Restomods - latest craze in US apparently

[Marlin]

That's not resto modding though..... That's just conversions. Big difference.

[ChrisS]

Modern motors go harder, and do it easier and more reliably

I bet half you cunts dress up all 50s greaser-style and laugh at cars with 'those dang fangled computers' running them..

Imagine modifying cars to make them perform better! The fucking outrage!

No one is arguing that point, can you fucking read? :knock:

And no I'm not some "greaser-style" cunt who laughs at cars with 'those dang fangled computers' running them (and I don't Rock 'n' Roll dance), you Latte drinking rice boy. :D


The point I'm trying to make is a correctly maintained no tech vehicle can still be a reliable daily driver.
Hell even a poorly maintained car can be a reliable daily driver (as my Chev has proven).

[MartyRX2]

I've been cruising this all weekend. Didn't miss a beat. Couldn't do the commute in it today though with no synchro on first. Could easily be daily driven with a better gearbox.

[Dave]

this thread has all the retard

[JayTHEFordman]

Some people must wonder how the fuck people dailied their cars in the 30's/40's/50's/60's/70's and 80's

[Sterling Archer]

Restomods - latest craze in US apparently

I'm almost certain this isn't anything new, yanks have been building Pro Tourers for a while now which essentially is just the old body over complete new age driveline and in some cases chaaaaaa-seee is fabricated or from newer models. They race the things too, is a good category to follow, some awesome cars being pedaled in anger

That Medlan Auction shop is about 80% of these sorts of cars.

[spiller]

^^ Drive did a video on that C2 Corvette. Apparently it was built in the early 70s. fucking awesome.

[Imposter Forg]

Putting a carb LS1 in a 69 Camaro is ok, but an EFI one would be crossing the line?

Edit:
Soopy - funnily enough, a mate of mine has recently completed swapping a warm 350 / t350 combo out for a LS1 / T56 combo in a 69 Camaro.. Car is quicker, uses less fuel, and has a better box..

..and on imposter forg's other post, a different mate has pulled a 5k from his Rolla for a SR20 - guess the results!

what are you talking about? no camaros had LS1's til 98?

a '69 camaro would be way cooler with a big block

use way more fuel, might not even make more power, but it'd be way cooler

[myliberty]

Bondomods ftw.

Cover with mud, block it into a shape for paint, sell at auction.

Americans are dumb enough to purchase.

I'd never buy a freshly painted vehicle at auction.

[Marlin]

Bondomods ftw.

Cover with mud, block it into a shape for paint, sell at auction.

Americans are dumb enough to purchase.

I'd never buy a freshly painted vehicle at auction.

Off topic a little but ohhh sooo true. Typical American "resto" is truly appalling in body and paint. Not sure why they seem to struggle so badly.

[Dave]

because they do it for 4k with 20 mexicans and all the bondo. The same jobs just don't happen here because no mexicans.

Plenty of good work is done, it just costs a lot, like it does here.

[myliberty]

had to change topic, existing topic was retarded.

[Imposter Forg]

i have a BMW that needs to be bondomodded, where can i find mexicans for cheap?

[myliberty]

i have a BMW that needs to be bondomodded, where can i find mexicans for cheap?

in Mexico, or southern California.

[Imposter Forg]

goddamnit.