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DukeOfUndersteer
DukeOfUndersteer UltimaDork
11/21/12 4:02 p.m.

Soo..... After finding the picture of the "Sick Gut Gaguar" earlier today, I found a link going to their build thread. They were talking about how tough it was engineering a FWD engine going in the back of their Geo.

Got me thinkin...

Recall the Ferrari 308GT4 that was in rough condition that was posted on here and eventually purchased by my Boss? Well, the shell itself is beyond thrashed and is in no condition to be sold for parts.

BAM!!!

Buy the 308 shell off my boss at a "reasonable" price, find a early Ford Taurus SHO, and make myself a 308GT4SHO?

All the things he is going to resell will be removed anyway for racing. Come up with some suspension for it off of an Accord or something, cage, safety stuff...

petegossett
petegossett GRM+ Memberand UltraDork
11/21/12 4:10 p.m.

Duh.

You think we're going to tell you no????

peter
peter HalfDork
11/21/12 4:18 p.m.

You know all those Fieros with the terrible fakerrari body kits?

You can have the best/worst of them all!

Kenny_McCormic
Kenny_McCormic HalfDork
11/21/12 4:18 p.m.

That's and awful idea, an awfully good one.

Javelin
Javelin GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
11/21/12 4:23 p.m.

Dude, seriously, you must shove a Fiero under that shell! (At least for LeMons). There's no way anybody would throw you into BS for that!

turboswede
turboswede GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
11/21/12 4:25 p.m.
peter wrote: You know all those Fieros with the terrible fakerrari body kits? You can have the best/worst of them all!

Seriously, put Fiero GT parts under and really screw with people.

HappyAndy
HappyAndy Dork
11/21/12 4:35 p.m.

Iron Duke Power! FTW!

failboat
failboat SuperDork
11/21/12 5:11 p.m.

also create a build thread on some ferrari forum and share the link with us.

Raze
Raze SuperDork
11/21/12 6:45 p.m.

Duke,

If you seriously take this on call me, I'm over in Dunwoody, looks like you're back in Atlanta? If so I'd be all about helping you put this together, nothing asked in return. I'm getting half decent at sheet metal rust repair (Fiat) :)

Teh E36 M3
Teh E36 M3 Dork
11/21/12 7:34 p.m.

Fo SHO. At least put Fiero emblems all over it. Preferably a screaming chicken of some sort on the hood. Even if it's not really fiero.

irish44j
irish44j UltraDork
11/21/12 7:45 p.m.

Put it on an old subaru drivetrain. Front-engined and AWD :)

ls1fiero
ls1fiero Reader
11/22/12 7:50 a.m.

Most excrellent dude! I'm in Loganville and work in Chamblee. I have a bunch of C900 SAAB stuff if that helps.

GameboyRMH
GameboyRMH GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
11/22/12 7:57 a.m.

Go for it and then sneak into a Ferrari-only track day and beat an original one

DukeOfUndersteer
DukeOfUndersteer UltimaDork
11/22/12 9:04 a.m.

I don't think it would be very hard. Only hard part would be adapting some sort of suspension. The original suspension is expensive. Hell, the suspension bushings are $130 each! If i can keep the control arms and adapt some hubs and coilovers, I think we would be in business!

McTinkerson
McTinkerson New Reader
11/22/12 9:18 a.m.

Time to get some measurements. Toss them up and I'm sure with the help of everyone here we can get some equivalent parts figured out. I bet some weird combination that no one ever expected is doing to bolt right up. Wonder if with a little welding, some circle track parts could be adapted from Speedway Motors.

DukeOfUndersteer
DukeOfUndersteer UltimaDork
11/22/12 9:41 a.m.

Yea, want to get a weight on the car with motor/trans, gauge a ride height and spring size and rate and try and find a coilover set to rig in place of the original.

I would imagine that a stripped GT4 would be sub 2500 pounds. Add a motor/trans, cage, ect. it would get up to 2700 or so.

So, cars in that weight range. Mk4 Jettas? Honda Accords?

Probably would use the wheels off of the hubs and brakes/wheels off of the Taurus or whatever we buy.

DWNSHFT
DWNSHFT HalfDork
11/22/12 12:45 p.m.

I thought SHO motors were hard to find, even harder to find parts for. Buddy of mine races his in hillclimbs. Lots of other options for modern V-6s.

David

ZOO
ZOO GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
11/22/12 1:00 p.m.
DWNSHFT wrote: I thought SHO motors were hard to find, even harder to find parts for. Buddy of mine races his in hillclimbs. Lots of other options for modern V-6s. David

I'd go GM 3800 . . . no sense in having unobtanium for both the chassis and the motor.

yamaha
yamaha Dork
11/22/12 1:16 p.m.
DWNSHFT wrote: I thought SHO motors were hard to find, even harder to find parts for. Buddy of mine races his in hillclimbs. Lots of other options for modern V-6s. David

They're easy to find.....and cheap. The harder thing is finding a 89-90 sho transmission, as you'll need the cable actuated shifter....the funniest part is, it should be nearly as fast as when it was new.

Duke, if you have any questions, ill answer them or find an answer for you.

singleslammer
singleslammer HalfDork
11/22/12 1:21 p.m.

The motors aren't that bad. You just need a couple 300 dollar parts cars.

GameboyRMH
GameboyRMH GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
11/22/12 1:27 p.m.
yamaha wrote: the funniest part is, it should be nearly as fast as when it was new.

Actually I looked it up and the SHO motor has more HP and torque. It would be faster than the real thing.

singleslammer
singleslammer HalfDork
11/22/12 2:01 p.m.

In reply to GameboyRMH:

That is great!

yamaha
yamaha Dork
11/22/12 2:32 p.m.
GameboyRMH wrote:
yamaha wrote: the funniest part is, it should be nearly as fast as when it was new.
Actually I looked it up and the SHO motor has more HP and torque. It would be faster than the real thing.

Buwahahahahaha Also, I know certain ferraris share the Taurus 5x108mm bolt pattern......and if you wanted a set of slicers(the 16" sho wheels the gaguar guys use for free, id be more than willing to give a set to the cause)

Im excited to see this as an idea, there's been a 914 swapped, healey, rangers, etc....but never a budget ferrari

sergio
sergio New Reader
11/22/12 5:17 p.m.

There's a whole army of SHO people in Atlanta. They should have all the parts you need to make this happen.

friedgreencorrado
friedgreencorrado PowerDork
11/22/12 5:56 p.m.

Either the GM 3800, or VW VR6. There's got to be a bunch of either hanging out in junkyards.

EDIT: I can't believe I'm a native Southerner, and missed the "Fo' SHO" pun. Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah! Man, if's that's not a team theme, they don't exist.

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