Mini bike engined Nova

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Thought this would be of interest.

@626chevelle on instagram but I don't think it's his.

1. Do Want
2. Details, Please.

I must know more! Is that a reskinned legends car?

Came into the thread wondering how on earth this:

Was going to be engine-swapped into this:

But I have to say I am more impressed with the end result than I imagined I would be.

That's brilliant!

Here's another video on an earlier thread:

Original thread

In reply to ae86andkp61:

2nd. LOL

I actually got to ride in it at an autocross!

Pictures don't really do it justice of how small it is. This thing is tiny, about the size of a lotus elise. You sit about 8" off the ground. The owner/builder/driver says it makes about 185 hp and weighs 1200 pounds. It has a full tube frame and fiberglass body. It's powered by a 1200cc Kawasaki engine. It's very, very raw. Not even a hint of sound deadening, everything is solid mounted. Power delivery, launching, and shifting is violent. I got the impression that it was very difficult to get off the line without stalling.

That's awesome. If anyone can put us in touch with the owner, that would be great.

Thanks.

ae86andkp61 wrote: Came into the thread wondering how on earth this: Was going to be engine-swapped into this: But I have to say I am more impressed with the end result than I imagined I would be.

Same here. So really it's a mini, bike-engined Nova.

David S. Wallens wrote: That's awesome. If anyone can put us in touch with the owner, that would be great. Thanks.

I looked back to the race results. His name is Darrell Hurt. He's in Kansas or Missouri. I don't have any other contact info though.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do a feature on that car!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8YO3Zk-B3M

The description says it is for-sale and has his number listed from craislist.

(309)333-604five

I like this

i imagine this thing uses a legends/dwarf set up for engine and suspension layout? obviously wider since it can seat 2 and maybe a little longer?

i have always though an old legends/dwarf race car would be a blast at the autocross

10k doesnt even seem that bad....

I love bike powered cars.

Some more info on it, It used some small rear end out of a Toyota rwd car. Hubs came from it too.