So i was daydreaming at work today and got to thinking of what i'd do if i ever wrecked the Merkur. I figured something cool would be if i could find an SVO that's maybe wrecked to hell and back, but the nose is still good, and resurrect it onto a coupe and swap my motor into it. (slips on flame suit
I figure i've never seen it done....and since i've already got the Pacecar/'82 GT coupe, why not? I'd only do it on the rare occasion that i found a totally jacked up SVO since those noses are rarer than any other nose and even then i'd really have to think about it since i'm sure i could find an SVO owner who could put it to better use.
But just picture it....i could swap the nose and the little flairs at the front of the rear wheel wells, and then take the old school sail panels and fill them in and do some fiberglass work on them and shape them up to look like the SVO sail panels, then drop my 2.3t in it. I'd have to get the hood as well to make the look complete. Then finish it up with a 5 lug swap and the traditional SVO wheels..
I doubt it'll EVER happen though since finding SVO parts is hard enough. I think what would happen sooner is finding a really old coupe, something like a '79 Ghia or something and swapping it into that and leave it bone stock looking, right down to the hub cap 13's.....and make a serious sleeper/corner carver out of a car that NOBODY would ever suspect.
But anyways has anyone ever seen an SVO coupe clone? I thought forever that i was the only one crazy enough to make a Capri coupe clone but then that's happened as well...
I figure i've never seen it done....and since i've already got the Pacecar/'82 GT coupe, why not? I'd only do it on the rare occasion that i found a totally jacked up SVO since those noses are rarer than any other nose and even then i'd really have to think about it since i'm sure i could find an SVO owner who could put it to better use.
But just picture it....i could swap the nose and the little flairs at the front of the rear wheel wells, and then take the old school sail panels and fill them in and do some fiberglass work on them and shape them up to look like the SVO sail panels, then drop my 2.3t in it. I'd have to get the hood as well to make the look complete. Then finish it up with a 5 lug swap and the traditional SVO wheels..
I doubt it'll EVER happen though since finding SVO parts is hard enough. I think what would happen sooner is finding a really old coupe, something like a '79 Ghia or something and swapping it into that and leave it bone stock looking, right down to the hub cap 13's.....and make a serious sleeper/corner carver out of a car that NOBODY would ever suspect.
But anyways has anyone ever seen an SVO coupe clone? I thought forever that i was the only one crazy enough to make a Capri coupe clone but then that's happened as well...