Thanks for all of your replies. I will continue to try and find pics etc of bike and car powered cars to see how others have done it.
Most of the statements have been why a ‘busa? How much money? What type of vehicle do I want?
Well... A bit of background might answer some of these. When I was doing my Engineering degree I worked as a race engineer and ended up in Italy on Formula Renault and F3000 cars for a while. Then I got a 'real' job designing cars (chassis and suspension for the new Ford Focus currently) so I thought that by doing one of these cars I could combine everything I’ve done.
So being a designer and race engineer I had to have a play…I’ve changed the design of the frame a bit and changed the geometry (just got to start the build now…) and I reckon the ‘busa engine will be the engine to do the job. Ultimately I’d really like to put a turbo in it but don’t think I can stretch to that yet.
The end result I’d like to be a race car first but still be able to drive on the road occasionally. The noise, high revs etc aren’t too much of a problem as I want it for performance.
Apparently there is a ‘westfield megabusa’ 15 miles away so I think I’ll have a look at that if I can.
Again thanks again for all your replies. Now I’ve just got to turn my design into metal!
Cheers
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