
Originally Posted by
Bus Driver J
For those who keep asking "why?" remember its a movie car. In the movie industry they dont care. The car was probably a total loss with the frame rails destroyed at one point. Its much cheaper for them to buy that car for like $1000 and put a $100 VW motor in it and fab the brackets and shit than find a real R-34 and then do the needed mods.
Its like when you see a "'57 Chevy Bel-Air" that has been prostreeted. Do you think someone in their right mind would tub to hell an original Bel-Air? How about remove the matching numbers fuel injected small block for a 908ci 8-71 supercharged monster?? No. It started the project as a rust bucket 110 model that no one cared for.