Driving the Motorcycle Powered Fiat to Cars & Coffee - Pure Engine Sounds!

First Cars & Coffee with the Motorcycle Powered Fiat. This is a 73 fiat 850 spider with a 2003 Suzuki GSXR 1000 engine in it.
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[@dogbitefred6631]

You had the best car at the event hands down! It is also your best build yet (even beat out the Model T). I love it!

[@waynemiracle8928]

Congratulations Jared! To have all those aficionados surrounding your car like sharks was to me a major symbol of approval and appreciation of all your hard work and skilled fab work!

[@PRTEVYBMW]

Bleeping Awesome work! FIAT on,Cheers;)

[@hugohudson8409]

hi bro, of all the cars that were there yours was the best congratulations man

[@vintagemetalgarage]

Man that thing sounds mean. I owned a Fiat 850 many years ago and I can’t imagine how this car performs vs a stock version. I liked how it drew a crowd before you got out of the car. Awesome build.

[@nycLPplayer]

So cool to pull into a show with a 100 old Porsche and have one of the few unique cars that someone didn't restore for you

[@puskunk]

Love it!

[@burizoon8135]

You are an animal. Wow. Congratulations. That is amazing. I watched the whole build and i know it must have been so much harder than you made it look, and it must have taken a lot of your time.

[@Jerod_Helt]

Thanks for checking out the series. Yes it took about 7 months of working on it full time. It’s probably the coolest thing ever built.

[@cybersurfer2010]

Sounds fast… Great little car!

[@King-Ghidora]

Suzuki power and reliability, a plus in this car. Yet I keep thinking of what a Ducati engine would have done for the 850; solely for the all Italian theme. Nonetheless, this is probably the most powerful 850 on earth.

[@ODIS-bp1ks]

Excellent! Well done!

[@alexisscott9573]

I'm very happy that we now see you enjoying the fruits of your labour rather than just labouring for our entertainment and education, good on you for doing what you need to do

[@kenchace8444]

Fun!

[@hammerandhatchetengineerin4967]

Cool. That raised a few eyebrows!

[@greyhorse1211]

The GSXR 1000 engine is a thing of wonder.

[@superbear617]

Impressive sounds from that engine! Looks like you received a lot of attention from the Coffee crowd....

[@josephbohme7917]

I had the 69 School bus yellow coupe (paid $1450 in 1970 at BMW dealer in Santa Clara) I did s few things lowered and front scooped it and got to 104mph after a few miles. 1/4 mi with a buddy w2as abt 14-15 seconds. The transaxles pull out on hard cornering. A fun car Konis just make it stress more,. Abarth had some answers but I was still in my teens/

[@simon-xi3cv]

Sounds delightful, looks super slick. Incredible work!

[@simon2knine]

New to your channel and just watched this series. I have really enjoyed watching this build and think you have done a great job. The quaife unit saved you lots of work. The car looks and sounds great, after all it's got a high revving bike engine. An old fiat from the 70s that wasn't full of rust would be as rare as hens teeth here in UK.

[@johnapel2856]

Very cool. What a pocket rocket! Thanks, and Woof to Walter.

[@jakeclay7115]

Super cool, for me though I think I would have ran the shift cable around where 1rst was forward & the rest pulling back.. personal preference I guess..lol but absolutely awesome nonetheless!!

[@joeythekid5042]

I’m bout to do a Hayabusa swap to my 2007 Cobalt coupe💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿🔥🔥🔥.

[@bubot17]

Sweet car 👍

[@Claes_Isacson]

Pretty neat! Thanks for the tag-a-long man. 👍

[@gregburkhart9764]

Outstanding.

[@DannyWildmen]

It would be fun to do that to an old vega! Lol

[@Mikefngarage]

That is Bitchen. you have done some cool builds. I was thinking it was a later model but it is older than 75 so you dont need smog. But no reverse I guess.

[@Mikefngarage]

you must have modified a reverse gear. IDK I will have to see what you did on that.

[@Jerod_Helt]

Thanks. Yes it has reverse. I used a Quaife differential that has reverse built into it.

[@Mikefngarage]

@@Jerod_Helt I guess it is kind of like a in and out box for drag racing. I have seen those. with reverse lever. long time ago.

[@virtualdent]

That's a scream'n lil machine

[@pedrolambrusco8190]

I think that you have a very inspiring story here. I would love to try to do this. Could you make a video on just what it took to do. It terms of tools and machinery? Did you do everything yourself? Do you have a mill? A lathe? I see that you have a welder. Anything else we should know about how complicated something like this would be to do. Thanks. Great project

[@bernibeckmann9753]

check the channel mate?

[@pedrolambrusco8190]

@@bernibeckmann9753 Thanks for the suggestion, but I have looked at a lot of his videos, all of the Fiat bike engine build. One thing that I have noticed a lot of the internet. Is that people are pretty vague when it comes to explaining what they do. Maybe you pick up on things quickly, but I always want to learn more. I don't expect a step by step lesson, but I always seem to want more information.

[@ronpackwood8772]

👍👍✌️

[@jiroyamamoto2878]

I think I watched all the videos, though not every word you said did I hear. When you were planning the build, were there any alternative engine locations that came close to being chosen? What were they? I assume the elevated location of the engine is because there was not enough space for you to move it forward and down. With the Quaife, could you have turned the engine 180 degrees and mounted it transversely where Fiat mounted the 850? Any idea how much more or less the current engine/transmission/differential is in weight compared to the Fiat engine/transaxle? I am impressed with your taking on this build and getting it done so quickly. Great work. Did the hard top not work with the intake or other concerns? Thoughts about a front air dam? My own fantasies about the 850 Spyder entail adding about 20 inches of wheelbase behind the drivers seat. Mostly to use the Fiat body, windshield, VIN, doors, hard top roof. Thank you for your video work and sharing your creation with us.I am always interested in why people are making the choices they are making.

[@Jerod_Helt]

The Quaife diff has a different gear ratio in reverse so mounting the engine 180 degrees would not be ideal. Also I was concerned with how it looked more than how fast it goes around a track and I liked the way it looked with engine sticking out. But you’re right it would not go any lower and I barely have enough legroom as is so moving it forward was not an option. The car is much lighter now. It’s about 1,500lbs with a 54%/45% weight distribution with the rear being slightly heavier. It also makes close to 4x the HP so it’s a bit faster than it was with the stock drivetrain. Thanks for watching and for the comment.

[@rossmoore2844]

A little different trip than with the Model T….

[@noelmcgarry456]

Rocket ship, if its different you got plenty of lookers and questions

[@divergentone]

Got to love the old farts making fun of the original FIAT when they are surrounded by a bunch of old porcshes that had the same hp and weighed more. They don't know cars. Just snobs. Great job on this build

[@GeneLinetsky-GAL]

Wow!!! The pavement around your FIAT became stained with the coffee-coloured drool of envy from fellow attendees before long! Those guys can appreciate your vision and talent *way better* than the KZbinrs!

[@phillipkeeling7327]

Is that thing as much fun as it looks? Will you make me one?

[@Jerod_Helt]

Yes it’s extremely fun👍

[@Lambchop_850]

Where was the cars & coffee?

[@Jerod_Helt]

Palos Verdes. It was hosted by Pelican Parts

[@Lambchop_850]

@@Jerod_Helt such a brilliant build.

[@bobulele]

What is your weight and weight distribution?

[@bobulele]

Never mind, saw you said this two videos from now lol

[@oceanhome2023]

How much does this car weigh ?

[@Jerod_Helt]

Just under 1,500lbs