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 What Car Would You Never Modify ?
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Sun, 27 February 2005 09:37
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Before I saw this site ... the RA65 .. butt ugly .. 
Contenders include
The mighty Excel
4dr Ford Lasers (KE/KF) (I have one of these by the way)
Feel free to chip in
Disclaimer: I don't mean which cars you think are just shit in general, but just un do-up-able ...
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Sun, 27 February 2005 10:03
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A ford torus *spelling*
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Sun, 27 February 2005 10:11
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lancers,mirages, Hyundas or however u spell it, uummmmm protons, their shit as well , daihatsues or however u spell it their gay as well, lasers,
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Sun, 27 February 2005 10:22
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COMONWHORES!!! 
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Sun, 27 February 2005 10:37
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| Jorrs wrote on Sun, 27 February 2005 21:11 |
lancers,mirages...
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disagree .. evo motors, evo kits these cars can look good
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Sun, 27 February 2005 10:56
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COMONWHORES!!!
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yep bogandores are definalty up there...well i would neva buy one for a start...
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Sun, 27 February 2005 11:37
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| Jorrs wrote on Sun, 27 February 2005 21:11 |
lancers,mirages, Hyundas or however u spell it, uummmmm protons, their shit as well , daihatsues or however u spell it their gay as well, lasers,
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What about Lancer GSRs or Lancer Evo's?
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Sun, 27 February 2005 11:40
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pagani zonda c12 s
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Campbelltown, NSW
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Sun, 27 February 2005 11:42
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| Les wrote on Sun, 27 February 2005 21:37 |
| Jorrs wrote on Sun, 27 February 2005 21:11 |
lancers,mirages...
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disagree .. evo motors, evo kits these cars can look good
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ditto, evo engines make slow car go vewry very fast
NOLAN
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Sun, 27 February 2005 11:43
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| Nolan wrote on Sun, 27 February 2005 22:42 |
| Les wrote on Sun, 27 February 2005 21:37 |
| Jorrs wrote on Sun, 27 February 2005 21:11 |
lancers,mirages...
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disagree .. evo motors, evo kits these cars can look good
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ditto, evo engines make slow car go vewry very fast
NOLAN
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im only defending them because i used to own one .. muahhahaha
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Sun, 27 February 2005 11:46
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My first thought when I saw the thread title was 2000GT. Wouldn't dream of touching, but since it's crap not doables.
Mitsubishi colt
Daewoo Matiz
P76
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Melbourne
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Sun, 27 February 2005 11:57
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Lada's , Saab's , mgf's , Any car from korea , Any car from Russia eg moscoviches { there all alloy so good for recycling }
Any early mazda especially with pistons , and the series 1 rx7 if you plan to drive it above 160k's .
Cortina's with six cylinder engine's which should never have been released as per the leaked ford engineer reports years later .
Maybe Sigma's and Magna's since pick a part is full of them now .
Four cylinder commodore's which used more fuel than a six cylinder ones .
Maserati's every model especially 3200gt's with a 1958 based engine block , one cambelt to stretch every 15.000klm after trying to move 32 valves , and turbo's to pop the headgaskets before the cambelt needs changing .
I will end there as the list could get very long . 
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Sun, 27 February 2005 12:18
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A BMW E46 318i poverty pack.
Why people why , end my suffering of having to work on these abominations.
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Sun, 27 February 2005 12:21
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| clubagreenie wrote on Sun, 27 February 2005 22:46 |
My first thought when I saw the thread title was 2000GT. Wouldn't dream of touching, but since it's crap not doables.
Mitsubishi colt
Daewoo Matiz
P76
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aahah those leylands are quality cars
NOLAN
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Sun, 27 February 2005 12:44
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I'd modify a P76 if I owned one. They're in the "so ugly it's cool" category, just like a T18.
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Sun, 27 February 2005 13:16
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Non turbo cordia (in the process of making one supercharged not pretty)
x3 excel as you need to remove half the dash to get the head unit out (x1's and x2's can be quite fast with a 4g63)
anything desighned in australia (sorry but our car makers are very far behind in the technoligy title{xr6 turbo excluded})
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Sun, 27 February 2005 20:58
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Hi,
I'd never modify a pure JDM GT Classic Celica. They look cool enough and are rare enough to be left as they were built.
Same with almost any other classic car - such as Ferrari Dino and Daytonas, Mercedes gull-wing (1950's model, I forget the actual model number), Ford Shelby Mustangs, GTHO Phase-3, E-type Jags (especially the V12) - and D-type models also.
The list can get quite long when you start to think about the many old classics that should be left as they were.
Fortunately, most of these classics are left untouched. Probably because the owners had the money to initially afford them and the maturity to know their worth, and the respect to keep them as original and as pristine as possible.
Still, I'm sure there's the odd dunderclump out there who's done some wikid and fully sik mods to their rare classic - thinking it's now way-cool, but in reality they've advertised themselves as "major dickhead" to the classic car fraternity. 
seeyuzz
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Sun, 27 February 2005 21:06
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Something classic like a 440 'cuda... I'd maybe put wheels on it...
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Sun, 27 February 2005 21:31
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Hi,
I think wheels are okay. Nice wheels often make a car look that much better, and so long as you have the original wheels you can always put them back on. Even lowering the suspension is okay so long as you have the original springs and can put them back in if you need to sell to a purist or for original-condition car shows. I suppose there's a few other small things that you could change, but they'd have to be in such a way that the original parts could be put back on quickly.
But, maybe, as usual, I'm off on a tangent and talking about great classics one would not modify, as opposed to shitcan cars that are as common as muck and don't deserve the expenditure of modding.
seeyuzz
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Sun, 27 February 2005 21:36
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Mazda 121 "bubble". I saw one with a bonnet scoop once and laughed myself silly
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Sun, 27 February 2005 22:38
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A SAAB
they are poo in general and soooooooo complicated and confusing
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Sun, 27 February 2005 22:46
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toyota 2000 gt
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Sun, 27 February 2005 23:03
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any small korean car, really small jap cars, ie echo, etc, small car like barinas etc, not worth it, or classics ie 2000gt.
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Sun, 27 February 2005 23:08
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id defenitly modify a p76! you can fit a 44gal drum in the boot what else could you ever want!!!
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Sun, 27 February 2005 23:11
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| Norbie wrote on Sun, 27 February 2005 23:44 |
I'd modify a P76 if I owned one. They're in the "so ugly it's cool" category, just like a T18.
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Sun, 27 February 2005 23:23
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I'd never modify the Hillman Imp or the Vauxhaull Viva.
Cheers, Greg.
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Mon, 28 February 2005 04:04
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I would modify anything - although every car currently in my possession is totally stock  I was thinking that I would never modify a Lotus Exige, but then I realised that they could probably use more power....
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Mon, 28 February 2005 04:19
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the cars i wouldn't modify I wouldn't by anyway, unless it was a classic but even then i can't see me owning them anyway
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On Probation
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Mon, 28 February 2005 04:22
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| Miss MR2 wrote on Mon, 28 February 2005 08:36 |
Mazda 121 "bubble". I saw one with a bonnet scoop once and laughed myself silly
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a friend of mine had one of these but the fun top bubble shape, looked really cool was painted in a chamelion color with gold 17s looked heaps cute
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Mon, 28 February 2005 04:44
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I would never do-up a sprinter ever since i have seen initial d...
it isnt the same...
as for T-18's...they arent that bad
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Mon, 28 February 2005 04:53
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85 swift/barina
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Mon, 28 February 2005 05:35
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I wouldn't modify any old classic car, or anything small/medium korean car.
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Mon, 28 February 2005 06:14
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Couldnt bare to change anything on a 440 Cuda or an E49 or any other classic muscle. ( unless I owned 2 )
Wouldnt bother with all the above mentioned cars. Actually Ill just say what I want to say and get abused for it. I wouldnt modify any front wheel drive. Just my opinion. ( mini excluded )
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Mon, 28 February 2005 07:30
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A camira - they are just wrong - and should be sent to wrecking yards for mass squishiage
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Mon, 28 February 2005 13:10
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all korean cars are teh gay...
celicas with type R stickers, ppl will think its already done up..
them shitty 2 door lancers with playboy sticker what the fat ugly skanky bitches drive...
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Mon, 28 February 2005 13:47
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2000GT
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I supported Toymods
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Mon, 28 February 2005 15:07
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| improvedae86 wrote on Sun, 27 February 2005 22:57 |
Lada's
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Oi! I actually want to get a Lada Niva and put some work into it, call me foolish but I love those crazy Russian machines. They go hard on the beach, I know that much .
I wouldn't do up an NA JZA80, NA silvia, basically any NA car that also exists in turbo (not counting AW11's, 4a-ge or -gze are both good)
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Mon, 28 February 2005 21:49
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| Classique71 wrote on Mon, 28 February 2005 18:30 |
A camira - they are just wrong - and should be sent to wrecking yards for mass squishiage
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Fair Call
nobody should do up a poor mans commodore
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Mon, 28 February 2005 22:04
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I couldn't lay a hand on a Ferrari, Lamborghini, Pagani etc. etc. - They're too "right" the way they rolled off the production line. Maybe a set of wheels, but even that can't be improved upon with some cars - e.g. how phreakin HOT does the F360 Stradale look on teh massif BBS multi-spoke rims?  Porsche 911's I'd go to town on though, coz there's just so many tuners in Europe who know how to do it properly, with class up the wazooo. 
Since the original aim of the thread was to make fun of cheap/slow/ugly cars, I'd never even look sideways at tweaking a 1975-1995 Falcon. Barges should be on the sea, not roads ! ! !
Actually, I've read that most late-model Ferraris sound really strangled with the standard exhaust and intake tract, So I s'pose I'd be forced to go aftermarket air box + filter, plus extractors & exorszzt. -Guess that means any car other than Barge-spec Falcons are in need of modding! (some just need more work than others).
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Mon, 28 February 2005 22:06
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i disagree I'd mod a ferrari, but I wouldn't buy one to exy for what they are, performance per dollar is much better with a lamborghini, I'd send it to koenigg and get him to fit a twin turbo setup pronto
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Mon, 28 February 2005 23:10
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| clubagreenie wrote on Sun, 27 February 2005 22:46 |
My first thought when I saw the thread title was 2000GT. Wouldn't dream of touching, but since it's crap not doables.
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yeah thats my thoughts... i wouldn't modify a porsche i don't reckon...
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Mon, 28 February 2005 23:14
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theres mod and then theres mods though, working the original engine for a bit more power is very different to a transplant turbo conversion etc, i would find no prob, say putting new exhaust, cams, ecu/better carbies on a classic as I see it improving an already good car, but bastradising and turning it into something it was never supposed to be would be another thing.
A car I would leave completely original though would be a 300sl, damn cannon ball run2 fitting one with a 350 chev and crashing it.
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Mon, 28 February 2005 23:15
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I wouldnt modify this:
Caus it already is
But seriously I wouldnt bother doing up any current model car,with the exceptions of rex,200's and the XR6T,all the rest are pang! Toyotas included  cause everything is fukken fwd or a family car and fukken ugly, and when you do them up you just look like a tryhard fastnfurious wanabee...
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Mon, 28 February 2005 23:23
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| DiZ_ wrote on Sun, 27 February 2005 23:18 |
A BMW E46 318i poverty pack.
Why people why , end my suffering of having to work on these abominations.
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Did you know that they sell a 518i?!?!?!? 
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Are you SURE ? ! ? ! ? ! I thought teh 2.5L 6cyl was bottom-rung 5 series?
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Mon, 28 February 2005 23:31
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| improvedae86 wrote on Sun, 27 February 2005 22:57 |
Lada's
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Oi! I actually want to get a Lada Niva and put some work into it, call me foolish but I love those crazy Russian machines. They go hard on the beach, I know that much .
I wouldn't do up an NA JZA80, NA silvia, basically any NA car that also exists in turbo (not counting AW11's, 4a-ge or -gze are both good)
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Man i wouldn't last five minutes next to salt water , just look at the early FIAT's / ALFA's those stupid fools sold Lada the pressings for there early cars in return for top quility Russia steel . Look how long those cars lasted My friend has a Lada 4x4 on there proberty next to Lake Eldon , because the lake is so low for the passed years . There use the Lada for the walk up and down which is a killer . The Lada used to have doors etc , which remand there for a year i think till the rust got so bad that the hinge areas pulled out . Yes now it does look like a beach buggy i guess .
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Mon, 28 February 2005 23:37
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bottom of the line is 520i
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Mon, 28 February 2005 23:47
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http://www.bmw.com.au/indexframe.asp
according to this u can only get a 525I in aus but thats the new model, i think the 520 was the lowest that came into aus
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Mon, 28 February 2005 23:50
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I never mentioned Australia. 
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Tue, 01 March 2005 00:04
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They USED to make a 518i, in a bodyshell the same size as a new 3-series.
The 525i is now bottom of the line.
http://www.bmw.com.au/indexframe.asp
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6 speed automatic transmission only.
Engine: . . . . . . . 525i
Cylinders: . . . . . . 6
Valves: . . . . . . . 24
Capacity: . . . . . . 2494 cc
Maximum Power: . . . 141 kW / 192 bhp / 6000 rpm
Maximum Torque: . . . . 245 Nm / 3500 rpm
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Tue, 01 March 2005 00:07
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520 is the bottom line model!
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| improvedae86 wrote on Tue, 01 March 2005 10:31 |
| peeack wrote on Mon, 28 February 2005 11:07 |
| improvedae86 wrote on Sun, 27 February 2005 22:57 |
Lada's
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Oi! I actually want to get a Lada Niva and put some work into it, call me foolish but I love those crazy Russian machines. They go hard on the beach, I know that much .
I wouldn't do up an NA JZA80, NA silvia, basically any NA car that also exists in turbo (not counting AW11's, 4a-ge or -gze are both good)
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Man i wouldn't last five minutes next to salt water , just look at the early FIAT's / ALFA's those stupid fools sold Lada the pressings for there early cars in return for top quility Russia steel . Look how long those cars lasted My friend has a Lada 4x4 on there proberty next to Lake Eldon , because the lake is so low for the passed years . There use the Lada for the walk up and down which is a killer . The Lada used to have doors etc , which remand there for a year i think till the rust got so bad that the hinge areas pulled out . Yes now it does look like a beach buggy i guess .
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I know what they're like, My dad used to have one, carved up the beach, when the gearbox wasn't falling appart. Or when he wasn't patching up the fist sized rust holes with selly's nogaps
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Tue, 01 March 2005 02:51
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A Gemini
nuff said.
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Tue, 01 March 2005 06:34
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So ugly that its cool - I love my RA65
I wouldnt go near any commodore or falcon with a 10 foot pole. Same with small hatches - excels, swifts, barinas.
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Tue, 01 March 2005 06:46
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*shudders*
I beleive this is exactly what your talking about...
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Tue, 01 March 2005 07:06
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| RobST162 wrote on Tue, 01 March 2005 00:47 |
2000GT
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That's what I was gonna say!
Though, truth be told, it would be fun to give the clasic look/style a bit of 90's performance (nothing radical, just make it a practical and fun driver). I suppose that makes my Lotto Dream to find a 2000GT that's ALREADY been screwed with. Then I could go to work on it with a clean conscience. 
As for "Crappy Car You Would Never Modify?", like Gemini, Commadore, 121 etc. .... why WOULDN'T you want to modify one? God knows, they need it!
Think, Project Stealth Turd: Looks like a chopped-spring Gemini Boganmobile, but with suspension and power courtesy of a nimble Toyota sports car, like the MR2.
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