You're offered a free car from a eccentric mechanical genius

"CalzoneGolem" (calzonegolem) 06/10/2019 at 14:50 • Filed to: None

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The only catches are that it can’t have the motor it came with and it has to have a motor no one has ever put in it before. 

What do you pick?

For Sweden > CalzoneGolem 06/10/2019 at 14:58

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Cadillac XLR with an LT4

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > CalzoneGolem 06/10/2019 at 14:58

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Mazda RX-7 FD with a 2004 Ford Vulcan V6

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > For Sweden 06/10/2019 at 14:59

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I don’t hate this idea.

Michael > CalzoneGolem 06/10/2019 at 14:59

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The Woodsport prototype MR2 V8 conversion

http://www.woodsport.org/joomla/index.php/engine-conversions/51-v8/28-v8-conversions

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > CalzoneGolem 06/10/2019 at 15:00

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Mazda Miata with slant 6.

I want a fun 2 door convertible that will run forever.

CalzoneGolem > CalzoneGolem 06/10/2019 at 15:01

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I think I’d want a 2L Ecoboost 4 in a 1932 Ford roadster.

2Fast2Furious: Rotary Powered > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 06/10/2019 at 15:02

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This is why nobody likes you.

CalzoneGolem > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 06/10/2019 at 15:02

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I think you’d get your choice.

CalzoneGolem > For Sweden 06/10/2019 at 15:03

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Yes. I support this.

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > CalzoneGolem 06/10/2019 at 15:03

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A Mk3 Golf... with a W8.

CalzoneGolem > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 06/10/2019 at 15:04

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Is this really a reliability improvement over the M iata’s stock motor?

whoarder is tellurium > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 06/10/2019 at 15:04

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MonkeePuzzle > CalzoneGolem 06/10/2019 at 15:05

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2019 Ferrari whatever

Merlin engine

Snuze: Needs another Swede > CalzoneGolem 06/10/2019 at 15:05

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Opel Manta / Ecotec 2.0 Turbo (LNF or LTG )

CalzoneGolem > MonkeePuzzle 06/10/2019 at 15:06

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Yes! This would make a Ferrari I’d actually want.

OPPOsaurus WRX > CalzoneGolem 06/10/2019 at 15:06

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CalzoneGolem > Michael 06/10/2019 at 15:06

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Wait, but isn’t this a link of someone doing the swap you’re proposing?

CalzoneGolem > OPPOsaurus WRX 06/10/2019 at 15:07

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That looks ... expensive to maintain.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > Snuze: Needs another Swede 06/10/2019 at 15:08

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AW11 MR2 with VW VR5

S2000 with a Volvo B8444S V8

CalzoneGolem > Snuze: Needs another Swede 06/10/2019 at 15:08

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I bet that’d be fun.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > CalzoneGolem 06/10/2019 at 15:10

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Dusenberg

With a:

CalzoneGolem > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 06/10/2019 at 15:10

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I feel like this has probably been done. Because VW guys be like that.

UserNotFound > CalzoneGolem 06/10/2019 at 15:11

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RB26DETT (along with the rest of the GT-R driveline)

Triumph TR 6

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > CalzoneGolem 06/10/2019 at 15:11

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I have no idea lol.

CalzoneGolem > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 06/10/2019 at 15:11

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Now you’ve got too many exhaust pipes. 

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > CalzoneGolem 06/10/2019 at 15:12

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It doesn’t really fit but I don’t see why not. I mean, VR6s in Mk3s barely fit and have cooling issues.

Was this post related in any way to car shopping for your kid?

CalzoneGolem > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 06/10/2019 at 15:13

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T his probably makes the Miata smell and sound better.

Arrivederci > CalzoneGolem 06/10/2019 at 15:13

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ND Miata with a Voodoo 5.2

CalzoneGolem > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 06/10/2019 at 15:14

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Not related although I did get offered a free Yaris if I went to Toronto and brought it home to Maine.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > CalzoneGolem 06/10/2019 at 15:14

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I’ve always thought so. Those Mantas are super light, I think stock like 1900lbs (I’m sure they fold up like a cheap suit in a crash though). But an LNF can be pretty easily/reliably cranked to around 400HP, so assuming weight don’t change too much, you’re looking at 5 lbs/HP. Not too shabby.

I usually have tons of weird engine swap ideas that make no sense to lay persons but I think would be cool. I added 2 more as a reply - AW11 MR2 with a VW VR5 (sounds like baby Lambo) and an S2000 (or I’d say NB Miata) with Volvo’s B8444S 60 degree V8.  

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > CalzoneGolem 06/10/2019 at 15:15

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Is that... legal?

CalzoneGolem > UserNotFound 06/10/2019 at 15:15

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That sounds like a good way to become acquainted with a tree.

WilliamsSW > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 06/10/2019 at 15:15

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This is where the Merlin should go.

CalzoneGolem > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 06/10/2019 at 15:18

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I’d certainly have to fill out some paperwork but yeah probably.

In reality it’d probably be cheaper to buy a Yaris here. Then try to drive that one 570 miles home and figure out how to register it.

CalzoneGolem > Snuze: Needs another Swede 06/10/2019 at 15:18

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That vr5 would make that MR2 a rocket.

CaptDale - is secretly British > CalzoneGolem 06/10/2019 at 15:20

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Austin Healey 3000 rally works with a i 6 Duramax and manual trans

CalzoneGolem > Arrivederci 06/10/2019 at 15:20

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That’ll change the driving dynamics

WilliamsSW > CalzoneGolem 06/10/2019 at 15:21

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1963 Bonneville convertible - in that exact color combo.

Mercedes-AMG M157 engine. 5.5 liter TTV8, 577   HP, 590 lb-ft.

And a 3 on the tree. Ok maybe an M-21.

CalzoneGolem > WilliamsSW 06/10/2019 at 15:21

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That’s more likely to be done imo.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > CalzoneGolem 06/10/2019 at 15:22

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Probably not, the best factory version is only 170 HP, the S/C AW11 made 145 HP. Granted I’d hop up the VR5, apparently you can wring over 200HP out of them without going crazy. Mainly I just love the noise they make and love the idea of this “mini Lambo”.

But first I need to import a VR5.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > CalzoneGolem 06/10/2019 at 15:22

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I’ve always thought taking a FIAT 126p (652cc air-cooled, rear-engine inline 2-cylinder) and swapping a Citroen 2CV engine (602cc air-cooled, front-engine, boxer 2 cylinder) into it would be odd and something nobody’s ever done before that I know of! :P

WilliamsSW > CalzoneGolem 06/10/2019 at 15:23

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Good point. 

CalzoneGolem > WilliamsSW 06/10/2019 at 15:23

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Yes. That’ll light the tires up.

I wonder what kind of gas mileage this would get while cr ui sing?

Arrivederci > CalzoneGolem 06/10/2019 at 15:24

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Just a smidge. I think I’d dig something akin to a revvy, modern Shelby Cobra.

CalzoneGolem > CaptDale - is secretly British 06/10/2019 at 15:24

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I think there might be packaging issues but I’m all for it.

CalzoneGolem > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 06/10/2019 at 15:26

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That’s probably a safe choice to make, but is your FIAT 126p better or worse now?  

CaptDale - is secretly British > CalzoneGolem 06/10/2019 at 15:29

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Well they are both 3.0L 

404 - User No Longer Available > CalzoneGolem 06/10/2019 at 15:30

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Honda S660 with a K24.

nerd_racing > CalzoneGolem 06/10/2019 at 15:30

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Suzuki Cappuccino.  I’d slap a 20B in it.  

Michael > CalzoneGolem 06/10/2019 at 15:31

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At the time, it was a motor no one had ever put in that chassis before.

I may have misunderstood the question.  But the man certainly was an eccentric mechanical genius.

WilliamsSW > CalzoneGolem 06/10/2019 at 15:31

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The engine makes that torque at 1750, so yes it will smoke the tires just a little bit...

Most of the cars that have that engine weigh more than the Bonneville, and you could put a stupid tall rear end in it. E63s have a 2.65 final drive and 2 overdriven gears ( 0.73 top gear).

Aerodynamics suck but I think you could get 20 mpg out it maybe?

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > CalzoneGolem 06/10/2019 at 15:31

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suzuki cappucino

1.o ecoboost

CalzoneGolem > nerd_racing 06/10/2019 at 15:35

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That’s a Cappuccino that’d give you a buzz.  

Spanfeller is a twat > CalzoneGolem 06/10/2019 at 15:36

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Kia Stinger with an LSA and a manual

CalzoneGolem > 404 - User No Longer Available 06/10/2019 at 15:36

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That’s probably what should be in there.

CalzoneGolem > CaptDale - is secretly British 06/10/2019 at 15:40

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I think the external dimensions are a bit different.

and 100 more > CalzoneGolem 06/10/2019 at 15:40

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HEY- OOOOO!!!

CalzoneGolem > Michael 06/10/2019 at 15:41

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It’s impressive to be sure.

CalzoneGolem > WilliamsSW 06/10/2019 at 15:43

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That’d be super impressive.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > CalzoneGolem 06/10/2019 at 15:43

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This:

With this:

(Tesla Model S powertrain... in case you didn’t already know)

CalzoneGolem > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 06/10/2019 at 15:44

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So much 3 cylinder ferocity.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > CalzoneGolem 06/10/2019 at 15:45

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it should be more than plenty for a lot of fun in that car

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > CalzoneGolem 06/10/2019 at 15:45

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Well, the 2CV engine put out 33hp/29 lb-ft torque (1970-1979), and 29hp/39 lb-ft torque (same engine, detuned for emissions/better top speed but slower accel. 1979-1990) in final top spec.

The 126p’s most powerful engine put out 24hp with 32 lb-ft of torque, so the 2CV engine is more powerful both power and torque wise, despite being a smaller displacement! :)

Also, 2CV engine bottom halves were ‘sealed-for-life’, yes, but they were known to have had some tested for something like 1000hrs straight at full throttle with no failure, so they were EXTREMELY robust.

So as much as I love the 126/classic 500, the 2CV’s engine would be a good choice! :D

CalzoneGolem > Spanfeller is a twat 06/10/2019 at 15:46

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I imagine this will start happening naturally as stinger prices drop

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > CaptDale - is secretly British 06/10/2019 at 15:52

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You might need some chassis reinforcements. 

CalzoneGolem > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 06/10/2019 at 15:53

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That’d get me into an electric car.

CalzoneGolem > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 06/10/2019 at 15:53

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Pedal to the floor all the time.

Arrivederci > Spanfeller is a twat 06/10/2019 at 15:57

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You can sorta do this in Forza - Stinger + LS + supercharger.

Spanfeller is a twat > CalzoneGolem 06/10/2019 at 15:59

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In a long enough timeline, everything gets an LS.

Dogsatemypants > CalzoneGolem 06/10/2019 at 15:59

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Tesla swapped delorean

WilliamsSW > CalzoneGolem 06/10/2019 at 16:03

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It would be stupid quick if you could get the power to the ground.

CalzoneGolem > WilliamsSW 06/10/2019 at 16:05

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It’d probably need awd to do that.

CalzoneGolem > Dogsatemypants 06/10/2019 at 16:06

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http://www.teslorean.com/

Chuckles > CalzoneGolem 06/10/2019 at 16:08

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Lamborghini Countach with an Iron Duke. Basically a reverse kit car.

KnowsAboutCars > CalzoneGolem 06/10/2019 at 16:12

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This is probably in the less crazy end of ideas but Citroen Xantia wagon with PSA’s newer 3.0l diesel V6 and Activa suspension (only available on the hatch from factory).

So essentially this:

with the largest diesel engine from this:

And suspension that can do this while retaining comfortable ride:

WilliamsSW > CalzoneGolem 06/10/2019 at 16:17

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Nah because I’m sticking with the 8 lug wheels, which means drum brakes and skinny tires.

CalzoneGolem > WilliamsSW 06/10/2019 at 16:24

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Yeah you’re going to need a big tire budget.

CalzoneGolem > KnowsAboutCars 06/10/2019 at 16:25

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I approve this.

CalzoneGolem > Chuckles 06/10/2019 at 16:25

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Yes. Because no one has ever done this. I think you’re onto something.

Tripper > CalzoneGolem 06/10/2019 at 16:39

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Singer 911 with a BMW S65 tuned to 11.

Future Heap Owner > CalzoneGolem 06/10/2019 at 16:39

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MG Midget

Fiat 1.4L MultiAir Turbo

CaptDale - is secretly British > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 06/10/2019 at 16:42

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Probably 

CaptDale - is secretly British > CalzoneGolem 06/10/2019 at 16:42

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You said m echa nical genius

Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle > CalzoneGolem 06/10/2019 at 16:44

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Something with a motorcycle engine. Maybe a 914.?

Kiltedpadre > CalzoneGolem 06/10/2019 at 17:07

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I’m not sure if this has been done or not, but if it wasn’t far beyond my capability I’d like to have a Nash Metropolitan with a 3-cyl ecotec.

MoCamino > Snuze: Needs another Swede 06/10/2019 at 17:12

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It’s not a Manta, but this Opel has a Ford Zetec (I think the 2.0 Zeta) in it. It is nicely implemented.

MoCamino > Kiltedpadre 06/10/2019 at 17:21

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I’m sure it can be done. This one has a small block Chevy in it.  Sure they stretched it, tubbed it, and put in a roll cage, but it fit!

WilliamsSW > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 06/10/2019 at 17:24

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Holy shit that would be awesome. Plus the car is a lot   longer so you could probably get 800 miles of range by adding more batteries.

Sure it might weigh 7000 lb but who cares

WilliamsSW > CalzoneGolem 06/10/2019 at 17:26

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“fi ll the tank up and gimme 2 new rear tires please”

- me at every gas stop

Kiltedpadre > MoCamino 06/10/2019 at 17:28

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Why stop there? If you’ve gone that far you need a blower!

I have no doubt it’ll fit. It would be a nice boost in terms of power that shouldn’t require any stretching to work. It’s just beyond my fabrication or check writing capabilities.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > WilliamsSW 06/10/2019 at 17:47

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Well the sedan had a ~5000 pound curb weight.

Once you remove the MEL 430 V8 (~740 pounds), MX 3-speed automatic transmission (~175 pounds dry), the drive shaft, gas tank, exhaust and other bits that won’t be needed, you’ve just freed up at least 1000 pounds.... but probably more.

Then when adding the Tesla bits, you’re probably adding back ~2000 pounds (battery pack 1200, 300 for rear drive unit, 200 for front drive unit, maybe 100-300 more for other bits).

So on a net basis, the weight will be in the 5500-6000 pound ballpark... maybe less if the mechanical genius can get his hands on newer/lighter/better Tesla Model 3 battery modules. 

WilliamsSW > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 06/10/2019 at 17:55

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I’d rock it.

nermal > CalzoneGolem 06/10/2019 at 18:00

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BMW i3 with an RSV4 engine. 

BaconSandwich is tasty. > CalzoneGolem 06/10/2019 at 19:24

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1909 Baker electric with a Chevy Bolt drive unit in the rear.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > MoCamino 06/10/2019 at 19:35

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The GTs are cool, and great swap candidates!

punkgoose17 > CalzoneGolem 06/10/2019 at 19:42

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1978 Ford F350 with 2 LE2 eco tech engines joined at the crank creating a twin turbo I8 with center power take off and horizontally mounted.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > Chuckles 06/10/2019 at 19:43

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And convert it to FWD!

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 06/10/2019 at 19:45

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It would be the most asthmatic Miata ever!!!

OneSlowScion > CalzoneGolem 06/10/2019 at 21:04

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Porsche 914 with a tuned EJ25.

RacinBob > CalzoneGolem 06/10/2019 at 21:47

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A corvette with a Miata swap?