swing69
swing69 New Reader
8/28/15 9:49 p.m.

I have a stock electric powered Comuta-car. NOW...I have a second. I'm stuck on what to do with it. Diesel? Cycle engined? but the chassis needs some serious 'adjustments". its a go-kart type steering, solid axle front and rear, leaf springs, front and rear. Alum frame. 700 lbs without batteries.

What would you do with it? if your ideas are better than mine, I'll sell it to you!

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Henry_Ford_Museum_August_2012_64_%281980_Comuta-Car%29.jpg

mndsm
mndsm MegaDork
8/28/15 10:00 p.m.

Turbo bikr engine and wheelie bars.

Cooper_Tired
Cooper_Tired Reader
8/28/15 10:05 p.m.

Didn't someone start to make a challenge car out of one of those?

Kenny_McCormic
Kenny_McCormic UltimaDork
8/29/15 12:37 a.m.

Bike engine riding shotgun, longitudinally mounted, quiet exhaust, chain driving a sprocket bolted to an otherwise normal miata diff, some sort of suspension narrow enough to fit big stockish diameter slicks in there. Inboard brakes. Hard to spot wheelie bar. NHRA cage. I wouldn't put too much work into the front end trying to make it go around a corner, too much propensity of flipping over, just make it stable at high speed, so maybe a steering box and damper. Should be fun to cruise around in, or on the drag strip.

Spinout007
Spinout007 GRM+ Memberand UberDork
9/8/15 7:01 p.m.

Yep

https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/build-projects-and-project-cars/chitti-chitti-bangzap-or-a-2013-tale-of-two-citi-cars/72796/page1/

Sadly still waiting on wiring.

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