i went to the track with my buddy a few days back and i saw this guy with a chevette there...i see him get into the waterbaox and lite um up by this time its obvious he ghas a v-8 in it but as of yet i have no idea.....the tree goes green and this guy yanks the wheels for a good 60 foot they set down and bouce again...he goes through the traps @ 11.26 @ over 130,...he gets back to the pits and i approach him and start bsin with him.....he said he bought the chevette shell for 100 bucks and went to a junk yard and bought a 500 caddy core with the 472 heads to bump up the compression a little...he tore it down rebuilt it put a cam in it and some other stuff nothin major....he had to modify the tunnel to get the turbo 400 to fit....and he was litterally sitting on top of the trans it wasnt comfortable to watch him get in and out lol the dude was like 220 pounds and seeing him squeeze in and out was s tie in its own lol...he put some e/t's on it and ran like ***** fu##er...it was beautiful...

it was a real rust bucket not a good site but when he stepped on it it was jaw dropping

 

Guy who did my brother's cage did the same thing, except he used a j y 350. When he tore it apart the heads weren't even the same. He ran a 12 something with it I think for less than $500. I bet he'd beat a 3rd gen.

 

f-crazy,

Hot Rod Magazine did a story/build up identacle to what you just described about 2 or 3 years ago (I think). They actualy went into a lot of detain on how to do it and everything. I will post it if I find it.

That issue of Hot Rod was the insperation for my future big project. The Metro SS, a Geo metro convertable with a carbed 350 going to a 4 link in the rear with like 3:42 gears. If/when it happens (not for a few years) I will post tons of stuff on it.

 

lol im glad im not the only one that thinks metros can be made into a quarter pounder, a couple months ago i was at my friends house it was like 1 am and we were just sitting outside talking and we came up with the idea of dropping a small block backed by a muncie 4speed and a 12 bolt in a metro

 

What about a 460 C6 in a fiesta, or is that festiva? Eh, who cares, it'd be so unbalanced. Hateful thing wouldn't launch right, and that short wheel base would get out of hand pretty quick.

 

I dont really think any thirdgens will benefit from SBC or FBB into little car swaps. Sorry guys.