What crazy car project would you like to do?

[freebeard]

In commemoration of my resuming the building of a rat rod, here's a picture of the car with the front suspension replaced with a hovercraft skirt. The 'sternwheeler' rear tires would provide propulsion and steering.

[Grant-53]

A '94 Pontiac Firebird with a stratified charge rotary engine.

[RustyLugNut]

Originally Posted by Grant-53

A '94 Pontiac Firebird with a stratified charge rotary engine.

Sweeeeet! Wouldn't begin to describe it. You should build it.

[sqidd]

I want to get a old Ford F100, put a 5.0L Coyote motor with a 3.4L Whipple blower in it, 2011 A6 Ford trans (6 speed auto), tub it out…….and go full on steam punk with the look. The truck would be for looking cool and doing big nasty rolling burnouts.

[RedDevil]

I want to make a portable parallel PHEV pack for my Insight, using 36 10Ah LiFePO4 cells for just under 120V (the voltage of the 2nd gen Insight pack hovers between 99 an 122 volt, but usually sits around 107 Volt).

Portable so I can charge it at home and at work, and cheap enough to carry financially too.

I'm thinking of using 3 '36 V' (=~ 38.4V ) 10Ah EV bike packs in series, as they come with BMS and chargers and installing them would be relatively easy.

If I can use the 1.2 kWh fully on each commute (twice daily) I'd save over a liter a day. ROI within 2 years. Crazy, or maybe not?

[Beau]

Originally Posted by dirtydave

Take an old 2 door 67 New Yorker and swap in a big diesel with a fat turbo,inter-cooler, manual transmission swap, disc brakes all around. gut everything as much as possible. black soot, turbo lag, no roof no doors no hood. white wall tires. black truck bed liner for paint.

This is REALLY close to mine (dream car) - early 60s Caddy with either a Duramax Diesel or a Cummins Diesel. Stupid lowered suspension, massive brakes, O/D transmission, something like 18" wheels, numerically low rear end gears .....

And, of course, a stupid stereo.

And I am WAY too old to justify any of this.

Still want it though.

[Beau]

Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr

That would be a nice project. I also like the "Tri-Five" Chevy, but if I would do a replica I'd probably do the Nomad.

I have a 1957 210 Four Door Wagon, old school hot rod.

Fun.

And REALLY heavy.

[jcp123]

Not as heavy as they look. Curb weight I would guesstimate at 3300lbs? Most of today's mid size cars are about equivalent in weight.

[jcp123]

Originally Posted by Beau

This is REALLY close to mine (dream car) - early 60s Caddy with either a Duramax Diesel or a Cummins Diesel. Stupid lowered suspension, massive brakes, O/D transmission, something like 18" wheels, numerically low rear end gears .....

And, of course, a stupid stereo.

And I am WAY too old to justify any of this.

Still want it though.

I still vote for a Detroit Diesel 2-stroke.

[Vman455]

The past few weeks, I've been toying with the idea of picking up a cheap early Miata and turning it into an SCCA Prepared car with a built NA motor, stripped interior, aerodynamic modifications, the works. Wouldn't be outrageously expensive, and I think it would be a blast to drive and compete with.