Vehicle Alterations

[ReSSurrected]

AIR CONDITIONING!!!!???? ON YOUR HOT ROD!!!??????





Wussie!

Us fat kids need our A/C. Goal is to run a 10.9X with a sub 45 degree vent temp.

 

[HandK]

This is a picture of my truck! But I must add that my wife bought it for me!

 

[AllenM]

I like to mod....yes these are old pic. still though

and many more

 

[tnek]

Unfortunatly last week I broke an intake spring on #2 cyl. The heads are back down at Indy Heads getting redone. Hope to be back on the road late next week.

This one is bling but I also drive my daily driver dakota more so I split the ticket in a manor of speaking.

 

[alloyguitar]

I believe in capability. My daily is a pathfinder with a/t tires. It's comfortable, yet I've had it in water over the headlights, so it's capable enough to deal with just about anything i'd encounter on the street. It's also fully stocked with tow straps, ropes, first aid, harnesses, cold weather gear, and so on. I'm a firm believer in helping others in need. I'd like to think that if I get stuck they'd do the same.

On the flip side, my toy cars (toyota supra and 240sx, respectively) both have turbocharged engines (garrett gt4088 and a cheap t04e), coilover suspension (ttr, and kei office. Not the cheap sleeves), etc, which is a completely different kind of capable. The older I get the less I seem to drive them, though. I've put 5 miles on the 240 in a year, and maybe 30 on the supra in 2 years.

But I digress, it's all about capability for me. I'll admit that I like my vehicles to look decent, but you'd have to pay me to put a set of 22's or whatever on my pathfinder. Heavy, incredibly ugly, and pointless.

 

[tyler34]

sometimes the mods make it more practical or capable, case in point jeeps.

 

[alloyguitar]

Well, of course. The thing is that mine has larger than stock tires (they're metric and I don't remember the exact numbers) as pretty much it's only exterior modification short of a roof rack for snowboards, and it's as capable as I need it to be. I taught snowboarding for 6 years and never got it stuck going upp/down the mountain in snowy conditions, and it's never failed me in countless river crossings and such while exploring/overlanding.

While I would like to run a wider offset wheel in a 15 inch with a 31 10.5 15, I feel that all that'd do is
hurt my mileage, as I can get everywhere I need to go as it is. The only problem I have with it as of now is the retardedly designed macpherson strut suspension which severly limits my lifting options, were I to choose to do so.

I don't need an offroad buggy for my particular application, so it'd be hard for me to justify the cost when 99 percent of the time my pathfinder stays on the road, so it's capable enough when it needs to be, but not overly so.

 

[tgallmey]

Depends which truck im driving both are rusted out old Ford trucks one is lifted with aggressive tires and the other one is normal

 

[snowrs]

Depends on what you mean by mods, I tinted my front windows and put in a reasonable stereo. I do drive a car that tends to stand out a bit though, I drive a Magnum or as my wife calls it The Hearse.

 

[femurphy77]

Us fat kids need our A/C. Goal is to run a 10.9X with a sub 45 degree vent temp.

I'm with you there man! That's why I refer to it as getting smarter, not getting older!!

 

[ZombieApocolypse]

Its tough balancing guns and ammo against car mods. I wish thery were cheaper. That bein said, i got 4 chrome rims with 2 front tires for 200 bucks for my mustang, tell me you would have said no to that deal!

 

[Rocket57]

I was going to stay out of this but I'll throw my in anyway. Any mods I do to my cars are for MY pleasure, to improve the driving experience, not to impress anyone else. If it makes the car look better to ME, then it is a worthwhile mod. Most of the 'bling' people put on their vehicles does absolutely nothing to improve performance. Our whole country has this idiotic 'look at me' mentality, 'I'm cooler than you 'cause I got...(fill in blank). Cars, clothing, electronics, etc.
I guess my age and old fart grumpiness are coming out.

 

[Drunken Yak inc]

My 99 Navigator is bone stock, but my 04 Civic Si hatchback is patiently sitting in the garage waiting for mods.

 

[eldirector]

Most/all of my mods for function or comfort. My wife's Saturn doesn't have a single mod at all. My TJ has lift, tires, and an aftermarket bumper - for occasional off-road use. The Truck has steps, bedliner, cover, and a grille cover.

The old CJ is "modded" to death, but certainly not for looks! Everything has a purpose.

Bling rims and low-pro tires on a $1000 car just seems silly to me.

 

[G_Stines]

I picked that it should look as good as I do. Even though that is a highly subjective statement, most of the mods that I put into a vehicle are usually comfort or more HP. But they do get frequent baths and waxings!!! They are very well groomed. The only car with visual alterations I ever owned was a civic that had the body kit on it when I bought it. It was a Civic and I ditched it after about 8months. The CJ has lots of work, partly due to its age, partly due to her utility on and off road.

 

[tradertator]

I like those Garfield's that stick to the windows with suction cups.

 

[vitamink]

Someone before mentioned jeeps. Jeeps by themselves are very capable vehicles. They're a car, a toy, a convertible, an suv, a camper, etc etc. They start out kind of weak

but you can turn them into something unstoppable.

 

[tradertator]

VERY NICE!!! ^^^^^

 

[warhawk77]

I also plan on putting bigger tires on my next SUV maybe a smalle 2-3" lift. Anything else I do will be inside.

 

[hunter_47443]

Paid off, reliable, and in good condition = perfect candidates for some customization. No reason not to make something "yours" if that is something you enjoy. Of course with a boat, you have plenty of other things you can spend the money on (depending on if you fish or are into water sports).

Didn't think you needed a boat for water sports!!