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Title: My 4AGE runing in my bastard for the first time
Post by: ralf on Sunday,October 06, 2024, 11:27:39 AM

Yesterday the 4AGE engine was running the first time in my Europa.

Title: Re: My 4AGE runing in my bastard for the first time
Post by: BDA on Sunday,October 06, 2024, 11:42:33 AM

 :beerchug:

Congratulations!! You even went to the trouble of adapting a Lotus TC cam cover to your 4AGE!!!

Title: Re: My 4AGE runing in my bastard for the first time
Post by: SwiftDB4 on Sunday,October 06, 2024, 12:06:06 PM

What rear upright/stub axle combination are you running? Noticed what looks like CV joints outboard.

Title: Re: My 4AGE runing in my bastard for the first time
Post by: Clifton on Sunday,October 06, 2024, 02:38:24 PM

I love 4AGE's. Do you have any video?

Title: Re: My 4AGE runing in my bastard for the first time
Post by: dakazman on Sunday,October 06, 2024, 06:15:44 PM

 Congratulations  always a nice feeling having a running engine.
Nice job on the engine compartment layout.
Dakazman

Title: Re: My 4AGE runing in my bastard for the first time
Post by: Dilkris on Monday,October 07, 2024, 12:32:58 AM

Very impressive - an incredible achievement !!!
Please post more pictures - how much did you have to modify the firewall by?

Title: Re: My 4AGE runing in my bastard for the first time
Post by: TurboFource on Monday,October 07, 2024, 03:28:14 AM

Is there a build thread for your car?

Title: Re: My 4AGE runing in my bastard for the first time
Post by: berni29 on Monday,October 07, 2024, 06:17:54 AM

Hi

That looks great! Love to hear more. That cam cover looks like a custom item to me. Could be wrong!

All the best

Berni

Title: Re: My 4AGE runing in my bastard for the first time
Post by: ralf on Monday,October 07, 2024, 10:21:45 AM

Hello BDA,
this is not an original Bigvalve cover. It is a homemade cover for the 4AGE with the BigValve design.

Hello SwiftDB4,
it is a Spyder driveshaft at which I repaced the doughnuts by joints of a Volkswagen Caddy1 (14D) Diesel. One of the Caddy Driveshafts is a welded one which you can easy modify to weld to the Spyder driveshaft. The flange of this VW Transmission can be easy modified to weld to a shortend outer Spyder driveshaft.

Hello Dilkris,
I made a opening at the firewall for easy maintain the engine. But it would be possible to fit the engine without cutting the firewall. The 4AGE is a very short engine.

Hello TurboFource,
I started to write some posts about my car, but this was some time ago. If you search for "Bastard" and "4AAGE" you should find it. I was very buissy last year and could not write to much. But sometimes I will.

Hello berni29,
yes, the camcover is homemade

Title: Re: My 4AGE runing in my bastard for the first time
Post by: ralf on Monday,October 07, 2024, 10:51:10 AM

I made these Topics of my project:

Lotus Europa Bastard from Germany       

BigValve style valve cover for TOYOTA 4AGE 16V engine

alt pulley modification for TOYOTA 4AGE

Speedometer and Tachometer for my Europa with 4AGE Engine

Title: Re: My 4AGE runing in my bastard for the first time
Post by: Bainford on Monday,October 07, 2024, 11:23:56 AM

Congrats, Ralf. Very fine looking work on your Europa. She's a beauty.  :beerchug:

Title: Re: My 4AGE runing in my bastard for the first time
Post by: ralf on Saturday,October 19, 2024, 11:00:47 AM

Today it moved on his own power 1m forward and 1m backward in my garage. Would like to drive one time arround the block, but in Germany you get realy big trouble if the police see you driving without regestration.

Title: Re: My 4AGE runing in my bastard for the first time
Post by: BDA on Saturday,October 19, 2024, 11:21:58 AM

Congratulations Ralf!!!  :pirate: