Car Mods...

[HaRuMaN]

Anyone here mod their car?

Original:

[HaRuMaN]

Modified (as of yesterday):

[Malenko]

I didnt do anything as drastic as putting on a breather and cone filter......

its a 1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX (AWD 5 Speed)
Engine
2.3L (6 bolt) Stroker motor
-New (Not remanufactured) 4g64 crankshaft
-Eagle H-Beam Forged Rods
-Wiseco Pistons (8.8:1 compression)
-Clevite Rod and Main bearings
-Arp Head studs
-Arp rod bolts
-Hesspower Ported 1g Head (Rebuilt with 3-angle valve job)
-Fp2 Camshafts
-OEM Mitsu T-belt


Intake:
Slowboy G50 Turbo (ported turbine housing)
Victory Performance 2.5" short routed Intercooler piping
24 X 12 x 3.5" Bar and plate style Intercooler
3" Intake Pipe
HKS Supermega flow air filter (Chrome cage, lock nut)
Apexi Dual Chamber Blow off valve
Reinforced 3-ply Couplers T-Bolt clamps on all pressurized areas
1G Intake manifold
1G Throttle body

Exhaust:
EVO 3 Exhaust Manifold
3" custom 02 eliminator downpipe
3" Race pipe (No catalytic convertor)
3" N1 cat-back exhaust

Suspension:
Tockiko Illumina 5-way adjustable shocks
Eibach Pro-kit Lowering springs (1.5" drop)

Fuel:
Walbro 255 HP fuel pump
PTE 880cc fuel injectors
AEM adjustable fuel pressure regulator

Tuning:
DSMLink V2
GM Maf-t V2.1
3" GM MAF

Drivetrain:
Rebuilt OEM Transmission
Symborski shift kit
ACT 2600 clutch
Greddy shift knob
Amsoil synthetic fluid used in t-case and tranny

Brakes:
Powerslot Rotors
Hawk Carbon Brake Pads

Misc:
VIS Carbon fiber hood
White faced guages (Reverse Indiglo)
Konig Tantrum 17x7" wheels
Nitto Neogen 215/40/17 z-rated tires
Kenwood indash DVD player w/ 7" motorized screen
Autometer Carbon Fiber Fuel Pressure guage
2 Slimline 12" SPAL cooling fans (always on mod)

[Paladin]

I mod just about everything.

I cut a nice hole in the hood of my current car and installed a 'shaker' scoop:


Same idea on a previous car:


Also modded a motorcycle:
Before:

After:


A stock vehicle is a boring vehicle!

[patrickl]

I recently refilled the window washer fluids

[AcidArmitage]

i lost one of those little caps that goes on your tire nozzles

[Mauzy]

I gave myself the luxury of a driver side floorboard in my jeep

[patrickl]

Oh and I installed a portable GPS in my car (ok so it's a bit "ghetto"):


and to the right of it, my girlfriend "decorated" the car with a bobble head Tasmanian devil 

:edit: hmm badly scaled by the site maximum, ah well it's a joke anyway. I wouldn't really dare modify my car like you guys did.

[NiN^_^NiN]

I have been modding my 94 Ford Probe GTS for 2 years now

Original (besides wheels)


Current State


I've done quite alot and am still going

I've Done:
Black and Ivory Leather Seats
17" XR8 Wheels
Lowered
Tinted
Dual Exhausts with a sports muffler
False floor in the boot for the Audio system
CarPC (built and installed a pc with a 7" flipout XGA touchscreen in the dash)
Replaced every bulb with a LED except the tail lights or headlights parker lights have a 18 led board inside it
Beefed up ATX Box (installed a torque converter, external oil filter and cooler new bands and a shift kit)
Powdercoated the Engine in a sniny Silver

I've got lots of other mods the main one im doing is supercharging the car have all the parts just have to create a mounting bracket and transfer shaft
It's also an electronic clutch SC aswell so i can use the car normally and turn the supercharger on with a flick of a switch if i want more power i created the car to be more a cruiser hence why i didnt bother swapping the ATX for a MTX plus it will go nuts on Autox

Old pic of the carpc before i even did the leather seats

[Mauzy]

I don't know why, but a white car with blue stripes really seems to grab peoples attention around here...



BTW: Your steering wheel is on the wrong side... 

[NiN^_^NiN]

I don't know why, but a white car with blue stripes really seems to grab peoples attention around here...



BTW: Your steering wheel is on the wrong side... 

Thats why i did it more so cause i thought the white was just too bland plus its the stock stripes

And my steering wheel is on the right side thats right of course lol

I also get to play some mame in the car too i have a lcd in the boot aswell with some wireless controllers for a ps2 sadly my ps2 cracked it recently

[Dartful Dodger]

BTW: Your steering wheel is on the wrong side... 

At least the stripes are in the middle.

It's better than the European cars made for America (Right side steering wheel) that have a racing stripe positioned for the passenger.

[patrickl]

BTW: Your steering wheel is on the wrong side... 

At least the stripes are in the middle.

It's better than the European cars made for America (Right side steering wheel) that have a racing stripe positioned for the passenger.

They really do that? Lol, that must look bad.

Luckily we hardly have any cars with racing stripes in Europe. It's only done on old American cars or on Mini's.

[Thenasty]

thats a car

[Dartful Dodger]

They really do that? Lol, that must look bad.

Luckily we hardly have any cars with racing stripes in Europe. It's only done on old American cars or on Mini's.

Sadly yes.  they see the European racing counterpart for the car with it on the right and assume that's where it goes.  I don't understand why some people put a racing stripe on newer cars where you can't see the hood while you’re driving, but it’s still better than having it on the passenger’s side.

[Donkey_Kong]

I didnt do anything as drastic as putting on a breather and cone filter......

Are you being sarcastic? What trying to be funny, flexing your mod muscle?   

Nice work guys.

[HaRuMaN]

I never said I was done...

That's just the start.  Long term plans include new header / exhaust setup and a turbo install for the engine, rear sway bar / coilovers for the suspension...

[NiN^_^NiN]

They really do that? Lol, that must look bad.

Luckily we hardly have any cars with racing stripes in Europe. It's only done on old American cars or on Mini's.

Sadly yes.  they see the European racing counterpart for the car with it on the right and assume that's where it goes.  I don't understand why some people put a racing stripe on newer cars where you can't see the hood while you’re driving, but it’s still better than having it on the passenger’s side.

As far as i know the standard euro racing stripes are very different they aren't ment to be in the middle of the car as the stripes aren't the same side its a big stripe and like a 1" gap then a smaller stripe they are designed for going over the car on the sides instead of the middle

of course most people who do these stripes usually use standard same sized stripes cause they are more common and easier to get

[danny_galaga]

my car mod


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[patrickl]

There really is no "euro" racing stripe tradition. European cars have traditionally raced in their national racing colors: Green for the UK, white/silver for the Germans, red for the Italians and blue for the French etc etc. If there are European cars sold with odd stripes on them, then it must have been the US marketing branch that had those stripes put there.

:edit: Tried to find examples of European cars with stripes, but I can really only find American cars and Mini's. The Mini (Cooper) tends to have stripes on the hood only (on the sides of the hood)

The only examples of off-center stripes I found were put there by Americans. It's on Miata's (Japanese car), on 1950's Henry J's and indeed an American puts off center racing stripes on his brand new mini

Here is the National Racing Colors for reference. Indeed it shows the US as "White, Blue lengthwise stripes" or "Blue, White lengthwise stripes". Besides the US, Only Canada (Red with white stripes) has full lenght stripes and Greece (Blue with white stripes) has the bonnet stripes like the Mini has.

[lanman31337]

Engine:

CAI
1/0 BIG 3
Header-back custom exhaust
custom oil leak
Suspension/Wheels/Brakes:

Motegi Silver MR7's with 215/45/17 Falken rubber
KYB GR2's with new strut mounts
Interior:

Working on custom interior
clear climate knobs
some neon
blue dome light
Exterior:

Cavfire swap
steel z3 fenders
buddy club 2 bumper
avenger hood
projector headlights
clear corners
Razzi side skirts
molded rear bumper
shaved handles
shaved locks
shaved antenna
lambo doors
Audio:

Panasonic MP3 Player
Audiocontrol Epic 160
Lanzar Opti 5.1 in kickpanels
Lanzar Opti 6.1 in the doors
Alphasonik PCT6551 3 way components in the rear sides
Lanzar VM830 in back deck
(2) MA Audio HK401SX's
JBL 11 band 4 channel Equalizer
MA Audio M500XE 4 channel amp
(4) Lanzar Optidrive 1232D's in a big ported enclosure
Large Case 250 amp alternator with external voltage regulator
Miscellaneous:

Aluminum pedal covers
custom shift knob
rollin with no dash pad
Future:

Wall for the subs
finish wet sanding.

http://www.cardomain.com/id/lanman31337

[delta88]

I gotta 2003 Regal GSX "Supercharged"
http://www.fabini.com/slp/slpbuickgsx.html

[lanman31337]

Stage 3 Exterior Badge = 30 horsepower

[HaRuMaN]

Dirty... needs a bath...

[Grasshopper]

There really is no "euro" racing stripe tradition. European cars have traditionally raced in their national racing colors: Green for the UK, white/silver for the Germans, red for the Italians and blue for the French etc etc. If there are European cars sold with odd stripes on them, then it must have been the US marketing branch that had those stripes put there.

There were a few. For example the old Lotus F1 cars from the 50s and 60s used to be painted British Racing Green with a yellow stripe down the bonnet. They looked pretty damn cool. It's a real shame that the F1 teams started plastering their cars with garish advertising logos in the 70s.

A lot of the Lotus derived cars you see on the roads in the UK (mainly Elises and Caterham Sevens) are also painted in the same green/yellow colour scheme.

[patrickl]

Dartful suggested that having racing stripes off-center was a "euro" striping thing.

[patrickl]

Dirty... needs a bath...

Is that a see-through hood?

[Grasshopper]

Dartful suggested that having racing stripes off-center was a "euro" striping thing.

Ah OK. That is pretty bizarre. I don't think I've ever seen a single off-centre stripe on any car, anywhere. Definitely not a "euro" thing.

[patrickl]

When I got my car I wanted to try a ProTech coating that should make the paint really smooth so the dirt can be washed away with plain water. It was supposed to last for 5 years or so. It would also protect the paint from scratches. My car is black so dirt and scratches show rather easily.

In the end I was hesitating because it was seriously expensive (650 euro), the place near me who does it was overbooked and then my car was too old for it (after 3 months they claim it doesn't work as well anymore).

Anyone actually try that on their car?

[NiN^_^NiN]

Dartful suggested that having racing stripes off-center was a "euro" striping thing.

I've only ever seen a euro car have that type of stripe i might of been the type of stripe that specifc car maker does for that model maybe but i just call them euro racing stripes cause i've only ever seen them on a eruopean car

[usedelectronics]

We (wife and I) only get into the "little" mods...
One of her previous cars:
1996 Integra GSR

Mostly cosmetic modifications on this one.. Body Kit, wheels/tires. We also did a AEM cold air intake, and cat back exhaust.

Her 3rd Integra got a "few" more mods...
Before:

During:

After:

And my favorite pic of this car:

A bunch of mods on this one..
Drag Gen III turbo kit, with a ton of upgrades... Tial wastegate, DEFI BF series gauges, High flow Cat, ITR exhaust, ITR seats, ITR suspension, Falken Azenis tires, OEM bodykit, Tint, Stereo upgrades, etc.

[usedelectronics]

One of my older cars... (Pre-theft )




Mostly stereo/ICE mods on the car. A few performance things like a AEM cold air, Falken Azenis tires, etc..

My "older cars" are the ones that I really put the modification time towards.
My 1965 mustang (since sold to a guy in Dallas TX.)


Started life as a hardtop coupe that I bought for $50..
Shaved the door handles and locks, added the shelby R-model nose/hood/trunk. BUILT late model 302 V-8 with a 5 speed manual. Custom interior, etc.

And a pic of my 67 fastback..

Mostly stock, except for suspension work... some edelbrock goodies under the hood... and some stereo "upgrades".

-------------------------------

Since the theft and the sale of the wifes GSR, we're now daily driving the two below:

The S2K (mine) has a few tweaks so far... stereo, cold air intake, and tires.
I am waiting for the new kraftwerks supercharger kit to be released for it's next modification.

The 08 cooper S (hers) only has a couple mods so far:  John cooper works exterior upgrades, and window tint.
We have the Alta boost and intake tubes, Larger Intercooler, Downpipe, and exhaust waiting in the garage until break in is completed!

[Franco B]

My baby 









Not too many mods at present.

Quickshift induction kit + cold air feed
Blueflame downpipes
De-cat
Blueflame cat back exhaust
Front + Rear strut bars
18" Alloys
Red Stuff Pads
Brushed stainless dial surround
Dial rings
KMC indiglo dials
Kickplates + ground step plates
Steering wheel
Tinted black rear lights (not in that pic)
Angel eye halos in front lights
Folding mirrors wired to alarm/key fob
Footwell cold cathodes wires to ignition ring
JVC DVD headunit
10" Monitor
Alpine install
MX5 clear indicators
Private plate
Custom made stainless switch plate with start button
Custom made stainless gear knob
Custom made stainless hand brake sleeve

[Jdurg]

I am mechanically challenged so I don't dare touch my car.  It's an '03 Honda Civic and has been running flawless since I bought it.  I'll probaby drive this car until it physically gives up and dies.  I tend to take it into the dealer for the 5,000 mile check-ups and oil changes, and otherwise don't touch it.  The only things I've done are the followig:

Put air in the tires.
Refill Windshield Washer Fluid.
Replace Driver's Side mirror.  (Some ass-hole knocked my mirror off in the parking lot of a golf course.  Pissed me off when I got back and just saw a note that said "sorry" but no insurance or payment for the damages).
Replace windshield wipers.
Refill gas tank.  (Ever week it seems.   )

[Mauzy]

Wow. You guys do some pretty cool work.

I modded the hell out of my Jeep this afternoon... Gave it a power lock on the drivers side. Good stuff, eh? Now I just need to buy a lock remote...

[Turnarcades]

Probably won't interest the Americans but Istarted with a crappy old Metro, moved on to MG Metro with a naff kit, stepped up to a Black Pug 205 1.6 GTI, then Decided I wanted to go convertible but loved the 205 handling, so pushed the boat out and bought a limited edition mint condition green Pug 205 CTI cabriolet, which I modded with a fat sound system, custom leather interior and paid to have a full engine rebuild and new hood to keep it looking like new - until some scrote in gimp leathers on a bike smashed into it so hard it was wrote off.

Right now I got a black mkII MR2 which again is kept mint and was to be heavily modified, but I got the taste for power and was going to go all-out with a Mazda RX7. Since having a stroke last year though I've had to become a little more conservative, so will be selling the MR2 and getting an automatic Pug 306 Cabriolet to do up.