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Matt B
Matt B Dork
1/25/13 12:35 p.m.

How about shoehorn one into an Opel GT to complete the mini-vette thing going on there? Power to weight should be, um, interesting.

JohnRW1621
JohnRW1621 PowerDork
1/25/13 12:42 p.m.

I like the idea of a Maserati BiTurbo. A good looking body that never got a good engine. Interior trim is frightful but the entire interior should be removed. As well, plan on a MSquirt and a full "Painless style" harness.

I shared the road today with a XJ6 w/ V12. It was driving next to a current Sentra. It is amazing how small the Jag looked next to the giant "compact car."

Ohhhh, Opel GT is a great idea too.

Bobzilla
Bobzilla UltraDork
1/25/13 12:47 p.m.

2 door chevette. If you can still find one with shock towers not rusted through.

AngryCorvair
AngryCorvair PowerDork
1/25/13 12:48 p.m.

porsche 914, 944, 928. please start with a running car so you can do before/after performance and economy numbers.

fiero

mercedes W115 250c

TR6!

S10 ZQ8 -- yeah, it's been done but it's a great truck when it's done.

CP 3rd-gen camaro?

Apexcarver
Apexcarver UberDork
1/25/13 12:57 p.m.

Do the Opel

Make it an EM car

poopshovel
poopshovel UltimaDork
1/25/13 1:00 p.m.

Berkeley.

Gasoline
Gasoline Dork
1/25/13 1:20 p.m.
AngryCorvair wrote: ......928. please ........

That would be pretty cool. A "Weird Science" build.

914Driver
914Driver MegaDork
1/25/13 1:24 p.m.

Ford guy, right?

mtn
mtn PowerDork
1/25/13 1:25 p.m.

Opel would be the coolest, keeping it in the family. I also suspect that it would be nigh impossible without a E36 M3berkeleyload of backyard engineering, even by Andy Nelson standards.

NOHOME
NOHOME Dork
1/25/13 1:26 p.m.

Grassroots, Motorsports oriented, appealing to a crowd that has a predilection for racing and classic cars. Quite a few Gyro-gearloose types in the crowd who joneses for a good fabrication article.

Well, the answer is obvious. You MUST build an LS1 powered Europa.

Woody
Woody MegaDork
1/25/13 1:27 p.m.

I've been looking for a 400i as an LSx swap candidate.

moparman76_69
moparman76_69 HalfDork
1/25/13 1:31 p.m.

Something that has the ability to be a competent track day car. Preferably Japanese and from the 80s.

Cotton
Cotton SuperDork
1/25/13 1:35 p.m.
moparman76_69 wrote: Something that has the ability to be a competent track day car. Preferably Japanese and from the 80s.

MKII supra would be pretty sweet. I'd also be on board with an unloved exotic that needs some power.

moparman76_69
moparman76_69 HalfDork
1/25/13 1:38 p.m.
Cotton wrote:
moparman76_69 wrote: Something that has the ability to be a competent track day car. Preferably Japanese and from the 80s.
MKII supra would be pretty sweet. I'd also be on board with an unloved exotic that needs some power.

I was thinking maybe a MKIII either one would be cool. Maybe a S13.

DaveEstey
DaveEstey SuperDork
1/25/13 1:58 p.m.

LS1 in an 70's Ford Escort.

Teh E36 M3
Teh E36 M3 Dork
1/25/13 1:59 p.m.

Cressida? Cressida wagon?

Ranger50
Ranger50 UberDork
1/25/13 2:02 p.m.

IS300 is an easy build....

yamaha
yamaha SuperDork
1/25/13 2:03 p.m.

LS swap a Europa.......

NOHOME wrote: Grassroots, Motorsports oriented, appealing to a crowd that has a predilection for racing and classic cars. Quite a few Gyro-gearloose types in the crowd who joneses for a good fabrication article. Well, the answer is obvious. You MUST build an LS1 powered Europa.

Great mad scientists think alike.....I didn't even look through the 2nd page before I typed it.

alfadriver
alfadriver PowerDork
1/25/13 2:05 p.m.

In reply to AngryCorvair: Just thought of you AC.

Your middie corvair with an ls. Man, that would be a blast to autocross.

yamaha
yamaha SuperDork
1/25/13 2:06 p.m.

In reply to alfadriver:

More the less, its been done before I'm sure.....

alfadriver
alfadriver PowerDork
1/25/13 2:09 p.m.

In reply to yamaha:

I'm sure it has, but I remember how fun AC's mid-vair was with the heavy big block. A light LS1 in that car would just make it amazing.

Well, that and decent brakes.

Giant Purple Snorklewacker
Giant Purple Snorklewacker MegaDork
1/25/13 2:11 p.m.
JohnRW1621 wrote: Ohhhh, Opel GT is a great idea too.

I would do a Manta because they are obscure and look like sex with flares.

Exhibit One:

Exhibit 2:

Exhibit III:

Bobzilla
Bobzilla UltraDork
1/25/13 2:20 p.m.

Cadillac Catera. Make it an early "V" car. The predecessor to the CTS-V.

DuctTape&Bondo
DuctTape&Bondo HalfDork
1/25/13 2:24 p.m.
Ranger50 wrote: IS300 is an easy build....

I'd loan them mine if they would make it CA smog legal and I'll pay shipping both ways

Racer1ab
Racer1ab HalfDork
1/25/13 2:26 p.m.

Folks, this is easy. In the Holy GRM Trinity, the E30 and Miata are now common targets for LS engine swaps.

The P71 isn't.

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