Thoughts for an alternative project?

[joff-turbo-nova]

I was wandering through Whitby yesterday visiting the parents and noticed there were a few Vauxhall Agila's bimbling around.

Being the baby of the Vauxhall range, and therefore lighter than the rest of the fleet I am surprised that no one has taken one on as a project.

Here's a cheap one I found on ebay just now .....

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VAUXHALL-AGILA-1-2-YEAR-2000_W0QQitemZ230460046916QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAutom obiles_UK?hash=item35a87d3e44


I'm sure a C20XE or LET would fit in OK (or even a Z20LET on an aftermarket ECU) would fit under the bonnet, stick some coilovers on and lower it a few foot with some nice alloys and you'd have something very different.

This is the best optional extras I could find ....

http://photo.netcarshow.com/Vauxhall-Agila_2004_photo_01.jpg

http://photo.netcarshow.com/Vauxhall-Agila_2004_photo_03.jpg

Anyone up for a challenge ????

Joff

[Saloony]

April fools day is back that way <<<<< Better late than never i suppose lol

[Benn]

Do it! Let one it would be fun!

[MattBrown]

Z-LET FTW, 5 wires, piece of piss lol

[joff-turbo-nova]

Personally I have enough on my plate at the moment but for someone who wanted to stand out a bit a do something different - who knows :thumb:

[Benn]

I'll take a Mervia VXR in a few years, on air with 9"wide rims with some stretched tyres.

[AlexW]

Its not vauxhall based though, Its a suzuki, so wouldnt be a easy conversion?

[joff-turbo-nova]

Looking at some of the pics of engine bays in Ebay it seems that the have fitted the normal 1.0 three cylinder engine and the 1.2 16v chaindrive engines normally residing in corsa c's

If you can Z20LET a corsa c ......

[novacabrio]

Have you ever driven one? No coil overs or any suspension set up would help it! It hasnt been done as it would result in the owner being locked away with a straight jacket on!

[Spudly]

Apparently the engine bay is the tiniest thing youve ever looked at and you will struggle to get a small block XE in there apparently!

[Asa-James]

There isn't much room with a 1.2 ecowreck admiteddly, but I've always thought about dropping one on is backside on deep dish small alloys (12" or 10" if they would fit lol)

[phazer]

Apparently the engine bay is the tiniest thing youve ever looked at and you will struggle to get a small block XE in there apparently!

The Meriva VXR has the early version of the lump fitted to the Corsa VXR so they will go in. Wouldn't have thought a big block would go though.

[Saloony]

The agila is totally different to the meriva, seen as the meriva is based on a corsa and the agila based on a cupboard on a skate board. You'd be lucky to fit 2 hamster wheels in the bay of one of them bad boys.

[Stuart]

plus it would roll given half a chance of decent cornering :(

I've seen new Fiat Pandas roll doing fairly simple manouvers at 'speed'

[lee-loon]

These the same as the little sukuki rascal vans with the engine under the seats?

LET RWD!

[Andy]

Why would you want to put a 20year old engine into a new car??? (XE)
Sh1te.lol

[John]

That green interior is rank! Love it! lol, a friend of mine had one with a duff engine, he offerred up an xe and he reckoned it would fit with a little fettling. Would have to run custom shafts tho as the standard box is a suzuki item. The brakes are also shoite, as is the suspension!

[Mike]

I created a thread of this exact nature a couple of weeks ago lol lol after Lee gave me a fantastic idea lol

[phazer]

The agila is totally different to the meriva, seen as the meriva is based on a corsa and the agila based on a cupboard on a skate board. You'd be lucky to fit 2 hamster wheels in the bay of one of them bad boys.

PMSL, early morning! Got the two models confused, I'll go do something useful lol

[novacabrio]

Vauxhall Agila

http://www.eurocosm.com/Application/images/pedal-cars/postman-pat-pedal-car-md.jpg

Postman Pats Van

http://images.clickedit.co.uk/1814/17500179.jpg

[dj_wudgey]

in not so shure there just too ugly for a project lol

[Spudly]

Vauxhall Agila

http://www.eurocosm.com/Application/images/pedal-cars/postman-pat-pedal-car-md.jpg

Postman Pats Van

http://images.clickedit.co.uk/1814/17500179.jpg



Lmfao, good comparison there Mark lol

[dj_wudgey]

spud it does look like postman pats van!! i dont like them at all me id say let something else lol

[Rich]

theres no way i would be doing any sort of speed in one! they are not nice to drive at all

[sparkie1401]

er no,

they are sh1t and thats as polite as i can be, not worthy of a griffin imo

[brownbear]

Handbag on wheels!

[SRimon]

Not Vauxhalls finest moment.

[dj_wudgey]

handbag on wheels i like that lol!