156 rear wheel conversion

[dehne]

just track work, more just for fun, if everything is put together right i dont see why it would not be classed as a 2ltr modified, or super modified, but plan is to keep costs as low as possible and just have fun, if i can get the 156 cheaply that should be the major costs, every thing else ill give it a crack my self and if need be trade a few beers here and there

[redalfaracing]

OK, so you need to ask yourself, will the work you do make the car competitive in under 2l modified or super modified? Not knowing what a modified or super modified is all about, but i'm guessing they are way faster than the standard setup package.
Kevin Mackerell put a big block chev with a 4wd setup into a 260z. Used it in hillclimbs and autocross. always won outright, by a fair margin, so it was worth the effort. Honestly, the ground shook as it sat at the start line, then it just disappeared without even a wheelspin. Had to put an auto into it as he couldn't get a manual to handle the horsepower. I have video somewhere of it at Kyneton, i will try to find it.
To do what you are talking about probably will take as much work, will it be as potent a beast?

[Evan Bottcher]

Maybe you could oxy-weld two V6 blocks together and make a V12?  Mount it where the 156 firewall sits, like a sports sedan - low and well behind the front wheels.  Just need a crank, right?  Surely something will fit.

That pesky engine management and injectors stuff is over-rated.  Put it on carbs!

[Evan Bottcher]

Here you go - this crank would be perfect.  And it's Italian!

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Ferrari-250-275-Engine-V-12-Crankshaft-2-Cam-Motor-OEM-/160413525571?pt=Vintage_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item2559642643#ht_744wt_907

[Darryl]

I know you're asking the same question I am...

What - where's Popeye (who you need to pull start 24 chainsaws)? Or some more fundamental 3 letter question?

[branko.gt]

I know you're asking the same question I am...

why not?
It makes a world much more interesting place. Imagine a world where everything is sensible ....

And I know you are jealous because some people are born like that and do not need to take drugs .....   

[Jekyll and Hyde]

I know you're asking the same question I am...

Yes, it would still sound better than a Harley.... 

[dehne]

this was freddie's pride and joy he used it in all him movies

[MD]

...who you need to pull start 24 chainsaw....

You must have heard of sequential firing?
This guy has it sorted. After you start the first one..the rest start by themselves 

..and after you're done doing the donuts, you can always do your grandma's lawns and shrubs. It's  killer concept.

[OzMidnight]

What about a mid-engine project?  Like a Beta spyder or X1/9?  Shouldn't be too hard.

If I had the time and money to waste on that, I'd start with a '98 on GTV6, take the engine out of the front and plonk it complete where the back 'seats' are...  Driveshafts etc are all to the back of the motor, so all the engine/gearbox weight would be forward of the rear wheels.  Yeah, I definitely haven't amused myself with that thought before... and it just so happens, 'er indoors has an appropriate base vehicle...  Reckon I'd survive the fallout?

I reckon you'd end up with a neat little chrome-plated set of dangly ornaments to hang from the rear-view mirror of said vehicle...only trouble is they'd likely be your own!  I tend to like alternate thinking, though!  Folks doing rear-engined Minis adopt much the same approach.