A V-10 in a Mustang? In the back of it???

[scannon]

http://jalopnik.com/5466697/man-builds-mustang-out-of-lamborghini-world-goes-huh?skyline=true&s=i

[gjslutz]

I looked at the price on a few of the cars on the jameslist, and I thought Barret Jackson pulled large money. These folks are good.

[BMW RACER]

That's odd!

 

I prefer this:

 

http://www.zimbio.com/Porsche+Turbo/articles/3/VW+Bus+Porsche+Turbo+Engine

[Mondo]

I like that kind of stuff... the porsche, not so much the mustang. Love "sleepers"

If I had that kind of disposable cash I'd get that black VW bus that kicks ass on the Nurburgring. And sits 6 in full harness seats/roll cage;)

[pksurveyor]

The VW van is my hero. Embarrassed all the fancy supercars with alphabet begins with "F", "L", and "P". It is the ultimate nerd car.

[escondidoron]

Well, I like this thing. It's right up there with this early 80's German transplant effort:

http://www.vw-one.co.uk/volkswagen_golf_928.htm

 

But both the above Golf / Porsche and the Tractorri (this thing is cool just because of the name) efforts were built by professional shops.

 

Just like with a Seven, I have a greater appreciation for the efforts of home builders. So I offer up for your consideration, my personal favorite "Who could have ever thought of this" engine swap goes to a guy named Jay Eitel. I came across it in a one page Escape Roads article in the back of Autoweek several years ago. IIRC in the Autoweek article it said that Jay did most of the design and build himself.

 

Just as a quiz, see if you can guess the engine donor (not too hard) and the subject car (a little tougher) before you go to the link to check out some further details.

 

Here's a teaser pic of the engine bay:

http://www.corvaircorsa.com/V-12/jejagv12.JPG

 

So while the Golf and Tractorri transplants involved a lot of cutting and fitting, in the end they are mostly about transplanting an existing drivetrain / propulsion system into a different body (and I fully appreciate how little of the Golf was left after widening it to fit over the 928 mechanicals). This project made very few body modifications (by comparison to the Golf). But it required extensive engineering effort to develop the drivetrain as a system (as far as I am concerned, just building your own 4 speed automatic transaxle out of a pair of Powerglide / Pontiac Tempest units is much more involved than either the Golf or Tractorri projects).

 

Here's a link to a nice description of this transplant:

http://www.corvaircorsa.com/V-12/jejagv12.JPG

 

So while we are pretty involved with our Seven projects, you gotta appreciate the level of effort put in by of all of these guys. Even if they aren't owner designed or built.

[pierats]

Here is a direct link: http://www.corvaircorsa.com/V-12-01.html

 

Ron,

 

That is AMAZING! Truly one of the most impressive sleeper cars I've ever seen.

[CrazyCanuck]

Reminds me of Renault's F1 minivan from the '90s:

YouTube - Renault Sport Espace F1 1995 Concept Car

The ultimate grocery getter?

[yellowss7]

Hey Lance, have you seen the light and thinking of getting another 7?

 

Tom

:seeya:

[rnr]

Reminds me of Renault's F1 minivan from the '90s:

 

Or the Ford Transit Supervan with a mid-mounted Cosworth F1 engine

 

http://www.seriouswheels.com/cars/top-Ford-Transit-Supervan-3.htm