GoldWing Motor swap

[Steve Arndt]

Does the engine rotate the correct direction? (sorry if this has been answered...)

[mark tucker]

[Aloha Bob]

I originally saw a 215 Olds in a 510 when I was racing at Sears point back in the 80's.
I thought it was trick....and I had a 510 and I just so happen to have an F-85 that had been an enduro car.
I really wish I had that car today.
I only see 510's around here maybe once a year.
1200's are even more rare.

As far as the Wing engine swap goes...I am "molesting" the whole VW by chopping off the roof...so, if I need to do so adjusting in the engine bay, I will whip out the sawz-all.

I measured the engine on my wing and it seems more compact than the VW motor (a little longer).
I won't know untill I can actually lift it into place.
Worst case is that I can sell the parts and motor on craig's list if it doesn't work out.

I also told a guy down the street about what I was contemplating.
I sold him a LeGrand formula super v a couple of years ago that he auto-x's and now he is excited to maybe do the LeGrand....depending on costs.

[mark tucker]

or it would be nice in a 4 wheeler or golf cart!!and with it being liquid to air cooled a blower would be right at home on top.

[Aloha Bob]

Do I detect that Mark is a VW purest and would not be happy that I have butchered up a couple of dozen bugs making trikes, SCCA type Formula V's Baja Bugs and one of the first people in central California to shorten a 23 window bus by taking out the middle doors in 1974?
I guess that I need to "bug" the boss and get her to help me post another picture.

[TomSimon]

[mark tucker]

[miniman82]

[JustBuggy]

[Aloha Bob]

Nice Mark.
I too was a race car builder.
I invented a 4 cylinder modified class that runs at Madera Speedway in central California.
The cars are a 4 cylinder rendition of an IMCA modified.
Built 17 cars before going to late model fiberglass bodied full size circle track trucks like you see in the NASCAR truck series. Built 11 of those before I lost the use of one of my eyes and had to stop welding.
In fact, Matt Crafton who drives the #88 truck asked me one night (before he wen to NASCAR trucks) to drive for us and I turned him down.
When I stopped counting (I was depressed because of my vision) we had 212 main event wins on our chassis' and 9 championships.
Of course, knowing that combined with having a dollar might afford you a cup of coffee at a 7/11.
Done drag racing, done road racing and even attempted to qualify for the Atlantic race at the Long Beach Grand Prix in 83. I still have parts of the car in rubber tubs in storage.
All of that, and I still don't know how to post pix.
So Mark, sounds like we are brothers. I will be the ugly one eyed one that the parents have to chain up in the back yard at night.
On to what I am supposed to be doing on this forum other than spraying testosterone everywhere.
I wanna a rat rod like everyone else might want ..."but" (as Dr. Phil would say) I want mine to be different.
I like certain challenges and having a reasonably sophisticated motor like the GL1800 bolted into beat up VW Rat Rod Roadster gets me all excited.
If and when I can get the Boss to put the pictures on her photo bucket thing and help me post here, you will notice that the car is covered in pop rivets.
Since I can't weld anymore (doctor) I am assembling the car using rivets.
Gonna call it a "Rivet Rat".
Hey, keeps me from hanging out in bars and chasing wild women...which is getting harder to do at my age.

[TomSimon]

[miniman82]

[vdubjim]

So.....back to the goldwing........

LOL go oldschool.

then you can have a non-vw engine with a vw carb lol

[Bill271]

Isnt the trans undear the crank shaft in that eng? man to have a 10 speed vw!

[Aloha Bob]

I went to the auction and stood around while my buyer buddy was bidding on an RV....
After almost 3 hours I found out that the Wing had not gone the 30 day lien period. That was a waste of time.
So, I need to wait till next week.
I am also still waiting on the Boss to keep her promise to put the pictures of the car on here. I might have to wait until she needs something and then I will remind her that she hasn't kept her promise. Women!
On a positive note, I dug thru a couple of rubber maid totes and found the adapter plate from my Eagle along with a cool fly wheel.
Is that really the trans on the bottom of the Wing motor?

[Aloha Bob]

I finally got a wing and got it home last month.
It went for $825.
I got the bike about 1/3 taken apart and realized with all of the wiring mumbo jumbo and trying to make an adapter , I might be into it a lot more than I thought....and almost every thing is bolted to the motor.
(Don't say "Subie" please)
So, I took the adapter from the Eagle along wit a Ford block and stuck it in place....and finally said screw this.
The guy with the super v now has the motor down at his place and has it laying in the frame.
His wife is now giving him grief for wanting to ruin a perfectly good LeGrand.
In the mean time, I went ahead and did a quickie rebuild of a 1600 and stuffed that in.
I have been having fun restyling the body and haven't had a chance to get it drivable yet.
Which brings me to another question.
I have been reading about how important the engine tin is and why the seal needs to be in place.
So, how do the Baja cars and other cars like rat rods that have the engine bay cut off, stay cool?
I have had 3 Baja Bugs and never had a problem (that I know of)
Different aero?
I got a really nice fellow code named "Zozo" to help me post pix on the "Bastards" forum if you are interested.

[shortride]

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