OK so this is not VW but it is rear mounted flat 4 engined.
Fiat 500 conversion being done in the U.K. They have shoehorned an EJ25 twin cam and Subarugears reversed 5 speed into this little package :
I hope you enjoy the photos.
1303Steve ·
Wow, that will be a scary ride
Joel ·
X2!
165hp in a car that had 23hp and weighs under half a tonne that will be a handful, glad to see they atleast went 4 wheel discs.
HappyDaze ·
What a weapon! Reminds me of Dick Ward's rotary-powered Fiat Abarth Sports Sedan from WA.
waveman1500 ·
I agree, that will go like hell. With that much weight in the back and the wheelbase of a pushbike, that thing will want to change ends around every corner! Should be a rocketship on the straights, but I wouldn't want to push it's cornering limits on the street, because you know that as soon as you break traction you are going arse-first off the road!
cam070 ·
Looks like a great candidate for some wheel stands
mactaylor ·
I personally believe that it needs a turbo!
Jak Rizzo ·
mactaylor wrote:I personally believe that it needs a turbo!
Ditto
HappyDaze ·
Jak Rizzo wrote:
mactaylor wrote:I personally believe that it needs a turbo!
Ditto
So, does that mean twin-turbo?😂
Subarugears ·
Funny you should say that. The transaxle is our top of the range "Hybrid turbo" and the owner has stated that he will likely move up to a Cosworth Turbo motor once he gets used to this one.
I wager that once he drives this he won't even be THINKING about getting a turbo motor in it.
STIDUB ·
I suddenly want a fiat500...
Sides ·
STIDUB wrote:I suddenly want a fiat500...
Pfft... finish what you got first !!!
😂
Where do the wheelie bars attach ???
STIDUB ·
Quiet you! I've been doing things 😉
Jak Rizzo ·
Subarugears wrote:I wager that once he drives this he won't even be THINKING about getting a turbo motor in it.
I wager he won't make it to the turbo motor
tweety ·
yep, had a Fiat 500
that was in 1982. The standard 2 cylinder engine and 3 speed box was just adequate.
I could lift the front end off the ground!
anyway, any improvment is worth doing....unless you're a Fiat fanatic.
joesbuell ·
INSANE!!! 👍
cam070 ·
Is this thing running yet?
Subarugears ·
Nah not running yet - but can't be far off. I'll post the link when it's up and doing wheelies!
lou0060 ·
good to see Aussie technology going overseas. Well done Subarugears.