{"id":56870,"date":"2020-06-08T15:31:58","date_gmt":"2020-06-08T20:31:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=56870"},"modified":"2020-06-08T15:31:58","modified_gmt":"2020-06-08T20:31:58","slug":"building-a-fiat-124-sport-spider-with-a-ferrari-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=56870","title":{"rendered":"Building a Fiat 124 Sport Spider with a Ferrari V8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Fiat-124-Sport-Spider-with-a-Ferrari-V8-01.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"56878\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=56878\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Fiat-124-Sport-Spider-with-a-Ferrari-V8-01.jpg?fit=906%2C906&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"906,906\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Fiat 124 Sport Spider with a Ferrari V8 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Fiat 124 Sport Spider with a Ferrari V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Fiat-124-Sport-Spider-with-a-Ferrari-V8-01.jpg?fit=906%2C906&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Fiat-124-Sport-Spider-with-a-Ferrari-V8-01.jpg?resize=600%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Fiat 124 Sport Spider with a Ferrari V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-56878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Fiat-124-Sport-Spider-with-a-Ferrari-V8-01.jpg?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Fiat-124-Sport-Spider-with-a-Ferrari-V8-01.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Fiat-124-Sport-Spider-with-a-Ferrari-V8-01.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Fiat-124-Sport-Spider-with-a-Ferrari-V8-01.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Fiat-124-Sport-Spider-with-a-Ferrari-V8-01.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Fiat-124-Sport-Spider-with-a-Ferrari-V8-01.jpg?w=906&amp;ssl=1 906w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Johnny Fargas enjoys driving his Fiat 124 Sport Spider but wanted more power. Instead of going with a GM or Ford V8, he decided to keep it Italian and go with a Ferrari\/Maserati F136 V8. The engine&#8217;s expected output of 450 horsepower should be plenty for the 2,300 lb sports car. Johnny plans to run a T56 six-speed manual with a custom adapter plate and Ford 9-inch rear end with a four-link suspension. You can follow the project&#8217;s progress on their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCQ-lnTINKvovuer20dViKeQ\">YouTube channel<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ferrari.powered\/\">@ferrari.powered<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/xoInx-SLsDY\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/WQvvVu_fIwA\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/kIjOupOMGIM\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCQ-lnTINKvovuer20dViKeQ\">Ferrari.Powered<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Johnny Fargas enjoys driving his Fiat 124 Sport Spider but wanted more power. Instead of going with a GM or Ford V8, he decided to keep it Italian and go with a Ferrari\/Maserati F136 V8. The engine&#8217;s expected output of 450 horsepower should be plenty for the 2,300 lb sports car. Johnny plans to run&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=56870\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Building a Fiat 124 Sport Spider with a Ferrari V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":56878,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[989],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-56870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-989"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Fiat-124-Sport-Spider-with-a-Ferrari-V8-01.jpg?fit=906%2C906&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":121198,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=121198","url_meta":{"origin":56870,"position":0},"title":"Electric Fiat 124 Spider","author":"swaptastic","date":"September 24, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"This 1982 Fiat 124 Spider was converted to electric by ElectricGT in California. 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