Does chocolate go with pickle juice? Probably not, but that hasn't stopped me from considering it, especially after a few libations. And the same goes for some of the ideas I have involving cars. To wit: I've long wanted to take a Lincoln Mark V and chuck the woeful engine/transmission in favor of the drivetrain from a Mercedes-Benz S600. Years ago I remember reading in a magazine about GM shoehorning a BMW V12 into a late 80s Caprice. That stuck with me. Yeah, it's not the easy button, but a V12 Qship Lincoln sounds delicious.
What say you guys? What's your weird automotive ideas?
RevRico
PowerDork
1/25/20 4:43 p.m.
I'd really like to do something like this just because
Free spinning caster wheels under the back of a fwd car.
6.5 turbo diesel and 5 speed in a 54 Packard
RevRico
PowerDork
1/25/20 4:48 p.m.
In reply to Jordan Rimpela :
Ummm sun roof? That's a good question.
I wanted to see a diesel miata, I've seen it and it's wonderful. A Subaru or raptor with trax? Again been done but awesome.
In reply to gearheadmb :
Which reminds me: I'd love to hop up a 327 Packard I8 and track it. In a Packard, of course.
Honestly, I just want to V12 all the things.
In reply to RevRico :
When I was at the Legends of the Autobahn show out in Monterey, I saw a Mercedes 300SLD. The owner had swapped an OM617 I5 into a roadster. I don't quite get the open top diesel idea, but I support it nevertheless. 
Jordan Rimpela said:
In reply to gearheadmb :
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Honestly, I just want to V12 all the things.
You've been reading too many of Frenchy's posts.
Indy-Guy said:
Jordan Rimpela said:
In reply to gearheadmb :
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Honestly, I just want to V12 all the things.
You've been reading too many of Frenchy's posts.
No, he's kind of got a point, but I'd want to start with the whatever the heck the name is Toyota V12 from a Century. The V12 that replaced the mini-Hemi in the 1990s. It looks small-ish and light-ish and BMW V12s are simply too common. Might be based on some other inline six like the 1G engine. (Toyota made a lot of different inline sixes!)
Rotary shifter kart. EZ33 powered Miata. Miata powered beetle, with Miata suspension. F20c powered '32 ford, done Japanese style to piss off the purists.
Knurled. said:
Indy-Guy said:
Jordan Rimpela said:
In reply to gearheadmb :
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Honestly, I just want to V12 all the things.
You've been reading too many of Frenchy's posts.
No, he's kind of got a point, but I'd want to start with the whatever the heck the name is Toyota V12 from a Century. The V12 that replaced the mini-Hemi in the 1990s. It looks small-ish and light-ish and BMW V12s are simply too common.
1gz. Yes, With ITBs. Mid engine. In a fiero. To piss off the Toyota guys.
LS V12 in a Lincoln Continental would be SWEEEET.
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Knurled. said:
Indy-Guy said:
Jordan Rimpela said:
In reply to gearheadmb :
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Honestly, I just want to V12 all the things.
You've been reading too many of Frenchy's posts.
No, he's kind of got a point, but I'd want to start with the whatever the heck the name is Toyota V12 from a Century. The V12 that replaced the mini-Hemi in the 1990s. It looks small-ish and light-ish and BMW V12s are simply too common.
1gz. Yes, With ITBs. Mid engine. In a fiero. To piss off the Toyota guys.
240Z. Or at least a 280ZX, but it has to be a short car, not the 2+2.
In reply to Knurled. :
Amen. How wild would it be to run cylinder deactivation on the v12, so it sounds like a six cylinder for normal driving, then you pull up to the light, flip a switch, and unleash 12 cylinders of Japanese hell?
NickD
PowerDork
1/25/20 5:37 p.m.
Hudson Hornet with a furious pissed-off 1JZ or 2JZ. The Hudsons were renowned for their powerful (for the day) I6s, so why not give them the ultimate inline-6?
I can confirm that a dill pickle dipped in a chocolate fondue fountain is tasty...
Also, if I had unlimited funds I would totally find a way to fit a V12 in the Custom Cruiser as the basis for building the ultimate smooth road trip car.
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Knurled. said:
Indy-Guy said:
Jordan Rimpela said:
In reply to gearheadmb :
......
Honestly, I just want to V12 all the things.
You've been reading too many of Frenchy's posts.
No, he's kind of got a point, but I'd want to start with the whatever the heck the name is Toyota V12 from a Century. The V12 that replaced the mini-Hemi in the 1990s. It looks small-ish and light-ish and BMW V12s are simply too common.
1gz. Yes, With ITBs. Mid engine. In a fiero. To piss off the Toyota guys.
That'd be the sex in an MR2...
In reply to NickD :
What about the Ford Barra or the GM inline 6 that was in the Trailblazer?
I basically do this all the time, so I'm gonna just keep my mouth shut
also if I didn't have too many v8's around i would rb26 swap a chevy
NickD
PowerDork
1/25/20 6:47 p.m.
Gingerbeardman said:
In reply to NickD :
What about the Ford Barra or the GM inline 6 that was in the Trailblazer?
I loathe the GM Atlas inline engines. Maybe a Barra, but they're kind of hassle to own in the US.
pimpm3
UltraDork
1/25/20 7:19 p.m.
In 2008 I put a 325i m50 in a 1st gen rx7. That was kind of weird.
In reply to pimpm3 :
How far back did you have to move the firewall to make THAT fit?
I have seen RB20s in 1st-gens with no firewall hackery but I don't think there was much room for a radiator.
ACVW drivetrain nestled inside a Miata rear end, fuel tank up front.
Mercedes 300SLCTD: (SLC)C107, add (T)hatchback, add (D)OM606.
And I have been dreaming of a K24 or BEW TDI swap in my 318ti but that's a little too farfetched.
