Okay, who here built this?

Summary: this,

Plus this

= http://www.ebay.com/itm/1989-Ford-Festiva-mid-engine-conversion-/171228809088?_trksid=p2054897.l4275#ht_219wt_1121

You should check out kevlarcorolla's ice racer. Not as powerful but more impressive overall I'd say.

Well, that makes a lot more sense than the V8 REAR engined, FRONT wheel drive Festiva...

20k? I think he put the decimal in the wrong spot.

$20k for a car with no reverse? What are they smokin'?

Not much of a description, but I do like it. Great choice of wheels. Massively over priced.

Huge roof scoop

Otherwise, I like the idea.

Anyone recognize the rear suspension? I thought it was a 280ZX subframe/arms at first, but the spring perches aren't right.

I really want that, but if I was going to spend $20k on a motorcycle swap into a car, I would want, I don't know, a description... of something.

Looks pretty well done, but the guy is crazy on the price.

motorcycle engines driving cars is a recipe for a short engine life...

Looks cool, but I agree about the price. Also I wonder about the wisdom of using U-joints on the axles.

I forget how hideous those Hayabusas are...good thing they make such good engine donors.

Ugh, it looks like the Michelin Man's illegitimate child from his one night stand with a sport bike.

oldeskewltoy wrote: motorcycle engines driving cars is a recipe for a short engine life...

What I did to my 'Busa motor, over and over

In SCCA club racing I ran a bone-stock but for oil pan, $1500 craigslist '06 Hayabusa motor in my '99 Radical Clubsport for about 2 seasons and nearly all wins and a season championship.

It pulled hard and had perfect compression and leakdown numbers after it's last event. The clutch looked new, the valve lash was in spec.

This motor was run WFO for as much of each lap as physically possible. At Charlotte it saw 2.2 lateral Gs at 140mph / 10,200 rpm. Lap after lap after lap.

Hayabusa motors be tough.

Suzuki motors be tough

Wasn't one of us, it doesn't "sit right".

Starting bid of 20k??,mine sits here buried in snow likely to be parted come spring with no takers for 2k.

I wonder how much dirt and crap gets vacuumed into the car thru the open floor?.

As for bike engine in a car,as long as the required steps are taken for oiling they will provide many many miles of high rpm giggles.My 1st was 15k miles R1,run it all yr in the autox car and pulled it and ran it for 20 races in the geo,back into the autox'r for 90% of the season and it ran strong,shifted like butter and burned no oil EVER.The current R1 has about the same miles on it and it ran an ice race season and it was going to go in the dwarf with no hesitation before I bailed on that project.I have it for sale as a car kit now and have no reservation to someone installing and beating the crap outa it for many more miles to come. The myth comes from the guys the keep trying to install in a car with 0 research into the oiling requirements.I don't know of any engines that survive an oil starving at high rpm/load so??

OK, it's chain drive, how did they deal with a differential? I'm not seeing anything in the pics.

"There's a roof scoop that ducks air to the exhaust and oil cooler."

Haha...

I think the guy is also trying to get money for engineering a unique car. But the no floor in the rear would have to worry buyers about rain or dirt getting in there. At least the paint and body look really good in the pictures.

bgkast wrote: Also I wonder about the wisdom of using U-joints on the axles.

corvettes did. works fine for me