New build thread; time to build one from scratch!

[falconvan]

Here's an idea I've been tossing around for several years: build a scratch built rear engined topless two seater using the front drive drivetrain from a higher performance production front drive sedan like a Northstar Caddy, 4.6 DOHC Lincoln Continental, 3.8 supercharged Bonneville SSEI, or a Taurus SHO. The whole drivetrain will be mounted in the rear, front suspension will most likely be a boneyard Jag XJ-6, chassis will be a home built tube chassis with a homebuilt body as well. I've kept my eye open for an inexpensive donor car for the last year or so and found a great deal on this decent running 93 Taurus SHO with a rebuilt trans, trashed interior, and crunched in the rear for $275 so I pulled the trigger. The guy bought it to fix up and it sat for two years. He sold his house so he let it go cheap just to get it out of the way.

I have no idea if I can really pull this off but what the heck; Im giving it a shot. Lots of research to do before I start actually building but I figured picking up the first piece was a good start.