1939 Studebaker + Geo 1.0L drivetrain swap = Studeo

[wdb]

Originally Posted by StudeChamp

Discussed adding a fuel source and just driving it wheelbarrow style, but decided that would be a bad use of our investment.

Aw, just once around the neighborhood, so you can say you did it...

...this is my way of subscribing. Nice project!

[UFO]

Originally Posted by StudeChamp

Cooler for sure. The other idea is to stick my neighbor's hamster wheel (with hamster) under the hood and then invite them to open it.

I love it. A hamster wheel, or maybe a rubber band wind up. F'in amazing!

[StudeChamp]

So here's where I can use some help. I bought a header for the 1L, with claimed 8hp gain in power. Unfortunately, when we mocked up the exhaust with the motorcycle mufflers we had laying around, it ends up looking awkward -- the collector on the header is straight out the back, and there isn't room to fit a muffler in-line under the k-member coming out below the rear bumper (even if we french the exhaust tip into the lower body lip). I think it would look much better if we used the factory exhaust manifold, which bends 90 degrees and would let me run a tip or two out the passenger rear fender in front of the rear wheel, WWII-style. Any thoughts? I was originally planning on using the header for the xfi project anyway, no I have no regrets on not using it unless the gain in HP makes a big difference in driveability.

PS MetroMPG -- you can see how the rear wheel sits relative to the fender opening in these pics.

[darcane]

Could you do something like an MR2 exhaust?



It's Mid-engine like your car and has to deal with the same problem. The conventional muffler sits sideways to be much more compact.

[StudeChamp]

This is good stuff -- wouldn't be that difficult to fab with my pipe bender.

[StudeChamp]

Not too many more episodes left in Studeo Season 1, had to take a break from posting to pick up the vehicle in the pics below from the paint shop -- I'll have to start a thread for this guy, too. Anyway, I've been working off 1 1/2 parts cars for these two, which has been practical -- if building one Suzuki-powered vehicle, why not just do two at the same time? I'm swapping an xfi harness into this car, which frees up this car's harness for the Studeo, etc. etc.

[MetroMPG]

Nice Kammback. Looking forward to the new thread.

[StudeChamp]

Putting the finishing touches on the xfi clone engine bay, interior plastic cleaned up, hope to have it on the road in the next two weeks -- so we'll have another build binge coming up... And then it's back to my poor neglected Stude0. We will be cutting up the 5 door for the front suspension in the coming days (to put in the Studeo), so we'll get pics of that little chop job online soon, too. Stay tuned!

[MetroMPG]

Fun, fun.

FYI, I posted the Studeo project on the front page.

Want me to split your XFi posts to a separate thread, or have you started one already that I missed?

[Christ]

Subscribing here... this is fairly interesting.