Looked Up Insanity In Dictionary; Found A Pic Of This TDI Vette

"DailyTurismo" (thedailyturismo) 10/24/2014 at 16:34 • Filed to: Daily Turismo, Blog

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The intersection of hair metal and eco-geekdom is a lonely one, marked by the paradoxical symbiosis of Birkenstocks and acid-washed jackets in the same closet. Do you wear a mullet not because it is stylish, but because you want to reduce the amount of toxic sunscreen runoff in our rivers, but still protect your neck from the damaging effects of sunshine coming through a ozone depleted stratosphere?

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Emerging from a hand-made fiberglass orifice like Thom Yorke from a pool hall is a 1.9-liter turbo-diesel four-cylinder, most likely from a 2002 Golf. It made 109 horsepower and 173 ft-lb or torque from the factory - lower than even the 165 horses in the worst C3 Corvette engine. Fortunately, performance can be uncorked from the little VW unit as easily as it can be released from whatever emissions-choked V8 once chugged away under this Vette's hood. Although going faster shouldn't be your priority until you've sorted out, say, every other component.

Save this picture for the next person who wants to trade in their 15-year-old economy box for something "with a nicer interior." Somebody drove this car every day for the past three years. It was probably worse than this at some point - it might not have had that wooden cupholder, for instance, or what seems to be the gauge cluster of a TDI-equipped Volkswagen dangling near the glove box.

Shift action comes from a Toyota truck-sourced 5-speed, and an ACME Adapters plate (Wile E. Coyote need not apply) hooks them together. It's said to run and drive well, and just needs cosmetic attention to be a great car. Shyeah, and monkeys might fly out of my vegan, fair-trade, non-GMO butt.

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PhiLOL actually likes the tuna here, but abhors structural rust. Save the manuals. Image credits; craigslist

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > DailyTurismo 10/24/2014 at 16:35

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It's like it's just crying out, "Kill me."

505Turbeaux > DailyTurismo 10/24/2014 at 16:38

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actually kind of a cool concept, executed in the worst way. Just finish the damn job!

Steve in Manhattan > DailyTurismo 10/24/2014 at 16:42

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This is next-level bonkers.

DailyTurismo > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 10/24/2014 at 16:43

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For $4k you could put it out of its misery...right?

DailyTurismo > Steve in Manhattan 10/24/2014 at 16:44

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Bonkers...like a fox?

McMike > DailyTurismo 10/24/2014 at 16:47

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This popped up on another forum, and someone suggested the VW kids should get a hold of it.

So I rusted the hood for them.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > DailyTurismo 10/24/2014 at 16:48

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If they paid me, tree-fiddy, I would do the deed.

Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage > DailyTurismo 10/24/2014 at 16:49

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WHY????? That is, by far, the saddest looking Corvette I've ever seen.

Koshapig > DailyTurismo 10/24/2014 at 16:52

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Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > 505Turbeaux 10/24/2014 at 17:01

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I've seen better, I once read a build thread of someone doing this to, I think, a porsche 944, last time I saw it it wasn't finished though. But he was doing it meticulously and had a big budget and lots of custom machined and fabricated parts. It sounded like he was going to dial that TDI up too.

So yes, this is actually a neat concept.

Another good idea is a Fiero TDI swap, I read a build thread about one of those that was executed quite successfully.

Noah - Now with more boost. > DailyTurismo 10/24/2014 at 17:03

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WTF. strangest car i've seen on the internet in a while, great post. It blows my mind when people do things like this, let alone daily drive them. Ridiculous

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > DailyTurismo 10/24/2014 at 17:36

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I'm not one to say this about old Vettes, especially Stingrays, but...burn it, release it from it's agony. It has been soiled in an unforgivable way. There is not return from the abyss in which this car has found itself. Only the sweet, sweet release of the car crusher can make this right again.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > DailyTurismo 10/24/2014 at 17:38

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I'd rather take a pristine C3 with an Oldsmobile Diesel V8 than this.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/24/2014 at 17:42

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This is driveable though.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 10/24/2014 at 17:44

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So is an Olds diesel, about 4 days a year.

DailyTurismo > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. 10/24/2014 at 17:48

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With the wiring under the dash it is only a trip to the nearest 7-11 before it catches fire.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/24/2014 at 17:49

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I think you are being a bit optimistic. Remember, even if it does start, that doesn't mean the 200R4 won't shred from the torque.

StingrayJake > DailyTurismo 10/24/2014 at 18:05

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This looks like something the Top Gear USA crew should buy... and run off a cliff.

Pabuuu, JDM car enthusiast & Italian parts hoarder > DailyTurismo 10/24/2014 at 19:26

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I would love to have a cool looking and a good on gas car, You can't speed much anyway.

Tohru > DailyTurismo 10/24/2014 at 22:06

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Every single part of this car is worse than every other part of it.

Slave2anMG > DailyTurismo 10/24/2014 at 22:18

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mallthus > DailyTurismo 10/27/2014 at 22:35

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Needs a body kit.

Scratch that.

Needs a body.

philikon > DailyTurismo 10/28/2014 at 12:02

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Bravo, as a member of the team who put a 1.9l TDI motor into a Porsche 911 , I applaud this man. We need more diesel-powered iconic sports cars, nay, race cars. SpecTDI anyone?