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  1. Speedmade

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    #26 Speedmade, Oct 12, 2013
    No chassis drawings yet. Just working off rough tape measurements so far.

    As for the shifter location, it is requiring a bunch of OEM parts to make up a special trans.
    Mustang V8 World Class T5 body and internals.
    85-90 V8 input shaft (works with the 4 cylinder bellhousing)
    Chevy S10 tail shaft housing (puts the shifter right up next to the trans body)
     
  2. Speedmade

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    #27 Speedmade, Oct 12, 2013
    I'm not sure where to start either, but I just jump in. I guess if I thought it out too much I would quit before I start. I just learn as I go.

    PM me if you ever want to stop by and see it. Not much to look at right now though.

    355 motors are still pretty expensive, probably around $10K for a decent one.
    348 motors go for about $7500

    I got mine for $4000 on Ebay about 10 years ago
     
  3. V-TWELVE

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    #28 V-TWELVE, Oct 12, 2013
    Neat project! Makes me want to put one in my Challenger.
     
  4. Carsonp

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    #29 Carsonp, Oct 13, 2013
    thats not THAT much more than a not-so-old LS2 or somrthing. Certainly more interesting!

    you have it at a shop or something or is this going to be a garage build?
     
  5. Speedmade

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    #30 Speedmade, Oct 14, 2013
    A little of both. Shop and home.
     
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    #34 Ferrari Envy, Sep 8, 2014
    What is this going in, or did I miss that? Super cool project.
     
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    #35 PaulK, Sep 8, 2014
    I love how the creativity of the project goes as deep as the valve guides, so far. This is looking cool!
     
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    #36 dbw, Sep 8, 2014
    Carburetors....lots of carburetors....
     
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    #39 skelly, Sep 27, 2014
    What a cool project! I'll be following this thread, for sure.
     
  15. texasmr2

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    #40 texasmr2, Sep 27, 2014
    I agree and me too.
     
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    #41 dmaxx3500, Sep 28, 2014
    any pics of the car yet?
     
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    #42 Protouring442, Oct 2, 2014
    Sweet!
     
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    #44 Dohangs, Jul 9, 2015
    Any updates with this thread?
     
  20. skelly

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    #45 skelly, Jul 17, 2015
    This is such a cool project.
     
  21. PSk

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    #46 PSk, Jul 18, 2015
    Surely you are going to move that engine as far back as possible for handling balance?
    Pete
     
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    #47 Ron B, Jul 27, 2015
    If it were me I would have been looking at a transaxle from something like a mercedes MB140D van, flipped over ala VW beetle to keep the Lancia Vibe..
     
  23. Smiles

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    #48 Smiles, Jul 27, 2015
    I don't see how that would fit the engine bay.

    Matt
     
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    #49 c7matt, Sep 8, 2016
    so many projects start well and lose steam..Wonder if its sitting under a pile of dust...
     
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    #50 Smiles, Sep 9, 2016
    That's a bit negative. But from experience, it's also realistic.

    Regardless, you have to admire a guy who successfully mated up a 348 engine to a T5 transmission. I do hope he gets the clutch, flywheel, throw-out bearing and so on to work as well.

    It's so cool. It, or a 355 version, would be great in, say, a Factory Five Cobra frame with a 375 body like s/n 0384. That may be my retirement project...

    Matt
     
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