08-28-2014, 02:52 PM
I've had a long term fantasy of buying a relatively solid E-type shell and restomodding the everloving fuck out of it.
Either a 2+2 with a chopped roof or a roadster with a top delete and ballersauce interior. Color scheme would be jet black with a red interior. Period-style wire wheels but in a 17x9 not whatever the fuck the stockers are. I'd do whatever brake/suspension/steering updates were possible on the chassis, I assume going from leaf-springs to coil-overs might not be within the realm of possibilities. For the drivetrain I'd pick an engine, trans and maybe diff? out of an E34 M5 and rebuild it and massage it for a bit more power, then shove it all in there with custom mounts/driveshaft/etc.
The end result would be a E-type that looks almost factory, but is a bit lower, a bit cleaner, and goes, stops, and turns better than the original ever did. Basically a "poor man's" Eagle Speedster, because maybe you could have it built for $150k instead of $500k+ :?
Either a 2+2 with a chopped roof or a roadster with a top delete and ballersauce interior. Color scheme would be jet black with a red interior. Period-style wire wheels but in a 17x9 not whatever the fuck the stockers are. I'd do whatever brake/suspension/steering updates were possible on the chassis, I assume going from leaf-springs to coil-overs might not be within the realm of possibilities. For the drivetrain I'd pick an engine, trans and maybe diff? out of an E34 M5 and rebuild it and massage it for a bit more power, then shove it all in there with custom mounts/driveshaft/etc.
The end result would be a E-type that looks almost factory, but is a bit lower, a bit cleaner, and goes, stops, and turns better than the original ever did. Basically a "poor man's" Eagle Speedster, because maybe you could have it built for $150k instead of $500k+ :?
Now: 07 Porsche Cayman S | 18 VW Tiguan
Then: 18 VW GTI Autobahn | 95 BMW M3 | 15 VW GTI SE | 12 Kia Optima SX | 2009 VW GTI | 00 BMW 540i Sport | 90 Mazda Miata | 94 Yamaha FZR600R | 1993 Suzuki GS500E | 2003 BMW 325i | 95 Saab 900S