Reliant - Nissan

[Dai]

Just looking though one of my used car guides and spot that Reliant used Nissan turbo engines in their Scimitar SSi and SST and Sabre cars:)

Its the 1809cc turbo, but must be the old 8 valve as power is quoted as 135bhp.

0=60 of 6.5 secs, and top speed of 126mph.

Were they not the wedge shape things fromthe late 80's ???

Dai

[Ken]

I think there's a bloke on the board with one ScimmyUk or something like that

[Jezz_S13]

yep had the CA18ET in it.

[Dai]

Front wheel drive as well :eek: :eek: :eek:

More scrabbly than my lovely "Orion Ghia 1.6i temp replacement for my sick S13" :( :D :D

[Jon]

Erm, no.
Rear drive and featherlight.
Sideways as you wish.

[Exactly]

The Scimitar GTE was the mutts nutts, my father had 2 of them. 3 litre rear wheel drive mean machine. More grunt than ms SAnchez tennis player and an arse just as big!

My brother and I hated them at the time as they leaked into a little pool on the back seats and about as much leg room as the 2 *****.

[Exactly]

http://www.allsportauto.com/photoautre4/scimitar/gte/1975_scimitar_gte_03_m.jpg

Piccy of said GTE

[Leon]

are those wolfrace wheels?
i'd almost forgotten about them...

[Jon]

pics of Nissan S12 engined Scimitar SS1

http://www.scimitar.demon.nl/ss1_scene/

In a recent Practical Classics magazine , some guy put a spare S12 engine in a TVR Vixen.

[Dai]

Originally posted by Jon
Erm, no.
Rear drive and featherlight.
Sideways as you wish.


Erm, yes.

Reliant Sabre 1809cc SST ws front wheel drive.

(well thats what the book says)