Non-football related stuff that really makes your day

[Trickalicious]

I think your turn signal is out.

[DanO]

https://scontent-a-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/v/t1.0-9/10891724_972052142823911_7626517180595981801_n.jpg?oh=4451edb5a892d46175fc93029d6fbb4b&oe=552854B1

[bimmer84]

At first I thought it was a Ford GT. And that would have made me insanely jealous.

[dpatnod]

Replica.

[bimmer84]

Cool, what will you use for the chassis, motor, etc?

[dpatnod]

I think I've almost decided upon a fiero. Possibly a Buick 3.8L motor. Maybe a newer motor if I can find a donor car with full computer / electrical / airbags / interior, etc. that I can adapt.

[CaptainBlue]

I got the Edge. I love it so far. It's nice to not have to worry about car problems anymore.

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[bimmer84]

I think I've almost decided upon a fiero. Possibly a Buick 3.8L motor. Maybe a newer motor if I can find a donor car with full computer / electrical / airbags / interior, etc. that I can adapt.

Keep us posted. That would be a serious car with that GN 3.8 Buick turbo. I'd love the see the end result.

[dpatnod]

Keep us posted. That would be a serious car with that GN 3.8 Buick turbo. I'd love the see the end result.

Yeah, well it is a long-term project - so it will be a while. Not going for fast, actually. Hoping for fuel economy. Have not ruled out front wheel drive.

I really like what this guy has done:





But the way it opens is just plain cool.

[bimmer84]

The first two pics aren't showing up for me, but the third one looks nice.

[dpatnod]

The third one is an electric conversion (cool too).

avenger-valkyrie.org/featuredcars/earlharper/

[bimmer84]

Very nice. So I did a little research and that body came in 3 versions, a V-Dub, Corvair, and V-8 mated to a Corvair trans-axle. That would be a pretty cool car with the Corvair Turbo. I had one of those once upon a time. Loved it. I could really shut down the Gremlins, VW's, Vega's, and Pinto's with it. Ha!

[bimmer84]

Mine looked like this - same paint/interior and a rag top. I miss that little car.

[dpatnod]

Yessir. This one is the V-dub flavor. The engines mated to Corvair transaxles I believe had to be setup to rotate the opposite way, or the transaxle had to be flipped over to turn the wheels the correct way. I just got a wild hair growing and decided to mate it with some 50+ year newer technology and engineering.

I was condisdering an S-10 frame and chassis (cheap parts!), after seeing some people use those under vw beetles to build v-8 bugs.

carmensbugs.proboards.com/thread/8/v8-super-beetle-project

But I am thinking of going a different route because I am skeptical I could ever get it to sit low enough to look right. Fiero seems like a great candidate - rear engined, much more modern suspension and features.

It should be a lot of fun. I am sure I will spout many choice words normally reserved for Lions games in the process. But I will get to put my sawsall and welder to lots of use!

[dpatnod]

Sorry to but in - glad you like the Edge!