Re: This is getting ridiculous. Where are all the Hyundais?

Judge Phil wrote:

http://images.craigslist.org/00q0q_61yIfiThH0U_600x450.jpg

See, here's an '01 XG300 in California for $1000, and I predict that the sight of cash will make the seller take a lot less. Sell off a few parts, free car!

Q: Is there even a resale market for XG300 parts?
I just looked on ebay and while the grill does seem to go for ~$100, I'm not sure how many people are clammoring for interior bits.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=hy … acat=33637

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Re: This is getting ridiculous. Where are all the Hyundais?

I cancelled the Scoupe development program when I found out that Hyundai is pulling out of motorsport in the USA.

Just kidding- ordered the cage tubing yesterday.

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Re: This is getting ridiculous. Where are all the Hyundais?

Judge Phil wrote:

and an IOE-winning Lemons racer is now a high-ranking Hyundai USA exec, which is even better news (he has indicated that he will attempt to get some factory help for the Scoupe).

In spite of the post above, feel free to apply some pressure and move this forward (-:

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Re: This is getting ridiculous. Where are all the Hyundais?

A Tiburon  looks very racy.
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/4811336315.html

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Re: This is getting ridiculous. Where are all the Hyundais?

fiasco wrote:

Hmmm, perfect theme for the bunch of rally idiots on my team:

http://libraracing.com/pix/team-photo-after.jpg

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Re: This is getting ridiculous. Where are all the Hyundais?

derekste wrote:

I cancelled the Scoupe development program when I found out that Hyundai is pulling out of motorsport in the USA.

Just kidding- ordered the cage tubing yesterday.

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Re: This is getting ridiculous. Where are all the Hyundais?

    http://www.libraracing.com/rallycarsparts.htm

Tiburon, good shape. You might be able to get a budget exemption?

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Re: This is getting ridiculous. Where are all the Hyundais?

https://sandiego.craigslist.org/nsd/cto/5416336781.html

A 1986 Hyundai Excel for $300 here in Escondido.

Has there been a First Gen Excel yet? I couldn't find one definitively in a brief search of the archives.

She's a beauty

http://images.craigslist.org/00O0O_9xIrWxpjBw3_600x450.jpg

Re: This is getting ridiculous. Where are all the Hyundais?

No first gen excels yet, and I can't even think of the last time I saw one on the road, especially here in the northeast.

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Re: This is getting ridiculous. Where are all the Hyundais?

"It might be easier to keep a Lotus Eclat running as a daily driver than to get an Excel to run every few weeks."

Well, we're gonna try to get it to run for ~14ish hours.

In AZ.

Anyone interested?

(I am sooooooooo weak-willed)

Re: This is getting ridiculous. Where are all the Hyundais?

It may turn out that the Excel's one strength is racetrack reliability. But I wouldn't bet that way.

Re: This is getting ridiculous. Where are all the Hyundais?

Judge Phil wrote:

The first-gen Excel had a not-too-terrible (compared to the rest of the car) Mitsubishi 4G15 engine, same as the one in the Colt around the same time. That means powertrain parts would be easy to find in junkyards.

One of my original teammates knew this and kept us on the lookout for a reasonable Excel because he had a trashed Eclipse Turbo with a good engine. We found one with body damage on every panel and previously lived in, but the owner wouldn't come down from $2000.

Re: This is getting ridiculous. Where are all the Hyundais?

Judge Phil wrote:

The first-gen Excel had a not-too-terrible (compared to the rest of the car) Mitsubishi 4G15 engine, same as the one in the Colt around the same time. That means powertrain parts would be easy to find in junkyards.

Scratching my head on this one.  It looks like the 2nd gen Excel used the 4G15 but the 1st gen looks different.  Hyundai X1 has the distributor sticking out of the timing belt area.  4G15 I saw had the distro sticking out the back of the cam.  Lots of details on swapping in 4Gxx into 2nd gen Excel but crickets on the 1st gen.  I guess it may not matter if they used the same transaxle for both but dont know that either.

I can't believe I'm agonizing over technical details on a 1st gen Hyundai excel.

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Re: This is getting ridiculous. Where are all the Hyundais?

EriktheAwful wrote:
Judge Phil wrote:

The first-gen Excel had a not-too-terrible (compared to the rest of the car) Mitsubishi 4G15 engine, same as the one in the Colt around the same time. That means powertrain parts would be easy to find in junkyards.

One of my original teammates knew this and kept us on the lookout for a reasonable Excel because he had a trashed Eclipse Turbo with a good engine. We found one with body damage on every panel and previously lived in, but the owner wouldn't come down from $2000.

See, I was thinking the same thing (Colt and Excel used same Mitsubishi engine) because while looking on RockAuto for parts I found that the Colt used the same rebuild kit as the Excel. But the motors apparently aren't EXACTLY the same. One is a G4AJ and the other is a 4G15. At least that's what I can find online.

It does look like people commonly pull out the Excel engines and put in some 4g61T (whatever that is).

The reason I was obsessing over trying to find out compatibility is because the Excel seller ALSO has a 86 or 87 Plymouth Colt which I was thinking to pick up for a spare motor. However, it's condition is the same as the Excel's: Sitting since the 1990's and engine is stuck.

Fortunately, the Excel's engine broke loose with a couple of us vigorously rocking it in gear. I'll tinker with it today some and see if I can figure out why it was parked.

Re: This is getting ridiculous. Where are all the Hyundais?

Spank your goal should be to drive it to AZ, race it, and drive it back.

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41 (edited by Spank 2016-01-24 11:48 AM)

Re: This is getting ridiculous. Where are all the Hyundais?

rb92673 wrote:

Spank, OUR goal should be to drive the MG Metro and Hyundai to AZ, race them, and drive them back.

FTFY

Re: This is getting ridiculous. Where are all the Hyundais?

You need to do a Syngman Rhee theme.

Re: This is getting ridiculous. Where are all the Hyundais?

cheseroo wrote:
Judge Phil wrote:

The first-gen Excel had a not-too-terrible (compared to the rest of the car) Mitsubishi 4G15 engine, same as the one in the Colt around the same time. That means powertrain parts would be easy to find in junkyards.

Scratching my head on this one.  It looks like the 2nd gen Excel used the 4G15 but the 1st gen looks different.  Hyundai X1 has the distributor sticking out of the timing belt area.  4G15 I saw had the distro sticking out the back of the cam.  Lots of details on swapping in 4Gxx into 2nd gen Excel but crickets on the 1st gen.  I guess it may not matter if they used the same transaxle for both but dont know that either.

I can't believe I'm agonizing over technical details on a 1st gen Hyundai excel.

all you need to know is that the swap takes about 14 hours. pretty much cut'n'paste otherwise.

4g15(G4GC) "ORION" = garbage ass 8 valve sohc
Alpha(G4EK) = garbage ass 12 valve sohc
Beta II (G4GC) = slightly less garbage ass 16v dohc, otherwise known as non-turbo 4g63

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Re: This is getting ridiculous. Where are all the Hyundais?

Judge Phil wrote:

You need to do a Syngman Rhee theme.

That is going to require us to extract bribes from you if you wish to secure 1st gen Excel participation.

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Re: This is getting ridiculous. Where are all the Hyundais?

derekste wrote:

all you need to know is that the swap takes about 14 hours. pretty much cut'n'paste otherwise.

4g15(G4GC) "ORION" = garbage ass 8 valve sohc
Alpha(G4EK) = garbage ass 12 valve sohc
Beta II (G4GC) = slightly less garbage ass 16v dohc, otherwise known as non-turbo 4g63

I'm still not understanding if you are talking about X2 or X1 platforms, here.

How does the above jive with the X1 with G4AJ that I think is in  m y 86?

Re: This is getting ridiculous. Where are all the Hyundais?

Spank wrote:
rb92673 wrote:

Spank, OUR goal should be to drive the MG Metro and Hyundai to AZ, race them, and drive them back.

FTFY

I'm down with that.  What could possibly go wrong?

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Re: This is getting ridiculous. Where are all the Hyundais?

The only ones for sale up here are ~2000 year model. Yes, there are a ton for Lemons money, but nothing older than 1998, even in the yards. There are more Willys Aeros for sale up in the PNW.

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Re: This is getting ridiculous. Where are all the Hyundais?

Yeah, I've found a handful of gen 1's in the PYP yards down here but all of them are ominously straight as an arrow with ok interiors.  If I want to pull mechanical ports from something, I feel a little better if it's more obvious why it ended up in the JY.  Kinda surprised at how many XG350's are in the DIY yards.

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Re: This is getting ridiculous. Where are all the Hyundais?

http://spacecoast.craigslist.org/cto/5408062913.html

Just do it.

http://images.craigslist.org/00R0R_3x6bE5wlxMa_600x450.jpg

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50 (edited by BigPaul 2016-01-25 09:24 PM)

Re: This is getting ridiculous. Where are all the Hyundais?

Ask and Ye shall receive, an XG300....well most of one.

http://nwga.craigslist.org/cto/5411541907.html

http://images.craigslist.org/00q0q_9ieZlczsD0c_600x450.jpg


http://columbia.craigslist.org/cto/5397326604.html

http://images.craigslist.org/00202_g8iLhRpyJtj_600x450.jpg