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Topic: Now all we need is a Reatta: the Legend of Team Police Brutality!

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Re: Now all we need is a Reatta: the Legend of Team Police Brutality!

I actually know where a decent Reatta is for only a little bit more than Lemons money.
However, I think a front-wheel drive GM is a bit too pedestrian for Jeff, though. Maybe with a bizarre motor swap...

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Re: Now all we need is a Reatta: the Legend of Team Police Brutality!

ronman wrote:

Maybe with a bizarre motor swap...

Various weed wacker, leaf blower and chainsaw motors chained together powering a single wheel mounted in the exact center of the car.

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Re: Now all we need is a Reatta: the Legend of Team Police Brutality!

put a lycoming in the reatta attached to a CVT?

5 Reply by Speedycop (edited by Speedycop 2010-10-15 03:47 AM)

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Re: Now all we need is a Reatta: the Legend of Team Police Brutality!

ronman wrote:

I actually know where a decent Reatta is for only a little bit more than Lemons money.
However, I think a front-wheel drive GM is a bit too pedestrian for Jeff, though. Maybe with a bizarre motor swap...

I mock your Reatta. Allante or bust.

Phil, thanks again! Awesome job, as always. BTW, I've had ZERO success on my Fuego Turbo searches...

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6 Reply by ChrisTFE (edited by ChrisTFE 2010-10-15 05:12 AM)

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Re: Now all we need is a Reatta: the Legend of Team Police Brutality!

http://youngstown.craigslist.org/cto/1928311166.html $800

Who needs reverse?

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Re: Now all we need is a Reatta: the Legend of Team Police Brutality!

A year and a half ago:

Judge Phil wrote:
GnomeFabTech wrote:

Here at Team Gnome our ultimate dream and goal is the unprecedented "double trouble" where in we bring home the I.E. AND the overall win. It can be done, just not with the Gnome.

Your best choice for the IOE/Overall Win combo is, of course, the Lancia Scorpion!

It won't be this race, but I'd love to make Phil's dream come true...

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Re: Now all we need is a Reatta: the Legend of Team Police Brutality!

**searching for flights to Joliet**

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Re: Now all we need is a Reatta: the Legend of Team Police Brutality!

http://detroit.craigslist.org/okl/cto/2000242270.html

"If you are interested, please call Bill at 248-348-3776 or email Lisa. "

Look at the pictures: It's a turbo. And it's in MI.

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Re: Now all we need is a Reatta: the Legend of Team Police Brutality!

Dare I even mention the Chrysler TC By Maserati? I seldom bring it up, because sub-$1000 examples are difficult to find.

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Re: Now all we need is a Reatta: the Legend of Team Police Brutality!

Speedycop wrote:

Allante or bust.

You know theres a guy right outside Glassboro who specializes in those things, usually has one or 2 sitting outside his shop that look like they were raided for parts, a deal could probably be struck wink

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Re: Now all we need is a Reatta: the Legend of Team Police Brutality!

Spank wrote:

http://detroit.craigslist.org/okl/cto/2000242270.html

"If you are interested, please call Bill at 248-348-3776 or email Lisa. "

Look at the pictures: It's a turbo. And it's in MI.

http://images.craigslist.org/3p23od3l25 … 931261.jpg
http://images.craigslist.org/3k03mf3p75 … dd18e5.jpg

Ditch the scorpion idea head out a day early with a welder, pipe bender and some tubing and build the cage on Thursday and finish the car on Frid- uh, make that Sunday noon and voila!

Blown head gasket and hasn't been started in 20 years.

I see absoluely no flaws in this plan. Do it.

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Re: Now all we need is a Reatta: the Legend of Team Police Brutality!

I would LOVE to be able to buy that Fuego. I'm broke right now, though, so that's out. Maybe I can go by there after the race, if we get REALLY lucky, and pay him in nickels!

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Re: Now all we need is a Reatta: the Legend of Team Police Brutality!

ronman wrote:

I actually know where a decent Reatta is for only a little bit more than Lemons money.
However, I think a front-wheel drive GM is a bit too pedestrian for Jeff, though. Maybe with a bizarre motor swap...

OTOH, a Rotareatta sounds like it could work.

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Re: Now all we need is a Reatta: the Legend of Team Police Brutality!

OTOH, a Rotareatta sounds like it could work.

It'd have to be a 3-rotor, or you'd really have to strip that thing down.

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Re: Now all we need is a Reatta: the Legend of Team Police Brutality!

Won't someone bring a Cadillac with the V8-6-4 engine?

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Re: Now all we need is a Reatta: the Legend of Team Police Brutality!

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Won't someone bring a Cadillac with the V8-6-4 engine?

I think a Lemons race would turn it into a V8-6-4-2-1-0 engine...........

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Re: Now all we need is a Reatta: the Legend of Team Police Brutality!

Judge Phil wrote:

Won't someone bring a Cadillac with the V8-6-4 engine?

Are there any left?  My mom had one growing up and the dealer told us we had the only one they knew of that was still working.  The car was about three years old when they told us this, can't imagine there would be many left.

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Re: Now all we need is a Reatta: the Legend of Team Police Brutality!

It was a one-year-only setup, 1981 I think. It was still in production the next year, but without the cylinder-disabling function.

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Re: Now all we need is a Reatta: the Legend of Team Police Brutality!

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**searching for flights to Joliet**

Dude it would be great to hang out with you guys again!!!!

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