Some asshat who goes by "photopaintball" has been posting on the RX-7 Club in the OEC sub-forum about how he's going to have a 600 horsepower pump gas 2.3T FC for under $5,000 (yes, he's been spending too much time with Nihilanthic over the last few months).

So, I dropped by Torque Central to check out his project thread. Well, besides the slight omission that he's currently so broke that he has to use an NA 2.3 from a Ranger until he "goes all out", he's also working on making a custom lightweight hood...

http://www.photopaintball.com/car/1.jpg

http://www.photopaintball.com/car/2.jpg

PVC pipe for a hood frame?!? How in the hell do you top that? Gate latches instead of hood pins? :roll:

:roll: Are there any more pics you can post?

Apparently the lightweight aluminum hood just doesn't cut it?

I hope his "hood" blows away when he enters the highway.

Wow... I've seen some rigged ass shit on fcs...

http://www.photopaintball.com/car/4.jpg

http://www.photopaintball.com/car/6.jpg

http://www.photopaintball.com/car/7.jpg

http://www.photopaintball.com/car/15.jpg

http://www.photopaintball.com/car/11.jpg

http://www.photopaintball.com/car/21.jpg

http://www.photopaintball.com/car/box.jpg

Not sure what that last one is. Might be an on-board calculator... :D

It's amazing what you can make out of some scrap angle iron...

http://www.photopaintball.com/car/34.jpg

Switchboard looks like something he may have rigged up to kill lights... or some type of transformer/inverter.

I think the fire extinguisher is the youngest(and most valuable) thing on that pos.

:bowdown:

lol jimlab delivers!

gotta love those seats

The exterior looks better than mine!

Switchboard looks like something he may have rigged up to kill lights... or some type of transformer/inverter.I did a little sleuthing and it's apparently a "relay box". I thought it was a currency converter. Go figure. :D

:eek:


Thats all I can really say O_o

hahahah, seats look like the most expensive part of the car :rofl:

hahahah, seats look like the most expensive part of the car :rofl:

I've given away FC's in better condition than that, with the same seats... I've never given away a fire extinguisher though.

hahahah, seats look like the most expensive part of the car :rofl:

How bout the wheels?


Hey Zero, give one to me.

that car has death trap written all over it.

There's a crapload of FC parts that's been sitting outside for about 2 years, you can have all of those... Some of it could bring you some money, couple sets of s4 taillights in good shape, s4 rear bumper cover, other various crap... I need to throw it all away, not worth the effort of selling to me.

There's a crapload of FC parts that's been sitting outside for about 2 years, you can have all of those... Some of it could bring you some money, couple sets of s4 taillights in good shape, s4 rear bumper cover, other various crap... I need to throw it all away, not worth the effort of selling to me.
I'll pay you shipping and a lil extra extra.

that shit is too ghetto, even for jersey.

According to the owner, the PVC pipe is "light, cheap, and doubles as a handy reservoir for the water injection system"...

No, not really. I just made that up. :D

lol I have a more ghetto FC behind my warehouse :)

I think it would be nifty to build a lightweight hood out of aluminum rod and mesh, especially if one lived somewhere that it didn't rain or snow much. Would help keep the engine bay nice and cool and it would be one of a kind.


But then again, thats just the snowmobiler in me since mesh hoods are the cats ass on sleds.

feh
just weld some expanded metal on and call it good :-P

anyone tried paper mache? :lmfao:

I think it would be nifty to build a lightweight hood out of aluminum rod and mesh...You would. But then again, you've got 4 or 5 generations worth of mullet in your blood so you can't help yourself... :D

Yeah that's pretty ghetto. It reminds me of this old picture.


http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y175/amishboy/ghetto21872.jpg

But hey I guess he is having fun. But I would hope he is 16 or not much older.

you've got 4 or 5 generations worth of mullet
wrong part of the nation for mullets ;)

wrong part of the nation for mullets ;)Trust me, you got some somehow. :)