Odd Modifications Thread

[GranTurNismo]

1999 Lotus Exige S1, with a 3.5L Ferrari F355 V8, titanium rods, 6-speed manual, fuel rails and injectors, making 420hp.



Viper V10-swapped S2000

Tube-frame chassis Subaru Forester XT

1950 Mercury Coupe with a 8.3L Ram SRT V10



Rat-rod Porsche 911 with twin-turbo Bentley V8

1995 Corolla making 900hp, with a 2.0L 3S-GTE with a 2.2L stroker kit, and AWD from a Celica GT-Four

Pontiac GTO engine-swapped 1952 Ford F1

1987 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe with wheels and engine from a 1995 Mustang Cobra R

Hemi-swapped VW Beetle street rod.

850hp Citroen AX drag racer.

 

[GranTurNismo]

Mini with a supercharged Honda J35 V6 making 450hp.



Nissan Rasheen with a Hakosuka front.

1995 Chevy Lumina with a widebody kit and a Camaro Z28 V8 making 425hp.

Civic coupe with E46 M3 taillights

Volvo 240 with an M5 V10

 

[TexRex]

I desperately want to find better pictures of this car.

G-body Regal made into a GSX tribute. I've seen Buick Rallye wheels on later Regals and they tend to not work, but they're part of a package here.

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

I desperately want to find better pictures of this car.

I honestly think that kinda works and I kinda like the idea of using that gen of a Regal to make a tribute to the GSX with. The only thing that would make more sense to me is if it was a Grand National.

 

[TexRex]

I honestly think that kinda works and I kinda like the idea of using that gen of a Regal to make a tribute to the GSX with. The only thing that would make more sense to me is if it was a Grand National.

It could easily be a T-Type. I like it with the chrome bumper, since the GSX had a chrome bumper--it makes for a better tribute. The only GN that got a chrome bumper was the '82 and there are few enough of those that they ought not be used for something like this.

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A nice change from the way I usually see these modified, which is lowered excessively on big wheels with rubberbands.

Fingers crossed there's something shaky and shouty under the cowl hood that'll roast those steamrollers.

 

[GranTurNismo]

Corvette V8-swapped Volvo 242



13B-Rotary swapped Suzuki Samurai also with RX-7 transmission, making 450hp.



1982 Vauxhall Chevette riding on a Honda S2000 chassis. Also has engine, 6-speed manual, dashboard, center console, and steering wheel from an S2000.

Ford Focus SVT with a 5.0L V8, RWD conversion, GT40 heads, Cobra intake.

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

I like it with the chrome bumper, since the GSX had a chrome bumper--it makes for a better tribute. The only GN that got a chrome bumper was the '82 and there are few enough of those that they ought not be used for something like this.

I can understand your opinion on this, but couldn't you just have a chrome bumper place on a GN on another year?

 

[Joey D]

This is an LS2 powered Ford LTD in prerunner trim. I don't know why I want it, but I want it.

More info: https://www.motortrend.com/features/1504-1990-ford-crown-victoria-trophy-ltd/

 

[TexRex]

I can understand your opinion on this, but couldn't you just have a chrome bumper place on a GN on another year?

Yeah, but what's the point? My understanding is that from 1984 on (there was no GN in 1983 and I've already spoken of 1982s, a silver and charcoal example of which I posted on the most recent page of the American cars thread), the GN was a cosmetic package on turbo Regals. There was no performance advantage over a T-Type (they were likely to be heavier, even) until the GNX came around.

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

the GN was a cosmetic package on turbo Regals. There was no performance advantage over a T-Type (they were likely to be heavier, even) until the GNX came around.

It was? I was under the full assumption this entire time that the GN was a whole trim up over the T-Type and was more powerful. People striving for the things and the T-Type was just the more common, less special model.

 

[TexRex]

It was? I was under the full assumption this entire time that the GN was a whole trim up over the T-Type and was more powerful. People striving for the things and the T-Type was just the more common, less special model.

T-Types were marginally more common than Grand Nationals in the early years both turbo cars were built but GNs flipped them quickly, ending up at about 3x for 1986, the final year for T-Types. In 1987, there were 20k GNs, 1547 Turbo Ts (WE4) and 547 GNXs. There were far fewer turbo base Regals and turbo Limiteds combined than GNs in 1987--nearly 4 GNs for each of the formers combined! People really dug those black beauties.

Edit: These are the turbo cars. There were far more n/a 6 and 8 cars built. Purely statistically, that GSX tribute is likely not a turbo car (though it has the power dome hood), but it still could be a T-Type.

Edit: I think all RPO WE4s were black, having been based on the GN. They were lighter and more powerful than the GN, but not quite comparable to the GNX and they didn't go to ASC/McLaren like the latter did. They bridged the gap. ... Nope. Turbo T was an appearance package and wasn't exclusively black.

 

[TexRex]

 

[GranTurNismo]

The modification itself may not be odd, but the car it’s performed on certainly is. You don’t usually see an early 00s Pontiac getting stanced like this.

SVX with rear wheel skirts.

G35 with 350Z front next to G37 with 370Z front.

180SX with 280ZX front end.

Stanced Corvair

 

[ImaRobot]

God that 180SX is ugly, but that's not a 280ZX front.

 

[GranTurNismo]

God that 180SX is ugly, but that's not a 280ZX front.

Well you get the idea.

 

[TexRex]

 

[-Fred-]

Well I mean Lotuses are powered by Toyota engines nowadays, so...

 

[TexRex]

Well I mean Lotuses are powered by Toyota engines nowadays, so...

I thought about that, but the engine choice isn't what's supposed to be odd here. I just think this is the most appropriate thread for engine swaps.

 

[ScottPuss20]

I thought about that, but the engine choice isn't what's supposed to be odd here. I just think this is the most appropriate thread for engine swaps.

Well maybe it's time for an engine swaps thread!

 

[toastet]

 

[ProjectWHaT]

Ryan Tuerck is back at it again with engine swaps. He has now graduated from a 458 V8 to a Judd V10!

It's finally complete

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[Roo]

New to me: the Renault R5 6x6. A handful were built around 1980, with all 6 wheels driven.

And when the R5 Turbo came along, the creator, Christian de Leotard, made one of those too... but with an engine at each end. Unfortunately this one was destroyed in a garage fire in 2003.

 

[TexRex]

El Caminos with the late G-body Monte SS front clip are common enough. Less common are the late A-body Monte front ends and doors. I've only seen a couple that include the Monte quarters.

Just needs a different set of wheels.

 

[Tornado]

I... honestly don't know if I prefer this or not.

 

[MisterWaffles]

El Caminos with the late G-body Monte SS front clip are common enough. Less common are the late A-body Monte front ends and doors. I've only seen a couple that include the Monte quarters.

Just needs a different set of wheels.

That's absolutely cursed and I hate it so much. Under no circumstances should an El Camino ever have curves. None.

 

[anlis]

Toyota Supra turned into a diesel-powered off-road vehicle.

The engine is a 5.9 L 6BT diesel Inline-6 installed with custom mounts on a reinforced frame with ZF S5-47 5-speed manual transmission. The suspension features an Air Lift Performance air suspension with Airmaxx 580 compressors.

 

[Wiegert]

Toyota Supra turned into a diesel-powered off-road vehicle.

This is a local project I see semi-regularly. Absolutely nuts as a concept but I'll dish out points for originality.

Caught it last year before they finished the front bodywork and removed the awful murdered out tail lights.

 

[anlis]

This Caddy built by Fly Garage in Poland is powered by an 4.2 L Audi V8 and manual transmission located in the bed making it a true mid-engine layout.

 

[TexRex]

Toyota Supra turned into a diesel-powered off-road vehicle.

The engine is a 5.9 L 6BT diesel Inline-6 installed with custom mounts on a reinforced frame with ZF S5-47 5-speed manual transmission. The suspension features an Air Lift Performance air suspension with Airmaxx 580 compressors.

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This is a local project I see semi-regularly. Absolutely nuts as a concept but I'll dish out points for originality.

Caught it last year before they finished the front bodywork and removed the awful murdered out tail lights.

Maybe this example is legitimately original, as one of those to begin the trend, but it feels like this sort of thing has spiraled and is verging on cliché. It all seems like it's a part of the "break the internet" mindset and even having coal rolling capability is a part of that.

 

[RACECAR]

This Caddy built by Fly Garage in Poland is powered by an 4.2 L Audi V8 and manual transmission located in the bed making it a true mid-engine layout.

I love that someone looked at the engine and went "Just plop it in the back".