An indy car engine mated to a NASCAR trans in a lightweight '66 Mustang.
An indy car engine mated to a NASCAR trans in a lightweight '66 Mustang.
I like the idea but too bad there are no pics...there's a facebook page for the project, can anyone on there link some pics?
In reply to GameboyRMH:
Well there's a couple pics...
From Facebook. Looks like a DSE front suspension.
Looks like the front subframe is aluminum too. I'm guessing it'll be around 2700lbs.
'... a 300 cubic-inch, all-aluminum, four-cam Indy motor...'
WHICH friggin motor!
It's not as if they are available in local pic'n'pay yard.
GameboyRMH wrote: Looks like the front subframe is aluminum too. I'm guessing it'll be around 2700lbs.
The subframe is stock. It has an aluminum suspension cradle.
My '65 is 2750lbs. This car should be significantly lighter than 2700lbs.
It's very odd to me that there's no cross-over pipe in that exhaust.
In reply to ReverendDexter:
With the exhaust tucked up in there like that, there's no room for a crossover. While a cross-over can help, the gains sometimes aren't worth the effort.
Holy mother o' WANT!
erohslc wrote: '... a 300 cubic-inch, all-aluminum, four-cam Indy motor...' WHICH friggin motor! It's not as if they are available in local pic'n'pay yard.
Cosworth was selling an old DFV a couple of years ago on their website...I can't remember the exact cost but it was something around the $20k-30k range.
That engine in the picture, is not a DFV, however. It also has spots for two distributors... so that should help date the engine.
And why are they so circumspect about exactly what it is?
Probably going to be driven in CA? Don't need the hippies upset afterall.....
It's out of the lotus or Gurney eagle's of the mid 60's. based off the Windsor smallblock. Somewhere around 400hp.
http://ford400.100webcustomers.com/v8indy4cam.html
Create a similar fiberglass body for a 69 Camero and a 70 Challenger
Put same drivetrain in them
Replace cars in NASCAR with these
Win
(would be nice if they add a few more road courses though)
RossD wrote:erohslc wrote: '... a 300 cubic-inch, all-aluminum, four-cam Indy motor...' WHICH friggin motor! It's not as if they are available in local pic'n'pay yard.Cosworth was selling an old DFV a couple of years ago on their website...I can't remember the exact cost but it was something around the $20k-30k range. That engine in the picture, is not a DFV, however. It also has spots for two distributors... so that should help date the engine.
Also, the NASCAR teams are dropping their old gas blocks for the new Ethanol stuff.
Guy out here at Hallett has a Roush Yates motor he gave $18k for stuffed in an S197 making like 900hp.
It's awesome.
aircooled wrote: - Create a similar fiberglass body for a 69 Camero and a 70 Challenger
I want to point out that you can buy an entire fiberglass body for a 1969 Camaro already.
Just to clarify, this Mustang doesn't have a fiberglass body. It has some fiberglass body panels, like front fenders, hood, doors and trunk lid. The unibody is factory-style steel.
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