The combination of low kerb weight and modest power serves up the ingredients for a hugely enjoyable sports car. However, the tiny footprint allows for a different approach. Measuring a maximum of 3.4 metres long, 1.48m wide and up to 2m tall, the general result is a quirky four-seat box which rarely sees success outside of its homeland. This interesting niche has been driven by the Japanese Kei-car regulations, which dictate a very specific set of requirements from a car, to qualify for significantly reduced tax, as well as increased city driving privileges. Today, you can even buy the Honda S660 – a modern interpretation of the brilliant Beat.
Occupying the space below the likes of the comparatively large MX-5, Japan has produced a good number of sports Kei cars, from the Honda Beat and Autozam AZ-1 to the later Daihatsu Copen. One that did however, was the Suzuki Cappuccino. You can fix things that are broken, build custom parts that don't exist until you make them, and you can build/modify tools.Did you ever want a sports car? One that’s smaller, lighter and can fit into the smallest of parking spaces? Japan has been building cars like this for decades, many of which fit into the country’s strict Kei car regulations, but these intriguing machines very rarely come to the UK officially.
Once you get a little practice, a small affordable home use MIG opens up a world of exciting new project options.cars, home items, garage/tool items, etc.
Suzuki cappuccino vs miata trial#
Getting better through pure trial and error would take a lot longer and has the potential to be really frustrating because you aren't sure what you might be doing just isn't working.
Suzuki cappuccino vs miata how to#
While welding isn't easy to get good at (I'm still learning every time I weld) a class is really helpful for getting a useable baseline because it can teach you what problems to look for, and how to try and correct. I took a non-credit adult education Metal Fabrication class at the local community college about 15 years back and it was one of the best things I've done. Here is a shot looking through the hole rearward and you can see the link end:įWIW, some of the UK enthusiasts use Miata floorpans (apparently available as a repair panel) trimmed to size for Cappuccino repair, since Cappuccino ones aren't available new. It's the mount for one of the lower multi link. I haven't had the car in the air yet but I can see the rear control arm mount from inside the car. The box section is the black bit lower center above the rear subframe mount point, and the shadowy spot above (behind the fuel lines and the e-brake cable clamp) is the bottom of the bulkhead behind the driver's seat.Īe86andkp61 (Forum Supporter) said: stanger_mussle said: The back bulkhead seems weird because I can't tell if there is supposed to be some more sheet metal behind the bulkhead. The rear trailing link mounts just above the jack stand (behind the e-brake cable in this view) and the subframe mounts to the shiny spot left of the jack stand. Is the mount you can see for the upper control arm, one of the lower multi links, or the subframe? There is a box section at the bottom of the bulkhead behind the seats on the subframe side (not the interior side.) Here's a picture of mine up the air, from underneath, with the rear subframe/suspension removed, looking from somewhere below where the diff would be up, slightly forward, and out towards the right rear wheel well: Stanger_mussle said: The back bulkhead seems weird because I can't tell if there is supposed to be some more sheet metal behind the bulkhead.