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Re: Name a car modification that people think is cool, but isn't [Re: 11secdart] #3107993 01/03/23 12:33 PM 01/03/23 12:33 PM
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,159 Las Vegas, NV Tom_440 master
Tom_440 master Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,159 Las Vegas, NV	Under car lights. Farm jacks on stock jeeps. Stick on exhaust "holes" on front fenders.

Re: Name a car modification that people think is cool, but isn't [Re: WS68SSC] #3108188 01/03/23 03:13 PM 01/03/23 03:13 PM
Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 901 Illinois StrkrDart69 super stock
StrkrDart69 super stock Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 901 Illinois	Halo headlights.

Re: Name a car modification that people think is cool, but isn't [Re: StrkrDart69] #3108190 01/03/23 03:19 PM 01/03/23 03:19 PM
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11secdart master 1 Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 5,058 new jersey usa	I am really striking out here .. I just installed halo headlights in my 68 Dart to go along with the fuel cell, wheel tubs, narrowed rear and big tires 😃 Last edited by 11secdart; 01/03/23 03:21 PM. 68 Dart 410 / 904 92 D150 original owner 21 Ram 1500 Quad Cab, Big Horn , Hemi ,4x4 23 Audi Q5 16 Honda HRV

Re: Name a car modification that people think is cool, but isn't [Re: 11secdart] #3108199 01/03/23 03:57 PM 01/03/23 03:57 PM
Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 4,871 Wichita G GY3 master
GY3 master G Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 4,871 Wichita	Originally Posted by 11secdart I am really striking out here .. I just installed halo headlights in my 68 Dart to go along with the fuel cell, wheel tubs, narrowed rear and big tires 😃 Moparts will set you straight! LOL! Mini tubs in a Dart are almost required for anything bigger than a 235. You get a pass on that one. '63 Dodge 330 11.19 @ 121 mph Pump gas, n/a, through the mufflers on street tires with 3.54's. 3,600 lbs. 9.92 @ 135mph with a 350 shot of nitrous and 93 octane pump. 1.43 60 ft. 3,750 lbs.

Re: Name a car modification that people think is cool, but isn't [Re: Tom_440] #3108203 01/03/23 04:18 PM 01/03/23 04:18 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,114 Tulsa OK Bad340fish master
Bad340fish master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,114 Tulsa OK	Originally Posted by Tom_440 Under car lights. Farm jacks on stock jeeps. Stick on exhaust "holes" on front fenders. I'll say Farm Jacks on any Jeep. I used to do lots of rock crawling and offroading. The Hi Lift or Farm Jack is horrible for changing a tire, you have to jack the body up and on a lifted jeep the suspension droop is so much that it makes for a real sketchy setup. My Cherokee is lifted 6" on 35" tires and I just use the stock little bottle jack to change a tire, even on the trail. I did use one as a winch once, it kind of worked. The tree flex and the strap flex took up about 75% of the jacks travel but it did work, just not enough to get me out of my situation. The phone a friend at midnight option worked much better but was the last resort haha. 68 Barracuda Formula S 340

Re: Name a car modification that people think is cool, but isn't [Re: Bad340fish] #3108258 01/03/23 06:37 PM 01/03/23 06:37 PM
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not_a_charger Mr. Big Shot Moparts Moderator Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 20,541 Puttin' on the foil in Charles...	Yeah, I had a Hi Lift jack on my CJ-7. 7 inch lift, 35’s. Worthless. Lightweight floor jack and some scrap wood was much more effective. Earning every penny of that moderator paycheck. DBAP "They don't think it be like it is, but it do." - Oscar Gamble

Re: Name a car modification that people think is cool, but isn't [Re: not_a_charger] #3108295 01/03/23 08:48 PM 01/03/23 08:48 PM
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WS68SSC OP Newest Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 299 Chicago adjacent	"Hot rodded" 4 door cars and long bed pick up trucks

Re: Name a car modification that people think is cool, but isn't [Re: WS68SSC] #3108337 01/04/23 02:38 AM 01/04/23 02:38 AM
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BleedDodge super stock B Joined: May 2003 Posts: 969 manitoba canada	Originally Posted by WS68SSC "Hot rodded" 4 door cars and long bed pick up trucks Disagree with this. My regular cab 2nd gen would suck if it were short box, a longer truck is cooler in probably any situation I’ve always believed, be it semi truck or pickup truck. And I don’t want to have a pickup that is shorter than my B body car is so longbox pickups for me forever. In regular cabs anyway, if extended cab then yes I’d say short box for sure. Had a mid eighties square body pickup years ago which I sold, and the new owner cut it up and short boxed it, and that’s when I knew for certain it looked better before when it was still a longbox. I miss that truck but I don’t want it back as a short box.

Re: Name a car modification that people think is cool, but isn't [Re: BleedDodge] #3108341 01/04/23 03:34 AM 01/04/23 03:34 AM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 4,849 Castlegar, BC, Canada That AMC Guy master
That AMC Guy master Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 4,849 Castlegar, BC, Canada	Putting a lift kit in virtually ANY kind of truck or SUV. Considering 80% or more will never see off road anyway and it all just seems to be in vain simply to put on larger tires. Like....... why? I've received a little flack for only putting 15x7 wheels with 235/60 rubber on my silly little V6 truck. But, in my time, 235/60 was actually a pretty serious tires and besides.... it's just a silly V6 truck!! I'm not lifting it, I'm not lowering it, I'm not doing a G-D thing to it other than getting some paint & some box liner in the summer. That's it! I'm very happy with the aluminum slots and tires. P.S. - I have since put some center caps on the wheels. Bloody Mary, Full of Vodka, Blessed art thou among cocktails....

Re: Name a car modification that people think is cool, but isn't [Re: That AMC Guy] #3108345 01/04/23 05:38 AM 01/04/23 05:38 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 21,780 N.E. OHIO, USA A12 Too Many Posts
A12 Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 21,780 N.E. OHIO, USA	Originally Posted by That AMC Guy Putting a lift kit in virtually ANY kind of truck or SUV. Considering 80% or more will never see off road anyway and it all just seems to be in vain simply to put on larger tires. Like....... why? I've received a little flack for only putting 15x7 wheels with 235/60 rubber on my silly little V6 truck. But, in my time, 235/60 was actually a pretty serious tires and besides.... it's just a silly V6 truck!! I'm not lifting it, I'm not lowering it, I'm not doing a G-D thing to it other than getting some paint & some box liner in the summer. That's it! I'm very happy with the aluminum slots and tires. P.S. - I have since put some center caps on the wheels.

Re: Name a car modification that people think is cool, but isn't [Re: WS68SSC] #3108346 01/04/23 05:49 AM 01/04/23 05:49 AM
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PROSTOCKTOM member Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 40 West Central Indiana	Curb Feelers on old Cadillacs. Tom Molnar Technologies Full Service Dealer - Crankshafts & Connecting Rods

Re: Name a car modification that people think is cool, but isn't [Re: PROSTOCKTOM] #3108395 01/04/23 10:55 AM 01/04/23 10:55 AM
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GY3 master G Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 4,871 Wichita	Putting an intake and header on a slant 6 and thinking it's fast. Even with a power adder they are slower than a turtle. '63 Dodge 330 11.19 @ 121 mph Pump gas, n/a, through the mufflers on street tires with 3.54's. 3,600 lbs. 9.92 @ 135mph with a 350 shot of nitrous and 93 octane pump. 1.43 60 ft. 3,750 lbs.

Re: Name a car modification that people think is cool, but isn't [Re: GY3] #3108424 01/04/23 12:25 PM 01/04/23 12:25 PM
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JERICOGTX I Live Here J Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 10,125 MN	Originally Posted by GY3 Probably upset some people here, but... Narrowed rearends, tubs, big tires and fuel cells in cars that run slower than 10's. Poser mobile. Fat tires matter... 69 GTX 68 Road Runner

Re: Name a car modification that people think is cool, but isn't [Re: ruderunner] #3108449 01/04/23 01:34 PM 01/04/23 01:34 PM
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Wheeler Master W Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,382 Great White North	Originally Posted by ruderunner Carolina squat. Just because you can doesn't mean you should.

Re: Name a car modification that people think is cool, but isn't [Re: WS68SSC] #3108452 01/04/23 01:39 PM 01/04/23 01:39 PM
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Re: Name a car modification that people think is cool, but isn't [Re: WS68SSC] #3108539 01/04/23 04:50 PM 01/04/23 04:50 PM
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AdventurerSport waaaay out there in left field Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 6,028 Morningside	Repowering any brand car/truck with a GM LS V8 or any Small Block Chevy...ugh. So sick of non-GM cars with LS V8s... JS 76 Dodge Adventurer Sport Power Wagon W100 318, 727, NP203 Fulltime 4x4 Russet Red 06 Chrysler 300C AWD 5.7L Hemi 10 Mopar 10 Challenger R/T, #483/500, 5.7L HEMI 10 Jeep Grand Cherokee Ltd 4x4 5.7L HEMI 11 Dodge Ram 1500 LoneStar Quad Cab, 5.7L HEMI, Fulltime 4x4, Deep Cherry Red 13 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited 3.6L Pentastar V6, 4x4, Black 16 Jeep Cherokee Limited 3.2L Pentastar V6, 9 Speed Torqueflite, 4x4, Black 24 Jeep Gladiator Rubicon X 3.6L Pentastar V6, Fulltime 4x4, White

Re: Name a car modification that people think is cool, but isn't [Re: GY3] #3108552 01/04/23 05:30 PM 01/04/23 05:30 PM
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Re: Name a car modification that people think is cool, but isn't [Re: 360view] #3108557 01/04/23 05:41 PM 01/04/23 05:41 PM
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Re: Name a car modification that people think is cool, but isn't [Re: 360view] #3108559 01/04/23 05:44 PM 01/04/23 05:44 PM
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Andyvh1959 enthusiast Joined: Nov 2022 Posts: 268 Green Bay	Anything "Donk", which actuallyy should be called "Dork". I mean, anything that can make a Japanese Bosozuku look better has got to be the dumbest ass way to modify a vehicle. My 56 C3-B8 Dakota build

Re: Name a car modification that people think is cool, but isn't [Re: WS68SSC] #3108610 01/04/23 08:13 PM 01/04/23 08:13 PM
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2boltmain master 2 Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 4,874 Holland MI Ottawa	Originally Posted by WS68SSC Big wheels and rubber band tires on a muscle car. My god around the year 2000 the sunday morning TV shows started worshipping the big wheels and rubber band tires- "Pro Touring" blasphemy on muscle cars. Just awful. Take young prime Steve McQueen John Wayne and Clint Eastwood. Give them purple hair, tattoos and their specific pronouns. That's the equivalent of putting big wheels on a classic. Keep old mopars alive.

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