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Dan. - 11/2/10 at 05:39 PM



http://www.ecarlist.com/showroom/1308/photos/116092

Impressive work.... but even I beg to ask the question... Why?

bartonp - 11/2/10 at 05:43 PM

I wouldn't fancy any of the rear susp loads being fed into the middle of that long roll cage tube (top)... (yes I know that's not all that's holding it, but...)

carpmart - 11/2/10 at 05:54 PM

Why?

iscmatt - 11/2/10 at 05:55 PM

That rear end is AWFUL! why didn't they use the original and intergrate some neat vents for cooling. Other than the rear end i think it cool, but that back end !!!!!

02GF74 - 11/2/10 at 05:55 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Dan.


Impressive work.... but even I beg to ask the question... Why?


why?

to create luggage space under the bonnet.

obvious I would have thought.

bartonp - 11/2/10 at 06:00 PM

quote:
Originally posted by carpmart
Why?

'Cos the top of the coilover mount will flap about making a 'boing' noise and varying the spring rate?
(did i answer the wrong question? )

[Edited on 11/2/10 by bartonp]

Wadders - 11/2/10 at 06:45 PM

Why on earth would anyone pull the motor out of a mint lambo and stick it in a mustang.
Could maybe of understood it if the lambo was
a write off.
weird weird weird

Al.

steve m - 11/2/10 at 07:08 PM

to much money on tap ??

bob tatt - 11/2/10 at 07:10 PM

what a total waste of time and money in my opinion and the arse is as ugly as sin to boot.

Werner Van Loock - 11/2/10 at 07:14 PM

americans, pff

MikeRJ - 11/2/10 at 07:46 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Wadders
Why on earth would anyone pull the motor out of a mint lambo and stick it in a mustang.
Could maybe of understood it if the lambo was
a write off.
weird weird weird

Al.


I totally agree, I was looking to see if the Lambo had been damaged but looks ok in the pics.

55ant - 11/2/10 at 08:01 PM

not entirely sure why i dont like it? but i dont. yep the arse end looks a bit like those silly japanese cars with the huge splitters, much more intersting things to squeeze a lambo engine into, or, leave it in the lambo! carbon fibre looks chipped or drilled wrong??????????? like the front though,

David Jenkins - 11/2/10 at 08:06 PM

It must have taken a lot of skill, hard work and money to create that car...


...what a pity.

Simon - 11/2/10 at 08:40 PM

Take one american car that doesn't handle and chuck an overrated volkswagen engine in the back. Kind of reminds me of some earlier american classic that exploded quite a lot or the other that rolled over quite readily.

I'd have preferred them to stick a decent engine (for eg the LS7) in the mustang.

Quite utterly pointless in my book (and that rear is crap).

ATB

Simon

turboben - 11/2/10 at 09:01 PM

I thought the one thing Americans are really good at is engines - this is the wrong way round!

Ben_Copeland - 11/2/10 at 09:06 PM

Dont like the back, but i think it looks well done. Why do it??? Just because they can !!!

morcus - 12/2/10 at 01:45 AM

I was under the impression most of whats under the skin is Lambo. I like it, even though it is backwards, everyone knows your meant have the body of your sports car designed by italians and get your engine from Yankees.

bartonp - 12/2/10 at 10:48 AM

Did they also put the 'stang engine in the Lambo perhaps?