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by sh0rtlife
Wed Apr 23, 2008 3:42 pm
Forum: Other
Topic: Factory 116 GTV8
Replies: 36
Views: 18882

Chances of being able to score an engine from one of these cars just 'sitting' in a wreckers yard is pretty slim. And besides, the 8Cs ARE going the the US. My theory, just to go off topic for a second, is that they'll go back in 2010, their centenary year. if the cars were plentifull enuf to get t...
by sh0rtlife
Wed Apr 23, 2008 12:55 pm
Forum: Other
Topic: Factory 116 GTV8
Replies: 36
Views: 18882

Lancia/Ferrari D50 anyone ? im sure you didnt mean it that way but i just got the imagine in my head of a late 1970s dodge d-50slammed to the ground..gtv6 front air damn NO bumpers tauno covered bed with air inletts for a ferarri engine sitting in the bed...sitting on countach size tires sporting f...
by sh0rtlife
Wed Apr 23, 2008 2:48 am
Forum: Other
Topic: Factory 116 GTV8
Replies: 36
Views: 18882

the problem i see with purity ..is 2 HUGE problems..alot of cars that NEVER see the light of day let alone stretch there legs(generaly viewed as an "investment" not a car)...then theres the car shows where you see rows of 1 car body with far to many EXACTLY the same :roll: .......theres ge...
by sh0rtlife
Wed Apr 23, 2008 12:58 am
Forum: Other
Topic: Factory 116 GTV8
Replies: 36
Views: 18882

if its not RWD its not a gtv...am i right???? its a shame alfa left the states...cause right now im sure we could find a few totaled out 8c's to snag an engine and wireing from at a wrecker.....tell me that swap wouldnt be fun as all hell even if thats a tubber up there that thing is SEXY!!!!!...aut...
by sh0rtlife
Tue Apr 22, 2008 10:12 pm
Forum: Other
Topic: Factory 116 GTV8
Replies: 36
Views: 18882

purists always get pissy and pop up like pimples when stuff like this springs up i think the only GM engine i would consider would be an old buick v8(the old aluminum block) haveing a chev 350 mopar 318 and a ford 302 all on the floor in my shop right now for several years i can say this...out of th...
by sh0rtlife
Tue Apr 22, 2008 12:53 pm
Forum: Other
Topic: Factory 116 GTV8
Replies: 36
Views: 18882

i see the forum is double posting again ...LAG!!!!

on a side note id pick a more "modern" v8 if one was going to go that route EG NOT 1 from ford, chevy, dodge...

the "big 3" havnt really changed tehre engine designs since conceved ...
by sh0rtlife
Tue Apr 22, 2008 12:51 pm
Forum: Other
Topic: Factory 116 GTV8
Replies: 36
Views: 18882

if one had to go chevy of all things...why ppl pick it i have no clue...a mopar small block is actualy an easyer swap into most positons if it was me i see only 3 options trans up front and make a mount for a IRS senter cetion from a vette or jag mounted from the stock transaxle position......use a ...
by sh0rtlife
Mon Apr 21, 2008 1:51 pm
Forum: Other
Topic: Factory 116 GTV8
Replies: 36
Views: 18882

slide back trunk cover and "twin" stuts on the trunk is what i LOVE

the 2800 emblem on the back looks stolen from a BMW
by sh0rtlife
Mon Apr 21, 2008 1:48 pm
Forum: Gearbox, Clutch and Driveshaft
Topic: GTV6, 75 TRANSAXLE SWAP
Replies: 15
Views: 10055

yes those...they use a diferent size bolt and i think have a diferent offset

i thought you were swapping from 1 car to another?...if thats the case you should have them already.....its a 4 allen bolt swap VERY simple
by sh0rtlife
Sun Apr 20, 2008 4:20 pm
Forum: Other
Topic: Factory 116 GTV8
Replies: 36
Views: 18882

im no purist.....i belive in correcting things when they should have been corrected

those v8 fetta's are SEXY...had a hunch that a 1 piece rear side window would have a sexy slimming effect to the body..boy was i right

i just wonder how nose heavy they feel in the corners
by sh0rtlife
Sun Apr 20, 2008 12:32 pm
Forum: Other
Topic: Factory 116 GTV8
Replies: 36
Views: 18882

lose the spice and go stand alone!!! with a pack of ITB's with short hilborn style stacks....oooo yummy
by sh0rtlife
Sat Apr 19, 2008 10:39 pm
Forum: Other
Topic: Factory 116 GTV8
Replies: 36
Views: 18882

imagine said car with gtv6 suspension and brakes mmm mmmm i want 1
by sh0rtlife
Fri Apr 18, 2008 12:39 pm
Forum: Engine
Topic: Twin Spark V6?
Replies: 14
Views: 7903

is there even room in the heads?
by sh0rtlife
Tue Apr 15, 2008 2:24 am
Forum: Other
Topic: In the lion's cave...
Replies: 9
Views: 4534

lol my buddy here basicaly turned his 944 into a hybrid s2 of sorts (some refer to it as the "s3" setup)full engine brakes, transaxle swaybars all the goodies.....useing his own hands(well some extra hands for the heavy stuff) porsche 944's feel "fat" to me when compared to an al...
by sh0rtlife
Tue Apr 15, 2008 2:18 am
Forum: Gearbox, Clutch and Driveshaft
Topic: GTV6, 75 TRANSAXLE SWAP
Replies: 15
Views: 10055

you will have to swap out the rear axle stubs(for lack of a better "alfa" term the short output shafts exiting the transaxle) as the bolt sizing and i think some offset is different that speedo...i think your only way out is going to be a SGI-5 dakota digital calibration unit..theres a dea...