On the street...literally.

[FlexdXJ]

Sweet. IMO, it would look great if you kept the "stock" look. Or even better, stuff 31's on some rubicon wheels while keeping 4wd and keep it clean. Ok... now I want to build one. lol.

You forgot to suggest a turbo for it!

 

[FlexdXJ]

Not too sure what had a 5.0 and was front wheel drive

First gen Taurus SHO......

 

[Boostwerks.com]

You forgot to suggest a turbo for it!

That goes without saying.

 

[bjoehandley]

First gen Taurus SHO......

Not the Early SHO, that was a 3.0l twin cam Yamaha V-6, the last Naturally asperated ones were some kind of small twin cam V-8 that may have been related to the 2.5l and 3.0l Taurus V-6 and Jaguar/Astin Martin V-12's (that could make an interesting swap BTW )

 

[mini=man]

First gen Taurus SHO......

I think you are wrong. I'm pretty sure the first gen SHO's only came with a 3.0, not a 5.0

Dang I was sniped!

 

[ehall]

Might be cool with a rear engine and a transaxle. The 5.0 would definately fit under a roof. You might could use front mounted platform in the rear of it. Not too sure what had a 5.0 and was front wheel drive or rear engined though.

Cadillac 4.9 liter sideways v8

Commonly used in Fiero mid-engine swaps

To answer both your questions

 

[REWSTER]

this thing is pretty sweet, i would love to see more build pics

i have a link to the build to that 2 door with the gey wheels on my work CP

 

[REWSTER]

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I found somewhat build pics long ago for this one
http://www.streetsource.com/Profile.aspx?Home=true&ProfileID=41711

 

[XJLI]

Not the Early SHO, that was a 3.0l twin cam Yamaha V-6, the last Naturally asperated ones were some kind of small twin cam V-8 that may have been related to the 2.5l and 3.0l Taurus V-6 and Jaguar/Astin Martin V-12's (that could make an interesting swap BTW )

wasnt it some weird version of the 4.6? it was dohc though.. hmm

Cadillac 4.9 liter sideways v8

Commonly used in Fiero mid-engine swaps

To answer both your questions

hell yea northstar ftw!

 

[FlexdXJ]

wasnt it some weird version of the 4.6? it was dohc though.. hmm

That was the 96-99. I could have sworn they put the 5.0 in the 92-95 SHO, apparently not.

 

[bjoehandley]

wasnt it some weird version of the 4.6? it was dohc though..

It is a twin cam motor, and IIRC it's now being used by Volvo too? There's no way to fit a 4.6 would fit in any of the Taurus' as it was a tight fit in the same era Stangs.

 

[REWSTER]

i dont think any of the Taurus's had an eight cyl

Its also hard to think of any V8 front wheel drive fords

maybe its just hard to think for me......

 

[FlexdXJ]

maybe its just hard to think for me......

I'm gonna go with that. You work at a ford dealership............. tard!

 

[FunkRider]

The 96-99 Taurus had a 3.4L DOHC V8. It was essentially a 2.5 Duratech V6 with two extra cylinders build by Yamaha and Cosworth. The other FWD V8 was the 95-02 Lincoln Continental which had a detuned version of the Mark VIII/Mustang Cobra 4.6 DOHC mounted longitudinally with a unique 4.6 block. Everything except the block can be used on any 4.6.

 

[GSequoia]

"Project Troll".

Nice name. :gag:

 

[mountaineerjeff]

I like it, not enough street jeepers out there.

 

[ON_my_DOORS]

I thought about rear engine...but dismissed it quickly as non sensical. The 5.0L will fit. I started fabbing the mounts today but its so frickin hot.

I am glad you folk are enjoying it so far. I got some pics of the frame and some other goodies. I had it aired up recently, but I am waiting for some 4 link parts to come in to make it officially a roller.

Here you can get a general look at the frame and crossmembers. (The bars behind the rear doors are left over bracing I havn't cut off yet) The rear is strong and solid as all hell.

This is the B pillar crossmember and body mounts. The tubing goes under and through the rocker and also all the way up the B pillar and rosette welded throughout. Also the driveshaft tunnel...yeah HUGE!

I apolojize for the pics of the front. Same idea as the B pillar but with a bit more beef (tubing on inside and outside of A pillar). And the GIGANTIC trans tunnel. That is mocked up for a T5 trans.

And the motor. This is the 5.0L sitting on quick fab flat mounts. It will be coming down 2 inchs to the crossmember and will clear the beams and tie rods.

This is what seams to work in my mind. I have cycled it several times and it is solid and square. The body mounts do have hand made urethane bushings and isolaters as well.

ENJOY! I welcome all FRIENDLY tips and concerns.

 

[GSequoia]

You know you may be able to get a bit more wiggle room with that 5.0 if you cut it over to dry sump.

 

[XJLI]

damn dude this is coming together a lot nicer than i pictured.

we'll need burnout pics when its done.

 

[DanMan2k06]

NOTHING DRAGS LIKE A DOOR