Craigslist Crapshoot

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The World’s Worst Car Is For Sale On Craigslist

What better way to spend your hump day than with our weekly dumpster dive, Craigslist Crapshoot?  Last week I asked you to find itsy bitsy teeny weeny yellow polka dot bikini cars that might perhaps contain a murder of clowns. We’ll get to the diminutive winner of that hunt after the jump, but first let’s get to this week’s assignment.

Your assignment, should you choose to accept it, is to find the crappiest engine swaps. It doesn’t matter the condition of the receiving car (or catcher in certain parlance), it only needs to be WTF? worthy. I’m not talking SBCs in 260Zs here, I want the Ford 200 straight six-powered BMWs, rotary damn-near anything, and VW piccolo petes powering Porsches. Whatever, the weirder the better

And as usual, we want your finds to go down in infamy and not in the site’s spam filter. Follow any of  the following advice and you’re crap will be known far and wide.

  1. Easiest way to not get caught in the spam filters is to create an IntenseDebate account. If you do so and your posts aren’t appearing, let us know at tips@hooniverse.info and we can put you on the whitelist
  2. If you don’t want an IDC account, you can create a wordpress.com account and do the same thing.
  3. If you’re the Ted Kaczynski type and don’t want any kind of account, then try to place only a single link in a comment and just drop any outgoing link in via its raw URL and not as a text link
Craigslist Crapshoot doesn’t work if your candidates don’t get seen, so hopefully following one of these options will ensure that the floodgates of crap are fully open. And now, the KKK takes our baby away.
 
As we noted last week, there are a plethora of desirable tiny cars out there, and unsurprisingly, last week you found a bunch that were both clown-worthy and compelling, including not one, but two actual Shriner cars that might flip your fez.
 
But of course, what we want on Wednesday is crap. Crap, crap, crap. And on that account you came through as well, with what could only be described as mouse droppings, the crappiest of crappy tiny cars that the online classifieds has to offer.  We can only have one winner however – as chosen by me – and this week’s Crapshoot bullseye goes to P161911 for finding a pile of rust in the shape of a MKIV Triumph Spitfire. Honorable mention goes to OA5599 for finding an actual clown car, and one that could potentially hold all of them.
 
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  1. I Think Not Avatar
    I Think Not

    It's not weird, but it's all I've been able to find so far: A Toyota 4-runner with a Ford 302.
    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3kd3Ib3pa5I65H85Jbd3g61c39eac4df01546.jpg"&gt;
    <a href="http://kansascity.craigslist.org/cto/3684850654.html” target=”_blank”>http://kansascity.craigslist.org/cto/3684850654.html

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    1. FuzzyPlushroom Avatar
      FuzzyPlushroom

      This must be a thing. The only interesting thing I found (read: not some illiterate wanksta's beat-assed Honda) was this 4Runner.
      I also found this through keywords, but it doesn't count today.

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      1. Tim Odell Avatar
        Tim Odell

        302's an easier swap than a Chevy motor because the distributor's in the front. Also, there seems to be more manual transmission options for the Ford.

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    2. Tim Odell Avatar
      Tim Odell

      Definitely $3500 worth of stuff there…but I think I'd rather start over with a different vehicle and different build.

      Reply
  2. erikgrad Avatar
    erikgrad

    6.2 Detroit Diesel swap
    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3E33G53M75N15H25Jdd4451bea49c1bd212e5.jpg"&gt; <a href="http://terrehaute.craigslist.org/cto/3722494071.html” target=”_blank”>http://terrehaute.craigslist.org/cto/3722494071.html

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    1. pj134 Avatar
      pj134

      AWESOME.

      Reply
    2. P161911 Avatar
      P161911

      I knew a guy that had a G-Body Monte Carlo that was originally a diesel. Since it was a diesel it didn't have to have emissions. He swapped in a built 350 V-8. This is sort of the opposite.

      Reply
  3. I Think Not Avatar
    I Think Not

    Okay, this doesn't technically qualify because it's a trans swap and probably not all that difficult, but it makes a ho-hum full-size SUV into something that might be a hoot to drive.
    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3Ea3N83H25Le5Gb5M6d3f7abcf8c950a21835.jpg"&gt;
    <a href="http://kansascity.craigslist.org/cto/3659613614.html” target=”_blank”>http://kansascity.craigslist.org/cto/3659613614.html

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    1. P161911 Avatar
      P161911

      The factory actually made a FEW of these as 5-speeds. Good luck finding one though. There is one on Autotrader for ONLY $13,988. http://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehiclede…
      You are probably better off doing a conversion.

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      1. I Think Not Avatar
        I Think Not

        I'm sure there are scads of GM-bellhousing NV3500s sitting in junkyards just waiting to be plucked from rusted out trucks that have expired, so yeah.

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      2. Keith Avatar
        Keith

        Yup, I own one myself. '94 K1500 Blazer, base as can be, with a 350 hooked to an NV3500. Came from Wyoming and looks like it may have been a fleet vehicle in the early part of its life. How it came to live here in Minnesota is anyone's guess.
        Funny story – guy put it up on Craigslist for $1200, rust-free, doesn't start, he replaced starter, still nothing. I bought it within minutes of his posting. Pushed it out of his garage, corrected the solenoid wiring, and drove it home 🙂
        Too bad the 3500 had to go and break a few months back. Just scored a NV4500 at the boneyard the other day… now I need to find a non-cracked bellhousing for it, and I'll be rowing gears again.

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  4. fodder650 Avatar
    fodder650

    Now is it a swap if its a kit car? I give you the rotary powered Maxton.
    http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/cto/3720128397…
    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3Ec3F83M75I85G75Kbd43700533a8cb1618aa.jpg&quot; width=500 />

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    1. 5keptic Avatar
      5keptic

      this is awesome

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    2. 5keptic Avatar
      5keptic

      To be clear though, it is not an engine swap.

      Reply
  5. muthalovin Avatar
    muthalovin

    So, I will start with a swap that I want so bad.
    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3Mc3Je3H35Gf5F95H3d344a4d34f3bb081452.jpg"&gt;
    Yeah, not crap in the least.
    Trade or sale LS1 powered '93 RX7 – $16999
    <a href="http://austin.craigslist.org/cto/3658472116.html” target=”_blank”>http://austin.craigslist.org/cto/3658472116.html

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    1. frankthecat Avatar
      frankthecat

      this is so wrong it makes me want to cry.

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      1. CABEZAGRANDE Avatar
        CABEZAGRANDE

        I don't really want to go down this rabbit hole again, being the owner of an LS2 swapped 87 TII, but I like to hear different people's opinions on this issue. Why do you feel that way about it? The LS is seriously lighter than the 13BT. No joke. You do gain a tiny amount of weight with the swap, but that's because the T56 is a 6 speed and not made of glass over 400 hp like the RX's 5 speed, and that extra weight is basically directly on the CG, and therefore completely negligible. Weight balance is often IMPROVED (i.e. father rearward) with an LS swap. An LS2 with nothing more than a cam swap will make more power than a heavily built 13BT, and make more torque than the rotary ever dreamed of. And for all the extra power, reliability and fuel economy are both MASSIVELY improved. In EVERY SINGLE DYNAMIC MEASURE, the LS swap makes the RX7 a better car. There is no objective downside. So is it just the subjective changes that make you dislike it? And none of this is meant to be inflamatory, I honestly want to know.

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        1. B72 Avatar
          B72

          I never would have expected that! What are the weights of the 13BT and the LS2?

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          1. CABEZAGRANDE Avatar
            CABEZAGRANDE

            Yep, a fully dressed 13BT-REW with its intercooler, turbo, plumbing, all that stuff weighs in around 440-450 lbs depending on year. You can knock a lot of that weight off with a single turbo kit, since the factory twin turbo setup is quite heavy. But you're still only getting to around ~420 lbs, which is coincidentally almost exactly what a dressed LS2 weighs! It really surprised me as well, but that's where it is. The rotary engine itself is tiny and very light, but all the stuff for the turbo system makes it much larger and heavier. And because the "crankshaft" of a rotary is in the middle of the engine instead of on the bottom, the CG of the engine is fairly high, so the LS actually very slightly improves the vertical CG of the car too. I would agree that putting anything but an LS in there is a travesty and does ruin the FDs sublime handling. But the LS swap is INCREDIBLE. My friends LS6 swapped FD is an absolute monster on the road course.

  6. I Think Not Avatar
    I Think Not

    Samurai not enough of a death trap yet? Try it with a SBC underhood!
    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3K53G33N75H85M75Jdd48478d4d06b4261d7f.jpg"&gt;
    <a href="http://kansascity.craigslist.org/cto/3730996688.html” target=”_blank”>http://kansascity.craigslist.org/cto/3730996688.html

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    1. toby Avatar
      toby

      not a Samurai

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    2. I Think Not Avatar
      I Think Not

      You got me — the Escudo is not the same vehicle as the Samurai/Jimny.
      Comment stands, though — still a death drap.

      Reply
      1. TheOtherMacLeod Avatar
        TheOtherMacLeod

        Yeah, but how much fun would you have before you entered the Pearly Gates backwards in a fireball?

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  7. muthalovin Avatar
    muthalovin

    Texas, FTW.
    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3Kb3Ff3J95Na5H65M8d2rb53fe0be223d1f17.jpg"&gt;
    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3Mc3J73Nc5Nb5E25Fad2r51f6e05971451d4d.jpg"&gt;
    1970 vw bug rotary 13b engine – $5500
    <a href="http://austin.craigslist.org/cto/3648065631.html” target=”_blank”>http://austin.craigslist.org/cto/3648065631.html

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  8. Devin Avatar
    Devin

    Firmly in the "actually pretty awesome" category, here's an '81 Malibu with a big block. And he isn't including the wheels pictured.
    <img src="http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NzY4WDEwMjQ=/$T2eC16N,%21zEE9s3%21WpB7BRQ7c8dWF%21%7E%7E48_20.JPG&quot; width="500">
    Pretty sweet

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  9. I Think Not Avatar
    I Think Not

    Okay, here's one I've definitely never seen — a 301 cube straight-6 diesel tractor engine swapped into a pickup:
    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3E33G13Ia5If5L85Ecd46a0763a6466b41360.jpg"&gt;
    <a href="http://kansascity.craigslist.org/cto/3700458402.html” target=”_blank”>http://kansascity.craigslist.org/cto/3700458402.html

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  10. LEROOOY Avatar
    LEROOOY

    Hey, I found that manual 300SC Maxichamp's always interested in! It NEEDS an engine swap!
    http://houston.craigslist.org/cto/3721016421.html
    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3Ea3Ie3J65Nf5La5J3d43528bf3ed8d261adf.jpg"&gt;

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    1. BobWellington Avatar
      BobWellington

      Needs a wheel swap…also needs an exhaust swap, a taillight swap, and removal of tint, etc.

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  11. 1slowvw Avatar
    1slowvw

    Double swap candidate right here. Under the body work you have a fiero with a 3.8L Supercharged V-6. Probably not a bad swap in itself, then add (or subtract) the body work which someone has swapped out for something resembling a Diablo. That's right folks it's a real two for one, and the price a measly 9 grand for this fellows unfinished project. A price which surely reflects the amount of panel bond he's been using in a non ventilated area to assemble the car. http://novascotia.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicles-cars-…
    <img src="http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NzY4WDEwMjQ=/$T2eC16h,!wsE9suw0QK4BRTM7MVTN!~~48_35.JPG" width="600">

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  12. Devin Avatar
    Devin

    This doesn't fit the theme. I'm posting it anyway, because it's amazing. "Best offer or interesting trades such as 87 Chev truck. Cows. Any kind of old farm equipment as we are just starting farming from scratch. Rod muscle car or classic truck projects. Old skidsteer or backhoe. Trucks cars bikes sleds. Let me know what you have." COWS GUYS! HE'S WILLING TO TRADE FOR COWS!
    <img src="http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/ODAwWDU5OA==/$(KGrHqJHJDYFFSIfDJPqBRY(WUHGqg~~48_20.JPG"&gt;
    Minty

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    1. fodder650 Avatar
      fodder650

      Cows are saved for the dowry. Go find some farm equipment to trade.

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    2. krazykarguy Avatar
      krazykarguy

      I actually want this, as a 1985 Bonnie was my first car. Too bad it's 3100km away, and in the middle of NOWHERE.
      I imagine that the rear frame rails and trunk floor are scattered in little bits throughout the fine town of Nokomis, SK.

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  13. acarr260 Avatar
    acarr260

    How about a 1970 Austin Mini with a Promotive Yamaha R1 engine? 12,500 RPM!
    <img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kukKI-6TLhw/UQsHbbuWCnI/AAAAAAAAUDI/dUrz-pEV8_Y/s912/DSC02605.JPG&quot; width=500>
    From LA Craigslist: http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/ctd/36604046…
    Here is the eBay auction with the info and pics: <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1970-Austin-Mini-Promotive-Yamaha-R1-1000cc-Engine-swap-12-500rpm-170hp-/170999459101?ViewItem=&item=170999459101&forcev4exp=true” target=”_blank”>http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1970-Austin-Mini-Promotive-Yamaha-R1-1000cc-Engine-swap-12-500rpm-170hp-/170999459101?ViewItem=&item=170999459101&forcev4exp=true

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    1. dwbf11 Avatar
      dwbf11

      This car was on BAT not too long ago iirc.

      Reply
    2. fodder650 Avatar
      fodder650

      Yours for the low low price of $25,000. Nice car, interesting project, but if. for that price, I wanted a mongrel I'd go to the humane society.

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  14. OA5599 Avatar
    OA5599

    http://santamaria.craigslist.org/cto/3685709558.h…
    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3K73G63Je5Ga5F55H7d3g82c1815bdca81969.jpg"&gt;
    1983 Dodge Rampage Electric Car Conversition – $8500
    Electro Automotive Conversion kit, includes:
    Warp 9 Motor
    Curtis 1231C Controller
    Zivan NG3 Charger (120VAC input)
    Iota DC to DC converter
    144 Volt System
    14 US8VGCHC 8v Lead Acid batteries
    Batteries are 9 months old
    New battery range tested once at over 40 miles
    Top speed 60+ MPH
    All batteries are outside the passenger compartment.
    Brakes have been upgraded to dual Tilton Racing master cylinders with a balance bar so brake force can be adjusted front/rear.
    Conversion was completed in 2009 and has been in continuous use since. Exterior and interior look terrific, with interior upgrades from a period Dodge Daytona (seats, door panel, center console), and recent new carpet. Paint is 4 years old, in excellent condition (always garaged)
    Battery boxes are beautiful stainless steel, with lockable storage in the bed. Conversion is also very clean, with excellent eye appeal.
    Family situation forces sale.
    See many photos at:
    <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dodge-Rampage-Electric-Car-Conversion/138641279641731” target=”_blank”>https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dodge-Rampage-Electric-Car-Conversion/138641279641731

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    1. fodder650 Avatar
      fodder650

      I was looking for electric conversions for this and didn't see any in my area. The fact that its a Rampage just ramps this one up an ohm or two.

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      1. OA5599 Avatar
        OA5599

        Perhaps the fact that it is a Rampage ramps it up, but also being electric amps it up.

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    2. muthalovin Avatar
      muthalovin

      RampE-charge.

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    3. humblejanitor Avatar
      humblejanitor

      It's nice but not $8500 nice.
      Knock it down by another $5000 and much more reasonable (to me at least).

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    4. Red_Historian Avatar
      Red_Historian

      Cool to see something from my hometown on here.

      Reply
  15. Devin Avatar
    Devin

    Here's a '40s Jeep with a '70s 350.
    <img src="http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NjAwWDgwMA==/$T2eC16ZHJHEE9ny2sYPzBRYrG5F25Q~~48_20.JPG&quot; width="500">
    What's on the hood?

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    1. dukeisduke Avatar
      dukeisduke

      A griddle?

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    2. fodder650 Avatar
      fodder650

      Solar panel for the seat heater?

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    3. OA5599 Avatar
      OA5599

      Poor man's version of a Lexan hood.
      <img src="http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x287/ck240sx/Jeeptripodseethru.jpg&quot; width=500>

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  16. Devin Avatar
    Devin

    It has an engine swap AND a taillight swap.
    <img src="http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NzUwWDEwMDA=/$T2eC16Z,!)kE9s4,BD1oBRY1QiHOSg~~48_20.JPG" width="500">
    His VTEC goes BWAAAAAAAH apparently

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    1. frankthecat Avatar
      frankthecat

      Oh look, another riced out CRX with a fart can, useless wing, and dumb body modifications.

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      1. Devin Avatar
        Devin

        This one has stupid stickers, they set it apart.

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        1. frankthecat Avatar
          frankthecat

          Hmmmm… yes. I could not tell how JDM it was without those.

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    2. fodder650 Avatar
      fodder650

      Please tell me you photoshopped that.

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      1. Devin Avatar
        Devin

        I would, but I'd be lying.

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  17. wisc47 Avatar
    wisc47

    I couldn't find any interesting engine swaps but this guy wants to swap his condo for a car. http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/ctd/3728353466.ht…

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    1. fodder650 Avatar
      fodder650

      Would he take a time share?

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  18. P161911 Avatar
    P161911

    How about a WRX with LS1 power:
    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3G93Je3Na5L55Ee5F5d47095f518025ac1735.jpg"iwdth=500&gt; http://atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/cto/3728787589….
    I finally won!!!

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    1. OA5599 Avatar
      OA5599

      <img src="http://www.funshop.ch/shop/out/pictures/master/product/1/144506.jpg&quot; width=500>

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    2. I Think Not Avatar
      I Think Not

      No A/C
      Black car
      In GA
      And it isn't a convertible
      No wonder he's selling it!

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      1. P161911 Avatar
        P161911

        I know one of the really tricky parts of a LS1 conversion on a C3 Vette is getting a place to mount the A/C. Probably the same issue here.

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        1. CABEZAGRANDE Avatar
          CABEZAGRANDE

          Yep, on the F-body accessories the AC pump is large and mounted very low, so in cars with narrow frame rails or very forward protruding cross-members the pump runs into everything.

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    3. dculberson Avatar
      dculberson

      Holy crap that's pretty awesome. I wonder if it's still AWD or if they switched it to RWD??

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  19. P161911 Avatar
    P161911

    A 12A 4CL (do they think it is a 4 cylinder?!?, or is this some sort of Mazda nomenclature?) in a Suzuki Samurai. It isn't even a rock crawler.
    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3L93I43Mf5La5Kf5H6d43aab0b458262f1c72.jpg"width=500&gt; <a href="http://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/cto/3721024476.html” target=”_blank”>http://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/cto/3721024476.html

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  20. P161911 Avatar
    P161911

    This Chevy powered Jag is really tempting at $1850, just for the engine. http://atlanta.craigslist.org/eat/cto/3731608395….

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  21. P161911 Avatar
    P161911

    A Rolls-Royce for $3900, with a Chevy engine. How hard could it be?
    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3F23Ia3J25I65K25Fdd3321df7896cb401fab.jpg&quot; width="500/">
    <a href="http://atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/cto/3656882740.html” target=”_blank”>http://atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/cto/3656882740.html

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    1. frankthecat Avatar
      frankthecat

      I see a lot of series 1 and series 2 Jaguar XJ6's with small block Chevy/small block Ford swaps. Not surprised this has extended to R-R's now.

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  22. Tomsk Avatar
    Tomsk

    In case you don't think getting an S14 240SX with an SR20DET swap to pass smog isn't difficult enough, here's one with an RB20DET (yes, a turbocharged 2.0L straight six):
    <img src="http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab207/mrjuly805/9C134C99-7FA1-4050-AC68-FC56863B23FF-3264-00000077DBD1E70D.jpg&quot; width="500" />
    <a href="http://ventura.craigslist.org/cto/3732084188.html” target=”_blank”>http://ventura.craigslist.org/cto/3732084188.html

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    1. TheOtherMacLeod Avatar
      TheOtherMacLeod

      I notice there's no pictures forward of that bent up fender..

      Reply
  23. dwbf11 Avatar
    dwbf11

    He should call it the IROCrawler…
    (OK, I'll show myself out..)
    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3K43p53H65L65J75M9d3h322e6ce04038163b.jpg"&gt; http://toledo.craigslist.org/cto/3687791902.html

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    1. jeepjeff Avatar
      jeepjeff

      He totally should call it that. Unfortunately, it doesn't have driveshafts (according to the ad). You can actually see the front pumpkin isn't connected, thanks to the amount of lift.

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  24. joshuman Avatar
    joshuman

    I thought about posting the VW Westie with the Subaru swap or the RX7 with the Corvette 350 but you've all seen those right?
    Instead, I have for you today a 1992 Chevy S-10 with a 500 cubic inch Cadillac Eldorado engine in the bed. The fuel tank is up front.
    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3Ke3M23Ic5L65K45J1d42d65502baa7d81db8.jpg"&gt; http://skagit.craigslist.org/cto/3717844396.html

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    1. I Think Not Avatar
      I Think Not

      Either there are a bunch of guys who like to swap caddy V8s into the back of S10s, or this is the same one that crops up now and then, always in different states of completeness. This is the first time I've seen it in driveable condition, though.

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  25. FuzzyPlushroom Avatar
    FuzzyPlushroom

    Here's a messed-up one… this guy started with a V6 Mustang, and put almost the same damned engine back in.
    Could've had a V8, buddy.
    (Everything else on CL around here is rice, more rice, VR6-swapped VWs, and even more rice.)
    Oh, no, I just found a better one… H6 Impreza laughs at your WRX swap!
    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3K53Lc3H65I55Gb5M3d3v71825487519b198b.jpg"&gt;

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    1. P161911 Avatar
      P161911

      The yellow intake on the Mustang has to be good for at least 20HP.

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  26. VeeArrrSix Avatar
    VeeArrrSix

    1974 Datsun with a SBC? <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3Kf3M43L65G55H15Jcd48769a510cbe0d1750.jpg&quot; width="600">
    <a href="http://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/cto/3731537977.html” target=”_blank”>http://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/cto/3731537977.html

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  27. POLAЯ Avatar
    POLAЯ

    Rampage with extra page.
    <img src="http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NTgzWDg3MQ==/$T2eC16dHJHoE9n3KgIktBRVk-YFcsg~~48_2.JPG&quot; width="600">
    http://ontario.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicles-classic-…

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    1. ˏ♂ˊ mzs zsm msz esq Avatar
      ˏ♂ˊ mzs zsm msz esq

      Comes with new rock! I like the classics, but I'm willing to try some new tunes from time to time.

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  28. POLAЯ Avatar
    POLAЯ

    Awesome.Simply.
    <img src="http://i639.photobucket.com/albums/uu113/1977busman/1982%20diesel%20vw%20truck/100_1472.jpg?t=1250891764&quot; width="600">
    <a href="http://ontario.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicles-cars-trucks-RARE-Volkswagen-Pickup-Truck-diesel-W0QQAdIdZ471736347” target=”_blank”>http://ontario.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicles-cars-trucks-RARE-Volkswagen-Pickup-Truck-diesel-W0QQAdIdZ471736347

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  29. Michael A Avatar
    Michael A

    Here's an engine swap that took some doing, I'd say
    http://bringatrailer.com/2013/04/09/olds-toronado…

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    1. Tim Odell Avatar
      Tim Odell

      Loved that.
      Terrifying vehicle.

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  30. POLAЯ Avatar
    POLAЯ

    1986 Quattro Wagon…
    With THREE pedals!!!!!
    <img src="http://www.audiworld.com/model/5000/pix/86-5ka.jpg&quot; width="600">
    <a href="http://ontario.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicles-cars-trucks-1986-Audi-Quattro-5000-CS-Wagon-W0QQAdIdZ472301036” target=”_blank”>http://ontario.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicles-cars-trucks-1986-Audi-Quattro-5000-CS-Wagon-W0QQAdIdZ472301036

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    1. JayP2112 Avatar
      JayP2112

      That was the only way to get quattro back then unless you had a V8 automatic.

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      1. POLAЯ Avatar
        POLAЯ

        Well they were doin' it right then!

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        1. JayP2112 Avatar
          JayP2112

          Gen 1 and 2 were manual only. The V8 was Gen 3.

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  31. P161911 Avatar
    P161911

    They installed a Prowler 3.5L V-6!
    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3E73Ib3Hf5E25Hc5M5d47b00665c24810106d.jpg"width=500&gt; <a href="http://atlanta.craigslist.org/sat/cto/3728338048.html” target=”_blank”>http://atlanta.craigslist.org/sat/cto/3728338048.html

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    1. Devin Avatar
      Devin

      Isn't that the same engine it came with?

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      1. P161911 Avatar
        P161911

        Well if it was 1997 Prowler it could be the 214HP version instead of the 253HP or 255HP version that originally came in the 2004 300M.
        And the Prowler intake does have this badge: <img src="http://static.ddmcdn.com/gif/2000-plymouth-prowler4.jpg"width=400&gt;

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      2. SSurfer321 Avatar
        SSurfer321

        Shhhhhhh. Somebody paid big money for that unique swap…

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  32. P161911 Avatar
    P161911

    I love the fact they make absolutely NO mention of the fact this car is/was a Volvo. I assume it now has a V-8.
    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3na3Ne3Hc5Ea5F95Mdd2o6619a9ab172c17f2.jpg"width=500&gt;
    http://atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/cto/3641287513….
    One of the least informative ads I have ever seen, at least for what appears to be a sort of nice, if you are into that type of thing, car.

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    1. TurboBrick Avatar
      TurboBrick

      With that amount of info, I'd expect to pop the hood and see a B20 with a single Stromberg.

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    2. ˏ♂ˊ mzs zsm msz esq Avatar
      ˏ♂ˊ mzs zsm msz esq

      I am so freaking intrigued, thanks P!

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  33. Devin Avatar
    Devin

    Here's an '85 RX-7. The ad describes its new heart thusly:
    "supercharged 383 chevy, with paxton novi 1000, 8 lbs of boost 680 hp 700 flbs. Pump gas motor. 4340 forged crank and pistons with after market rods. Intercooled with 3 inch mandrel bent piping, vortec BOV. Megasquirt fuel injection. Manual valve body power glide with 2500 converter. Many more products."
    <img src="http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NzUwWDEwMDA=/$T2eC16J,!)EE9s2ufWVZBR(,RVP5Fg~~48_20.JPG" width="500">
    Big engine.

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  34. humblejanitor Avatar
    humblejanitor

    <img src="http://i48.tinypic.com/2d93bee.jpg"&gt;
    This could go either way. Depends on what you're into.
    http://burlington.craigslist.org/cto/3718863124.h…

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    1. Tim Odell Avatar
      Tim Odell

      Looks like a prop from a horror movie.

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      1. VeeArrrSix Avatar
        VeeArrrSix

        Mater?

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      2. humblejanitor Avatar
        humblejanitor

        It certainly has that vibe. It baffles me how the seller posted it in the VT Craigslist when they're located in NY.

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        1. B72 Avatar
          B72

          There are parts of NY that border VT that have nothing nearby. If you want to go to town, you go to VT.

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  35. smokyburnout Avatar
    smokyburnout

    Rotary-swapped Samurais are common on my local CL, but here's one with an unspecified diesel.
    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3K83Le3N65Na5E65K1d3q397fd658e05511c6.jpg"/&gt; http://newhaven.craigslist.org/cto/3705873779.htm…
    Nissan engine in a Nissan
    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3Eb3Nf3H85G85Fb5Jcd2qfa256087ff341b34.jpg"/&gt; http://hartford.craigslist.org/cto/3644303909.htm…
    Toyota engine in a Toyota
    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3Gd3Me3H85Fa5H75J1d2d02fac2f11eef1df2.jpg"/&gt; <a href="http://newlondon.craigslist.org/cto/3614606007.html” target=”_blank”>http://newlondon.craigslist.org/cto/3614606007.html

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    1. CABEZAGRANDE Avatar
      CABEZAGRANDE

      That NX could be an extremely fun little car. The NXs were always awesome handling little things, seriously nearly on par with DC2 Integras, and the SR20VE gives it the power it always so desperately craved.

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  36. RahRahRecords Avatar
    RahRahRecords

    here's the worst I could find: Chevy motor, Dodge frame, Jeep body
    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3nc3L13N75L15H75Jad3d7da22a098b3314b0.jpg"&gt;
    <a href="http://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/3679674637.html” target=”_blank”>http://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/3679674637.html

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  37. cheesyb Avatar
    cheesyb

    http://Augusta.craigslist.org/CTO/3736485677.html
    Obviously stored with top down for the last 10 years…

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    1. cheesyb Avatar
      cheesyb

      http://augusta.craigslist.org/cto/3736485677.html
      Shitty phone is shitty.

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  38. sporty88au Avatar
    sporty88au

    Craigslist doesn't get used much Down Under, but I did find this on one of our local car sales websites – a Mazda MX-5 with a 4.6L Rover V8. I've seen a few of them with 4.0L Lexus engines before, but this one, while being awesome, has a very small WTF? factor.
    http://www.carsales.com.au/private/details/bullet…

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  39. smokyburnout Avatar
    smokyburnout

    Starion-powered Starlet! That's more like it.
    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3K63Lc3H25I45Fe5Hed4cf4333f9cdd9314ea.jpg"/&gt; <a href="http://hartford.craigslist.org/cto/3738694255.html” target=”_blank”>http://hartford.craigslist.org/cto/3738694255.html

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  40. C³-Cool Cadillac Cat Avatar
    C³-Cool Cadillac Cat

    Bah! Y'all ain't even tryin'!
    1969 Camaro with a Cummins BT4.
    Bah! Y'all ain't even tryin'! 1969 Camaro with a Cummins BT4. Skip to 0:50.
    [youtube nUiDQd2NZpU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUiDQd2NZpU youtube]
    Not enough?
    How about a Chevy S-10 pickup with a Cummins, probably and ISB, versus a Duramax Camaro?
    [youtube b7FwbDqdEp4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7FwbDqdEp4 youtube]

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    1. C³-Cool Cadillac Cat Avatar
      C³-Cool Cadillac Cat

      Sorry, misinterpreted the challenge. It's been a VERY long day.

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  41. C³-Cool Cadillac Cat Avatar
    C³-Cool Cadillac Cat

    Now that I've re-read the challenge…sigh…
    http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/3726230143.html
    Actually, pretty neat.
    1995 Ford F150 short bed 4×4 with a Cummins 4BT.
    I'm on a diesel kick, tonight.

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