And now for something completely different... - The Ford Focus Forum

**musclecarjohn** · 11-07-2009, 11:46 AM

Saw this at an auto-x a few wknds back,looks to be the engine/wheels from a late-model Corvette:

**Spatakula** · 11-07-2009, 11:59 AM

Wow!!! That is all kinds of awesome.

-spatakula

**biscuitninja** · 11-07-2009, 12:00 PM

BUT.... was it fast? I'm sure it's powerful... but what else?

I LOVE crazy projects like this. Hopefully its a beasty McBeast!

**Great One** · 11-07-2009, 01:00 PM

That thing is sweet

**jinstall** · 11-07-2009, 02:47 PM

Nice.

**frdfocszx3** · 11-07-2009, 03:35 PM

Sweet project.

**ElPogoLoco** · 11-07-2009, 03:44 PM

I like it but would have much rather see a true build up of a Fester. I do like it though. Always interesting when people cram a V8 in a small car.

**ZX3autoxtasy** · 11-07-2009, 04:17 PM

That's badass.

But thats like what, 70/30 weight distribution.

**tysmagic** · 11-07-2009, 06:37 PM

sweet betty thats awesome. How did it do? Surely it'll go fast straight.

**FORDSVTPARTS** · 11-07-2009, 07:51 PM

That appears to be a GM front drive V8 automatic transmission, hard to tell what it's from but they started using them in the Toronado in 1966 behind a 425 ci big block so it should hold plenty of power.

It'd be interesting to find out exactly what the setup consists of. I love swaps like that

**svtf02red** · 11-07-2009, 07:57 PM

Holy Mother of God!!! Where are the wheelie bars? That's got to be a bitch to handle on the auto-x course!

**MichaelXi** · 11-07-2009, 11:40 PM

'TaFuhhhhh....????
Farm Out.

That's a Nifty idea....
I just wish they'd stuck with a Ford powerplant.

**MrBirdman330** · 11-08-2009, 12:58 AM

^ yeah agreed on that one. But makes me think of the crazy ones who put 454's in Civics.

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