Waaijenberg Canta LX - New Management DRIVE BELTS 25/10/23

Good god, any more power in that and it'll topple backwards like a wheely bin in a hurricane.

Bonkers, look forward to the plan...

That's superbly terrible.

Like the video, well done!

Correct.

Trailer wheels.

Needs a bit more though.


I would love to see more info on it.

Whatsapp me if you can.

Loncin G340FD (337cc, 10hp) G Series Engines

So, a Honda clone.

Means the 420cc 13hp single-pot would fit in there.

Those have quite a bit available for them as they're popular with the space-frame off-road buggy crowd.

I think that for now, I need to work with a perfectly fine engine that has not even done 3800 miles.

Car is absolutely trashed (trash if you want)

But as before, I am happy to have you all along, and if you want to crowd fund a 337cc motor, or the 400cc racing equivalent, and deliver it, we can have some fun trying to i stall it.

There is such limited space, that the only sensible move, is to replace life for like in the shape and size department.

Crowd funding would be taking £10 or 20 out of your beer fund and painlessly growing the fun, exponentially.



I think one needs to be realistic, these things are restricted to various speeds in various countries for a reason…… mostly, so it operates within its engineered abilities.

The lay put of a bike engine, gear shifting, and a ton of other things, are so different, they really are non starters in this case.



As mentioned…… no.



Good question.

The Dutch are tall as a nation, so part of the design brief was 6’7” in there, in comfort.

Mate Fil was here, and drove it, he is 6’3”

So my rotund 6’ will be just fine.



Thom, I think you have summed it all up nicely.

I was looking for a &ank, and still am.

Right car, right price, right spec and you can wrap and deliver it.

You need to understand Amsterdam, its traffic and users to understand why despite the,price, they were so successful.

Also 16 year olds can drive them, without a full car license.



And……?



As always, spot on.

When are we rebuilding it?



Pretty close description.

Problem is Nick, you saw and smelled it up close.

Nobody here has a clue just how traumatised that left you out on the driveway that night.

Even your therapist would be traumatised once he/she/it/whatever sex had relived the delivery and initial inspection with you.



Lost on me, not much of a television watcher.



1/2 a Fiat really.

At 44 inches wide by 91 inches long and 62 inches tall, the Canta makes a Smart Car look like an SUV. These dimensions qualify it as a “mobility aid,” because unlike other micro cars, the Canta can be driven in bike lanes and parked directly on sidewalks and does not require a driver's license to operate



You are most welcome John, this will not be the Rezin Rockit or try to be it.

But it could be a bit of a distraction when you had a bad day at home or at work.

That’s my plan.



No rear glass is a bad start.

Anyone got a rear glass…..

Or know if the glass, like other parts on it, are from other production vehicles?

Let me know.



I knew that I could not define the 1 for a bit, it would have been too easy.



On all my Google searches, I have not seen many of them modified, except a few coloured ones,


And a screen grab from a video I watched, of not a Canta……. But similarly shaped car…… had it looking like Spidermans car.

Absolutely agree on more power.

Thanks. I love it for all the wrong reasons.

Plan? What plan?



There is an old Sicilian proverb, I will share later.

In the mean time…… a name like curse word-A-LiX kinda covers it all.



Thank you.

My video making, editing and continuity will get better, I hope.

Superbly terrible sounds about right.

No great expectations.



Indeed it does sound like that.

The way it is mounted, modified with an alternator and starter motor, I am not really able to see its roots.



Metal flake paint, fluffy dash, and slammed like some idiots do, so it becomes virtually undriveable..…..



The world is our oyster.



I love the space frame buggies, they go like hell.

Ultimately, though, I doubt this thing can actually handle all that power.



So just for a laugh, if you understand the language, he is singing at everything to move aside, as his tuned Canta wants to get by or past.




Keep your toungues firmly in your cheeks gentlemen.

Waaijenberg (the manufacturer) was also the importer for Reliant in NL for many years (both the nice and the 2 wheelers) the even rallied a four wheeler.

So there might be a link to Britisch parts.

I have refrained from commenting so far as my head is just spinning with the fun you could have in this turd on wheels  Ideas on a power hike has already been poked in the thread so I'm thinking possibly it being a "show" toy dragged about on a little trailer! After watching a few recent episodes of Mighty Car Mods with their single seater Daihatsu, my mind wanders to a uber mini truck conversion, banded wheels and a little drop closer to the tarmac. A bench seat would be nice too too. The resale opportunity in the future will be pretty bleak so why not go nuts with it!

MCM's midget:

well what can I say that everyone else hasn't already said ?


nothing much really other than well done

enjoy the build

then the blast down the farm track