The very first step - a concept image I made which showed us that it will be possible to do it!
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The front end chopped off a pretty mint 205 XS shell, destined to go into the rear of 205 Mi32.
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The first thing to do was to get it transported from the scrapyard to the welder's place.
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Poor old engine bay didn't have a slightest idea of what's going to happen to it ;-).
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It will soon house a new engine, nearly twice as powerful than the original one.
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The engine bay has been cut off well behind the rear mounting points of the front subframe.
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Being a race car, it was already pretty stripped out...
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...but there were still a few things left to remove.
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The same story on the other side.
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And again a pic soon after.
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This is in case I forget how the shims go together... as I am bound to forget :o).
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Floor and rear end completely stripped out, including all the removable parts of the roll cage.
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At this point, I can only imagine what will it look like in the end.
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Another pic for the archive.
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Could a third engine be squeezed in here? LOL
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A view that will be radically changed soon.
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