Izuz Piazza Turbo

[hcmini1989 16]

Any body know anything about these .I.E what engine is in them is it GM or another jap engine.How well do they react to tuning ,are they RWD or 4WD .I`ve found a cheap one on ebay and thought id have it as a little project its rusty but repairable just cant seem to find anything on them .

 

Sorry about the title i cant change the spelling mistake so if a mod would do it for please cheers

Edited July 9, 2010 by hcmini1989

[welshpug 1,657]

http://tinyurl.com/3y7yovp

[GLPoomobile 958]

You must be mad

 

If you are having trouble finding info on them, think how bad it'll be trying to find parts!

[davepug205 7]

RWD, the chevette lads nick the running gear of them, make great doners! interiors are comfy and the dash is like a planes cockpit

 

fun,cheap dift car but id have the e30 again anyday

 

dave

[Ryan 99]

You don't see many of them as iirc they tend to get their engines robbed to go into something else, although I forget what.

[hcmini1989 16]

Right after a fair bit of reading it seems like the engine is only in the piazza so might be hard to source bits for but it so cheap and quite rare so i might have a do ,

 

Cant seem to find anything on tuning though I.E what sort of power people are getting out of these .

[Rupertfinch 6]

I seem to recall an edition of the original 'Retro Cars' that had a Chevette with tweeked Piazza running gear, I'll try to dig it out.

[Baz 421]

I seem to recall an edition of the original 'Retro Cars' that had a Chevette with tweeked Piazza running gear, I'll try to dig it out.

 

Yep, Dom's (nice chap i know through Retro-Rides, works for Prodrive), and then was a mate of mine's. It was circa 170bhp if my memory serves me correctly!

[marksorrento205 80]

A mate of mine had one of these What a funny car and funny times we had in it. It got ragged senseless constantly sideways Went ok too. O the memorys...

[hcmini1989 16]

Yep, Dom's (nice chap i know through Retro-Rides, works for Prodrive), and then was a mate of mine's. It was circa 170bhp if my memory serves me correctly!

cheers for the replies im gona have a do if i win it ill start a project thread up

[Rupertfinch 6]

Retro Cars article is claiming 220bhp, with standard turbo and no intercooler. Turbo is IHI (Izusu Heavy Industries? - haven't googled that so probably wrong) but apparently turbos from Imprezas can also be fitted. Bhp figure was with 18psi of boost and claim that the engine could take a good bit more.

 

Twas an Opel Kadett in the article and really did look like a fine beast and testament to the skills of the owner. Seems a very driven chap with a great mechanical aptitude.

 

I'll happily post up a scan if that would be of any use? Might take me a while as I'm lazy.

[Baz 421]

Yes i always think Chevette too!!

 

Was it the one in Gulf colours?

Edited July 10, 2010 by Baz

[hcmini1989 16]

Retro Cars article is claiming 220bhp, with standard turbo and no intercooler. Turbo is IHI (Izusu Heavy Industries? - haven't googled that so probably wrong) but apparently turbos from Imprezas can also be fitted. Bhp figure was with 18psi of boost and claim that the engine could take a good bit more.

 

Twas an Opel Kadett in the article and really did look like a fine beast and testament to the skills of the owner. Seems a very driven chap with a great mechanical aptitude.

 

I'll happily post up a scan if that would be of any use? Might take me a while as I'm lazy.

cheers for that definatly worth a go then

[kyepan 291]

the dash

 

nice!

[Ryan 99]

I'm guessing the UK ones didn't come with the stupid automatic seatbelts?

[DrSarty 90 1 Cars]

Mmmmm.....graphic equaliser.

 

(Say this with a Homer Simpson accent)

[richsmells 2]

I wish more cars had graphic equalisers.

Edited July 11, 2010 by richsmells

[asdf205 0]

Probably the most comfortable car ive ever sat in. Strange dash setup and a graphic equalizer as standard (i think). No idea about the mechanicals though.