OT: Talking Cars Tuesday - Your Best Blaspheme
Since FCA & Renault almost made an Italian/French/Detroit alliance happen I figured we should talk about the best fake mashups of vehicles.
Have you always wanted a Five-Oh in a Camaro? How about a Hellcat Supra? People have dropped 350 V8s in the back of 911s... how about a subaru flat 4?
Let's hear your automotive blasphemy for your dream hot rod
Not well-versed enough to speak on those, but I am looking into getting a used BMW 3 series. Can anyone speak to the quality of the engines on models 2013 and newer?
I have had several Bmw throughout the last 12 years. The engine was never a concern of mine, and I i drove 20k+ miles per year. I am not a geared so can’t give you detailed explanation. But the engines were always smooth.
My buddy drove 3 series for like 10 plus years and it was super reliable.
In for the opposition. My Brother had a 3 series, and my wife's cousin had an M3. Both were total hanger queens. Endless sensors that went wrong.
The 3 series was a used car, but the M3 was a lease.
Shop dealerships to see if they have any 1-2 yr old demo cars. You may be able to get into 4 or 5 depending on inventory. Make sure your car is under warranty. BMW Is excellent in servicing your vehicle, which is one of the reason why I never had an issue with my engine.
How well do they run after the warranty expires? I've driven only Hondas and those things last forever. Haven't had one not hot 220,000 in good condition.
I don’t like Honda’s or Toyota’s. Just personal preference. But I’ve frequently recommended them to people.
I wanted to buy a Cobra kit car and put a electric motor/battery pack in it. I have neither the time nor the money to do it though.
Not this
Sorry but I believe it is morally and ethically wrong for Chevy owners to drop a Ford engine in their car or Mopar guys to put a Pontiac mill inside a Superbee.
Every time I go to a car show and see fantastic cars with the wrong motors in them i see this
I always knew you were Ms. Franklin
I would like this. A VW Bug with a V8 in the front. I think the driving position is the rear seat.
I've actually seen this done. I can't speak to the integrity of the framework but it didn't end well. They were racing at the drag strip and the torque ripped the mounts off. The engine continued to spin for 1 or 2 more rotations whilst slamming against the track. That ended the night for everyone because of the gouging in the asphalt.
for those of us who have ever driven a vega, i always thought something like this was an unholy match, kind of like a cow mating with a cat.
I backed a Vega like that into a pole in a parking lot on Mt. Desert Island in Maine sometime in the early 1970s.
Wife had one in HS. The kids look at pictures and wonder why anyone would make a 'poop brown' car.
Vega’s do not survive because they had rust holes in just a couple of years. GM had to replace the fenders on my sisters car after 2 years I think.
Every 70s car we had rusted like hell. Chevy's, Fords, a buddies Toyota, and a Plymouth.
Steel making must have really taken a step forward. I have rust issues now but usually 10 years in.
My mom had a green Chevy Vega, but it didn’t look like that. Growing up, I only heard my parents swear when they were undertaking two specific events. For dad, it was putting up the Christmas tree. For mom, it was trying to shift the Vega into reverse. Backing out of the driveway was always a lesson in colorful language.
Former Vega driver here...kept a box of oil in the backseat for when I had to gas up.
Maybe they leaked because they were designed to be shipped like this...
https://www.autoblog.com/2013/03/01/vert-a-pac-train-cars-kept-your-chevy-vegas-price-in-check/
I want to do an LS swap in a jeep, preferably a newer one but as a huge Jurassic Park fan, it would be sweet to have an LS swapped JP Jeep!
I know they made supercharging kits for the 4.0L, I don't know if an LS would fit under the hood of a YJ
My '52 F-3 fully restored, all original.
What’s the hot red rod to the right? What under it’s hood?
That.....my friend, is a '11 Troybilt Horse, 46" deck and 22HP Kohler under the hood. My neighbor's wives are all very impressed with the size of my deck. Not to brag, but I have the biggest deck in the sub.
talking tractors tuesday....
Needs a Hemi...just sayin’
Just throwing this out there, if anyone comes across a 78 Camaro with tan interior for sale, please let me know. Thanks
I have a 78 Trans am with tan interior and shit brown exterior. I think its officially chesterfield brown but whatever.
Sounds like a killer ride, but I need a 78 Camaro specifically.
Sounds like a killer ride, but I need a 78 Camaro specifically.
You just want one of them, right?
Put my Duramax in a yukon xl.
not really a mashup but I have always wanted to take a early-mid 1990 Lincoln town car and remove the puny 302 Windsor / 281 SOHC engine (1990 and 1991-1997, respectively) and put a big block 460 in there with a few mods.
That car weighed a ton and had a dinky engine (180-210 hp). Just though it would be fun to put 500+ hp in there and see what happens.
I believe this is (almost) what you want
https://www.cars.com/shopping/mercury-marauder/
The Marauder, and the same era Impala, looked neat. Good for their era.
Almost. I think that was 280 ci ~300 hp straight from the factory.
I'm thinking much bigger. I mean you could supercharge a 460 with a few other mods and get it to 600 hp pretty easy
I once took the handlebar grips from a Schwinn and put them on a Huffy. It didn't fool anybody.
I'm sure that it handled much better!!!
Underrated comment!
Banana seat too?
This was the height of coolness in the 5th grade....
Those were the days right there.
Yowza!
I loved those things. My kids have no idea what I'm talking about when i refer to banana seats
The Tesla ludicrous speed electric power plant in an old Chevette would be damn funny.
That would be scary as fuck. I drove a Model X a few months ago. It was, by far, the quickest thing I've ever driven, and I'm pretty slutty when it comes to cars.
in the words of chevy chase in caddyshack: oh, hatter, don't sell yourself short. you're slutty about a lot of things.
(forgive me, hatter. couldn't resist)
P-51 Mustang (Packard V-1650 engine) + Mustang Cobra GT
(edit for clarity)