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06-10-2010, 08:29 PM
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Simple and probably obvious one but here goes:
What name/description is given to older cars that get modernised? There is a specific term I have heard but can't for the life of me remember. It would be the category you'd put say a 69 Mustang with all 2010 gear in it. Thanks in advance, Scott |
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06-10-2010, 08:30 PM
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restomod?
retrotech? |
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06-10-2010, 08:31 PM
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06-10-2010, 08:32 PM
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I've heard it being called either name
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06-10-2010, 08:32 PM
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06-10-2010, 08:35 PM
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I would have just thought modified? Or restomod, retromod...restoration-modification, etc etc...
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06-10-2010, 08:35 PM
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Retrotech sounds like the appropriate terminology.
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06-10-2010, 08:39 PM
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Bah, restomod must have been it Smally - restomod was/is the term I have used in the past but I thought I had some other thing in my head.
Ta all. |
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06-10-2010, 08:46 PM
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Retrotechs the one street machine have pushed for 15+ years.
The yanks call it pro touring |
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06-10-2010, 09:01 PM
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What would kustom kulture be defined as? You know, chopped oldschool, ratted, hotrod, lo-rider, pinup girls, tattoos and odd piercings etc?
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06-10-2010, 09:45 PM
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WMD - Pro Tourer was the one ;)
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06-10-2010, 09:51 PM
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Holden ???
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06-10-2010, 09:54 PM
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Nah, that's new cars with old tech...
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06-10-2010, 09:59 PM
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06-10-2010, 10:02 PM
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I thought it was "retrofit" ???
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06-10-2010, 10:08 PM
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I would call them 'wrong'...
keep them as they were made |
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06-10-2010, 10:14 PM
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With drum brakes, 3 on the tree etc ??
Yea leave the Gt's as they are...
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so GTP006 WMD Pro Tourer,is that in reference to my post or did the term you where looking for in regards to your question come to you?
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06-10-2010, 11:37 PM
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 Pro Tourer was a term I had heard on one of the Discovery Turbo channels when they did a story on a Camaro that had been completely modernised. That style of thing is appealing to me and I have been googling builds of that nature but was trying to remember that phrase. Thanks all. |
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07-10-2010, 02:17 AM
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07-10-2010, 09:21 AM
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Pretty sure XW and XR GT had drums all round, not sure about 3 on the tree however.
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07-10-2010, 09:22 AM
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07-10-2010, 09:47 AM
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Hard to find stopping data for old falcons, so i went with the next best option.
65 mustang, 4 wheel drums, no booster, 60mph-0, 162.2 feet 07 Roush Mustang GT, standard brakes, 60mph-0 142.42 feet Seems to me that we haven't gone that far forward. The only problem with drums is they don't cool effectively. |
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07-10-2010, 09:56 AM
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07-10-2010, 10:06 AM
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The best thing along these lines I have seen was "The SN65 Project". Its a combination of new tech in old skin, and old skin on new tech. Either way, it's an awesome project and result. www.sn65.com
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07-10-2010, 10:18 AM
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SN65 is a brilliant example. I love mod-cons too much to ever bother with an all-out muscle car but love Coupes/Hatchbacks/Fastbacks too much to never own one.
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07-10-2010, 10:23 AM
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i have always known it as pro touring, but i have mainly read about such cars in american car mags. jay leno's buick roadmaster is a good example of this type of car modifying:
http://www.seriouswheels.com/cars/to...r-Jay-Leno.htm i know it's gm but meh...
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07-10-2010, 10:50 AM
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i love the look of old cars, but i like the performance & reliability of new ones. i've always wanted to do this kind of thing.
always had a fantasy of a very sexy XY falcon body with new engine/interior & stuff. i'll win lotto one day & pull it off. |
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07-10-2010, 03:37 PM
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I always loved how my old 250 cortina had the tiniest brakes and worst suspension of any other 70's car i've owned... especially when they were the same as the 4 banger.
I did seriously think the word was retrotech though? I have late model running gear for my torana including magna air con and power steering conversion, i'd hate to be labelled something silly!
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What's the name for old cars with new tech?
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