There are a couple of videos of Minis on Youtube with rear-installed V8 engines. Also a FIAT cinquecento with a Vauxhall Calibra 2.0 turbo motor. Both road legal.
I remember the tale back in 1995 ish of a (then new) Corsa 1.4Si with an engine transplant from an (also new) Cavalier 2.5 V6, by a Hatfield company IIRC. The Corsa ended up very nose-heavy but the remarkable fact about it was that the V6 generated more torque at idle than the previous 1.4 had at the peak of its curve...
I'd like to do something similar as a lottery-winner dream project, like the numerous Escort Combi vans (estate car minus windows) in the late 80s with RS turbo or Cosworth running gear. Something drawn from one marque, like a Citroen C3 Pluriel with the C6 V6 HDi or a Fiesta RS );-)
Of course I'd want it to look as bog-standard as possible, like the Belgian Transit Connect van with Focus RS power but minus the body graphics.
EDIT: I tried to quickly find a YouTube link, but they're all littered with extreme swearing. They are out there though ;-)
Last edited by: Dave_TD {P} on Sat 6 Mar 10 at 23:43
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