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    What’s This Engine Bay: Engine Swap Edition

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    Image of loslosbaby loslosbaby
    09/02/09

    In reply to What’s This Engine Bay: Engine Swap Edition
    I knew what it was because my Dad had one (2 years newer with no windshield overhang and diff. grill) and we fooled with it all the time.

    The Q is...what tranny does it have?
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    Image of acarr260 acarr260
    09/02/09

    In reply to What’s This Engine Bay: Engine Swap Edition
    I got it right, but only because I had seen this before (on bangshift I think). I heartily approve of this monster - nice stance, old school rat rod looks, and that badass Viper V-10 is shocking when you open the hood.
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    Image of Psiu! Puxa!: You're right, Mopar or no car! Psiu! Puxa!: You're right, Mopar or no car!
    09/01/09

    In reply to What’s This Engine Bay: Engine Swap Edition
    That's a great swap. This sleeper is so sleepy, you couldn't keep it awake with a keg of red bull. Now I want to see a Viper with an old ford I6.
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    skitter promoted this comment Psiu! Puxa!: You're right, Mopar or no car! was starred Psiu! Puxa!: You're right, Mopar or no car! was unstarred
    Image of skitter skitter
    09/01/09

    @Psiu! Puxa! drinks unleaded and craps valve seats: And people would still say 'Wow, this thing is really fast,' when you gave rides. Consider your heart clicked.
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    Image of Mobius Mobius
    09/01/09

    In reply to What’s This Engine Bay: Engine Swap Edition
    "Hahaha, hey Mike, look at that POS old rusty truck!"

    "Oh man, I can totally smoke him with the new supercharger in my Civic!"

    "Hey, old man, wanna race? Or, just watch me pull away from you like a f**king jet plane? Hahahaha!!!"

    *V10 roars*

    "Hey, Mike, I don't think that sounds very much like a 50's truck..."

    "No, dude, it's just his speakers, I ain't scared of him."

    And this, my friends, is how the Civic Kid was born.
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    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    09/02/09

    @Mobius: No, this is how Civic Kid was born:

    Doctor: Ma'am, you're about to give birth!

    Woman: I don't care 'bout no babies! I wanna huff some more paint!

    aaaaand scene.
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    Image of dragon951 dragon951
    09/01/09

    In reply to What’s This Engine Bay: Engine Swap Edition
    It's a truck engine, this is where it belonged from the beginning.
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    Image of brianesser76 brianesser76
    09/01/09

    @dragon951: Actually it was in the Viper first.
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    Image of Muscles Marinara Muscles Marinara
    09/01/09

    @brianesser76:
    It's essentially an aluminum version of the truck V10 block, actually...
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    Maymar promotes wojo promoted this comment Muscles Marinara was starred Muscles Marinara was unstarred
    Image of Maymar Maymar
    09/01/09

    @Muscles Marinara: Reading the Wikipedia article suggest it goes both ways - it was developed for the trucks in the 80's (from their V8 architecture) but didn't get used until '94 (while the Viper had it in '92).
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    Image of Muscles Marinara Muscles Marinara
    09/01/09

    @Maymar promotes wojo:
    ahh...
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    Image of acarr260 acarr260
    09/02/09

    @dragon951: From what I've read, the V10 in the pickups and the V10 in the Viper merely share architecture - the heads and a lot of other components are very different.
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    Image of brianesser76 brianesser76
    09/01/09

    In reply to What’s This Engine Bay: Engine Swap Edition
    Sorry, but the Corvette drivetrain/suspension swapping into a Civic takes the cake of all swaps and sleepers.

    [www.thetorquereport.com]
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    acarr260 promoted this comment brianesser76 was starred brianesser76 was unstarred
    Image of acarr260 acarr260
    09/02/09

    @brianesser76: Great, I'm following your link, but if I don't get anything done before lunch because of this, I'm blaming you. And a h-click if it's as cool as it sounds.
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    Image of brianesser76 brianesser76
    09/02/09

    @acarr260: The car is amazing. There are photos of it all over the net. True sleeper aside from the mean ass growl of the LS!
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    Image of alexander_the_car_salamander alexander_the_car_salamander
    09/01/09

    In reply to What’s This Engine Bay: Engine Swap Edition
    I thought it was a Citroen 2CV. Imagine that, if you put this engine in a 2CV! You would have a 0-60 under 2 seconds! (And a 0 star crash test safety rating)
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    Image of something_unique_and_descriptive something_unique_and_descriptive
    09/01/09

    @alexander_the_car_salamander: Chances are you'd die in a fireball before you got there.

    I'm guessing that engine would take a 2CV apart before it got off the line.
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    Image of Maymar Maymar
    09/01/09

    @alexander_the_car_salamander: 0 Star? I think that's an improvement over stock.
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    Image of discontinuuity has left the Jalop until further notice discontinuuity has left the Jalop until further notice
    09/01/09

    @something_unique_and_descripti...: I once saw a 2CV in the Netherlands with some kind of Oldsmobile V8, and the stock frame.
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    Image of 1600mkII 1600mkII
    09/01/09

    In reply to What’s This Engine Bay: Engine Swap Edition
    I had thought a '54 Ford p-up, but they're identical, so do I get a tshirt?
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    Image of Ben Wojdyla Ben Wojdyla
    09/01/09

    @1600mkII: not quite, the grille is slightly different, but from what you were given to guess from you were essentially correct.
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    Image of badco/LoJ badco/LoJ
    09/01/09

    In reply to What’s This Engine Bay: Engine Swap Edition
    I seriously need to up my game. My '56 F100 with a Viper engine swap doesn't have heat and A/C.
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    discontinuuity is happy that everything has been set right in the Jalopverse. Now all we need is more of engineerd's Brefas Scotch! promoted this comment badco/LoJ was starred badco/LoJ was unstarred
    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    09/01/09

    In reply to What’s This Engine Bay: Engine Swap Edition
    I guessed pickup truck- but I got the make wrong- and I shouldn't have.
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    Image of Brian Brian
    09/01/09

    In reply to What’s This Engine Bay: Engine Swap Edition
    My guess was mid-fifties F-100 from the vent scoop. I knew it wasn't a '54 like I had back in the 80's because the shape of it wasn't exactly how I remembered. That said, this should be classified as "Bat shit crazy engine swap of the day." Did the guy load lead ingots in the bed to keep the ass end planted?

    A guy in my F-100 club actually put a 911 mil in his truck. It was mounted under the bed and he had an access door above it. The engine bay was converted to a nicely finished trunk. He was at once chastised and admired for his work by fellow members.
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    Image of GIC asks not for whom the bell tolls GIC asks not for whom the bell tolls
    09/01/09

    In reply to What’s This Engine Bay: Engine Swap Edition
    Got it! Well not down to the exact year, but I guessed early F-series based on the shape of the hood.
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    Image of Tanshanomi Tanshanomi
    09/01/09

    In reply to What’s This Engine Bay: Engine Swap Edition
    Boo-yah!

    Hey, getting one of these right is a big deal for me.
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    Image of dohcspit dohcspit
    09/01/09

    In reply to What’s This Engine Bay: Engine Swap Edition
    Q: What’s This Engine Bay ?
    A: Fucking awesome.

    What do I win ?
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    Novaload Is Just Plain Novaload Again promoted this comment dohcspit was starred dohcspit was unstarred
    Image of Novaload Novaload
    09/01/09

    @dohcspit: Agree.
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    Image of hovermike hovermike
    09/01/09

    In reply to What’s This Engine Bay: Engine Swap Edition
    Did '56 F100's have boxed frames (assuming this wasn't a frame-only resto)? If not, my guess is he'll twist that into oblivion on the first flooring...
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