Could it be possible to make a Formula Vee street legal
here is some pics of one in the UK and one in Canada
and one, I really like the profile of
just wondering!
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Possible - yes. Practical - not realy, as you'd have to go through all the fun of registering an ICV, including chassis torsion tests etc. But you already knew that....
Peter Hill
1975 Type 2 Double Cab
modulus.com.auno air cooled engine allowed, would have to meet the current regs.
thats not a put off though, even if you had to reconstruct some components
also with the weight of the Vee, electric would be cool as well,
it would be a toy so heh why not
I also think Vees are good value at the moment
p.s I knew that but ..would it pass scutiny for ICV rego?? lights and blinkers are needed of course and in some cases the chassis would be early sixties (although not previously registered)
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So even a new car cannot have an air cooled engine?????????
Why not????
Bruce Welsh drove his from Perth to Melbourne about 10 years ago.
Formula Vee, preserving engineering museum pieces in Australia since 1964
A air cooled vw engine does not meet the current emissions, you would need to use a engine that meets the current regs,
so its nothing to do with the fact that its air cooled then?? just cause its an old design motor
vwo60 wrote:A air cooled vw engine does not meet the current emissions, you would need to use a engine that meets the current regs,
EFI and a catalytic converter. There was a guy on here some years back who'd had a spyder replica registered in WA and needed to EFI/cat converter the type 4 motor to get his emissions up to scratch.
Look, it's not impossible. Lotus 7s are getting regoed all the time. But for the money, would it be worth it?
pete wood wrote:Look, it's not impossible. Lotus 7s are getting regoed all the time. But for the money, would it be worth it?
depends on how much fun it would be
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I run a similar proposition passed the engineer that i use and he said it would have to be a engine with the current emmisions standard from basicly a new car, you have to comply with the currentr regs, i do not think a old design would like to run that lean and do it all the time.
lpg or e85
My uncle hand build a lotus 7 and now my other uncle has inherited it. He got it pink sliped no problems even though many things wouldnt pass on a 100% accurate pink slip but the guy was nice. Although we never let it rego lapse and it was enineered and registered back in the 70's so we havent really had compliance problems.
From Dylan
That's because it only had to comply to 70s rules. Were talking about todays rules. Much stricker!!
at under 500 kilos I am sure there are many options for the power plant, electric for sure, Motorbike engines ??
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Hyabusa!!!!!!!
Hi
Porsche went water cooled to meet emission regulations, their air cooled motors couldn't cut it.
There was a guy in Sydney doing Spider replicas that passed OK, they used Subaru running gear, the builder is also an RMS approved engineer so he knows his stuff.
Steve
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I built a buggy in '08 and my engineer suggested that as long as brakes, geArbox and brakes were left standard, he assessed and signed off on the shortened pan, that standard engine would be ok. Project got sold prior to rego, but all measurements and lights etc were. Hilt to icv standards. You may be too different from stock but, he said original engine would be ok
May I have a contact email or phone for Bruce Welsh? That would make an interesting VW story!
Hi Craig,
Bruce's details send via email.
The drive was done in 2005.
Regards,
Ian
Formula Vee, preserving engineering museum pieces in Australia since 1964
