4 cyl ratz????

[chopper tom]

any body got any good pics of 4 cylinder t-buckets????
Or 4cyl rats?

 

[FlatBroke]

That idea is sounding better and better...

 

[Tripper]

4-bang!!!

any body got any good pics of 4 cylinder t-buckets????
Or 4cyl rats?

Chopper,
I just saw some in a mag the other day... gotta remember where it was & get get back to ya! One had an old Offy in it! That woould be awesome but wonder how much one would cost & how hard they are to find!?!?

BoB

 

[24dodge]

I have a 20r toyota in my 32 chevy , a quad 4 olds or a cosworth vega engine would look good in a rod.

 

[timbo]

Mines a 4 cyl..... VW. I check the milage on it last weekend, about 30 MPG. Not bad for dual 2bbs stroker and still runs mid 9s in the 1/8.
Tim

 

[bob w]

Great looking VW, Timbo.

 

[earthman]

 

[Rat33pickmup]

here is my Rat, it has a Banger in it. 1981 Toyota 3TC Hemi, 5 speed.

Jim

 

[chopper tom]

Wow!!, I didnt exspect this thread to be very well recieved ,but i should have known better on the RRR.
Looks like i'm not the only one tryting to build a cheep rat driver!
I drove an olds quade 4 before ,seems like it ran real good but i dont remember much about them .
I'm thinkin about an iron duke motor with a five speed in it if i get to do it,and i like to use s-10 rear ends anyways so it will all tie in together well and easy .
I want it to be easy to work on and to find parts for ,but s-10s are quickly becoming scarce in this area and the price is rappedly climming on them too i have noticed,sence the gas prices are driving the price of 4 cyl vehicles up.
My wife works for the local insurance co. and says that in the last few weeks people have been buying 4 cyl vehickles like crazy.
Any body got a good t-bucket body to trade on ????

 

[chopper tom]

here is my Rat, it has a Banger in it. 1981 Toyota 3TC Hemi, 5 speed.

Jim

Hey man thats lookin sweet !Have you figured out the clutch pedals yet?
And how hard will it be to do the wiring to get it to run?and what kind of fuel pump?

 

[donsrods]

On another forum I am on, Clubhotrod, J.Robinson is building a cool little T track car using a fiberglass '23 turtledeck body and the running gear from a Ford Ranger, 4 cylinder and all. Stuff fits in there like it was made for it. If anyone wants to view the thread it is here:

www.clubhotrod.com/forums/showthread.php?t=30400

You might have to join to view the pictures, not sure, but it is a quick deal to do. Jim is really doing it all on this car, building everything from the radius rods on down, so there is a lot of info here.

Don

 

[FlatBroke]

This thread has lots of potiential.

Keep it going

 

[Rat33pickmup]

Tom,
The wiring will be easy, I have a kit for it that ive had for a few years. the Fuel pump is a stock Toyota and the distributor is stock electronic and takes a regular non resister coil. the Clutch pedals I made from old bicycle forks. I will get pics of them as soon as I take the cab off to finish some welding on the frame.

Jim

 

[22dodge]

Some 4 Cyl. Cars....

Here are a few examples, most photos I have taken over the years.
Some of the engines are probably older than you have in mind,
but you get the idea and 4 bangers are well received.

And this thread should be some where else, not in the B.S. lounge....... '22

 

[22dodge]

Some 4 Cyl. Cars....

And more.... Some mild, and some a little more extreme... '22

 

[22dodge]

Some 4 Cyl. Cars....

More..... '22

 

[22dodge]

Some 4 Cyl. Cars....

And the rest for now.... Lots of ideas, so enjoy... '22

 

[Willowbilly3]

Chopper,
I just saw some in a mag the other day... gotta remember where it was & get get back to ya! One had an old Offy in it! That woould be awesome but wonder how much one would cost & how hard they are to find!?!?

BoB

I think they were recasting the 270 a few years ago and still they were vey pricey. The Quad 4 makes a cool looking poor mans offy when you get all the garbage off it.

 

[freakdude]

Mines a 2.3 liter Ford. Still haven't managed the whole resizing thing.