$800 Maserati

LSjuan swap candidate? What could possibly go wrong?

fanfoy wrote: LSjuan swap candidate? What could possibly go wrong?

You could put any engine in it but it would still be too heavy, handle like crap, rust and fall apart. Even if they weren't so unreliable they are not really great cars to drive.

I bet the doors don't lock either...

Mazdax605 wrote: Does it go 185?

SlickDizzy wrote:

fanfoy wrote: LSjuan swap candidate? What could possibly go wrong?

You could put any engine in it but it would still be too heavy, handle like crap, rust and fall apart. Even if they weren't so unreliable they are not really great cars to drive.

Those are words to start another Diesel Tempo thread

if that were closer I'd buy it for yard art...always loved the looks of those.

In reply to SlickDizzy:

I'm seeing curb weights of around 2400 to 2800 lb for this thing.

http://www.hemmings.com/hsx/stories/2007/10/01/hmn_feature21.html

I would rather get the V6 working nicely but I would bet an aluminum LS-type V8 would drop pounds. Of course, a T56 would probably take some of that back, but at least that's low and centrally mounted weight.

If a guy wanted to do such a swap, a crashed Corvette or Camaro would be an awesome donor. Electrics and all! I of course won't be doing any such thing...

jr02518 wrote: To change the oil filter you HAVE to remove the radiator, no choice.

Not true.

SlickDizzy wrote:

fanfoy wrote: LSjuan swap candidate? What could possibly go wrong?

You could put any engine in it but it would still be too heavy, handle like crap, rust and fall apart. Even if they weren't so unreliable they are not really great cars to drive.

I had a blast.

I had a Spyder project; I want another! I would do a Lexus V8 which I had all lined up before we bought our house. I didn't thing they were bad handling either.

turboswede wrote: In reply to bgkast: In this episode of Wheeler Dealers NW, Ed hangs himself with an Italian wiring harness....

but he survives with only a scrape on his knee, which he suffers when hitting the ground after the wiring disintegrates less than one second into the hanging.

SWMBO said hell no to the Maser being Episode 2, so somebody jump in!

GRM needs to make a special Maserati Bi-Turbo prize at the challenge. I think a nissan VQ swap would be great, especially if someone could actually make the swap with true twin turbos!

But seriously, the Bi-Turbo is eay past due to make a $20XX challenge appearance.

Woody wrote: If I were a company named Maserati, and there were still non-running Maseratis out there with 43,000 miles on them that were selling for $800, I would do my best to buy every single one of them in an effort to erase the memory of these things in the hope of continuing to sell outrageously priced cars that also say Maserati on them.

For real. The sale of one of their new Ferrari-ish cars would fund the purchase of every POS BiTurbo on craigslist, and would instantly make the world a better place, in addition to helping the name considerably.

its too far away for me thank goodness. because really, who amongst us wouldn't kike to casually mention in conversations that rhey own a maseratti?

So what exactly is wrong with these things again, and would a GM TBI from a 350 truck, a megasquirt, and a painless wiring kit fix a lot of these issues?

When they're all cleaned up they really do look nice to my eyes, and they're a nice size.

foxtrapper wrote: its too far away for me thank goodness. because really, who amongst us wouldn't kike to casually mention in conversations that rhey own a maseratti?

Maybe we could go in halfsies. Not sure it's worth paying state tax to title these twice just to say I wned one... but it's really tempting!

Halfsies...tempting! Both our wives would claim tbat as proof of brain damage though. Lol.

Maybe it would be better to just buy a key and strategically drop it on our desks, begging questions.

Still available....

EvanB wrote: Someday I will build a biturbo rallycross car.

when you do this, I will make the drive to Ohio to run in that event against it

Mazdax605 wrote: Does it go 185?

All Maseratis go 185...thats about how fast they get up to just as they reach the bottom of the cliff you pushed it off of.

Nothing more expensive than a cheap Maserati