Is this sacralage?
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Hey NickFordMan, I'm glad you don't rule the world. You gotta relax man. We are not talking about any kind of super classics here.
Besides, ALL cars and trucks are just raw materials for making something you like.
Besides, ALL cars and trucks are just raw materials for making something you like.
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Anyone know what a RB26DET is? It's an engine...from Nissan. A Skyline engine.
Now, guess what car the engine was put in? I bet you can't even imagine this one...
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...that's right...a '67 Mustang. This car was done for the future Fast and the Furious 3 movie. It's also the reason I will NOT be seeing this movie.
I couldn't believe it when I saw that done. A Skyline engine in a Mustang. I had feelings of hatred for the evil scum behind this.
Now, guess what car the engine was put in? I bet you can't even imagine this one...
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...that's right...a '67 Mustang. This car was done for the future Fast and the Furious 3 movie. It's also the reason I will NOT be seeing this movie.
I couldn't believe it when I saw that done. A Skyline engine in a Mustang. I had feelings of hatred for the evil scum behind this.
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You know, I wish I ruled the world...things would be running a lot smoother.
I'm slightly disgusted that someone could actually like the concept of the Skyline engine in a Mustang. I figured Mustang enthusiasts would share my revolting attitude towards what was done to it...but I guess I was wrong. Nobody else realizes how wrong that actually is?
I'm slightly disgusted that someone could actually like the concept of the Skyline engine in a Mustang. I figured Mustang enthusiasts would share my revolting attitude towards what was done to it...but I guess I was wrong. Nobody else realizes how wrong that actually is?
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Well, that Mustang is ...um...interesting. It might have decent handling wuth that light engine, but a Skyline engine? Ick
. They should have used a boosted 300 or maybe a 428 or something. How about a 500 Caddy?
Sorry, I couldn't resist that. After all, a Caddy engine started this thread.
. They should have used a boosted 300 or maybe a 428 or something. How about a 500 Caddy? Sorry, I couldn't resist that. After all, a Caddy engine started this thread.
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I'm certainly no purist, but I do love my Blue Oval engines!!! Sticking with the stock motor in your pickup sure does make the potential buyers market bigger.
Last summer I picked up an '84 Vet body shell on a trade deal. Though it is still way down on the list of projects, the car will eventually be a tube chassis, strut front and 4 bar 9" Ford rear. Power will be a Windsor engine stroked to 408 C I with a Tremec 5 speed..... Where the Vet emblem is on the back of the car, I am going to have it lettered "Payback". Just a bit of a dig on all the clowns who have opted for chebbie power in all the old Ford coupes, roadsters, and pickups over the years!!!! Heck, if they can do it, why can't I?????
Last summer I picked up an '84 Vet body shell on a trade deal. Though it is still way down on the list of projects, the car will eventually be a tube chassis, strut front and 4 bar 9" Ford rear. Power will be a Windsor engine stroked to 408 C I with a Tremec 5 speed..... Where the Vet emblem is on the back of the car, I am going to have it lettered "Payback". Just a bit of a dig on all the clowns who have opted for chebbie power in all the old Ford coupes, roadsters, and pickups over the years!!!! Heck, if they can do it, why can't I?????
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Originally Posted by magee
I don't know if it would be bad, but it would probably be fast as heck! 
I'm still waiting for the "perfect" car to do it with ...
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Originally Posted by krewat
Hey, NickFordMan, I wanna put a Ford 351W into a Triumph TR7, is that bad ?
There are limits to this though...I would never stick a Ford into a Z06 or a Ford 429 into a '69 Charger, out of shear respect for those particular cars. Any car worth mentioning...probably doesn't need to be swapping engines across manufacturers. That's just my opinion.
The same goes for the trucks. Outside of International trucks (considered incorporated in this instance), I don't see any reason why engines should be crossed. It just doesn't make any sense to me.
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NickFordMan, I agree wholeheartedly!
There are quite a few TR7's running around with Buick 2.8 V6's in them. That is gruesome to me, to say the least.
At least Ford had and still has a heavy presence in Britain. A Ford engine is not that far off-track, even if it is a "big" (to the British) American V8. The TR7 slant-4 is a pretty heavy motor, looking more like a tractor engine than a car engine. But that's probably where the design came from. I know for a fact the bare 4-cyl block is heavier than a 289 block, and quite high on nickel, so much so that my machinist took extra car to bore it correctly because the metal would just move around instead of cutting. Forged steel crank, rods and forged pistons from the factory. Taken care of, they are quite long-lasting.
Anyway, off the original topic, but this points out something in this debate. If it's a Ford engine, it's OK to put it in another branded car. I do agree that not performing sacrilege to certain other brand's cars would be prudent
There are quite a few TR7's running around with Buick 2.8 V6's in them. That is gruesome to me, to say the least.
At least Ford had and still has a heavy presence in Britain. A Ford engine is not that far off-track, even if it is a "big" (to the British) American V8. The TR7 slant-4 is a pretty heavy motor, looking more like a tractor engine than a car engine. But that's probably where the design came from. I know for a fact the bare 4-cyl block is heavier than a 289 block, and quite high on nickel, so much so that my machinist took extra car to bore it correctly because the metal would just move around instead of cutting. Forged steel crank, rods and forged pistons from the factory. Taken care of, they are quite long-lasting.
Anyway, off the original topic, but this points out something in this debate. If it's a Ford engine, it's OK to put it in another branded car. I do agree that not performing sacrilege to certain other brand's cars would be prudent
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