I was talking with a couple friends, and the question came up about what would the ideal PRACTICAL muscle car or hot rod project consist of?
that question came up after viewing this thread, and discussing several semi similar cars being built on nearly unlimited budgets, with almost unlimited access to high dollar tools, unlimited space ,again hardly realistic
http://www.lateral-g.net/forums/showthread.php4?t=21116
http://bruningautodesign.com/gallery.ht ... temId=5356
http://bruningautodesign.com/gallery.ht ... temId=5208
now if you follow these thread,s above(just glance thru the pictures) example custom frame
logic NO!,
but the skill and effort used, the tools they have access too,used to produce the car are amazing
the cars very impressive but theres not a single original part in the body,frame suspension or engine so its hardly something more than about 1 in 100,000 guys could do even if they wanted to and it could easily cost $100K plus, that's hardly a realistic project, or PRACTICAL for most guys that might want to take trips in their car to shows or on vacations
now Ive always thought a COBRA replica with a huge displacement aluminum big block Chevy with a TKO 600 would make a killer combo, but the cars obviously nearly a magnet for thieves and could never be parked where it could not be secure and watched 24/7/365 so that might make it a total p.i.t.a. at times.
a carefully selected and built BIG BLOCK C4 CORVETTE coupe at least could be locked up, unlike a cobra replica, but that's hardly going to prevent its being stolen, and having to watch the car, 24/7 when your not driving it ,takes a good deal away from its potential enjoyment if you wanted to lets say take a two too four day road trip to the corvette museum.
Now something a little less obvious from a distance like a 1965 GTO or 1969 hemi road runner that has room for four people, and offers a good deal of options for tilt front ends, aluminum fenders, a huge engine and more room for a turbo and inter cooler under a stock hood looks like a nice option, and theres a dozen other wild options , that could be done and still have the car appear to be close to stock,and while it could be built with a custom, engine frame, suspension etc. its not exactly everyone's dream car.
now I have some experience here as my first couple personally owned, dream cars were a 1965 GTO with a killer BBC 496 engine and a 4 speed with a dana 60 rear, my second was a full roll cage and tubed rear 1968 corvette with several different BBC engines and transmissions installed during its lifetime and CROWER STACK INJECTION sticking thru the hood, and IVE helped to build at least three dozen cars for friends that were well above average in power or extent of the mods done to them.
so whats your ideas?
what would be your dream car combo?
what engine?
transmission etc.?
what body styles, and what security issues, or problems do you see?
that question came up after viewing this thread, and discussing several semi similar cars being built on nearly unlimited budgets, with almost unlimited access to high dollar tools, unlimited space ,again hardly realistic
http://www.lateral-g.net/forums/showthread.php4?t=21116
http://bruningautodesign.com/gallery.ht ... temId=5356
http://bruningautodesign.com/gallery.ht ... temId=5208
now if you follow these thread,s above(just glance thru the pictures) example custom frame
logic NO!,
but the skill and effort used, the tools they have access too,used to produce the car are amazing
the cars very impressive but theres not a single original part in the body,frame suspension or engine so its hardly something more than about 1 in 100,000 guys could do even if they wanted to and it could easily cost $100K plus, that's hardly a realistic project, or PRACTICAL for most guys that might want to take trips in their car to shows or on vacations
now Ive always thought a COBRA replica with a huge displacement aluminum big block Chevy with a TKO 600 would make a killer combo, but the cars obviously nearly a magnet for thieves and could never be parked where it could not be secure and watched 24/7/365 so that might make it a total p.i.t.a. at times.
a carefully selected and built BIG BLOCK C4 CORVETTE coupe at least could be locked up, unlike a cobra replica, but that's hardly going to prevent its being stolen, and having to watch the car, 24/7 when your not driving it ,takes a good deal away from its potential enjoyment if you wanted to lets say take a two too four day road trip to the corvette museum.
Now something a little less obvious from a distance like a 1965 GTO or 1969 hemi road runner that has room for four people, and offers a good deal of options for tilt front ends, aluminum fenders, a huge engine and more room for a turbo and inter cooler under a stock hood looks like a nice option, and theres a dozen other wild options , that could be done and still have the car appear to be close to stock,and while it could be built with a custom, engine frame, suspension etc. its not exactly everyone's dream car.
now I have some experience here as my first couple personally owned, dream cars were a 1965 GTO with a killer BBC 496 engine and a 4 speed with a dana 60 rear, my second was a full roll cage and tubed rear 1968 corvette with several different BBC engines and transmissions installed during its lifetime and CROWER STACK INJECTION sticking thru the hood, and IVE helped to build at least three dozen cars for friends that were well above average in power or extent of the mods done to them.
so whats your ideas?
what would be your dream car combo?
what engine?
transmission etc.?
what body styles, and what security issues, or problems do you see?
Last edited by a moderator: