Tasteful Modifications Thread

[7up747]

 

[TexRex]

No obvious AMG car derived from a standard M-B model has been tasteful in, conservatively, the last 20 years.

 

[ProjectWHaT]

Tanner Foust's Passat drift car.

Work of art.

 

[VXR]

Maser V8?

 

[TexRex]

Maser V8?

Do what now?

 

[Team THRT Drift]

Was looking for rims for my A8L when this A8 popped up *It's an A8 with S8 bits here and there, namely bumpers, mirrors, exhaust and tailights*

Source

 

[SVX]

Was looking for rims for my A8L when this A8 popped up *It's an A8 with S8 bits here and there, namely bumpers, mirrors, exhaust and tailights*

Source

SHUT UP AND DO IT

 

[Team THRT Drift]

SHUT UP AND DO IT

"They’re original 20 inch OZ Futuras sourced out of Italy by Mike. It took him a total of nine months to get the wheels ready for the car between waiting on the wheels to arrive from over seas to having them completely rebuilt to his specs. The rebuild included a redrill to 5×112, relipped, and fully polished, resulting in the final specs of 20×10 +13 235/35 front and 20×10 +8 255/30 rear."


Yeah......

 

[Sage Ages]

Honestly, I don't like how that wheel looks in larger sizes, especially with how old it is.

 

[Team THRT Drift]

Honestly, I don't like how that wheel looks in larger sizes, especially with how old it is.

I know, but it's a one-off. So I'll let it slide. Do you know of any other wide five spoke deep dish rims large enough to suit an A8?

The only ones I know of, are OEM Audi rims scaled up to 19 or 20 inches and chromed out. Which look beautiful tbh.

Like these

Or these

 

[Davis]

I know, but it's a one-off. So I'll let it slide. Do you know of any other wide five spoke deep dish rims large enough to suit an A8?

The only ones I know of, are OEM Audi rims scaled up to 19 or 20 inches and chromed out. Which look beautiful tbh.

Like these

Or these

Futuras are one of my favorite wheels so I've done some research myself.

These are pretty similar http://www.avantgardewheels.com/m240.php They're not quite the right size though.

 

[Team THRT Drift]

Futuras are one of my favorite wheels so I've done some research myself.

These are pretty similar http://www.avantgardewheels.com/m240.php They're not quite the right size though.

If I had a late 80s or early 90s Mercedes 600SEC I would get those and fill the wheel well with some meaty rubber. 👍

 

[Cale]

I'm hoping to get those M240s for my car next year.

 

[VXR]

Do what now?

The engine? The central intake is reminiscent of the Maserati V8 - and the Aston Martin equivalent.

 

[Team THRT Drift]

Here's one on Rotiforms... I'm borderline with this one...

Then there's this one:

 

[TexRex]

The engine? The central intake is reminiscent of the Maserati V8 - and the Aston Martin equivalent.

The one on this page? Tanner Faust's Passat drift car? That's a GM LSx. The water pump pulley is a dead giveaway, but failing that, the heads (far too narrow for DOHC--Maserati hasn't built an OHV V8 as far as I know, at least not recently--and no indication of appropriate timing gear) should at least point to something other than Maserati. Then there's the "where do I find parts to build my Italian V8 for drift use in a German car?" factor.

Here's the pump:

I sure hope you're referring to the engine I think you are.

And please don't take my matter-of-fact phrasing as a sign of my mocking anyone who could make this mistake, because I'm not and it's not that absurd a mistake to make. Now if you'd assumed it was a rotary...

Oh, and here's a contemporary Maserati V8 (whose water pump appears it may be driven externally from the reverse). Note the size of the heads and double bumps at the front of them to indicate timing gear:

 

[VXR]

I wasn't looking at it in detail.

 

[TexRex]

I wasn't looking at it in detail.

Fair enough, though the crossover intake runners are a common feature of modern V engines with a single throttle body position.

 

[SVX]

Then there's this one:

Nah.

 

[Team THRT Drift]

Nah.

Forgot this was the Tasteful Mods Thread

 

[giorgos21]

porsche 959

 

[SVX]

 

[ScottPuss20]

porsche 959

Hmm, let's see
The first image is Photoshopped, the second is a remote control car and the third image is from Forza 5. Seriously?

 

[RACECAR]

Its like he didn't even try.

 

[lxmmy]

 

[SVX]

 

[VXR]

Hmm, let's see
The first image is Photoshopped, the second is a remote control car and the third image is from Forza 5. Seriously?

The third image isn't even a 959, so it's even more odd.

I do like that Photoshop 959 though, if that could be made real it would be a real beauty.

 

[TheCracker]

I do like that Photoshop 959 though, if that could be made real it would be a real beauty.

Looks more like a a 993 shopped in a 911 GT1 style to me.

 

[VXR]

Looks more like a a 993 shopped in a 911 GT1 style to me.

The vent on the rear deck seems to follow the 959 convention rather than the 993's.

Having said that, it's so far removed from either car that I'd need to see the original to know what it was based on.

 

[7up747]

Honestly, I don't like how that wheel looks in larger sizes, especially with how old it is.

So clean.