Kei's Suzuki Alto
Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2004 1:18 am
That looks awesome :shock:
Are there many round where you are?
love the seats!
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Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2004 7:35 pm
Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2004 12:41 am
There are none!
This is one of only two I know of in Australia that are road registered.
Seats are standard.
This is one of only two I know of in Australia that are road registered.
Seats are standard.
Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2004 10:10 am
Yeah I saw one for sale recently, looked identical to your one, is it one and the same? I think the asking price was about 6500??
Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2004 9:59 pm
Probably the same one.
The other one that I know of is white on white... yeck.
This one was a couple of grand less than $6500 though.
The other one that I know of is white on white... yeck.
This one was a couple of grand less than $6500 though.
Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2004 10:08 am
Found this on yahoomotorsport website in Adeliade.
1987 SUZUKI RSR,550cc turbo 4wheel drive,5spd
roadworthy already done $4200
http://home.iprimus.com.au/jverban//
not sure if it is FWD or 4WD the ad says 4wd but Autospeed
http://www.autospeed.com.au/index.html
did a review and said it was a rsx (FWD).
Auto speed has a couple of articles on kei cars do a search
1987 SUZUKI RSR,550cc turbo 4wheel drive,5spd
roadworthy already done $4200
http://home.iprimus.com.au/jverban//
not sure if it is FWD or 4WD the ad says 4wd but Autospeed
http://www.autospeed.com.au/index.html
did a review and said it was a rsx (FWD).
Auto speed has a couple of articles on kei cars do a search
Kei
Posted: Tue May 04, 2004 5:26 pm
Kei,
Nice ride.. I must say your blue one looks alot nicer than the white.
Whats the performance like?
I'm curious to what these sort of cars do 0-100km/hr.
Nice ride.. I must say your blue one looks alot nicer than the white.
Whats the performance like?
I'm curious to what these sort of cars do 0-100km/hr.
Posted: Wed May 05, 2004 1:25 am
Thanks AJ,
The performance is quite nice.
Factory figures say that the F5A Alto will get from 0-100kph in the low-mid 9 second field, or, possibly a bit quicker than a GTi swift.
The car understandably doesn't have a great deal of power far over 100kph.
The performance is quite nice.
Factory figures say that the F5A Alto will get from 0-100kph in the low-mid 9 second field, or, possibly a bit quicker than a GTi swift.
The car understandably doesn't have a great deal of power far over 100kph.
Kei's Suzuki Alto
Posted: Thu May 27, 2004 10:04 am
Hi Kei,
What size (and offset) are the wheels on your RSR?
I still have the absolutely *awful* standard alloys on my RSX and I'll be looking at some better alternatives - the wheels you have fill the guards nicely without being rediculously huge. . .
Also, you had mentioned somewhere that your car had a gearbox problem. . .what *was* that problem? I've noticed a fair bit of movement in the inner CVs on my car (worn diff bearings?) andd am wondering if your was a similar problem. .
Pete in Perth
What size (and offset) are the wheels on your RSR?
I still have the absolutely *awful* standard alloys on my RSX and I'll be looking at some better alternatives - the wheels you have fill the guards nicely without being rediculously huge. . .
Also, you had mentioned somewhere that your car had a gearbox problem. . .what *was* that problem? I've noticed a fair bit of movement in the inner CVs on my car (worn diff bearings?) andd am wondering if your was a similar problem. .
Pete in Perth
Posted: Fri May 28, 2004 12:38 am
I'm pretty upset at the moment.
Turns out the rattle in my alto is coming from the crankshaft or gudgeon pin.
I'm going to need a new engine by the looks of it to go with the new gearbox. Previous owner said everything was great and that the rattle was a loose guard removed to find the engine number.
It's going to end up costing me a ridiculous amount of money.
No more second hand cars for me.
Turns out the rattle in my alto is coming from the crankshaft or gudgeon pin.
I'm going to need a new engine by the looks of it to go with the new gearbox. Previous owner said everything was great and that the rattle was a loose guard removed to find the engine number.
It's going to end up costing me a ridiculous amount of money.
No more second hand cars for me.
Posted: Fri May 28, 2004 8:34 am
never trust what a person says they willl tell you anything to sell the car 
always get them professionaly checked prior to froking out the money
always get them professionaly checked prior to froking out the money
Kei's Suzuki Alto
Posted: Fri May 28, 2004 1:51 pm
Sorry to hear about your Alto, Kei.
I'm having enough trouble just tracking down a cam belt for my RS-X let alone whole motors.
Although. . . .having has a good look over the motor now, it *looks* as though the block casting is the same as the old local F5 motors. PRoviding your head etc is all OK maybe it would be possible to stick a local bottom end under the twin cam head?
Pete in Perth
I'm having enough trouble just tracking down a cam belt for my RS-X let alone whole motors.
Although. . . .having has a good look over the motor now, it *looks* as though the block casting is the same as the old local F5 motors. PRoviding your head etc is all OK maybe it would be possible to stick a local bottom end under the twin cam head?
Pete in Perth
Posted: Sat May 29, 2004 1:50 am
I wouldn't panic too much. a rattly gudgeon is not terminal, you do need to fix it but a new set of pistons will do that at not too much cost and you can do the bearings at the same time. If it's the bearings, which I feel is more likely, you may be up for a reground crank but if you catch it early enough the crank might be ok.
How does the noise announce itself? Big ends usually are a sort of sharp knock like two dry sticks hitting together, usually at idle or when you are on the cruise after accelerating to normal speed and letting the accelerator back a notch, on the coast sort of. Mains are a heavy thumping knock when accelerating hard in 3rd or 4th gear from a low speed, gudgeon are a sort of light rattle at most speeds, piston slap is more obvious when the engine is cold and lessens as the engine heats up.
Whatever you do, do it NOW not next week or when you have the money.. A broken piston or thrown bearing can demolish your engine. I have an F8 with ventilated engine block to demonstrate.
It will have the benefit when fixed that you know the engine is sound when racking up 5 to 6 grand in 3rd.
How does the noise announce itself? Big ends usually are a sort of sharp knock like two dry sticks hitting together, usually at idle or when you are on the cruise after accelerating to normal speed and letting the accelerator back a notch, on the coast sort of. Mains are a heavy thumping knock when accelerating hard in 3rd or 4th gear from a low speed, gudgeon are a sort of light rattle at most speeds, piston slap is more obvious when the engine is cold and lessens as the engine heats up.
Whatever you do, do it NOW not next week or when you have the money.. A broken piston or thrown bearing can demolish your engine. I have an F8 with ventilated engine block to demonstrate.
It will have the benefit when fixed that you know the engine is sound when racking up 5 to 6 grand in 3rd.
Posted: Sat May 29, 2004 2:10 am
It's a light rattle at most speeds.
Doesn't make the sound when coasting or when not on the gas.
Doesn't make the sound when coasting or when not on the gas.
Posted: Sat May 29, 2004 12:13 pm
That's a pisser!mowog wrote:I have an F8 with ventilated engine block to demonstrate.
You do know that engine's redline is up at 10,000RPM right?mowog wrote:It will have the benefit when fixed that you know the engine is sound when racking up 5 to 6 grand in 3rd.