Challenge 

"S65" (granthp) 09/24/2016 at 08:41 • Filed to: Drift Cars, American

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You have to build a drift car, it must be American or at least branded like it is American. You cannot have a Corvette or a Dodge Viper. I should cost 40K or less but it can go up to 50K if you must. You can swap in any sort of engine you like. Bonus points if it isn’t a LS.

I’d take this Crown Vic swap in a !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! and put some !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! on it and go kill tires. Even though that 5.8 is a bad value...

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bhtooefr > S65 09/24/2016 at 08:48

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Challenger SRT8 + big-ass supercharger. DIY Hellcat.

Berang > S65 09/24/2016 at 08:51

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Not a viper.

daender > S65 09/24/2016 at 08:51

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...

1.) Buy salvage title Mustang GT.

2.) Dump remaining money into supercharging, the entirety of Maximum Motorsports’ suspension and handling catalog, and copy the front steering/suspension setup of Gittin’s cars to achieve maximum steering angles.

3.) Buy cheap 18x10 wheels with sticky tires.

4.) Kick ass.

DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! > S65 09/24/2016 at 08:55

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Let’s do this.

Laurence > S65 09/24/2016 at 08:59

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Viper engines are about 10k on eBay, which leaves 30k to find a ridiculously inappropriate car to put it into and make it work

LongbowMkII > S65 09/24/2016 at 09:08

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Supercharge the SS, rebuild/modify the suspension. Spend the rest on wheels/tires.

404 - User No Longer Available > S65 09/24/2016 at 09:14

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Easy.

Those Ecotecs can be tuned to make ridiculous amounts of power. Or if Solstice is not your thing, take a Sky:

they-will-know-my-velocity > S65 09/24/2016 at 09:32

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I’ve thought about this for awhile and I know what I would do. Feel free to steal this because I want to see this built.

1. Buy a 4 cylinder/Manual Fox body mustang off craigslist for a cheaply as possibly.

2. Gut it. Cage it. Sell interior and drivetrain for dollhairs and reinforce the subframe.

3. 3.5L Ecoboost Twin Turbo from Ford Racing

4. Build motor/trans. Headwork, forged interals, built turbos, meth injection, etc.

5. Tubbed wells/fender flares for fat fitment yo. 18x10/18x12

6. Coils, 8.8 rear, one piece DS

7. Tuning. Lots of tuning.

I want this. All told we’re at $50k depending on tuning costs and how much I do myself. Still, that would be something truly unique.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > S65 09/24/2016 at 09:33

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CTS wagon.

Not the V because motor swap anyway.

Why not an LS. Or maybe boosted Viper motor. But also $

jimz > S65 09/24/2016 at 09:38

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CVPI with 6.8 liter 3V V10.

yes, it’ll fit, even though it has the same taller deck height as the 5.4.

oh, and a rear gear swap to 4.10s.

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > S65 09/24/2016 at 09:56

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Take a Ram 1500 R/T. Twin turbo the 5.7, swap in a 6.4 hemi or a 6.2L from a hellcat, drop it to the ground.

jdrgoat - Ponticrack? > S65 09/24/2016 at 09:58

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Ok, well let’s start with getting another GTO. Let’s make it a salvage title to save some money.

What’s that about bonus points? Oh, I already have an LS1? Ok, I know that. We’re pulling it out. And putting in an ISV5.0, the Cummins turbo diesel V8 from the Titan.

Step 3? Pretty sure that step 3 is just profit.

jdrgoat - Ponticrack? > jdrgoat - Ponticrack? 09/24/2016 at 09:59

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Not sure if my picture attached, kinja.

interstate366, now In The Industry > S65 09/24/2016 at 10:08

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Does an XR4Ti count as American? Otherwise, Thunderbird Turbo Coupe + RB26.

S65 > interstate366, now In The Industry 09/24/2016 at 10:11

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No.

nermal > S65 09/24/2016 at 10:18

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1) Buy ugly-ass Chevette.

2) Add V8 and stuff.

3) Done.

Flyboy is FAA certified insane > S65 09/24/2016 at 10:40

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Chrysler Crossfire W/ amg 5.5 swap.

itschrome > S65 09/24/2016 at 11:10

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With this

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > S65 09/24/2016 at 12:00

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2010 P7B

5.4 4v from an old Navigator.

Rebuilt M112

Brand new TR-6060.

Custom one-piece driveshaft

Megasquirt III

Carbon clutch 8.8 with 4.10 gearimg

ASD Hydro E-brake

Full cage

Recaro Sportster CS front seats

Racing fuel cell

Walbro 255

Racequip harnesses

BCL Universal Atmosphere Demolisher wing (FD Legal Uprights)

Massive custom front splitter

ADTR coilovers

Custom angle kit

Custom front overfenders

+15 offset Enkei Tenjins on the front

S197 V6 drift spares on the back.

Mishimoto rad

160 degree thermostat

Paint it grabber blue below the beltline and black above it, white pinstripe separating the two.

Terminator-style grille mesh delete

A healthy fiberglass cowl.

S65 > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 09/24/2016 at 12:35

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Damn.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > S65 09/24/2016 at 13:17

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I’ve put some thought into this.

AfromanGTO > S65 09/24/2016 at 13:23

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I’ll take the Pontiac Pegasus! ;)

AfromanGTO > jdrgoat - Ponticrack? 09/24/2016 at 13:23

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You have to copy and paste the url now......

S65 > AfromanGTO 09/24/2016 at 13:26

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A Ferrari V12 in a Pontiac? Neat!

jdrgoat - Ponticrack? > AfromanGTO 09/24/2016 at 13:46

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I was uploading from my phone. That doesn’t work now?

AfromanGTO > jdrgoat - Ponticrack? 09/24/2016 at 15:30

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I don’t think so. I was just dragging the images from google, and now it needs the url... kinja................ (-_-)

AfromanGTO > S65 09/24/2016 at 15:41

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It’s got a pretty cool story behind it.

“Enzo Ferrari offering to contribute a 365 GTB/4 (Daytona) V-12 engine to the project, which surely sealed the deal.”

“4.4-liter competition motor with high-overlap cams and big-bore Weber carb”

Here’s two links to the story, and telling you about the car.

http://www.conceptcarz.com/z21316/Pontiac-Firebird-Pegasus-Concept.aspx

http://www.motortrend.com/news/c12-0603-1971-pontiac-firebird-pegasus/

I like the emblem on it.

deprecated account > S65 09/24/2016 at 17:20

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1) buy cheapest, lightest Cadillac ATS money can buy

2) LS7 swap, because that’s what GM should have done for the ATSV in the first place

3) get new suspension and such

4) kick ass and take names

Die-Trying > S65 09/24/2016 at 17:56

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THIS van..........

Chevy Extended Cargo Work Van - $1200 (West Houston

with a ladder rack, and ladders

or this one

94 icecream truck - $1500 (San Antonio)

with TWO 305 small block chevys(that you can get given to you) coupled nose to tail.(coupler would cost around $250-$300 to fabricate) little bit of minor rpm sustainability work.($1500 swapmeet speed parts headers, 4 barrel intakes, swap meet carbs, new camshafts, new springs ) couple an old truck 4 speed behind them(near gimmie $100 for a GOOD one),and some linkages to shift from the drivers’ seat.($200)

shorten a driveshaft, and fabricate a cradle to keep everything lined up($100in steel) set everything in the frame nice and low to keep the center of gravity down..........

and in.......... for $3700 ish

you can always round up some other engines for a few dollars more, but 305s are throw aways, one thats been mildly helped out can make 250- ish horse/lbft torque.(carefully chosen parts), so two of them together gets you 500 horse/lb ft torque. from a combined 610 cubes..........

you can score a used 454, still running for $300. throw a cam, headers, intake and carb, and make 400 lazy horses.(can make a lot more, but these 400 horses are low stress) it would cost around 700 dollars to add the power to the lazy 454 with swap meet stuff, so double for two..........$1600 two 454s............900 cubes making 800 low stress horsepower/ torques for $2200...........

packaged in either a work van(with full ladders), or an ice cream van( with turkey in the straw playing)...............

CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) > S65 09/24/2016 at 18:22

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http://m.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?listingId=437352885&endYear=2017&pageLayout=list&sortBy=bestmatcha&startYear=1981&mmt=%5BCHEV%5BCAP%5B%5D%5D%5B%5D%5D

2013 Chevy Caprice with V8.

Swap with a Ford Barra i6 Turbo engine.

Piss off/confuse every Ford and Chevy person out there.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/BA-FORD-FALCON-XR6-TURBO-ENGINE-LONG-BARE-/272373058364

Die-Trying > AfromanGTO 09/24/2016 at 18:34

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awesome car no doubt........... but would it really make the $50k cut.......?..............

AfromanGTO > Die-Trying 09/24/2016 at 19:03

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It doesn’t have to be the exact Pegasus. A 2nd gen Firebird, Ferrari engine, and T56 would be close enough for government work.

Die-Trying > AfromanGTO 09/24/2016 at 19:17

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i was just monkeying with you......... i had seen a show, or an article about it a while back......... that is one impressive car..............

Shour, Aloof and Obnoxious > S65 09/24/2016 at 19:18

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1989 Chrysler Conquest (hey, it’s “branded as such”) (TSi optional)

Pull the 2.6 (hence why TSi optional), bolt in 4G63T from a 2007 Evo.

???

Profit.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > S65 09/24/2016 at 19:51

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STep 1) 90s cadillac fleetwood

Step 2) High performance air suspension all around

Step 3) ZR1 drivetrain swap w/ LT5 and appropriate upgrades

Step 4) Drift interior w/ real wood grain accents

Step 5) Badass-ify it. Also hang a piece of “reclaimed sea-wood” on the rear bumper as a drift charm.

Ladies and gents - The Cadillac Driftwood

Nymphicus Hollandicus > S65 09/24/2016 at 20:28

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Add in turbocharged ecotech and lower it, boom.

AfromanGTO > Die-Trying 09/25/2016 at 01:34

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It’s cool man. I have discussed the idea with friends before about putting a Ferrari engine in a RWD car, but what car exactly was the biggest hangup. I think it would be fun to do in the Pegasus style. With the candy paint, pinstriping, and body work. :) Hell even do it Lemons style. lol

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > S65 09/25/2016 at 11:56

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Buick Roadmaster Estate. LSD rear end, coilovers, 454 big block with twin turbos.

Die-Trying > AfromanGTO 09/26/2016 at 01:08

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i think that lemons style would carry the spirit of it the best..............mmmm...... t-tops, an extra long shaker hood, 12 zoomi style pipes peeking out from under the doors. thing almost builds itself.........

AfromanGTO > Die-Trying 09/26/2016 at 11:40

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Sounds like a fin build! Maybe a LeMons team will read this, and get inspired.