Pictures of decently Modified cars [Vol. 2]

[e30m3Mark]

bobbo89 said:

shakotan said:

bobbo89 said:

Nik da Greek said:

...whilst in no way is that meant to be a compliment*. Seen this a couple of times. It just looks rough

*goes without saying it's still several orders of magnitude above anything I could achieve

I has wondered whether the photos I'd seen were a bit complimentary...

It was built from a scrap shell and purposely hasn't been over-restored to give an 'elderly race car revived' feel to it.

Oh aye, I've followed the build from start to finish as i'm a big of Pipey but you know what its like with builds such as this where the work can look awesome in pics but then a bit rough up close.

His K70 is by far my favourite build though as you could quite easily daily it!

Edited by bobbo89 on Friday 22 June 07:48

I saw this go up the hill at Shelsey and it's bloody quick. Makes a great noise and I like the unrestored / tatty look.

[poing]

bobbo89 said:

Oh aye, I've followed the build from start to finish as i'm a big of Pipey but you know what its like with builds such as this where the work can look awesome in pics but then a bit rough up close.

His K70 is by far my favourite build though as you could quite easily daily it!

That's rather brilliant. If it's done well enough then it makes a great daily with modern mechanicals and classic looks. There must be a proper market for this kind of stuff as I'm sure most of us have thought about it before. I'd maybe change the wheels though, something a bit smaller if they clear the brakes.

[Escort3500]

I’d forgotten how slab-sided and basic the design of the K70 was. Perfect candidate for a sleeper project like this. Love it.

[ajprice]

Putting this out there, a Smart Roadster based Alpine kit. https://smarlinette.fr





I like it, but it's €16,540 plus a Smart Roadster.

[Venturist]

Nice looking thing but by the time all’s said and done you’re probably a fair chunk of the way to a new Alpine price-wise?!

[Cupramax]

bobbo89 said:

Oh aye, I've followed the build from start to finish as i'm a big of Pipey but you know what its like with builds such as this where the work can look awesome in pics but then a bit rough up close.

His K70 is by far my favourite build though as you could quite easily daily it!

Edited by bobbo89 on Friday 22 June 07:48

Brilliant apart from being ruined by stupid camber, wheel, stretched tyre combo. Not having a go, just my opinion.

[shakotan]

Cupramax said:

bobbo89 said:

Oh aye, I've followed the build from start to finish as i'm a big of Pipey but you know what its like with builds such as this where the work can look awesome in pics but then a bit rough up close.

His K70 is by far my favourite build though as you could quite easily daily it!

Edited by bobbo89 on Friday 22 June 07:48

Brilliant apart from being ruined by stupid camber, wheel, stretched tyre combo. Not having a go, just my opinion.

It doesn't have any camber, and those tyres aren't particularly stretched either.

[MikeT66]

Escort3500 said:

Bloody lovely - thought these were fantastic as a kid, and this is a damned good update.

[Escort3500]

MikeT66 said:

Escort3500 said:

Bloody lovely - thought these were fantastic as a kid, and this is a damned good update.

Very much so. Cracking shape in its original form; looks even better here

[flatso]

Nippon design goodness....solid look!

[irocfan]

ajprice said:

Putting this out there, a Smart Roadster based Alpine kit. https://smarlinette.fr





I like it, but it's €16,540 plus a Smart Roadster.

very nice indeed - I'm part of the way there having a Smart 452 Roadster. Just haven't got the spare €16,540

[RB Will]

shakotan said:

It doesn't have any camber, and those tyres aren't particularly stretched either.

+1
I’m glad someone else said it as I thought the same but assumed I was going mad

[e30m3Mark]

RB Will said:

shakotan said:

It doesn't have any camber, and those tyres aren't particularly stretched either.

+1
I’m glad someone else said it as I thought the same but assumed I was going mad

+2

[DanielSan]

e30m3Mark said:

RB Will said:

shakotan said:

It doesn't have any camber, and those tyres aren't particularly stretched either.

+1
I’m glad someone else said it as I thought the same but assumed I was going mad

+2

+3.

Some people don’t seem to understand what the camber/tyre stretch thing actually is.

[DoubleD]

The wheels just look a little odd to me

[Hugo a Gogo]

is there anything remotely appealing about the K70 though, other than 'it's an obscure VW'? it wasn't even that originally, it was an NSU, little bro to the Ro80 (ROtary or Kolben (piston) )

bit of a dull car to do such an interesting body swap to

[Samjeev]

Hugo a Gogo said:

is there anything remotely appealing about the K70 though, other than 'it's an obscure VW'? it wasn't even that originally, it was an NSU, little bro to the Ro80 (ROtary or Kolben (piston) )

bit of a dull car to do such an interesting body swap to

Unfortunately I think it can be summed up by simply "Its an old VW" that and the sleeper aspect of it

[e30m3Mark]

It's the obscurity factor, combined with that engine, that I like.

[Escort3500]

e30m3Mark said:

It's the obscurity factor, combined with that engine, that I like.

Me too. Left-field choice to the predictable alternatives.

[neelyp]

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