Modifying a V8V or V12V

[onlogbook.com]

Hey all. Before I start, please - no criticism of why I want to mod one of these beautiful cars at all!!

What can I do to these cars to make them insane? Bamford rose clutch and exhaust upgrades? Body kits? I'd rather like to mod something to look and sound like a GT8 or GT12. I quite fancy my own one off but beyond BR I'm not sure what options exist. I don't want to
go to AM Q because they're probably too expense. Any thoughts?

[JohnG1]

Bamford Rose can take a v8 to 5.0 and a V12 to 6.5. You can go further, but it'll cost.

Although people think about more power, better brakes are always helpful. I've seen an old-school (first generation) Vanquish to which they fitted carbon ceramic brakes.

If you've got the money, they've got options...

[wtdoom]

How much power does the 6.5l V12 make please ?

Edited by wtdoom on Sunday 25th June 21:57

[onlogbook.com]

Thanks John. Suggestions on where I'd look for options beyond BR - or are they as good as it gets for AM?

Do people have suggestions on aesthetics. I'd rather like it too look like a gt8/12, but they probably won't be possible without handing it over to AM. Are there any body styling suppliers that could do this or similar? Note: or a big fan of Kahn or Mansory. Liberty Walk is interesting.

[JohnG1]

wtdoom said:

How much power does the 6.5l V12 make please ?

Edited by wtdoom on Sunday 25th June 21:57

Ask them, but from dim memory it's around 650bhp

[JohnG1]

onlogbook.com said:

Thanks John. Suggestions on where I'd look for options beyond BR - or are they as good as it gets for AM?

Do people have suggestions on aesthetics. I'd rather like it too look like a gt8/12, but they probably won't be possible without handing it over to AM. Are there any body styling suppliers that could do this or similar? Note: or a big fan of Kahn or Mansory. Liberty Walk is interesting.

Styling - no idea, not my thing.

For engineering, I'm not sure of anywhere else to go. There have been repeated attempts to attract attention to a firm that supercharged the v8 Vantage but it seems to be a poorly regarded option. There are some interesting threads on here and other places if you dig around.

[tonyhall38]

With enough money...I'm sure there are loads of places to fk up a perfectly good car....

[AdamV12V]

onlogbook.com said:

Do people have suggestions on aesthetics. I'd rather like it too look like a gt8/12, but they probably won't be possible without handing it over to AM. Are there any body styling suppliers that could do this or similar? Note: or a big fan of Kahn or Mansory. Liberty Walk is interesting.

What is wrong with the recently announced factory AMR Racing Aerokit, AMR Wheels and AMR Grille?

All the parts are surprisingly well priced given what they are and that they are OEM. The Aerokit is a match for the actual GT4 race cars, the grille is off the GT8/12 and the wheels from the AMR Pro Vantage!

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

http://www.astonmartin.com/accessories/amr

[Jon39]

onlogbook.com said:

I'd rather like it to look like a gt8/12 . . .

How about a lookalike of the 'real deal' GTE?

Just look at the beautiful wide front appearance. Standard front wings are glassfibre, so many glassfibre workers could make wider wings for you. My son made a surfboard, and I am still puzzled how he did it without using any moulds. The finish is baby skin smooth to the touch.

You obviously could not match the same ground clearance for a road car, but perhaps adjustable height suspension could deal with that aspect.

A really exciting and unique project. Please keep us posted.


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Edited by Jon39 on Monday 26th June 09:18

[onlogbook.com]

Jon39 said:

How about a lookalike of the 'real deal' GTE?

Just look at the beautiful wide front appearance. Standard front wings are glassfibre, so many glassfibre workers could make wider wings for you. My son made a surfboard, and I am still puzzled how he did it without using any moulds. The finish is baby skin smooth to the touch.

You obviously could not match the same ground clearance for a road car, but perhaps adjustable height suspension could deal with that aspect.

A really exciting and unique project. Please keep us posted.


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Oooh. Yes. This is what I'm talking about!

Edited by Jon39 on Monday 26th June 09:18

[onlogbook.com]

AdamV12V said:

What is wrong with the recently announced factory AMR Racing Aerokit, AMR Wheels and AMR Grille?

All the parts are surprisingly well priced given what they are and that they are OEM. The Aerokit is a match for the actual GT4 race cars, the grille is off the GT8/12 and the wheels from the AMR Pro Vantage!

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

http://www.astonmartin.com/accessories/amr

Adam. Wasn't aware you could get them. Thanks for the heads up. I'm just starting my research on this hence my apparent naivety. I've owned two Astons but that was a while back.

[telum01]

Tons you can do, what's your budget? That's going to determine quite a bit.
Engine builds from BR, supercharger from GMR, cosmetics and other stuff from AMR, exhaust from several companies, and I have some of my own parts I've designed.
If you want the AMR aero kit, you'll need the updated front and rear bumpers (not the early ones found on the ~'06 et al). So if you have an earlier car, budget for those as well. They'll be very inexpensive compared to the cost of the aero kit, but you'll also have to figure in paint and installation, which can add quite a bit of cost to a build.

I haven't had a chance to flesh this page out yet, but here's a list of my mods:
http://www.redpants.lol/grey-2007-v8-vantage/