Unholy drivetrain swap 

"71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors" (adamprotter) 04/21/2015 at 14:17 • Filed to: None

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The R35 GT-R and the Citroën SM have almost the exact same wheelbase. Imagine this beauty moving at godzilla speeds.

If I win the lottery, I’d like to make this happen.

random001 > 71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors 04/21/2015 at 14:21

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If I win the lottery, I will enable you to make this happen.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > 71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors 04/21/2015 at 14:22

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What about wheel track?

Dsscats > 71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors 04/21/2015 at 14:23

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WHY HASN’T THIS HAPPENED YET? GET OUR PEOPLE ON IT!

TheHondaBro > random001 04/21/2015 at 14:23

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If I win the lottery, I will enable you to enable him to make this happen.

TheHondaBro > 71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors 04/21/2015 at 14:25

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I’m pretty sure the Citroen parts would melt and congeal into one big French blob.

But holy shit, the SM is only .6 inches longer.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 04/21/2015 at 14:31

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That was the first thing I thought of, but for a slightly different reason. I know the GTR computer was reprogrammed rather effortlessly for the shorter wheelbase on the Juke-R, but different track width in back might do funny things to its brain/model, even if you narrowed the drive setup to work.

duurtlang > 71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors 04/21/2015 at 14:39

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An SM without its hydropneumatic suspension is no SM. Any restomod without it would be pointless and stupid. It would be an ambitious goal to mate that system with the Nissan engine.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > 71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors 04/21/2015 at 14:42

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Pretty sure that’s a lambo bro.

71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors > duurtlang 04/21/2015 at 14:45

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If I were to have all the money in the world and we’re going to do this, I’d start with an old rusted out one with unfixable suspension. Destroying a good SM is a crime but bringing one back to life in any capacity is good. I agree with you, and that’s why I called it an unholy swap.

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > 71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors 04/21/2015 at 14:55

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I know where you can get a donor.

http://sandiego.craigslist.org/ssd/cto/497184…

RallyWrench > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. 04/21/2015 at 15:00

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So you haven’t bought it yet? What’s the holdup!?

dogisbadob > 71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors 04/21/2015 at 15:02

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Imagine it moving under its own power at any speed :p

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > RallyWrench 04/21/2015 at 15:26

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I’m rather fond of not being strangled to death by my wife.

Bluecold > 71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors 04/21/2015 at 15:34

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I doubt you’d get this to work. the SM engine is behind the front wheels. Everything in front of the engine is transaxle, inboard brakes, suspension, diravi and other hydraulic systems.

Now a Porsche flat6 swap might be doable.

505Turbeaux > 71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors 04/21/2015 at 16:10

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you are going to have to widen the SM body quite a bit too

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > TheHondaBro 04/21/2015 at 16:17

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I’d buy that congealed french blob

Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen > duurtlang 04/21/2015 at 16:20

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Stupid, yes. Pointless, no - it’d be worth it the first time you blew the doors off some arrogant exec in an Audi or teenager in a riced out WRX.

In any case, don’t think of it as a restomod on an SM. Think of it as fixing a GTR’s ugliness problem.

Jobjoris > 71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors 04/21/2015 at 16:28

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You did realize the SM was front wheel drive? I think 500hp on those 205/70 15” in the front would lead to an amazingly wrong roadholding.