Lunacy engine swaps
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The ones that I remember from Clive Taylors workshop in Bedfordshire back in the late 70's early 80's
Merc 220 coupe with a 327 cu in V8 (his mother in laws car )
Mk1 Escort estate with a 3.5 rover V8
Dingo scout car with turret removed to look like a large beach buggy with a 9ltr V8
morris 1100 with a 1750 maxi engine in the boot .
various CF Bedfords with an assortment of V8s
The attempts by Vauxhall with V8 conversions go back to the 70s , they tried a V8 holden in an FE Victor that twisted the baulkhead and fractured the A posts when tested on the ripple road .
Many race cars from the Super Saloon series had V8 conversions even an Escort with a Cosworth F1 DFV lump , and a capri with a 9ltr V8 diesel converted to petrol .Also a Daf 33 with a 3.5 V8 and the De Roy brothers who ran BDA engined DAFs in rallycross .
Ian Richardson ran a Corvair with Maclaren Can Am mechanicals in it .
Mick Hills Janglia a jag engined Ford Anglia .
Garden shed engineering heroes will always suprise us , they have done so ever since motoring began
Merc 220 coupe with a 327 cu in V8 (his mother in laws car )
Mk1 Escort estate with a 3.5 rover V8
Dingo scout car with turret removed to look like a large beach buggy with a 9ltr V8
morris 1100 with a 1750 maxi engine in the boot .
various CF Bedfords with an assortment of V8s
The attempts by Vauxhall with V8 conversions go back to the 70s , they tried a V8 holden in an FE Victor that twisted the baulkhead and fractured the A posts when tested on the ripple road .
Many race cars from the Super Saloon series had V8 conversions even an Escort with a Cosworth F1 DFV lump , and a capri with a 9ltr V8 diesel converted to petrol .Also a Daf 33 with a 3.5 V8 and the De Roy brothers who ran BDA engined DAFs in rallycross .
Ian Richardson ran a Corvair with Maclaren Can Am mechanicals in it .
Mick Hills Janglia a jag engined Ford Anglia .
Garden shed engineering heroes will always suprise us , they have done so ever since motoring began
Megaflow said:
bigals said:
I knew Graeme many years ago when I was an active member of the WSCC, he has always built cracking cars. I didn't realised he had moved to Barbados.
A guy that works for a company I share an office building with was telling me the other day hes building some kind of crazy KA, I forgot all about it until the other day and I seen this ropey looking KA in the car park. Exhaust sticking through a hole in the bootlid, massive exposed cooling fan on the front - it looked a mess.
I get closer and see that its stripped, caged and has an engine in the back. From memory, I'm pretty sure he said he was fitting a Saab 2.3 HOT engine and a 4WD system
I get closer and see that its stripped, caged and has an engine in the back. From memory, I'm pretty sure he said he was fitting a Saab 2.3 HOT engine and a 4WD system
cramorra said:
I wonder nobody has mentioned J Leno s tank car yet?
I think it has one of the crazy M48 engines.
From a mad but driveable position I wonder where the 6,3 V 8 from amg could go? Sticking it in a cerbera could be great fun fo example
Tank Car isn't really a swap though as its a ground up build almost. Randy Grubb is insane and genius in equal measureI think it has one of the crazy M48 engines.
From a mad but driveable position I wonder where the 6,3 V 8 from amg could go? Sticking it in a cerbera could be great fun fo example
You can see the F1 powered Espace here - http://www.museematra.com/
Well worth a visit if in the area.
Well worth a visit if in the area.
Because it's a micra
http://www.evo.co.uk/nissan/9068/nissan-350-sr-mic...
I love it and after seeing this I became obsessed spotting K12 micra sports. It was a phase.
http://www.evo.co.uk/nissan/9068/nissan-350-sr-mic...
I love it and after seeing this I became obsessed spotting K12 micra sports. It was a phase.
Harry Flashman said:
djneils98 said:
my vote goes to this combination of engineering excellence and lunacy
A gorgeous muscle car with a 1650 hp marine (as in boat) V8 engine. jaw dropping
That whole car is utterly amazing.A gorgeous muscle car with a 1650 hp marine (as in boat) V8 engine. jaw dropping
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ts0Z030mucc
Edited for link.
giveablondeabone said:
SuperchargedVR6 said:
giveablondeabone said:
And to think only this morning I was dreaming about an R32 4x4 conversion for my PD170 MK2 Leon FR and thinking it was too silly...........
Yep, because it would then be slower!Nanook said:
thunderpigeon said:
I stopped reading PPC years and years ago because the content was interesting, but the format and everything else was gash.Did he ever finish it then? Last I remember reading it, he was building a dyno for it, and planning on turbocharging it because it was only making 400bhp. And it had no windscreen.
Picked up a copy the other day in a shop for a browse, yep, Hollman's BMW still doesn't work. The other bloke still hasn't finished any of his long standing projects, but has some how bought some more.
SuperchargedVR6 said:
giveablondeabone said:
SuperchargedVR6 said:
giveablondeabone said:
And to think only this morning I was dreaming about an R32 4x4 conversion for my PD170 MK2 Leon FR and thinking it was too silly...........
Yep, because it would then be slower!sheer lunacy... not sure if this is a modded, engine swap or just mutant
1,000hp Audi Quattro Pike's Peak replica
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBJzAQ1XXs8
even more lunacy
http://www.carbuildindex.com/23418/short-take-dats...
plain bonkers...
http://www.carbuildindex.com/21179/1989-ford-trans...
I saw a V8 AMG powered Transit a month or so ago too
or an LS engined RAV4 - http://www.carbuildindex.com/20126/short-take-geo-...
1,000hp Audi Quattro Pike's Peak replica
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBJzAQ1XXs8
even more lunacy
http://www.carbuildindex.com/23418/short-take-dats...
plain bonkers...
http://www.carbuildindex.com/21179/1989-ford-trans...
I saw a V8 AMG powered Transit a month or so ago too
or an LS engined RAV4 - http://www.carbuildindex.com/20126/short-take-geo-...
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