Questionable modifications: pictures inside!
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What?! 
What trophy is that? #1 Tool?
What trophy is that? #1 Tool?
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Why?
It's powered by a 225ci /6 out of a 1978 Plymouth Volare.
It makes a whopping 110hp/180tq which is a massive downgrade
And it's illegal in most ever state cause you can put engine that is older then the car it's in.
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It's a super rare 4 door Superbird!
White trim ?
Stacks and flames on a Ranger, the HP has to be crazy!
That looks just like Eminem.
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That's actually false. As someone who has done inspections to declare what is or isn't street legal, some states do not have emissions inspections therefor anything goes. If they do have emissions inspections, things get a little tricky. No engine older than 1996 can go in it (and be street legal) and an engine swap has to be another engine that was offered in that car to meet emissions based on that engine.Why?
And it's illegal in most ever state cause you can put engine that is older then the car it's in.
In order to prove that, my dads 1985 Ford truck has had 2 engines from the mid 70s in it. If it's older than '96, anything goes.
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I dont trust them either....
and some states care even less about what you do to a car, TN (atleast used to be) as long as it blew clean numbers it didnt matter, theres an '03 magnum running around nashville with an OLD carborated 426 hemi , he downtunes it to an extreme and takes it to the smog, gets his sticker then retunes to gnarlyness
and some states care even less about what you do to a car, TN (atleast used to be) as long as it blew clean numbers it didnt matter, theres an '03 magnum running around nashville with an OLD carborated 426 hemi , he downtunes it to an extreme and takes it to the smog, gets his sticker then retunes to gnarlyness
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I don't blame you, I've seen way more wheel spacer failures when ball joints go bad.
Yup I see that as well but some states that don't do the sniffer like NY but do do ECU emissions checks, that's impossible with a carbureted engine so it would fail.
It depends. Like I said, older than 96, anything goes, newer than 96, it can only have an engine offered in that vehicle to pass smog. NY in particular has 0 laws regarding swaps, BUT they must pass emissions (without a sniffer) which basically limits you to what you can do. And they know if the engine was swapped with another that it was offered from the factory with because they scan your VIN number and then it issues tests based on what it's shown. To do a successful swap you have to get a new VIN assigned to your vehicle which is a PITA to do.
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I can register my truck as a hot rod to pass the tests, but that's too much of a hassle.
Oh well... get a car that's older than 1988 I guess.
Oh well... get a car that's older than 1988 I guess.
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Can't do that here. The DMV has to inspect the vehicle before they put it through for registration and they will pretty much tell you hell no on the spot.
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As for that 4-door superbird...even if it ain't a superbird, I want it.
DEAD ****ING SERIOUS I AM. Inb4 @Cano says "I'm not one bit surprised."
Though it has appeal, except that the front looks horrible. I'd change that but everything else? The guy has guts to do that and I find that interesting. Now paint it with a good color instead of the wood-like appearance and I'd buy it.
Well, I'd also remove the side skirts too.
DEAD ****ING SERIOUS I AM. Inb4 @Cano says "I'm not one bit surprised."
Though it has appeal, except that the front looks horrible. I'd change that but everything else? The guy has guts to do that and I find that interesting. Now paint it with a good color instead of the wood-like appearance and I'd buy it.
Well, I'd also remove the side skirts too.
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Why does that rear look like it's rather disproportionate?How about a Hyundai Coupe? It's currently for sale in my area.
The interior is apparently cream leather, which must match the yellow paint brilliantly. Apparently it's had £60,000+ spent on it. None of that on the engine though...
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I like the space shuttle Van.
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It's still a WIP. Still not resolved what to do with the rear axle. Why bother using a 5-door Metro as a starting point when the original was a 3-door? It's not like you can't get hold of them for pennies. Think of all that trouble they went to to adapt the body kit to fit around the extra doors. The mind boggles at the thought process that went into it.
