...someone goes and does this to it. I saw it on my way to work the other day, and I couldn't help but chuckle. I actually kinda like them in stock form, but this is just dumb.
...someone goes and does this to it. I saw it on my way to work the other day, and I couldn't help but chuckle. I actually kinda like them in stock form, but this is just dumb.
I bet it has some "interesting" stopping and handling characteristics. You know because of the 90-10 weight distribution.
That's not dumb. It's poorly executed, but that doesn't mean that the idea is bad. It would make an epic drifto van.
Maybe a tree fell on the van...
I don't think having the chassis stiffness of a mattress would be good for drifting...it could be good for hauling stuff.
In reply to GameboyRMH:
It's gotta be at least a box-spring.
I kinda see where he was going...
I chopped the back off of my VW bus and slapped the very section back onto the front with mostly pop rivets . . .
I donno, I kinda like that way that guy thinks.
TeamEvil wrote: I chopped the back off of my VW bus and slapped the very section back onto the front with mostly pop rivets . . .
Except for the 4' x 8' sheet of plywood for the back window. Maybe he could of at least rounded it off a little. That first bus picture of yours is cool. A simple solution.
GameboyRMH wrote: I don't think having the chassis stiffness of a mattress would be good for drifting...
Has anyone drifted a C3 Corvette? You could try asking them for their direct experience.
I guess I should be more clear...I like the concept/idea, but the execution is dreadfully bad. There's also a 2dr Cherokee running around here that has been turned into a truck with a house window, sealer, and drywall screws--again, good concept, bad execution.
I do love that 1st VW pic too. At least the engine is in the back of that to provide a little weight balance.
Knurled wrote:GameboyRMH wrote: I don't think having the chassis stiffness of a mattress would be good for drifting...Has anyone drifted a C3 Corvette? You could try asking them for their direct experience.
I once saw someone try it in a video, but he always came out of the corner facing backwards.
Damn, that's pretty much what I'm looking for to turn into a cheap small rollback car hauler. Something like this.
Knurled wrote:GameboyRMH wrote: I don't think having the chassis stiffness of a mattress would be good for drifting...Has anyone drifted a C3 Corvette? You could try asking them for their direct experience.
Is that even possible? I didn't think they had enough power to break the speed limit, let alone break traction.
Knurled wrote:GameboyRMH wrote: I don't think having the chassis stiffness of a mattress would be good for drifting...I dunno. Let me ask that guy in the ditch. Has anyone drifted a C3 Corvette? You could try asking them for their direct experience.
turboswede wrote:Knurled wrote:Is that even possible? I didn't think they had enough power to break the speed limit, let alone break traction.GameboyRMH wrote: I don't think having the chassis stiffness of a mattress would be good for drifting...Has anyone drifted a C3 Corvette? You could try asking them for their direct experience.
Mind you, you used to be able to get 500hp* big-blocks in C3s...
Asterisk: Rated at "435"hp, but closer to 550-575 in reality
Knurled wrote:turboswede wrote:Mind you, you used to be able to get 500hp* big-blocks in C3s... Asterisk: Rated at "435"hp, but closer to 550-575 in realityKnurled wrote:Is that even possible? I didn't think they had enough power to break the speed limit, let alone break traction.GameboyRMH wrote: I don't think having the chassis stiffness of a mattress would be good for drifting...Has anyone drifted a C3 Corvette? You could try asking them for their direct experience.
Sure, but most were 150hp small block with automatics.
That is a rare bird, I'd never seen or heard of a Nissan Vannette before, had to do a bit of digging. Looks like they decided to slap a larger engine in the Vanette and sell it in the states and had lots of overheating and fires. Nissan recalled all of them paying book value and above only to crush them. Very few owners opted to keep theirs making this thing super rare which explains why I've never seen one.
In reply to evildky:
Yes, they are rare indeed. Nissan recalled all of them, but it was voluntary, so some folks kept theirs. When I was a the Nissan dealership, my mentor was an old timer who had been with Datsun since 1974. He said when they bought all these vans back, they had to drain every fluid out of them, and then they just pushed them into the back parking lot. He said there were rows and rows of them, and they would push them with a truck and see how fast they could get them going--with no brakes, they just stopped whenever they hit the next van in line. I'm sure Nissan was wondering what was going on when they got all those vans back! 
sethmeister4 wrote: I guess I should be more clear...I like the concept/idea, but the execution is dreadfully bad. There's also a 2dr Cherokee running around here that has been turned into a truck with a house window, sealer, and drywall screws--again, good concept, bad execution. I do love that 1st VW pic too. At least the engine is in the back of that to provide a little weight balance.
But theu did have a truck version of the Cherokee identical in just about every way just cut off behind the front seats. My first vehicle was an 89 Comanche
In reply to ryanty22:
Yeah, I know. This one though is a regular Cherokee that's been chopped up...the "bed" looks only a couple feet long. Definitely a poor man's Comanche.
Ok, I thought this was really funny. I was perusing Craigslist, clicked on this Suzuki Sidekick, and what do I see in the background of the 2nd photo? The hacked up Nissan van! Hilarious! What are the chances?
http://norfolk.craigslist.org/cto/4408679004.html
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