ok this isnt the most exotic car but its my baby

[v8supergurl]

1992 chevy lumina 3.1l Euro yea yea i know its a 14 year old relatively generic sports sedan but i love mine and i think it should get a little more respect as it is quite nimble and is the stablest car i have driven. i just got 235s (tires) on it new suspension in back and changed the gaskets and brake.its very reliable and i just luv it anyone else ever own one? anywho its not a bad car even though itll never be a lancia stratos but hey its a car from my teen years i cant help but loving this thing heehee wait till i finish on it i wanna do a engine swap and get a v8 into it but i have to do some major body work on it first.in my mind this car is definately part of yesterdays heroes.

[lanciachris]

I was looking for info to find out what the car looked like (sorry, it looks dull!), and found this amazing review.... Nuts. like squirrels.

www.carsurvey.org/review_69701.html

[FHCNICK]

lanciachris said:

I was looking for info to find out what the car looked like (sorry, it looks dull!), and found this amazing review.... Nuts. like squirrels. www.carsurvey.org/review_69701.html

sorry still dont know what it looks like so cant comment but chris i opened your link and did you see at the top left an ad for the "turbonator" $69.95 and claims to give upto 35hp and 31% better fuel economy !! I think the clue is in the "upto" bit its just got to be a load of (_!_).

[lanciachris]

[v8supergurl]

lanciachris said:

thats a 94.... www.gregsusedcarsandservice.com/Details.asp?TextSize=small&ItemInfoID=127 this is MY baby but its in white mine is black

>> Edited by v8supergurl on Thursday 31st March 21:54

[v8supergurl]

lanciachris said:

I was looking for info to find out what the car looked like (sorry, it looks dull!), and found this amazing review.... Nuts. like squirrels. www.carsurvey.org/review_69701.html

yea i know but its got a nice engine i want to stuff a 92 corvette v8 into but i have to take a look at the corvettes mounts to see if theres a reasonable possibilty i could actually fit it in.

[lanciachris]

Heh. Ive been looking on ebay for cheap stuff you could steal a v8 from or use...



1 owner, 21k miles, v8, cant go wrong there

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=6410&item=4539493487&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

[minimax]

gregs used cars and other dodgy deals website said:

Book Price: $0 Our Price:: $1,995

right, so it's worth nothing and you're gonna charge me for it?




>> Edited by minimax on Monday 4th April 12:52

[minimax]

I should point out that I am not laying waste to your motor, I actually like it - and it looks much better than the jelly mould later (1994) shape

[Marquis_Rex]

v8supergurl said:

lanciachris said: I was looking for info to find out what the car looked like (sorry, it looks dull!), and found this amazing review.... Nuts. like squirrels. <a href="http://www.carsurvey.org/review_69701.html">www.carsurvey.org/review_69701.html</a> yea i know but its got a nice engine i want to stuff a 92 corvette v8 into but i have to take a look at the corvettes mounts to see if theres a reasonable possibilty i could actually fit it in.

V8 at the front?

Transverse?

It's wrong wheel drive also isn't it?
Could be interesting....

[M3 Mitch]

Honestly forget about trying to put a Corvette V8 in your Lumina. I'm not saying it can't be done, anything can be done given a big enough hammer...BUT I would expect it to be a very difficult conversion, cost a fortune for fabricating all sorts of brackets and bits, it would probably unbalance the car, etc. etc.

The Lumina is an OK sedan as it is, just tune it up, take decent care of it, and enjoy it.

If you want to stuff a V8 into a car, do an MGB-V8 conversion - been done thousands of times, kits with every little bracket are available, would be worth something when you finish...