Board logo

Stupid/Wacky Ideas for Mods...
millenniumtree - 5/7/04 at 07:42 AM

Thick plexi transmission tunnel to let your passenger squirm uncomfortably as your driveshaft twists 6 inches from their hip...


marktigere1 - 5/7/04 at 08:54 AM

Perspex floors? No floor?


mangogroove - 5/7/04 at 11:05 AM

I had a thought of the floor one a while back but dismissed it as scary. Or doing the whole car in Macralon so you could see the engine ect!!!!!!!!!!


locoboy - 5/7/04 at 12:17 PM

no sides ala ariel atom stylee


Surrey Dave - 17/7/04 at 06:33 PM

I might fit some brakes to mine


madforfishing - 17/7/04 at 06:51 PM

You know how cack 7esque aerodynamics are?
So how about
Great big Clamshell shaped wings that flap about at 65mph, make a bow wave that you can't break through and create light steering...
Balls,, I fitted them already.


Browser - 18/7/04 at 07:40 AM

Buy a Viento, fit a suprcharged 5.5l Chevy V8, turn it into a monster truck.

Fit a small gas turbine engine to a seven.

Fit cockpit-controlled inflatable sponsons,
a hydraulically-driven steerable prop, water proof it thoroughly and create the worlds first amphibious seven.

Extend the chassis (a lot) to make a four-seater.

Fit the James Bond kit (ejector seat, machine guns, rocket launchers etc).

Airbrake flaps a la F15/16 fighter, for those occasions when you really do need to stop.

I need to get out more


Aston - 20/7/04 at 05:17 AM

I like that idea so much, i think i'll actually do it. I really like to scare my passengers as much as possible.

-Aston

quote:
Originally posted by millenniumtree
Thick plexi transmission tunnel to let your passenger squirm uncomfortably as your driveshaft twists 6 inches from their hip...


Findlay234 - 20/7/04 at 08:49 AM

yeah i really like it too, ill be thinking about it when i start to do all the paneling....


derf - 20/7/04 at 01:48 PM

Add a sidecar for extra seating or storage space



Or you can add an anchor to aid in stopping


Terrapin_racing - 20/7/04 at 02:01 PM

vent the wastegate under the passenger seat


pbura - 20/7/04 at 02:26 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Browser
Fit the James Bond kit (ejector seat, machine guns, rocket launchers etc).



Don't forget the revolving license plate! Could come in handy for those speed cams


proper car - 5/11/04 at 11:30 PM

i think you boys should put real engines in your cars before you start pissing about with turbo nitros nos zetec s**t


Benzine - 7/12/04 at 02:10 AM

Mod your locost so the wheels bounce up and down when you are stopped at the lights.


krlthms - 7/12/04 at 04:42 AM

quote:
Originally posted by millenniumtree
Thick plexi transmission tunnel to let your passenger squirm uncomfortably as your driveshaft twists 6 inches from their hip...


By all means, but use polycarbonate (lexan) rather than plexiglass (perspex), as plexi shatters when impacted (not funny), while lexan stretches but does not break. Well, it doesn't break every time
KT


krlthms - 7/12/04 at 04:43 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Browser
Buy a Viento, fit a suprcharged 5.5l Chevy V8, turn it into a monster truck.

Fit a small gas turbine engine to a seven.

Fit cockpit-controlled inflatable sponsons,
a hydraulically-driven steerable prop, water proof it thoroughly and create the worlds first amphibious seven.

Extend the chassis (a lot) to make a four-seater.

Fit the James Bond kit (ejector seat, machine guns, rocket launchers etc).

Airbrake flaps a la F15/16 fighter, for those occasions when you really do need to stop.

I need to get out more


You ever heard of Darwin Awards ?


Mr_Flibble - 29/12/04 at 04:26 PM

Or get hold of some manouvering boosters from a satelite (I think they're called lems) attach to car pointing sideways linked to computer then see how many G's you can pull in a corner.


Ronin - 15/2/05 at 10:25 PM

Add a Catering van badge and a number 7 to the grill and wait for the lawyers to call?


dl_peabody - 17/2/05 at 12:45 AM

How about 75hp electric DC motors on each wheel. All wheel drive....with regenerative braking and huge battery pack.

Enclosed cockpit with gullwing doors added side pods for improved side impact and a hatch back. Since it's closed cockpit a "carputer" running linux and "Myth" as a media player with wireless connectivity to update your movies and MP3's.

Oh and for a paint scream....think rice....

And 19" spinner rimms with low profile tires...Oh Yeah I forgot the matching trailer that holds a generator and extra fuel to boost range, of course the paint sceme and tires match the car.

(runs and hides before people that throwing things)

[Edited on 17/2/05 by dl_peabody]


turbolag - 3/5/05 at 12:16 PM

dash panel fashioned from old cheese graters?

Radiator mounted in passenger footwell?


turbolag - 3/5/05 at 12:17 PM

quote:
Originally posted by proper car
i think you boys should put real engines in your cars before you start pissing about with turbo nitros nos zetec s**t
From someone that probably drives his Mums Nova saloon to work...