New project !

[Bruce R]

58 Thames I picked up in Jersey last weekend, has a Buick v-6, Mustang 2 front end, 8 in Ford rear. Don’t know what I’m doing yet, I’m a little leery about whether or not the front end is done right, and I don’t know if that unibody will take any kind of torque. The

 

[Tripper]

Koool lil ride... congrats! I've had several unibody cars & used sub-frame connectors to deal with a big motor under the hood... no prob! Have them on my current ride... '62 Nova! Keep us posted! [cl[P

Mine were similar to these & should be easy to make yourself for cheap!
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/cee-3115/overview/

Basically connect the front clip to the back one!

BoB

 

[Dr Crankenstein]

I think I'm in love. (I have a soft spot for Anglias, Thames and Fiat Topolinos.)

Tear it apart and see what you've got...

- If it's structurally sound, the unibody should be adequate for the Buick six. If you're inclined to add more power, you'll want to "beef up" as Tripper said.

- There are many ways to screw up a MII front end. All can be corrected with a some grinder/hammer/welder therapy, if necessary.

Stick around, Bruce. We're here to help and I, for one, hope you build this car!

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[DozerII]

That is one cool looking car, I'm in as well. [dr[dr[P[P[P

 

[Torchie]

Crazy!!! I like it.[ddd
I'm in too.[P [P [P
Torchie

 

[Skip]

Oh yea!

 

[Bruce R]

New project

Yeah I’m gonna build it, just gotta finish the wife’s Willys pickup that’s taking up my garage space. Don’t know if I’ll keep the v-6 in it, I kinda got a soft spot in my head for 215 aluminum v-8’s, and the 4spd will definitely go, gotta have 5 gears ! I have a 2003 Chevy Tracker that I can’t seem to find rod bearings for, it’s 2wd an the chassis looks like it would make a great rod chassis, I’d just have to take a foot or so out of the middle.

 

[Bamamav]

There is one of those around here, full tube frame, 500+ Ford big block, street driven and runs I think 6's in the 1/8th!

 

[Torchie]

Yeah I’m gonna build it, just gotta finish the wife’s Willys pickup that’s taking up my garage space. Don’t know if I’ll keep the v-6 in it, I kinda got a soft spot in my head for 215 aluminum v-8’s, and the 4spd will definitely go, gotta have 5 gears ! I have a 2003 Chevy Tracker that I can’t seem to find rod bearings for, it’s 2wd an the chassis looks like it would make a great rod chassis, I’d just have to take a foot or so out of the middle.

215's Wow.!
I remember installing one of those in my bro's 73 Vega station wagon. 3 speeding tickets in one day in the small town we lived in.
Torchie

 

[Burgerman]

We had a 215 V8 in a 65 MGB. Roasted tires nicely.

That is one cool ride. [cl

 

[lowbudget50]

Freaking cool!

I'm watching!!

 

[Old Iron]

I'm with the crew [cl
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[skull]

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Later

 

[animal]

That's going to be a cool project! I love that body style, tried to buy one a couple decades ago.