{"id":38065,"date":"2019-03-22T14:21:27","date_gmt":"2019-03-22T20:21:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=38065"},"modified":"2020-12-03T15:34:59","modified_gmt":"2020-12-03T21:34:59","slug":"custom-firebird-trans-am-with-a-mid-engine-lsx-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=38065","title":{"rendered":"Custom Firebird Trans Am with a Mid-Engine LSx V8"},"content":{"rendered":"

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DKustom Fabrication<\/a> in Omaha, Nebraska wanted a new project to showcase their skills. They originally planned to build something using a 2002 Subaru WRX similar to Factory Five Racing’s 818 kit. However the project took a different turn after a friend offered a second generation Trans Am body. The new plan is to build a very light Trans Am (2200-2500 lb) with a rear mid-engine LSx V8. The chopped body lays over a custom tube chassis with 118-inch wheelbase, 84-inch track, and pushrod suspension using WRX spindles. Behind the driver will sit a 6.0 L LQ9 V8 with L92 heads, Texas Speed Bald Eagle camshaft, and a goal of 550 horsepower. The V8 is mated to a WRX five-speed transmission via a Subaru Gears<\/a> adapter plate. Follow the project’s progress in the build thread<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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Source: Pro-Touring<\/a> (build thread)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

DKustom Fabrication in Omaha, Nebraska wanted a new project to showcase their skills. They originally planned to build something using a 2002 Subaru WRX similar to Factory Five Racing’s 818 kit. However the project took a different turn after a friend offered a second generation Trans Am body. 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