Which one of these is not like the other? (Page 3 of 3)

An E30 with the Maserati 4-popper would be a suitably terrible start for an Axis-theme.

The audi V8 is an awesome idea if it would fit.  Email me if you want dimensions.  It bolts to most of audis longitudinal transmissions.  The v8's had an "016" transmission which is similar to a 4000Q (slightly different "016".)  The quattro boxes with locking center diff can be locked and used as fwd only or you can use a fwd (weak) a4 or 80/90 fwd trans.  The thing that makes this swap really tough for Lemons is the unobtanium 5 speed V8 flywheel.  There were VERY few standard '90-92 audi v8's brought here.  A 5cyl, v6, or 1.8t would bolt up too, just stay far away from the audi 12v V6.

  You could probably bolt the whole v8 or whatever subframe and suspension in the rear but it would be ridiculously wide, which might be perfect.

Yes!
I tried like hell to find that shot of an R5 engine bay when we were doing our swap. It actually looks kind of similar.

For a powertrain, you should consider using an 84-92 5spd Maxima donor with the SOHC VG. As well as a Z31 turbo donor. You should be able to find both in your area for near nothing. Use the Z's front suspension, steering and crossmember in the LeCar. This will give you great brakes and suspension all around. All the turbo stuff:ECU, harness, injectors, turbo, LH exh manifold will bolt onto the maxima engine. With boost at about 10psi, you can make 220hp reliably.
Whatever goes into this car needs to be turbo. Saab, 4G63, whatever.

Protip:
-WELD your engine cradle into the chassis. We wasted a ton of time and some of our budget making it "easy" to drop out in the event of a major repair. Let's just say if something like that should happen to us, we will be dismantling everything and taking it out piece by piece.
-Make sure your cradle/suspension sits as it did in whatever car you take it out of.
-The biggest hurdle will be your control linkages. Don't leave them till the last minute. Fiero throttle cable, and Daihatsui Hijet clutch cable is what I used. Hopefully, you use a hydraulic clutch release setup, or modify it to use hydraulics. The shifter sucks as it comes in from the wrong side at the trans as well as the shifter itself. I would suggest looking at cables from a boat or COE semi or something.
-Plan on using an expensive fuel cell.
-Go overkill on locking down the rear steering rack. Our car got hit hard enough to tweek a 3/4" thick rod and shoot residual fluid out of the rack. Had I not made this part strong, things would have gone really bad.
-Our strut towers are made from a basketball post. Finding something overkill like that and welding it into the car makes that task super easy.

Best of luck!

Lots of good stuff here.

Crab, what did you use for a firewall?  Did you just put a cover over the top of the engine?  Seems like over-heating would then be a problem.

What I'd like to do is put the firewall in front of the engine with a window so you can see out the back.  Is this allowed?