Help and Advice for new project
Discussion
Hi people, decided, as you do, to get a project for the summer that me and the boy can have a little play at. Bought a 1977 Mk1 Reliant Robin and we are going to put a bike engine in it, I know a few of you have had experiences with such things and would be very open to any tips or advice. Such things as where to get a coupling for the driveshaft from? what would be a good donor bike etc. Never done anything like this before but got to be good for a giggle (check out some of the ones on youtube!!)
A mate and I were going to put a bike engine in a 2CV to take to Le Mans until we done some research and realised it'd probably tear the car in half!
R1 engines are pretty cheap, and seem to be a common choice for a BEC, so should provide plenty of spares/modified parts should you require it.
Good luck though, sounds great.
R1 engines are pretty cheap, and seem to be a common choice for a BEC, so should provide plenty of spares/modified parts should you require it.
Good luck though, sounds great.
Are you sure you want to do this?? 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiB9N2nTimE
There was a guy who put a Honda Firestorm engine (1ltr V Twin) into a Reliant Kitten that won last year's Practical Performance Car £999 challenge. That looked like a better idea as it has 4 wheels
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiB9N2nTimE
There was a guy who put a Honda Firestorm engine (1ltr V Twin) into a Reliant Kitten that won last year's Practical Performance Car £999 challenge. That looked like a better idea as it has 4 wheels
Kitten was the first choice, but in a sick way, I know the 3 wheel option is going to be a giggle, if you use a kitten you may aswell use any 4 wheel'd car. Apparently theres a kitcat place near thetford?? Tiger i think?? They maybe a good choice for a coupling. By the way, the R1 was my first choice but im swaying more towards a zzr1100 for the torque side of things. Maybe cheaper.
Please don't do this...
I speak from experience, many, many years ago, an acquaintance of mine tried to put an MG Midget engine in a Reliant Robin against all advice and to cut a long story short it was a disaster and simply a waste of time and money. Have you ever driven a Bond Minicar? I have; a 250cc Villers engined beast. It was the most evil handling piece of crap at anything over 30mph (indicated).
If you want to make a three wheeler go faster, then make sure it has the single wheel at the back and not the front!
I speak from experience, many, many years ago, an acquaintance of mine tried to put an MG Midget engine in a Reliant Robin against all advice and to cut a long story short it was a disaster and simply a waste of time and money. Have you ever driven a Bond Minicar? I have; a 250cc Villers engined beast. It was the most evil handling piece of crap at anything over 30mph (indicated).
If you want to make a three wheeler go faster, then make sure it has the single wheel at the back and not the front!
how about a pair of outriggers 
. Seriously though, its really a project for my 13 year old son to teach him the basics of mechanics before he starts boarding school, a little bit of righty tighty and lefty loosey, so if anybody has got any good info it would be appreciated. How about you Gaz?? that little toy of yours must have brought up some similiar issues with regarding mating certain parts together.
. Seriously though, its really a project for my 13 year old son to teach him the basics of mechanics before he starts boarding school, a little bit of righty tighty and lefty loosey, so if anybody has got any good info it would be appreciated. How about you Gaz?? that little toy of yours must have brought up some similiar issues with regarding mating certain parts together.
I don't know whereabouts you are in east anglia but a mate of mine specialises in bike engined cars and the bits that go with it. He's out the back of Stowmarket in Buxall. Might be worth giving him a shout to see if he can help. His name is Andy Bates and his website is here....
http://www.abperformance.co.uk/bep.htm
http://www.abperformance.co.uk/bep.htm
markCSC said:
Are you sure you want to do this??
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiB9N2nTimE
There was a guy who put a Honda Firestorm engine (1ltr V Twin) into a Reliant Kitten that won last year's Practical Performance Car £999 challenge. That looked like a better idea as it has 4 wheels
Actually I think that was a TL1000 Suzuki enginehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiB9N2nTimE
There was a guy who put a Honda Firestorm engine (1ltr V Twin) into a Reliant Kitten that won last year's Practical Performance Car £999 challenge. That looked like a better idea as it has 4 wheels
And he's done a bit more work on it now
Yep that's two TL1000 engines in there now
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shadey said:
Thanks eccles, just spoke to Andy and he is sorting me a price for a blade conversion kit, seems to know his stuff and very helpful
That's ok, glad he could be of help. He's similar to you, used to race bikes/crew a sidecar combo until he broke himself just a bit too much, got pensioned out of the fire service and is now passionate about bike engined cars.Gassing Station | East Anglia | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff