|
Way cool, kimer6. I have a Kubota-powered sports car that's working great (great enough to win five grand in Escape from Berkeley) and I'm sorry I'm so late to find your forum. The xx05x series Kubotas have many parts in common, here are a few relavent part numbers that'll fit your engine:
90 degree thermostat cover: Part #1G25373260
Oil pan: Part #17523-01500
Oil pickup tube: Part #16261-32117
I'm using the D-1105T (1100cc, turbocharged, 32hp), have an overdrive five speed (Toyota T50) and a 3.30 rear end and it goes 71.5mph comfortably on flat ground (the governer kicks in at 3000 and it stops accelerating). It's nowhere near as streamlined as a Metro but a heck of a lot lighter (about 1100 pounds) and I'm having great fun with it as a daily driver and cross-country cruiser...I've put 3000+ miles on it in the last two weeks. But one difference is, I plunked down the (gulp) $4k for a new engine, and the only times it smokes are one puff when I start it, and one time passing a truck on Tioga Pass at 9000 feet...and I think I can solve that with an altitude-compensating turbo control.
|