Anyone see any speedsters on donor chassis?

Anyone seen speedters mounted on donor chassis? I saw a wrecked BMW z3 this weekend that rolled and the top was gone, but it still started, ran perfectly. That got me thinking if it's do-able?

Miata, Z3, Diahtsu chore, peugot?

Any leads?

Most of the cars you mentioned are unibody and front engine. They don't have a chassis per se and th engine is in the wrong place to start with. Just those two issues make it a major, major undertaking.

Least we forget the loveable SKODA!

Skoda Spyder -

http://www.madabout-kitcars.com/kitcar/kitcar_details.php?64

skoda............?

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It might be possible in my point of view, the main issue would be the clearance of the engine to the hood, the other one would be the wheel base though.

Anything is possible if you have the pockets

I got to thinking when I was watching an episode of street customs where they hacked the body off an older muscle car and attached it to a new one, (pontiac GTO) I think).

Fine engine in the front, but that's no huge deal.

Do we then end up with a PGO?

While the wheelbase may be OK, most newer car frames are wider than 1950s/1960s sports cars. My measure of such things is usually "is anyone doing it". I don't see much of it in the Speedster world or anywhere else for that matter.

2010 kit car?

Fact that most new cars are unibody and front wheel drive puts damper on modern chassis kit cars. I do like the Miata re-bodies. The old Lambo or Ferrari on a Pontiac Fiero (with 32 valve Northstar, of course) was neat but Fiero's are hard to come by too now. There are hot rod kits on the Chevy S-10 frame.

I had a Fiero Ferrari 308 replica with a Northstar.

It distracted me from finishing my Speedster.

This doesn't apply to spedsters, but there are several companies (Art Morison for one, http://artmorrison.com/homepage.html, who will take your old GM car and adapt a modern driveline and engine so your replica handles just like a modern car while remaining completely stock on the outside.

My favorite is a 60 or 62 Corvette with either the original frame, or a custom frame, modified to accept a complete C4 engine, driveline and suspension. That would be my particular aspiration (when some money falls from the sky).

Fortunately, IM offers us a similar choice using Porsche components. SAS, with there Subaru front and rear suspension, might be a contender if you are patient. Probably some like these are found in Europe too.

My neighbor has a Yugo in his back yard. I wonder...?

You can make any body fit on any chassis - if you are willing/able to make a few modifications.

Put a speedster body on a 59 Cadillac chassis? Why sure!

1) Cut the speedster body into five separate pieces - two front and two rear fenders, and one center section containing the cowl, windshield, doors and seats.

2) Locate the four fenders over the wheels.

3) Place the cowel in the middle of the chassis.

4) Fill in all the empty space with new fiberglass.

Easy, peasy, anything else I can do for you?

Geesh sounds like a Hoopty build~

Hmmm,

Four wheel drive speedster, four feet clearance, perfect for rock climbing!

Sludge, we have a late 80s Corvette around here that is pretty much as you described it.

MR2 is unibody..it would take more than cutting and slashing.

Would a Toyota MR2 work as a Speedster r-ebody chassis ??
You would have hack and slash a bit,,, actually a lot,, but if the wheelbase was close you could have a trick mid-engine setup. Alan
MR2
Production 1984

"Geesh sounds like a Hoopty build~"
-- Alan, I'm here. Busy, but here.
That stung a little. :)

Y'all see Alan's latest build yet? It was for some guy named Mike:

Cory, i dunno the terminology, but I think that's called a donk.

Heaven knows where they get the name from..........lol.