Andy
06-13-2009, 09:17 PM
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/jalopnik/2009/06/Torvair-504px.jpgLong before anyone thought to drop a Cadillac 4.9 V8 in a Fiero (http://jalopnik.com/cars/fiero-of-the-day/v8-fiero-shakers-us-all-night-long-259465.php), crazed engine swappers were finding ways to shorten their life expectancy with V8-powered Corvairs.
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