Tasteful Modifications Thread

[SVX]

*cue winging that there's another argument*

ZedMan, notice how everyone is disliking your choice to post race cars in this thread. Modified road cars or not, they are not tasteful. They are purposeful. Perhaps, then, don't post them. And, notice how people post their favourite race cars in the Imports thread.

Also, Mr. Racecar Driver, I'd appreciate it if you could respond to my message.

 

[R5]

I would like for people to know it has power under it. Otherwise you just look like a chav with those rims.

"Oh he just took a five series and gave it new rims..."

You can give it stock M5 rims and a stock M5 colour.

Plus they will know whenever you press the right pedal.

 

[Bo]

Nope, they're still modified cars nonetheless.

"Racing cars are modified."

The thing is, a few of the cars you've posted in the past haven't been modified at all. A tube frame built from the ground up as a race car is not modified.

 

[Legro]

Does it say in the OP "Racecars not allowed."

Nope, they're still modified cars nonetheless.

Yes, some of them are still modified cars. But are all of them tasteful?

How did this GT3 Lamborghini start out before it was MODIFIED into a race car? A potato? A carrot? Wrong, the fullstock roadcar, not a fish no.
Because according to you guys these cars are not modified.

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Most of GT3 cars are built to be GT3 cars since the beginning. You can't buy Porsche 911 GT3 road car and then ask Porsche to convert it in to a racecar.

 

[Bo]

How did this GT3 Lamborghini start out before it was MODIFIED into a race car? A potato? A carrot? Wrong, the fullstock roadcar, not a fish no.

Like @Legro pointed out, you're the one in the wrong. Reiter will source a small number of parts from Lamborghini, then build a car from it. They aren't modifying anything.

 

[ZedMan1996]

Like @Legro pointed out, you're the one in the wrong. Reiter will source a small number of parts from Lamborghini, then build a car from it. They aren't modifying anything.

Then explain the 240SX that I'm bulding into a time attack racing car for Switzerland nect year.

Doesn't mean all race cars start out from shells now does it, the majority of JGTC & Super-GT cars were bult from the stock models as a regulation, not from the shell.

And explain yet again older cars that race in modern racing series of today, official manufactuers cannot supply shells of old model cars to private teams anymore, so private teams have to find a used car themselves and completely transform it.

 

[GranTurismo916]

@ZedMan1996 Can you just listen to everyone else and go into another thread? Why is it so hard to do that? If no one likes what you're posting here, why keep posting?

 

[Bo]

Then explain the 240SX that I'm bulding into a time attack racing car for Switzerland nect year.

OK, so let's assume you're serious about this, and it's not some kind of ludicrous claim:

You will have bought a 240SX, right? Then stripped it, and started work on turning it into a time attack car? Then congratulations, you've modified it.

Or, did you give Nissan a ring and ask for a new shell? If so, you've built it from scratch. Nothing's been modified.

This is really simple.

 

[ZedMan1996]

@ZedMan1996 Can you just listen to everyone else and go into another thread? Why is it so hard to do that? If no one likes what you're posting here, why keep posting?

Because the OP doesnt say that racecars are banned from the thread or anything, even though alot of them are road cars heavily modified.

I'm not doing anything wrong, and you guys are just making up rules on the spot.

A fine example:

 

[GranTurismo916]

Because the OP doesnt say that racecars are banned from the thread or anything, even though alot of them are road cars heavily modified.

I'm not doing anything wrong, and you guys are just making up rules on the spot.

A fine example:


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I'm not saying you're doing anything wrong. If you are or if you're not, people don't like what you're posting. There's no reason for you to post it because no one else cares about it. Maybe put it in what others consider the correct thread and you'll get more attention.

 

[Bo]

even though alot of them are road cars heavily modified.

That's half the problem. Half the cars you've posted have not been this.

I'm not doing anything wrong, and you guys are just making up rules on the spot.

You're missing the point again.

A fine example:

Whilst actually modified this time, in no way is a budget spec racer with such a livery tasteful. This is your second problem.

 

[R5]

Then explain the 240SX that I'm bulding into a time attack racing car for Switzerland nect year.

Doesn't mean all race cars start out from shells now does it, the majority of JGTC & Super-GT cars were bult from the stock models as a regulation, not from the shell.

And explain yet again older cars that race in modern racing series of today, official manufactuers cannot supply shells of old model cars to private teams anymore, so private teams have to find a used car themselves and completely transform it.

GT3 cars=\= old racing cars, your supposed time attack car, Super GT cars etc.

As for the last point. It is simply untrue for FIA classic series. Regs allow for new shells to be built to original specifications and sold to private teams.

 

[SVX]

Then explain the 240SX that I'm bulding into a time attack racing car for Switzerland nect year.

Doesn't mean all race cars start out from shells now does it, the majority of JGTC & Super-GT cars were bult from the stock models as a regulation, not from the shell.

And explain yet again older cars that race in modern racing series of today, official manufactuers cannot supply shells of old model cars to private teams anymore, so private teams have to find a used car themselves and completely transform it.

Tell us, please. Are you telling us you are building one or trying to convince us? Because there's all this talk on a supposed 240SX race cur but absolutely no evidence...

 

[Dagger311]

Jesus. Round 2 anyone?

Don't care for the stickers, but I like the way the car sits.

And here is a really nice 67 Chevelle. Pictures and videos, highly recommend you check it out. Won't let me copy and paste the pictures.

 

[TheCracker]

Because the OP doesnt say that racecars are banned from the thread or anything, even though alot of them are road cars heavily modified.

I'm not doing anything wrong, and you guys are just making up rules on the spot.

There are so many car picture threads that already over lap. Posting what are obviously racing cars in this thread when there are, as has been pointed out to you several times, more suitable threads for them to go in is just spamming. Stick them in the 'Imports' thread, no one will bat an eyelid at them there.

 

[Bo]

I like the lip spoiler on that. The wheels, surprisingly, I don't mind either. They work a bit better on the back though.

 

[Clark]

Doesn't mean all race cars start out from shells now does it, the majority of JGTC & Super-GT cars were bult from the stock models as a regulation, not from the shell.

I don't think you know Super GT very well.

 

[Bo]

I don't think you know Super GT very well.
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To be perfectly fair, he did say "were", before everything became clipped tube frames and now pure silhouettes.

 

[ZedMan1996]

GT3 cars=\= old racing cars, your supposed time attack car, Super GT cars etc.

As for the last point. It is simply untrue for FIA classic series. Regs allow for new shells to be built to original specifications and sold to private teams.

Older JGTC cars were modified right from the stock car.

FIA dont permit it now yes and you start with just the frame pretty much, but its different for old cars of today that are being highly modified for racing, in old JGTC days they did start with a stock car.

Anyways, now that JGTC does not exist anymore, a fine example would be this, oh yeah we are seeing loads of unmodified cars in this video by all of your logic:

 

[Dagger311]

I like the lip spoiler on that. The wheels, surprisingly, I don't mind either. They work a bit better on the back though.

The spoiler was my favorite part of it. The wheels are kinda meh, but whatever. They can't all be perfect.

 

[R5]

Does it say in the OP "Racecars not allowed."

Nope, they're still modified cars nonetheless.

How did this GT3 Lamborghini start out before it was MODIFIED into a race car? A potato? A carrot? Wrong, the fullstock roadcar, not a fish no.
Because according to you guys these cars are not modified.

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LOL its as if you guys are saying everything is modified until you start slapping some branding stickers and racing numbers on the car, then its back to being not a modified cat at all

Older JGTC cars were modified right from the stock car.

Look a the first quote and realise why I don't really care. You're talking about GT3 cars, and they most definitely aren't just modded road cars. They're barely even related.

 

[ZedMan1996]

Look a the first quote and realise why I don't really care. You're talking about GT3 cars, and they most definitely aren't just modded road cars. They're barely even related.

Awhhh then I suppose this isn't a modified car then:



Jeez its like explaining science to hardcore christians.

 

[Bo]

Awhhh then I suppose this isn't a modified car then:



Jeez its like explaining science to hardcore christians.

Why are you opposing us with completely unrelated arguments? Why can't you just accept you've been in the wrong and move on?

 

[ZedMan1996]

Why are you opposing us with completely unrelated arguments? Why can't you just accept you've been in the wrong and move on?

Oh look a racecar, oh wait but its not modified according to you guys because its a racecar.

 

[Bo]

This is bordering pure spamming and trolling. Please, just stop.

 

[Dagger311]

Awhhh then I suppose this isn't a modified car then:



Jeez its like explaining science to hardcore christians.

1: Not a race car.

2: The video says the chassis and the rear subframe are the only stock things on that. So it's technically a modified car. (they [insurance companies/DMV] go by the chassis, right?)

3: How was that relevant, any at all, to the argument that race cars belong here?

4: "Hardcore" Christian here, I understand Science pretty well. I'm no professor, but I'm good enough to get by.

Edit: Punctuation fail.

 

[ZedMan1996]

1: Not a race car.

2: The video says the chassis and the rear subframe are the only stock things on that. So it's technically a modified car (they [insurance companies] go by the chassis, right?)

3: How was that relevant, any at all, to the argument that race cars belong here.

4: "Hardcore" Christian here, I understand Science pretty well. I'm no professor, but I'm good enough to get by.

Because that car is a racing car for the road, same design style as a racing car with road car comforts, stock chassis and subframe with just about everything else modified.

 

[Bo]

Because that car is a racing car for the road, same design style, stock chassis and subframe with just about everything else modified.

The car started off as a road car. It then got involved in an accident, so he modified it.

Can you please just stop ignoring us and reading only what you wish to see?

 

[Dagger311]

Because that car is a racing car for the road, same design style as a racing car with road car comforts, stock chassis and subframe with just about everything else modified.

But it's still a road car...

And if it's legally registered as a modified, street legal 2005 Elise, that's what it is.

Edit: I need to hit the English and Grammar books. Punctuation errors everywhere...

 

[ZedMan1996]

The car started off as a road car. It then got involved in an accident, so he modified it.

Can you please just stop ignoring us and reading only what you wish to see?

What I'm, saying is that is has the original chassis and subrframe just like a racing car, sure its pretty much previous life was a road car, but when you cut the car down to bare chassis (like some racing cars) thats how alot of racing cars are made, sure GT3 and Super-GT come with just the chassis as officially standard, but I'm not only talking about them am I? I'm talking about racing cars as a whole, ALOT of the, are modified road cars, such as alot of hillclimb, time attack, drift & Super-Taiku cars.

ALOT of racing cars are modified, and even with base model racing cars set to be prepared by private teams, the teams are still modifying them differently to some other teams.

Afterall, it all comes down to what you call a modification, how do you define what a modification is to you, because it seems everyone has a different view of it, and thats how it should be.

An example would be what Lamborghini would send as a base model for private teams to further modify to suit for different typresd of racing.

But it's still a road car...

And if it's legally registered as a modified, street legal 2005 Elise, that's what it is.

Edit: I need to hit the English and Grammar books. Punctuation errors everywhere...

You can also modify racing cars into road cars and legally register them as the road car varient, just like those McLarens I posted earlier, and alot of various Porsche 962's from the past and such.

I'm not saying that Lotus is a racecar turned into a roadcar or anything, it just follows many similar ethics as how racing cars are made.