Hello all

[strat24v]

Each to their own I guess but I'd advise learning about the stratos and all what its about, putting a monster V8 in will create something thats unpleasent to drive. These things are all about light weight, cornering and agility, not straightline dragsters. If thats what you want then its the wrong choice of car.

I think a similar analogy would be like putting a Hayabusa bike engine onto a 100cc kart, great laugh, mad in a straight line but utterly crap. On a kart circuit, it'd be smoked by a 10 year old kid! Tells its own story when ONLY a handfull of the worlds greatest rally drivers just about managed to tame it with a paltry 300bhp.

[jeffdavison]

Here is someones documented build of a Miura replica that started with a kit supplied by Prova.:
http://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum3/HTML/000003.html

[jeffdavison]

Here is the website of a UK company that builds a Miura kit also.... Parallel:
http://www.paralleldesigns.co.uk/indexframe.html

[Strat Fan]

The American thread is a really good read, I read it all last year. The level of detail & reworking of the body is an education to all. Its all somewhat let down by the fact is fitted to a modified Fiero chassis & the wheels leave a bit to be desired. Fitted with a transverse LS engine too.

Does the Parallel kit not originate from the Prova or are they separate entities?

Could it be possible that the Parallel chassis may have just one too many diagonal braces?

[ProtoTipo]

Were the moulds for this take from this?

The shape of Miura reps. are so far off, it's pointless.

[ProtoTipo]

The shape of this is correct, albeit in grp. I've had a quote for one of these bodies.
'Would have been better with a 308/328 motor?

[Boxhead]

Hey all, thanks for replies.
I am in no way locked into engine choice, I was thinking that way as the engine is very lightweight, I have one, and I have the tuning software for it.
But definatly not locked into that as a choice.
Cost effectivness probably pushes an Italian based engine/drivetrain out the window, not many Italian cars on Australian roads, so second hand cars or parts are very expensive, in comparison to say a Japanese supplied driveline.
The Miura in that article would never be permited to gain registration in Australia, due to the cutting and welding of the floor pan and chassis.