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Re: Name a car modification that people think is cool, but isn't [Re: 11secdart] #3107993
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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
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Halo headlights.

Re: Name a car modification that people think is cool, but isn't [Re: StrkrDart69] #3108190
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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 😃

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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
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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
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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
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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.


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Re: Name a car modification that people think is cool, but isn't [Re: not_a_charger] #3108295
01/03/23 08:48 PM
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"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
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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
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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.

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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
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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.


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Re: Name a car modification that people think is cool, but isn't [Re: WS68SSC] #3108346
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Re: Name a car modification that people think is cool, but isn't [Re: PROSTOCKTOM] #3108395
01/04/23 10:55 AM
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Putting an intake and header on a slant 6 and thinking it's fast. grin

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
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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
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Originally Posted by ruderunner
Carolina squat.

Just because you can doesn't mean you should.


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Re: Name a car modification that people think is cool, but isn't [Re: WS68SSC] #3108452
01/04/23 01:39 PM
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Anything lowrider/cholo/vato style and the crappy wire wheels that are 13in. Animal/people murals on said vehicles and windows soo tinted that you can't see out of.

Re: Name a car modification that people think is cool, but isn't [Re: WS68SSC] #3108539
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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


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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
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Whew,
I am so glad no one listed the
little winglets “ Wheeler Vortex Generators”
or the swimming pool foam “noodle” on the bottom of the front air dam.

Chicks must think those are so “cool” that they gotta be “hot”

smile

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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
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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
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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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