Whats the smallest motor a old mitsu came out with?

516MA · Post by **516MA** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 9:25 pm

reason is im looking at getting a speedway car to race in Junior Sedan (just for a muck around) and it says we only allowed 1.2L

now please dont make me resort to a charade

Nick

colta51 · Post by **colta51** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 10:25 pm

there were colt 1000 and 1100s but thay are hard to find!
smallest galant motor is 1300 (4g30)
charaides are good :wank:

Post by **Shifta** » Sat Oct 17, 2009 7:08 am

1964 Colt 500 had a 500cc motor

. Good luck finding one though. The Colt's as we saw them started in 67 with the Colt 1000 then the 1100's, 1200's and 1500's. Unfortunately all the Colt stuff is hard to find as colta51 said so it may rule you out seeing the Gally motors started at 1.3.

davetrees · Post by **davetrees** » Sat Oct 17, 2009 7:43 am

The Lancer was available with a "1200" version of the Saturn motor (4G36?).... but I think it's actually 1239cc so probably still too big for what you need.

I hate to say it, but an A12-powered Datsun (1157cc ?) would be the go ... they can be made to go pretty hard without spending big $$. Preferably in a 1200 Coupe shell rather than a ( .... shudder .... ) 120Y !!

Post by **75wagon** » Sat Oct 17, 2009 8:57 am

davetrees wrote:Preferably in a 1200 Coupe shell rather than a ( .... shudder .... ) 120Y !!

1200's are just a little light in the front end. They understeer too easily. The 120Y has just that little bit more weight and slightly better balanced in my opinion. I've had the 1200 coupe and a 120Y 4 door. I'd pick the 120Y. Cheaper then the highly sort after 1200 too. They both have 1171cc motors but the 1200 version is better then the later 120Y. The 1200 motor revs heaps higher the the 120Y (read any 1200 motor after 1974). The 1200 gearbox is a better option then the 120Y also (actually has bearings not just bushes). 1200 ute diff would be a good addition too, just about unbreakable behind a 1200 motor.
I know where a 120Y 4 door is for sale in Newcastle for best offer, would make a really good start...

Another thought is a datsun sunny. Coil rear suspension, possibly better to do mods for racing?

colta51 · Post by **colta51** » Sat Oct 17, 2009 7:15 pm

hey shifta wats a 68 colt worth these days? (iv i can find one!)

panda · Post by **panda** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 8:15 am

Down here at Mount Gambier, about 90% of Speedway Juniors race 1200cc Corollas. Have proved to be the best rig for the category. Alas, no Mitsy's to be seen anywhere.

Post by **Shifta** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 6:40 am

colta51 wrote:hey shifta wats a 68 colt worth these days? (iv i can find one!)

I'm selling my 69 1100f for $2k : http://www.oldcolts.com.au/Sale.html. They don't come up for sale very often

Post by **75wagon** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 4:30 pm

that would be criminal to turn that into a speedway car

Post by **Shifta** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 8:07 am

75wagon wrote:that would be criminal to turn that into a speedway car

That's why there are so few left - they rallied them heaps back in the day! The old girl would be fairly uncompetitive these days as she's fairly slow too. There are a few around ( one in my front yard ) that are too far gone for an original restoral but would be fun to put some grunt behind

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