Questionable modifications: pictures inside!

[Prosthetic]

I didn't know you could make the R8 uglier.

 

[hemisport15]

I didn't know you could make the R8 ugly.

Fixed it for ya.

 

[Leonidae]

This applies to all cars that douchebag owns.

KILL IT WITH FIRE!

 

[Prosthetic]

Fixed it for ya.

No no, it's ugly. In a super generic sports car way.

 

[-ultraflow-]

A Gold DB-7

The transmutation of base metals into gold has been the centuries-long quest of the alchemist and now tuning company Alchemist has achieved the goal - after a fashion. Painstaking work and attention to detail, not to mention a great deal of gold and platinum leaf, went into the final result, and the two-tone finish speaks for itself.

The car will be revealed the day after the premiere of the new James Bond film Quantum of Solace in London as part of the MPH show at Earl's Court. Gold isn't all the custom DB7 has to offer, however. The car also has seven diamonds embedded in its bodywork.

Creative director Jacques Blanc at Alchemist is proud of the car, capitalizing on another mythical figure to describe its cachet. “Forget the everyday optional extras offered by car manufacturers, this is the King Midas of customization and the gold standard of luxury.”

Other tuning companies have gone gold with their cars, and some have even gone chrome, but with the exception of the Pepita 24K Fiat 500, none have done so as simply or as purely as the Alchemist DB7.

 

[Jim Prower]

[STRONGMAD] YOU FORGOT SOME BODY PANELS!!!!! [/STRONGMAD]

Seriously, it looks like they took a Gold DB7, got into a wreck somehow that took off the skirts and both rear bumpers, and had to get replacements off of a silver one in a junkyard.

 

[land sea air]

those panel gaps are embarrassing

 

[Nicksfix]

A Gold DB-7 the two-tone finish speaks for itself.

👎 sometimes things are better left unspoken

 

[Jim Prower]

I think DB7s were offered as standard in gold metallic. what makes this less spectacular is that it looks as if they stole panels off another car.

 

[Nicksfix]

 

[DaddyVDUB]

Whew, makes you wonder what the 🤬 is wrong with some people.

 

[eiriksmil]

The R8 looks like an albino..
That last car there is really awesome. OTT? Hell yeah, but questionable? Nope..

 

[-ultraflow-]

A Gold DB-7 the two-tone finish speaks for itself.

👎 sometimes things are better left unspoken

Why?

 

[Nicksfix]

Why?

paint scheme is hideous,ruined a nice car

 

[stumpydino]

that pink chrysler is wild
watson style flames awesome

 

[-ultraflow-]

I think the bigger problem of this car is the color:

- Pink with Green stripes!

💡 But imagine this car in another color (black, white ...)!

However I like the big engine and side exhaust tail pipes they are very cool!

 

[Nicksfix]

I think the bigger problem of this car is the color:
- Pink with Green stripes!
💡 But imagine this car in another color (black, white ...)!

agreed !!!! 👍

 

[Rue]

A Gold DB-7

The transmutation of base metals into gold has been the centuries-long quest of the alchemist and now tuning company Alchemist has achieved the goal - after a fashion. Painstaking work and attention to detail, not to mention a great deal of gold and platinum leaf, went into the final result, and the two-tone finish speaks for itself.

The car will be revealed the day after the premiere of the new James Bond film Quantum of Solace in London as part of the MPH show at Earl's Court. Gold isn't all the custom DB7 has to offer, however. The car also has seven diamonds embedded in its bodywork.

Creative director Jacques Blanc at Alchemist is proud of the car, capitalizing on another mythical figure to describe its cachet. “Forget the everyday optional extras offered by car manufacturers, this is the King Midas of customization and the gold standard of luxury.”

Other tuning companies have gone gold with their cars, and some have even gone chrome, but with the exception of the Pepita 24K Fiat 500, none have done so as simply or as purely as the Alchemist DB7.

Haha this car is comedy gold... literally!

“Forget the everyday optional extras offered by car manufacturers, this is the King Midas of customization and the gold standard of luxury.”

Bwah ha ha big words chum but how much is a second hand DB7 worth? 8 quid? It's like gold-plating a parsnip.

Jacques Blanc

Hmmm, if my memory of Biarritz dictionary French serves me well, that's French for 'Complete schlong.'

Oh, and...

Creative director

... snort!

And I agree those body panels are not toight, yesh the body is definately not toight loike a toiger. Hang on, is this Monsieur Blanc...

and for his next showpiece...

 

[Moglet]

Other tuning companies have gone gold with their cars, and some have even gone chrome, but with the exception of the Pepita 24K Fiat 500, none have done so

That's because the 24k Fiat 500 proved that it would look ****;

(I actually don't mind the interior)

 

[MCubed]

It's not that bad, except maybe the tires.

Aha the door speakers look like the Cube's

 

[High-Test]

Somewhere I have pictures of that beast before it was finished. Simply stunning.

I don't care what it looks like. He's got six strombergs and a huge blower. I think he (or she) means business.

 

[orimarc]

He's got six strombergs and a huge blower.

What is a stromberg? Some kind of speaker?

 

[Jim Prower]

That is sad. Kids these days don't know that a Stromberg is a make of carburetor.

(Next question: "What's a carburetor?")

 

[land sea air]

That is sad. Kids these days don't know that a Stromberg is a make of carburetor.

(Next question: "What's a carburetor?")

indeed, now for the next stupid question, why does it have 6, is it a slant six or a packard 12? (which wouldn't make sense considering the exhaust setup). or does it just have a slightly abnormal setup?

 

[buickgnx88]

It wouldn't matter would it, I mean since the air is running through a supercharger?

 

[land sea air]

It wouldn't matter would it, I mean since the air is running through a supercharger?

although I understand how carburetors work when you throw forced induction into the mix my head hurts, perhaps high test can explain

 

[Duke]

The number of carburetors is not related to the number of cylinders necessarily. That's what the intake manifold is for - to adapt the intake stream to however many carburetors are there.

Lots of cars ran multiple carbs on V8 engines without going to 4 or 8 carbs: Pontiac's Tri-Power setup (3x 2-barrel carbs), the Mopar Six Pack (same deal). Even the Mopar dual-quad and later Chevy 2x 4-barrel carbs didn't assign 1 barrel to each cylinder. The primaries (pairs of smaller butterflies) were used for light-duty driving and better economy; the much larger secondaries didn't open up until you nearly floored the throttle.

Multiple carbs just gives you more volume and better distribution of fuel/air mixture in a non-FI engine. That being said, some high-end carbureted sports cars (older Ferraris, Jags, and the like) did use individual carbs. But speaking from some experience, getting a set of 8 or 12 1-barrel carbs all dialed in to run well together is not fun or easy.

 

[land sea air]

The number of carburetors is not related to the number of cylinders necessarily. That's what the intake manifold is for - to adapt the intake stream to however many carburetors are there.

Lots of cars ran multiple carbs on V8 engines without going to 4 or 8 carbs: Pontiac's Tri-Power setup (3x 2-barrel carbs), the Mopar Six Pack (same deal). Even the Mopar dual-quad and later Chevy 2x 4-barrel carbs didn't assign 1 barrel to each cylinder. The primaries (pairs of smaller butterflies) were used for light-duty driving and better economy; the much larger secondaries didn't open up until you nearly floored the throttle.

Multiple carbs just gives you more volume and better distribution of fuel/air mixture in a non-FI engine.

gotcha, thanks for the explanation

 

[stumpydino]

stromberg a speaker lol
wow.
rodding all about the bass yo

 

[Nicksfix]

stromberg a speaker lol
wow.
rodding all about the bass yo

👍 thats pretty good