , new rear anti-squat suspension design tied into the rear cage and a new front end design with the suspension and steering tied into the cage . So basically a full spaceframe inside the original bodyshell so it still looks normal to the untrained eye . :Giggle
 

 
Nice big engine bay , engine fits in easy as it\'s very wide and tall .
 

 
 
 

 
 
Jaydee 13B REW engine with large street port etc etc from Ed Roberts\' RX7 . Was 450bhp at the wheels with a T88 turbo . Just needs cleaning and painting etc .
 

[TiddlesRX7]

I think your gonna need wider wheels!

[Grant Monkhouse]

What size charge cooler are you going be using? Volume of water is key to a CC I should imagine with yours being rear engined that you can put the CC rad at the front of your car with the pipes running from the CC to the rad.

[re japi]

I just love that project

[grinder]

stuff the project .. loving the nun piccy

And OK the project is rather coooool , hope to see it run one day