Prof_Pretorius
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10 Feb 2009, 9:24 pm
FerrariMike_40 wrote:
I'm still a new driver so:
My great uncle owns one of the largest car dealership chains in Illinois and me and my grandpa have talked to him a lot about Vette's and I'm hoping to get a good deal
My dream:
1962 Ferrari 250 GTO, or 1996 Ferrari F50 GT
My great uncle owns one of the largest car dealership chains in Illinois and me and my grandpa have talked to him a lot about Vette's and I'm hoping to get a good deal
My dream:
1962 Ferrari 250 GTO, or 1996 Ferrari F50 GT
There you go lad, dream BIG ! !!
11 Feb 2009, 1:02 am
beef_bourito wrote:
i hope you reinforced that cortina's frame. i'd hate to see it twisted and ripped in half by the monstrous torque of that (most likely not stock since it's a custom job) V8 engine. one thing i've always wanted to do is put a V8 in a fiero. i've never owned a fiero, i hear they're friggin death traps but it's pretty light, really small, and can apparently hold a small block v8. i saw a vid of a fiero with a supercharged v8 in it, definitely not the safest thing to drive on the road 
Cortina 6 cyl (Same engine as the Aussie Falcon - 250cui inline 6cyl) sold in Australia is a very different chassis to the one sold through the rest of the world. Putting a V8 in a 4 Cyl Cortina chassis I wouldn't recommend. The 6 Cyl version is stronger and on top of that I've seam welded and added a few extra gussets just make sure it doesn't tear a differential mount point off the car. Yes, the 5.0 is modified, just a little. Alloy heads and intake make the V8 lighter than the all cast-iron 6 cyl it replaced so it also does not affect the chassis' balance at all. It does break seat backs however. Pics and specs on my website www.roadrunner.hobby-site.com .
V8 in a Fiero... now there's a nicely balanced chassis to drive around corners with. Corvair scares me, like a volkswagen does. Mid engine works, rear engine turns the rear axle into a lever point for the rest of the chassis to see-saw on.
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11 Feb 2009, 2:34 am
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