Odd Modifications Thread

[TexRex]

 

[TexRex]

Explorer front end on a Ranger.

 

[ScottPuss20]

 

[05XR8]

I’ve seen a Mustang low rider on Daytons, but not one slammed on JDM Longchamps.

 

[TexRex]

I don't normally go for cut fenders on a Bullnose because they look awkward. Turns out keeping the trim helps a lot.

 

[GranTurNismo]

 

[TexRex]

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Edit: I've seen a few flashier examples, but I'd love to see a LeSabre T-Type of this period done in this manner, where it looks like a totally stock car was dropped onto a race chassis.

 

[Roo]

Fiat Topolino rail car used on the Dutch railways in 1947:

 

[anlis]

 

[toastet]

still not sure if odd or tasteful, kind of a Lancia 037 reminescence:

 

[TexRex]

This hood.

I'm not a fan of the build overall but this car has periodically popped into my head for probably a couple decades now because of the hood with its raised center detail flattened about a third of the way from the cowl edge.

Compare to the original's style:

 

[TheCracker]

I get that whole smoothing fad that's particularly popular in VW modding circles. The deletion of some of the clunkier details can enhance the shape of them, but the Beetles hood/bonnet shape is where it got its nickname in the first place!

 

[TexRex]

'88-98 GM fullsize with a '67-8 Chevy grille and bumper. I...like it? If someone proposed modifying the front end of an OBS to accept the early fascia, I'd laugh right in their face, but this is very well executed. Now I want to see it with the quad headlamps of the GMC version.

Basically the inverse, a 1970 C10 with OBS wheel arches grafted in. It's also got the '67-8 grille and hood (most everything aft of that was used through the '72 model year).

I'm not sure why this truck just popped into my head when I haven't thought of it since seeing it in person 20+ years ago. Got pictures of it at the time too but those are long gone and it has precious little internet presence.

I get that whole smoothing fad that's particularly popular in VW modding circles. The deletion of some of the clunkier details can enhance the shape of them, but the Beetles hood/bonnet shape is where it got its nickname in the first place!

I get it, but I think it still retains the majority of its identity despite that and other modifications. My primary gripe is with the Mercedes headlights; I think it'd look much better with standard units. I just think the hood is interesting. My ideal for these is trim removal with most of the focus on a very particular stance and a hot motor.

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