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914 Hayabusa Build |
eatpez |
Oct 4 2018, 11:31 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 18 Joined: 4-October 18 From: Michigan Member No.: 22,543 Region Association: North East States |
My brother and I picked up a couple rollers and have started our builds. The plan is to put supercharged Hayabusa engines in them, upgrade the suspension and brakes and get them on the road (safely) before working on anything cosmetic.
We picked them up from Keith down in Nepoleon, OH and he recommended I document the build here. My brother is working now on the fab for the engine cradle and sourcing the transfer case to drive the rear axles. My job at present is to beef up the suspension and brakes to handle the planned 300+HP. Mine is the black 74 which will probably end up with steel GT flares. My brother's is the primed and glassed out 72. Let the fun begin! (If anyone has 5-lug / brake upgrade parts available, please PM me) Attached thumbnail(s) |
tygaboy |
Oct 5 2018, 11:56 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,285 Joined: 6-October 15 From: Petaluma, CA Member No.: 19,241 Region Association: Northern California |
Forgot - Reverse is always fun with motorcycle powered cars. Here's what I did:
This is a Transworks MiniDif. It's a cut down VW transaxle with all but one forward gear and reverse removed. There's a lever that lets you switch between forward and reverse. Pics are of my ST engine and then one with an inline 4 motor, like you're running. So yes, with a motorcycle engine, you get just as many reverse gears as forward! There are a few other options for reverse but I like this one since it allows for more ways to solve the grearing issues that tend to come when you move from motorcycle sized tires to car sized. At least unless you're running larger diameter tires. Feel free to PM me, if I can help in any way. Chris Attached thumbnail(s) Attached image(s) |
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