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Old 22nd October 2015, 12:17 AM
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Some friends of mine have put an Audi 4.2l V8 into a Haynes chassis. Mated to a Volvo M90 gearbox.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qInmYTbjKc0

Some photos of the install here: http://locost.lt/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=131&start=120
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Old 22nd October 2015, 04:22 PM
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Wow. That looks like a bit of a handful. Looked like a rocket in the first few seconds pulling away from the car.
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Scarily awesome
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Do you know the weight of the finished car?
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Old 25th October 2015, 08:42 PM
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AFAIK they have not weighed it, but they don't expect it to be light :-)
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