Summer Car Project – Need Idea’s

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  • Anonymous
    December 21, 2009 at 2:17 am #18114

    I’m trying to Brainstorm some Idea’s for a project car so shout em out if ya got em. I want to pick up an old tin can and transform it into something else, weld on / build new style lines , shave lines, change em..etc My current plan is picking up a small car, maybe a Dodge Shadow being the first car I ever owned and go nuts. I like the round wheel lines like you’d find on a Mazda RX8 like this:

    [img]http://nfs.scorpions.cz/12/data/carlist/mazdaRX-8.jpg[/img]

    So I want to incorperate that into the design. I want to look for a cheap car too so if it doesn’t pan out I won’t feel bad throwing it in the dumpster. I am shooting for a start date after the winter as I will do most of the work at my house rather then the shop. Anyhow, let me know what you think. The intention is to have a really unique, funky car and to advertise at some car shows.

    December 21, 2009 at 2:25 am #18115

    well i think ya should get a early 90s chev lumina mini van or a pontiac aztec :lol1

    December 21, 2009 at 2:31 am #18116

    i was going ta suggest an early corsica but ya already did one of those :lol1

    Anonymous
    December 21, 2009 at 2:39 am #18117

    You think the corsica was decked out, ya ait seen nothing yet! This will be much more then just paint.

    December 21, 2009 at 2:42 am #18118

    [b]jimmo wrote:[/b]
    [quote]You think the corsica was decked out, ya ait seen nothing yet! This will be much more then just paint.[/quote]
    why cant i help but think that means a cold air intake :rofl :rofl

    December 21, 2009 at 2:57 am #18119

    I say do something popular,, easy to get parts for,, that you may actually be able to sell without loosing your @$$ when the time comes.

    Do a fox body mustang and widen the fenders like an IMSA car.

    A 3 series bimmer would look nice with the same treatment.

    Do a civic but make it classy not wild.

    VW GTI, make it subtle on the exterior and clean up the engine bay …..

    Maybe a kit car based off a miata,,,

    I think the quality of construction and attention to the details is what sets something apart from the crowd, more so than just making something wild.

    December 21, 2009 at 3:37 am #18120

    ta be honest ive always wanted ta do one of these an stuff a supercharged 3800 outta a Pontiac Bonneville into it
    [IMG]http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s151/jackcarlson1965/x11car-300×215.jpg[/IMG]

    December 21, 2009 at 3:40 am #18121

    your a sick man bondo :whistle:

    December 21, 2009 at 3:50 am #18122

    ta be honest one of those done in satin blk with dark tinted windows lowered with some nice meats on it would look pretty cool :stoned

    December 21, 2009 at 4:24 am #18129

    how bout the old Caprice or the newer impala?

    December 21, 2009 at 5:30 am #18132

    [b]bloverby wrote:[/b]
    [quote]I say do something popular,, easy to get parts for,, that you may actually be able to sell without loosing your @$$ when the time comes.

    Do a fox body mustang and widen the fenders like an IMSA car.

    A 3 series bimmer would look nice with the same treatment.

    Do a civic but make it classy not wild.

    VW GTI, make it subtle on the exterior and clean up the engine bay …..

    Maybe a kit car based off a miata,,,

    I think the quality of construction and attention to the details is what sets something apart from the crowd, more so than just making something wild.[/quote]

    I agree with Bloverby. Get something that won’t take an act of god to make it look cool. Start with some simpler body mods and go for quality. If you start to extravagant on your first one you will have a better chance of it being a bad experience. The more you do it the better you will get and the more you will be able to do.

    Don’t make it a Waldo Mustang and never get it done! :rofl

    December 21, 2009 at 5:41 am #18133

    the neon or a saturn (they have skeletons) :pcorn:

    December 21, 2009 at 6:15 am #18134

    The mods don’t have to be to the exterior…..

    [img]http://vwtp.de/bilder/treffenpics/06.09.09/0153.jpg[/img]

    [img]http://vwtp.de/bilder/treffenpics/06.09.09/0898.jpg[/img]

    [img]http://vwtp.de/bilder/treffenpics/06.09.09/0251.jpg[/img]

    [img]http://vwtp.de/bilder/treffenpics/06.09.09/0912.jpg[/img]

    Anonymous
    December 21, 2009 at 6:35 am #18137

    Thanks, gives me a few things to think about. One other thought I’m entertaining is a kit car. Anybody have experience with full body coversion kits, if so where to buy.

    December 21, 2009 at 6:54 am #18140

    I never quite understood this one.

    http://www.usedfieroparts.com/bodyk/Z3/

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