front engined bike conversion

[DAN-F]

after having a chat with my mate earlier about a hyabusa engined 205 his mate has (engine in the rear) he was talking about he'd love it if it was possible to put a bike engine under the bonnet, so its hidden from view, but it cant be done because there isnt the space.
I think hes wrong im sure ive seen at least one front mounted bike engine car. is there any?? anyone know???

[MK999]

he realise how large a bike is yes, in that you can fit it between your legs, and the average person can not fit a nova between their legs?

If you would like to point that out and call him a mong feel welcome.

[Dervy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMqnGkqyfa8

i know its not a 205 but its about the same size

[DAN-F]

He meant front wheel drive, and i know it would be tight having to fit the engine far enough forward to get a sprocket in behind it but im sure someone has made a gearbox kit for fwd applications

[saloonwoody]

promotive do a kit for the r1 engine in the front of a mini so im sure its possible ;)
linky ;)
http://www.miniaddicts.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=4586

[AlanH]

i have an r1, and my dads old mini shell cheap if i want it, know what i'll be doing if i bin it(and live). seriously though bike engined minis are fkin cool! z-cars do the conversion kits and IIRC also tailor make them if required, they use a starter motor onto a flywheel running backwards for reverse as well. bloody expensive though

[nans_nova]

There is a bloke in northhampton that dose front wheel drive bike engine conversions he's called john lee wheel deal with him quite abit at work so ill get his number for ya mate

[Southie]

Here's one in the front of a mini. WIP LINK
(http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:TNSgt6TCv5YJ:www.16vminiclub.com/forums/showthread.php%3Fp%3D196793+bike+engine+in+front+o f+car&cd=4&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=uk&client=firefox-a)
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u282/minja1100/Minja%20Pictures/RadiatorsInstalled.jpg

[mowgli]

as fantastic a piece of engineering the front mounted bike engine is... in something like a mini, i can't help but think that traction will be a huge issue. the old a series & box is a sodding heavy lump of iron, and contributed to the mini's legendary handling ability.. the driver usually has to sit almost where the back seat was just to get a decent low seating position, & by removing the original lump & fitting a tiny bike engine, surely it would give the car a rear weight bias under acceleration, affecting the grip.. thus a rear engined version will be quicker.

[Southie]

Another R1 mini FWD build >LINK (http://www.r1manx.com/www.r1manx.com/Home.html)< Good info on there by the looks of it and decent pictures as well.

[DAN-F]

PROMOTIVE!!! thats the oe i saw before, couldnt remember the name though lol,
rear engined bound to be quicker off the mark that fwd, oon as a car is lunched all the weight goes backward over the rear wheels, but id have thought that a fwd bike engine would be quicker ad handle better than the old a series, lesws weight to get moving etc.