Pictures of decently Modified cars [Vol. 2]

[Don1]

Hold on. 2x Straight Six turbo diesels? Amazing work. One per rear wheel?

[HM-2]

I'd love to know more about how they got those to play ball with the gearbox:

[Dapster]

RATATTAK said:

Dont like rolls said:

XM 6 wheeler

I think we've had these before on some thread ... IIRC they were used to distribute mail in France.

Conceived by Pierre Tissier in response to the requirements of the French newspaper industry's headache of getting news distributed through the country at high speed overnight. The CX had a payload of 1 metric tonne and could travel at speeds well in excess of an HGV, and deliver direct to point. The drivers would report that they'd cruise at 160km/h through the night on the deserted Autoroutes.

The TGV took over news paper delivery eventually but Tissier continued with conversions on the CX, XM and other Citroens.

Transporting the film crew chopper on the Dakar for example.

[Benni]

HM-2 said:

I'd love to know more about how they got those to play ball with the gearbox:

I have seen similar "connecting boxes" on multi-engined tractor pullers,

if I understood correctly is is a set of matching gears that take the power from both sides at the cranks

and deliver it to the middle gear, where the clutch/converter/transmission sits.

[Dont like rolls]

Benni said:

HM-2 said:

I'd love to know more about how they got those to play ball with the gearbox:

I have seen similar "connecting boxes" on multi-engined tractor pullers,

if I understood correctly is is a set of matching gears that take the power from both sides at the cranks

and deliver it to the middle gear, where the clutch/converter/transmission sits.

Well they stuck 5x 6 cylinder engines together in a Sherman M4 tank


https://oldmachinepress.com/2012/10/05/chrysler-a5...

They also made a Twin Engine unit (GM 6046) with what looks like the method they used in the truck.


http://www.theshermantank.com/about/the-sherman-ta...

Edited by Dont like rolls on Friday 10th July 07:15

[irocfan]

[aka_kerrly]

Potta787 said:

aka_kerrly said:

^^^^ Was it your mate who was driving it at Castle Combe ? Im sure I've seen this or a very very similar vehicle being blasted around, it looked SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much fun!!!

Not too sure if it was him, he’s owned it for around 3 years. I’ve got some other pictures he’s sent me I’ll try dig out...

This was at the Forge action day Castle Combe in 2016, it looks driverless

[james_TW]

HM-2 said:

I'd love to know more about how they got those to play ball with the gearbox:

Never mind that, where does the steering go?

[smithyithy]

Sorry if already posted..

E30 M3 with E46 S54 engine and Bugatti EB110 wheels..







Plates are a bit iffy but a cool build overall I think.

[Gameface]

It's anything but pure.

[Matt Cup]

james_TW said:

HM-2 said:

I'd love to know more about how they got those to play ball with the gearbox:

Never mind that, where does the steering go?

Here’s a 20 min walk around of it, and if I remember correctly he talks about the steering box nearing the end of the video. Should answer other people’s questions about it too

[1602Mark]

smithyithy said:

Sorry if already posted..

E30 M3 with E46 S54 engine and Bugatti EB110 wheels..

Plates are a bit iffy but a cool build overall I think.

Wheels just look awful, as do the plates, but each to their own. The rest is really well done and the interior is very nice. Oh and that silly sticker on the back window needs to go.

[HM-2]

1602Mark said:

smithyithy said:

Sorry if already posted..

E30 M3 with E46 S54 engine and Bugatti EB110 wheels..

Plates are a bit iffy but a cool build overall I think.

Wheels just look awful, as do the plates, but each to their own. The rest is really well done and the interior is very nice. Oh and that silly sticker on the back window needs to go.

I think he's going for a bit of a Compomotive/Gp. A vibe with the wheels but it doesn't quite work. Scratch off the stupid rear window sticker and put it on some BBS E55s or even Comp MOs and I'd have it, though.

[Swampy1982]

smithyithy said:

Sorry if already posted..

E30 M3 with E46 S54 engine and Bugatti EB110 wheels..







Plates are a bit iffy but a cool build overall I think.

Wheels looks better on pork, but otherwise I like it...

[DoubleD]

Nooooo that 911 looks fugly

[ZX10R NIN]

smithyithy said:

Sorry if already posted..

E30 M3 with E46 S54 engine and Bugatti EB110 wheels..







Plates are a bit iffy but a cool build overall I think.

That is stunning.

[1602Mark]

HM-2 said:

1602Mark said:

smithyithy said:

Sorry if already posted..

E30 M3 with E46 S54 engine and Bugatti EB110 wheels..

Plates are a bit iffy but a cool build overall I think.

Wheels just look awful, as do the plates, but each to their own. The rest is really well done and the interior is very nice. Oh and that silly sticker on the back window needs to go.

I think he's going for a bit of a Compomotive/Gp. A vibe with the wheels but it doesn't quite work. Scratch off the stupid rear window sticker and put it on some BBS E55s or even Comp MOs and I'd have it, though.

It's on air ride, which is why he put the plate on as a nod to people that prefer what BMW did with it.

[200Plus Club]

DoubleD said:

Nooooo that 911 looks fugly

Agreed, of all the rims available they chose those...

[1602Mark]

200Plus Club said:

DoubleD said:

Nooooo that 911 looks fugly

Agreed, of all the rims available they chose those...

Funnily enough they looked good on an EB110 though. They're BBS so great quality, rare etc but just don't look quite right on such an iconic car as the E30. It's all subjective though I guess?

[Escort3500]

1602Mark said:

smithyithy said:

Sorry if already posted..

E30 M3 with E46 S54 engine and Bugatti EB110 wheels..

Plates are a bit iffy but a cool build overall I think.

Wheels just look awful, as do the plates, but each to their own. The rest is really well done and the interior is very nice. Oh and that silly sticker on the back window needs to go.

The rear spoiler’s a bit crap too.