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Engine and box out of a GT40 and shoving it into the rear of a ZTT. Would need to build a new subframe but if money was no object................
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20th April 2015, 09:16
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Why not fit a nice Jag supercharged V12 then you could use the back of the engine that sits in the cabin as a bespoke coffee table
table Logistics of the alterations required are mind boggling, custom bodywork alone could cost more than you could buy one for Better to spend your money on improving your existing engine you could get some very impressive performance way beyond the output of the 260 V8 for much less than it would cost to do conversion Doc
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I'd love the OP to come back and say they've a tonne of cash just so that they can make some bat 'manure' crazy 75 hehe.
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20th April 2015, 09:52
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There you go just throw some serious coin at the engine you have now and get something wicked
Look at what GeraintUK and pistonbroke666 are doing with their engines some very impressive performance out of 1.8's   Doc 
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20th April 2015, 10:26
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The sheer audacity of doing a V8 conversion or are they simply after more power? If it's the latter then a simple turbo conversion is a good call.
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20th April 2015, 15:13
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V8 diesel?
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20th April 2015, 16:04
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I think it's a large tongue in cheek, with a dollop of wind up
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BMW 6 cylinder and gearbox would be an easier fit......
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