Re1iant Shitten - R1 engined 1976 reliant kitten

[@ntnchua]

WHAT. HOW is this MASTERPIECE buried by the algorithm? That's completely unhinged

[@tomscotland]

This man is not afraid to die in shorts.

[@UK1Y2K]

I bet he put clean pants on just in case? Do you think they stayed clean...

[@vobchopper]

Love it, the great British eccentric is alive and well

[@pkf4124]

There needs to be more builds like this. Total lunatic territory, but still awesome.

[@rapido2963]

A fantastic view of the ‘f@@king steering wheel.

[@Jones-xx2gc]

Love the switch panel, even you haven't got a clue what's going on. Mini's are a beast with R1 engines in them. This must weigh almost a bag of sugar, what a tool.

[@Dan23_7]

Get this thing featured on motor addicts, they love own builds and special treasures like this. My mum and dad had a yellow one in the 70’s

[@No.Handle31]

The wonderful world of Reliant

[@dastardlyexperiments]

Yes Please. Looks ace with the R1 clocks on the dash. Top, top work.

[@scoobysean555]

Even if your driving with enthusiasm at least the old bill will be looking for a bike 😂 top work 👊

[@buxvan]

You need a No Airbags fitted. We die like real men. Bumper Sticker . Lovely build.

[@zachargrave4929]

@@buxvan airbags are least of my worries, things not even got seatbelts. The clippy sides still sat on a shelf in my garage after rebuilding it all 😅

[@davidstewart4570]

Blimey, I'm reminded of Wheelie Yellow!

[@stuartd9741]

Lol I was too. Only discovered wheelie yellow 2 weeks ago....

[@antman5474]

He's got a new van

[@o.l.ashman9696]

Funnily enough this got recommended to me after I watched a wheelie yellow video lmao

[@PhilBurns-oc2vg]

You have large balls driving that thing, it's awesome 😀

[@EnemyDwarf-TTV]

your description of the buttons on the panel made me sub, what a great little motor B road slayer.

[@SandraGalloway-ue7ro]

Brilliant!! I had a Kitten estate in 1977, and even in its standard form, it would give a really powerful car a good run for it's money in the London traffic light standing start up to about 20 to 30 mph!! It was an absolutely brilliant little car! I suggested to Reliant that they made an electric version, which would have gone well in the estate. Not interested!!. I think they would have done well with this as I am sure there were enough enthusiasts to have this as a run around, and the volumes would suit Reliant. They were happy days aggravating Porche owners! Ray Peto

[@ottosump9615]

Have you considered putting a merlin engine into a shopping trolley? Might be worth a punt.

[@MichaelSmith-mc8bd]

Brilliant! . It seems to handle quite well under 4k rpm, when it’s got all 4 wheels on the ground. 😊

[@Martindyna]

Massive fun, glad it's not a Regal.

[@nigelshepherd8248]

Awesome build bro... would love to watch it being driven...might turn down an offer to join you in the passenger seat though 😂

[@StaplesandVine]

Absolute weapon, love it. 😎

[@NorthamIncYT]

lovely small simple car you won't find a new car like that

[@simonvalente2187]

They call them carbs throttle bodies... Awesome bit of kit....

[@zachargrave4929]

@@simonvalente2187 they don't, they definitely call these carbs carbs 😂 throttle bodies on the later bikes. Original 4 years had carburettors still

I absolutely love it. It’s a beast.💪💪

[@AVM-Music]

Always fancied doing something with a kitten 😂 Nicely done, my man

[@chrisbarnes2823]

Back in the late 70’s I had a Hillman Avenger 1250 DL, under the hood was a Lotus Sunbeam powertrain, much fun was had in that car.

[@talltom1129]

This would have made a great build series

[@SW-qr8qe]

PPC Magazine would have loved this. They are on KZbin now

[@cedhome7945]

Mad as a box of ferrets ......love it 👍

[@astront917]

Made my evening I cant stop crying with laughter

[@pdtech4524]

I stumbled across this gem, absolutely 💯 mental...😮😳😁

[@Iowa599]

I want to see that sliding! ...but I doubt the transmission will be transmitting after a couple clutch kicks...

[@zachargrave4929]

@@Iowa599 watch my little "shorts" on here she's roundabout sliding. The gearbox and more surprisingly the rear diff have stood up much better than I could of imagined to it all

[@allthegoodnamesweretaken7351]

To drive, yes.! but as a passenger... nahhhh mate 😂 What a little weapon 👏

[@kramer26]

Awesome! One suggestion though, not sure how you set up the shifter but a counter crank would not only change the upshift/downshift direction, but you could also set the ratio to give a shorter throw.

[@zachargrave4929]

Just currently on a push/pull cable from a Daewoo matiz linked up to the gear linkage. Could switch the shift direction with this as I have been told it's opposite to what you'll usually see in rally cars etc with a sequential, but yeah the throw on this has to be mechanical altered by longer arms etc etc

[@kramer26]

@@zachargrave4929 yeah, generally it's pull to upshift, push to downshift, but everyone has a preference. My VW DSG is like yours and I hate it, keep going the wrong way! 😬😂 There's a million ways to set it up in your case, but I think a solid mounted crank on the transmission with a solid rod to the shifter shaft, as it would be on the bike, and can then modify or fit the cable to suit, would be one possible solution... Seems like you have a bit of space in the engine bay to work with 👍🏼

[@zachargrave4929]

@@kramer26 it's just the problem with it being 90degrees from the position it would be in the bike, if it were mounted straight I'd much rather a solid gear linkage shaft for a few reasons, but just works out a lot lot simpler to do with a cable when it's not in the same direction

[@kramer26]

@@zachargrave4929 yeah, I get that, I meant employing the following; shifter lever > cable > counter crank (mounted to engine with reversed direction and appropriate ratio) > solid rod > shifter shaft in 'box. If I could upload a diagram here I would, but I feel you have a handle on it lol. Even a solid rod from the shifter to a bell crank in the engine bay could work, and the beauty with a bell crank is you can also change the output direction based on which side of the pivot it is in relation to the input, so that might actually be a better solution!

[@robertgisthebest]

What a machine.

[@v8mk1Capri]

Wow this a lovely bit of kit, could you advise on how hard it is to do the conversion please as im going to be doing this in my robin 😀, thank you

[@sidewayssam]

I have been wanting to do that for years to one..lol..ace

[@gregfarley715]

You animal, love this

[@BarryFarman-z1b]

Yeah, cool, cool! That's a proper job 👏 👌 👍

[@pauldonnelly7949]

Purla, excellent!

[@stuartd9741]

I like your thinking 👍. Is there reduction gear/Box between engine output shaft and the kitten driveshaft? Cos ur putting alot of extra load on the bike clutch... Still awesome projects. Sounds good..

[@mikefoley360]

Did you paint it with a roller and emulsion paint.....Nice build

[@mrjed6912]

Bucket seats and a roll cage would be ideal. I want to do something like this to a Rialto at some point.

[@Paul-899cc]

Are you on any medication? 🤣 Brilliant video, clearly your barmy. What fun for pennies - dont need a Ferrari or lambo to have fun do we 💪💪💪. 140bhp, fibreglass hull, drum brakes what could possibly go wrong 👍👍👍🤣

[@Drive-n-Vibe]

looks mental. probably about as safe as an R1 too lol

[@A2CVMAN]

Just crazy loverly

[@Tommo-l8j]

Great vid m8, i used to have one when i was 12, so much fun, rolled her afew times but she still kept going. Urs is fucking mental tho

[@joncolley4084]

You fcukin looney!! I salute you.......brilliant 😂

[@mopedwilf2006]

That's just mental yet beautiful! ... 😂 Dude it's genius, unhinged, scary and I would love to be there when it puts some expensive main stream euroboxes in their place off the lights . Are you using the standard diff ? Is there space for maybe Mazda MX5 LSD if you are . Got a standard MX5 MK2 one at work we swapped out for LSD one but dimensions and fittings the same if you want some measurements.

[@dave4803]

I would love that.

[@joshwest8443]

You got your spray and your fuckinnn 😗🎵😗🎵

[@zachargrave4929]

@@joshwest8443 yeah sorry 😂 forgot the word for wipers apparently 😂

[@southerndiy1]

Super Hans

[@ianfirth6524]

How do you reverse it?

[@dukesgixer]

Now do an R1 Big bang engined Supervan 3. I would if I could find one. 😂

[@khrystree9233]

Outstanding 🤗 (! Fucking not getting in that !!)

[@scenegenie2235]

How would you insure something like this?🤷🏼‍♂️

[@zachargrave4929]

Just click that little no box when it asks about modifications, simple as that

[@scenegenie2235]

@@zachargrave4929 😂😂😂👍🏻

[@brystonecowboy]

Fkn fantastic

[@blowduke]

Kitten more like a tiger

[@nmk0078]

Del boy and Rodney would love that!

[@BobM925]

Fan-fucking-tastic

[@ianwarriner8193]

Brilliant 😅

[@2.fresh767]

Probably weighs 450kg if that, power to weight will be off the charts.

[@jeremythomas-ii1if]

I wanna go

[@erictharg]

Nice one bud.

[@bchant19]

Can you go a bit more in depth in how the drive train works?

[@zachargrave4929]

Adaptor straight off the output shaft of the engine mated straight to a drive shaft and back to the original rear diff. Drive train itself is mega simple and straightforward

[@armannvanhelden4884]

Fuk yeah!!! ❤❤❤

[@jscan5385]

Thays cool as f#%k

[@mrwhite292]

Mental

[@leestringer4591]

Weapon😂

[@marktraill5332]

Still an open diff or is it welded?

[@zachargrave4929]

@@marktraill5332 still open, my daily driver so didn't want to make it unpleasant to drive 👀

[@ChillToMusic87]

I'd put some disc brakes on it.

[@zachargrave4929]

@@ChillToMusic87 your more than welcome to my mate

[@ChillToMusic87]

@@zachargrave4929 😄 I'll leave it for you to do, you know it's for the best 👍🏼

[@zachargrave4929]

@@ChillToMusic87 it won't get done then 😂😂😂

[@ChillToMusic87]

@@zachargrave4929 Silly bugger 😄

[@life952]

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat TF?

[@craigkidman]

Your spoiled it it sounds like there's a bit of a blow on exhaust 😅

[@zachargrave4929]

@@craigkidman probably a lot of blows, built and welded by a retard (me)

[@Trctnctrl0ff888]

Mate, you, my fookin friend, are my sorta guy

[@Trctnctrl0ff888]

I need to drive this daily (star)