Making the G35 into an exotic
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Why did he put bulking shoulders on it? Because it's a damn widebody. What do you expect?
What's exotic about it? It looks out of place, and just widens the car.
What's exotic about it? It looks out of place, and just widens the car.
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Can't believe i got it wrong. Thanks for pointing it out.
Sht, thanks for pointing that out
Sht, thanks for pointing that out
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Originally Posted by person who's never seen an R8 or NSX ever in the history of EVER!!!!!
Find me a car under 200k that kinda looks like this
You can actually get two of these cars under 200k if you pick the right combo. lol
ON that note, Aratari, if 200k is your benchmark, you can have MOST exotics for that amount. Sans a couple high end under 100 production vehicles, most of them fall in the mid 100's. lol. So see, Why build a crappy car when you don't have to.
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Do it to make something beautiful and unique- not a mixture of different supercars wrapped up on a 20 year old car... I tried to help you out... but you don't want to hear it, so fck off.
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Your logic still doesn't fly. That's like saying, "It's okay for Ferrari to build the 458 Italia to LOOK fast, but to drop a K24 Honda motor in it."
That old Ferrari might not have had a lot of horsepower. But you've got to remember two things:
1) The suspension set up was designed for on the track. Not straight-line racing.
2) A lot of those cars are designed to race in specific classes with horsepower and weight caps.
Just because a Ferrari had 185HP in the 1960's doesn't justify an exotic like that in modern times.
I respect the G35 design, with after market headlights, its a timeless design and I cant say that Ive ever seen anything resemble it.
Why mess with it? well because its a modern donor that is relatively cheap and reliable and hopefully making a conversion kit for it will make it better looking. I personally have no faith in other people designing cars, Im not saying Im great, but I do think my designs would appeal to the public more then a stock G.
Why mess with it? well because its a modern donor that is relatively cheap and reliable and hopefully making a conversion kit for it will make it better looking. I personally have no faith in other people designing cars, Im not saying Im great, but I do think my designs would appeal to the public more then a stock G.
And compared to a lot of other "sports" cars out there, the G isn't really all that cheap. How about using a donor car like a Toyota MR-2 Spyder instead? Cheap, AND they've got rear-mounted engines.
Look as a guy who does a lot of custom things personally, I have respect for doing this kind of thing. Well, not specifically making a MR2 look like a Ferrari or whatever donor car you use, but for building custom cars. Doing custom things takes a lot of well (skill). Just because you can do something does not mean you should. And just because your "machine" can do something does not mean it should. If you really want to do something completely different go ahead and build it. You will be into it thousands easily in parts and not to mention labor. I know you said you do it yourself, but these things take hundreds to thousands of hours to complete.
90% of people who start a project like this do 1 of 3 things.
1. Drop WAY TO MUCH MONEY INTO IT.
2. Spend years building it, and either quit or sell
3. End up finishing it Well over their time frame and budget.
All of them do one things though and that is lose a wife/girlfriend haha.
90% of people who start a project like this do 1 of 3 things.
1. Drop WAY TO MUCH MONEY INTO IT.
2. Spend years building it, and either quit or sell
3. End up finishing it Well over their time frame and budget.
All of them do one things though and that is lose a wife/girlfriend haha.
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What are the other options though, owning a regular car like everyone else or working for decades to buy a great car.
These bulges come from nature, are the Bentley ones also out of place?
You can actually get two of these cars under 200k if you pick the right combo. lol
ON that note, Aratari, if 200k is your benchmark, you can have MOST exotics for that amount. Sans a couple high end under 100 production vehicles, most of them fall in the mid 100's. lol. So see, Why build a crappy car when you don't have to.
Duckhunt these cars look nothing like my concept.
Yes how foolish of me not to listen to your advice oh great wizard of car design.
That Celica actually looks pretty cool, just the vents are excessive.
MR2's are ideal but not as common as G35's, so if a great kit is made, more sales and conversions can be made. That's one aspect of it, but for me not enough to justify it over an MR2.
You can actually get two of these cars under 200k if you pick the right combo. lol
ON that note, Aratari, if 200k is your benchmark, you can have MOST exotics for that amount. Sans a couple high end under 100 production vehicles, most of them fall in the mid 100's. lol. So see, Why build a crappy car when you don't have to.
Ah, I was trying to be positive and constructive... but seeing is how you're all about it for the money... lost respect. You can make money at anything -- if you're good at it. Look at your feedback, man... it's not good. I know anyone who sees your work after this point will discourage those all over the world not to buy your crap if you do actually produce it. How much do you think you can make now?
Do it to make something beautiful and unique- not a mixture of different supercars wrapped up on a 20 year old car... I tried to help you out... but you don't want to hear it, so fck off.
Do it to make something beautiful and unique- not a mixture of different supercars wrapped up on a 20 year old car... I tried to help you out... but you don't want to hear it, so fck off.
That Celica actually looks pretty cool, just the vents are excessive.
Uhm. If I pay $100k+ for a car, it better have a minimum of 400HP.
Your logic still doesn't fly. That's like saying, "It's okay for Ferrari to build the 458 Italia to LOOK fast, but to drop a K24 Honda motor in it."
That old Ferrari might not have had a lot of horsepower. But you've got to remember two things:
1) The suspension set up was designed for on the track. Not straight-line racing.
2) A lot of those cars are designed to race in specific classes with horsepower and weight caps.
Just because a Ferrari had 185HP in the 1960's doesn't justify an exotic like that in modern times.
I guess you're against cars like the Mitsubishi Eclipse and Celica then, cars look fast, but are slow and lack good suspension so they are poser cars. Only if you guys could rule over the car industry and stop posing poor people from owning wanna be fast looking car.
Aftermarket? Fail. The OEM design is just fine.
And compared to a lot of other "sports" cars out there, the G isn't really all that cheap. How about using a donor car like a Toyota MR-2 Spyder instead? Cheap, AND they've got rear-mounted engines.
Your logic still doesn't fly. That's like saying, "It's okay for Ferrari to build the 458 Italia to LOOK fast, but to drop a K24 Honda motor in it."
That old Ferrari might not have had a lot of horsepower. But you've got to remember two things:
1) The suspension set up was designed for on the track. Not straight-line racing.
2) A lot of those cars are designed to race in specific classes with horsepower and weight caps.
Just because a Ferrari had 185HP in the 1960's doesn't justify an exotic like that in modern times.
I guess you're against cars like the Mitsubishi Eclipse and Celica then, cars look fast, but are slow and lack good suspension so they are poser cars. Only if you guys could rule over the car industry and stop posing poor people from owning wanna be fast looking car.
Aftermarket? Fail. The OEM design is just fine.
And compared to a lot of other "sports" cars out there, the G isn't really all that cheap. How about using a donor car like a Toyota MR-2 Spyder instead? Cheap, AND they've got rear-mounted engines.
Last edited by Arashi; Aug 22, 2012 at 04:04 PM.