Pictures of decently Modified cars

[Or888t]

od404 said:

Despite the looks, the engine is pretty tame:

Decat
Kakimoto Backbox
Blitz air filter
Greddy compression elbow
Apexi ECU.

Car makes 318bhp (flywheel) at 0.8bar, with plenty of margin left in the stock fuel system. Having been stung by rotaries that have not been properly modified/maintained in the past I'm not taking chances with this one

Ooo very nice.
It's gorgeous anyway, lucky man.

I bet it still eats fuel at a alarming rate!
Any plans for it in the future?

[od404]

This is my third RX7 so I'm (and more importantly my wallet) used to the fuel useage now! Granted it's not the best mpg, but it's a pretty addictive engine to drive really and that more than makes up for it.

As for plans, I'm working on the interior at the moment, new seats being the main items. I want to keep it useable on the inside, no cages or harnesses that just get in the way when driving (IMO) on the roads, but decent seats and controls.

[Otter Smacker]

Rich_W said:

WIN!

I'm obviously getting old. I saw a white D reg Laser the other day. Thought, "hmmm nice car"

Nah mate, you're just returning to your youth

[Or888t]

od404 said:

This is my third RX7 so I'm (and more importantly my wallet) used to the fuel useage now! Granted it's not the best mpg, but it's a pretty addictive engine to drive really and that more than makes up for it.

As for plans, I'm working on the interior at the moment, new seats being the main items. I want to keep it useable on the inside, no cages or harnesses that just get in the way when driving (IMO) on the roads, but decent seats and controls.

Fantasic stuff,
One has always been on the wish list for before i'm 30
Is it your daily driver?!

[Otter Smacker]

1972 347ci Cortina van:

[samuelellis]

I NEED that Cortina in my life

[Schmeeky]

Cool as feck.

[XitUp]

Not a van though. Unless the doors and windows are mods.

[Fabric 2.2]

Shamelessly copied from the Jalopnik homepage, but how cool is this! An M3 pickup!

[wackojacko]

Fabric 2.2 said:

Shamelessly copied from the Jalopnik homepage, but how cool is this! An M3 pickup!

ALL WRONG ........... IMO

[Fabric 2.2]

I agree, it's very wrong. But potentially very fun.

[Podie]

4Lmike said:

This RX-7 I photographed last weekend was very nicely done IMO

Small world... I was talking to the owner of that car in the local Homebase car park the other week. I took the time to stroll over and say "nice car"

[Proxy]

Fabric 2.2 said:

Shamelessly copied from the Jalopnik homepage, but how cool is this! An M3 pickup!

I actually think that looks pretty damn cool

[ajprice]

For some twisted reason I want to put swirly black and white graphics stripes on my car now, just to see if people think its a secret car that isn't out yet .

[Wadeski]

stephen300o said:

Rotary engine in an Autozam AZ-1.

thats the best thing ever. EVER.

[RickRolled]

Edited by RickRolled on Tuesday 15th March 23:54

[Mr Dave]

Wadeski said:

stephen300o said:

Rotary engine in an Autozam AZ-1.

thats the best thing ever. EVER.

I want that so badly it actually pains me that I cant have it.

[jonesy000]

pidsy said:

ive just made a mess in my pants.

not usually a yank car lover but me likey!

[JonRB]

Fabric 2.2 said:

Shamelessly copied from the Jalopnik homepage, but how cool is this! An M3 pickup!

I saw an old Merc Saloon recently (no idea what but it was big, so possibly E-class) that had been made into a pickup, with the rear doors inexpertly welded up and steel (or possibly aluminium) grip footplate to form the bulkhead of the cab. Looked an absolute travesty

[mikliska]

stephen300o said:

Rotary engine in an Autozam AZ-1.

I tried to research that car and discovered it was not an autozam, or rather I couldn't locate an autozam that resembled that car. Not an az-1 anyway.

Anyone know what it actually is?

supercar of my dreams.

A little more reading revealed:
In 1996, renowned tuning company and rotary specialist, RE Amemiya produced another one off example for the Tokyo Auto Salon, called the GReddy VI-AZ1 (named after its long-term partner, the 6th incarnation of their partnership project car),[19] it was influenced by the AZ-550 Type-C but longer and wider, incorporating a 20B three rotor wankel engine, mounted longitudinally. The only part of the car that has traces of the original AZ-1 is the gullwing door.[18] The car uses suspension parts produced by Bilstein that can be found in a Porsche 962 and the brakes from a Ferrari F40.[19] The car was rebuilt again in 2000 with the car now resprayed to white, also a wing replacing the ducktail spoiler of the original, also replaced was the tire with a slightly wider version, brakes are replaced by those from a Ferrari F50.[20] The car have since then been sold on to a private owner in Japan (wikipedia)

I was unable to upload a pic. If you find a pic of the inspiration (az 550 type-c) you will wonder how they imagined that car hiding in the hideous original.

Edited by mikliska on Wednesday 16th March 02:27