just been watching cars with bike engines, saw this


not panda but a 126....man how fast would the onyx be with a R1 engine...

kevin

Who is well miffed cos i cant take the car out cos it wont stop raining..

My friends panda kawasaki.. :devil:



Haven't seen it myself or him for a few years now, but he did say i could take some pics from his facebook if anyone's interested.

Edit: I'm 99% sure that was filmed at Bembridge airport on the island.

Hi Kevin
Just joined this forum and noticed an old post of yours stating that you own the first Onyx Fire-fly built...... I hate to rain on your parade but thought I should let you know that I actually own the first ever Fire-fly built and have the documentation to prove it as well as a copy of a feature in Kit Car Magazine that followed the progress of my car as it was being built.

I've now decided to sell the Onyx (with private plate A1 ONYX) should anybody on this forum be interested

is yours the first production built one, i was well assured by David Golightly and his friend that this was the prototype, no windy windows and the rear end totaly different from the production ones, also have the pictures and some diagrams(if i can find them).

what is your registered as on the log book, mine is a panda convertable(wiered i know)

would be interested to find out tho whos is the first(not really bothered just interested) as i said the chaps that designed and built this said it was the first, after they built it it was driven from lands end to john o groats as a test before production, spyder steve on here as one as well, you can view some pictures of the rebuild in the gallery here
https://www.fiatforum.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=3169&page=2

if interested i have more fotos here, look around.
http://s699.photobucket.com/albums/vv359/unclespevie/

thanks

kevin

Hi Kevin
I think you might be right, mine is probably the first production one built. Car is listed as an Onyx Fire-fly on the log book. Thanks for the pics.

Esther

Hey no worries, have you got some picks of yours....

this is spyder steves onyx...
http://s1114.photobucket.com/albums/k524/steve-pix/

kevin

The R1 engine is over rated for kit cars. Okay for the track but just like the R1 you need to rev' the guts out of it to go anywhere. For the road you could do a lot worse than have the torque of a Triumph speed triple or VTR/SV/TL1000 twin. Inline triples are easier to fit than fours and twins (in my opinion) just sound so much better.

As for the Onyx being for sale. How much?

MMM interesting engines quoted there.

but dont have the slightest clue about trying to check what would need to be prepped in order to take a bike engine.

front wheel drive car, which way engine mounted, drive connection ??? this list is long i presume....

kevin

Jacks panda is rwd

wow, looking at them picks it wasnt cheap to achieve that spec i presume....

but it looks ace.....

kevin

Mud flaps and slicks... interesting.

Onyx01 said:

Hi Kevin
Just joined this forum and noticed an old post of yours stating that you own the first Onyx Fire-fly built...... I hate to rain on your parade but thought I should let you know that I actually own the first ever Fire-fly built and have the documentation to prove it as well as a copy of a feature in Kit Car Magazine that followed the progress of my car as it was being built.

I've now decided to sell the Onyx (with private plate A1 ONYX) should anybody on this forum be interested

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Stick a for sale ad up on here and we can all fight over it...

Hi Ester, owner of the Onyx.
I can also confirm that the car owned by Unclespeive is the Prototype as I have the original sales brouchere showing C987 LWG "Old Number One"
on its John O'Groats run in'93. I also saw the car during our test drive in "Harry"before buying No. 35. as a Kit that I still own and run-to-day.
Should you wish to just sell the Reg No I would be interest, providing it can be used on my 1987 Lancia Y10 donor date?
I have all the original articles on the build up of you car, as you probally know the owner was a "Lord something".
E-mail. [email protected]

Good luck with the sale

Iain

iain munro said:

Hi Ester, owner of the Onyx.
I can also confirm that the car owned by Unclespeive is the Prototype as I have the original sales brouchere showing C987 LWG "Old Number One"
on its John O'Groats run in'93. I also saw the car during our test drive in "Harry"before buying No. 35. as a Kit that I still own and run-to-day.
Should you wish to just sell the Reg No I would be interest, providing it can be used on my 1987 Lancia Y10 donor date?
I have all the original articles on the build up of you car, as you probally know the owner was a "Lord something".
E-mail. [email protected]

Good luck with the sale

Iain

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Y10 Donor date? Does this mean you have Y10 bits going begging?

Hi Giacosa,
Yes I have a few Lancia Y10 bits for a good home!
999cc engine,good order 56k total {service record} before I changed Onyx kit to Punto 1242. head is off mildly polished ,big exhaust valves fitted.
Gearbox also very good. Indicator assembly,new fuel pump boxed.new track rod ends. New fuse board unit. Sports Ally stearing wheel and boss
I need a new pair of Panda 1000 front struts!!! so deal could be done? for the whole lot plus other bits thrown in.

Plus I have a 999cc Fire special manifold grafted to a Mini SU 1.75 carb fully rebuilt and never used Offers near to £100 as indemand by Mini owners.

E-mail if any interest.
Regards
Iain Munro

Come on, how hard can it be?

Damn, didn't think anyone was watching me.