Extreme MR2 -> F430 conversion - GT-R Register - Official Nissan Skyline and GTR Owners Club forum

Hugo · 2nd July 2009, 10:03 PM

It's very nicely done but it will always stay a bit sad.

From this:

Page with the whole build. (with video's of engine note!)

to this:

It's even got a fake engine!!

MacGTR · 2nd July 2009, 10:18 PM

Oh dear god, the worrying thing is that the average joe would this that is an F430, the back quarter gives it away though, from a project point of view it is excellent but I would never do it! The cost of this must warrant something much faster than an MR2 and better looking than an F430

Anyone know how much it cost?

ru' · 2nd July 2009, 10:41 PM

What a waste of an mr2

bkvj · 3rd July 2009, 03:07 PM

Dear god. Look at how wrong the rear end looks from the side.

What an epic waste. Is no supercar safe anymore?

Mookistar · 3rd July 2009, 03:21 PM

got to give it to the guy though, thats some talent he's got there!

EvolutionVI · 3rd July 2009, 03:21 PM

g-from-lancs · 3rd July 2009, 03:38 PM

that is really amazingly sad, but thumbs up for the effort.

not my cup of tea though.

LiamGTR · 3rd July 2009, 04:19 PM

There is a one of them around my way and it is so obvious it's not real, if anything the engine is so blaintly NOT ferrari, and i've never even heard a real one but just know that tha one isnt real

Hugo · 3rd July 2009, 05:00 PM

Wait what? Never heard a 430 in the flesh? That's quite an achievement! They arn't THAT rare now are they?

kismetcapitan · 3rd July 2009, 05:53 PM

F430s have a distinctive sound. Like other Ferrari V8s, but with the sound of scraping fingernails across a chalkboard blended in. If I had to choose one Ferrari, it'd be the F430 Scuderia, but that's based on performance. Soundwise, Ferrari has done far better in the past.

LiamGTR · 3rd July 2009, 05:53 PM

Nope, never heard a real ferrari in the flesh, i've heard that wanna-be, which I actually seen only half an hour ago or so wierdly enough! Coming home from my dads

kismetcapitan · 3rd July 2009, 05:54 PM

and anyways, wouldn't the cost of doing such a conversion, including all the little details, approach the cost of buying a real Ferrari anyways? maybe not a late-model F430, but surely a manual-shift F355 Berlinetta or even a 348?

kismetcapitan · 3rd July 2009, 06:05 PM

depends on the angle but it doesn't look half bad. And the exhaust does sound "Ferrari-esque", I have to admit. It won't fool a connoisseur, but if you weren't listening that carefully and the car was within earshot but out of eyesight, you could definitely be forgiven for thinking you just heard a Ferrari.

ru' · 4th July 2009, 12:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kismetcapitan

...the exhaust does sound "Ferrari-esque", I have to admit. It won't fool a connoisseur, but if you weren't listening that carefully and you didn't have any ears, you could definitely be forgiven for thinking you just heard a Ferrari.

Editted...

Trev · 4th July 2009, 02:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mookistar

got to give it to the guy though, thats some talent he's got there!

Talent yes, TASTE he has not.

2nd July 2009, 10:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
Hugo Hugo is shocked. GTR Register Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Utrecht! Posts: 840	Extreme MR2 -> F430 conversion It's very nicely done but it will always stay a bit sad. From this: Page with the whole build. (with video's of engine note!) to this: It's even got a fake engine!! __________________

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MacGTR MacGTR is waiting for his new car to arrive GTR Register Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Princes Risborough & Islington Posts: 2,392	Oh dear god, the worrying thing is that the average joe would this that is an F430, the back quarter gives it away though, from a project point of view it is excellent but I would never do it! The cost of this must warrant something much faster than an MR2 and better looking than an F430 Anyone know how much it cost? __________________

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ru' ru' is is meh! New Users Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Black R33 GTR V-Spec Cars owned: 1997 R33 GTR Posts: 3,466	What a waste of an mr2 __________________

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g-from-lancs g-from-lancs is Maystar on PSN GTROC wanna be :P Join Date: May 2006 Location: Lancashire Cars owned: R33 Skyline GTR Posts: 311	that is really amazingly sad, but thumbs up for the effort. not my cup of tea though. __________________ 馬鹿は死ななきゃ治らない。 Unless an idiot dies, he won't be cured. :D

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LiamGTR LiamGTR is now fully understanding on how to edit his status... GTR Register Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Shields Cars owned: MK6 Escort Posts: 3,025	There is a one of them around my way and it is so obvious it's not real, if anything the engine is so blaintly NOT ferrari, and i've never even heard a real one but just know that tha one isnt real __________________

3rd July 2009, 05:00 PM	#9 (permalink)
Hugo Hugo is shocked. GTR Register Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Utrecht! Posts: 840	Wait what? Never heard a 430 in the flesh? That's quite an achievement! They arn't THAT rare now are they? __________________

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kismetcapitan kismetcapitan is like trees in November... Toluene Junkie Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Seoul Korea Cars owned: BNR32, BMW F800S, BMW S1000RR Posts: 8,265	F430s have a distinctive sound. Like other Ferrari V8s, but with the sound of scraping fingernails across a chalkboard blended in. If I had to choose one Ferrari, it'd be the F430 Scuderia, but that's based on performance. Soundwise, Ferrari has done far better in the past. __________________ There are only three true sports: mountain climbing, motor racing, and bullfighting. Everything else is merely a game.

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LiamGTR LiamGTR is now fully understanding on how to edit his status... GTR Register Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Shields Cars owned: MK6 Escort Posts: 3,025	Nope, never heard a real ferrari in the flesh, i've heard that wanna-be, which I actually seen only half an hour ago or so wierdly enough! Coming home from my dads __________________

3rd July 2009, 05:54 PM	#12 (permalink)
kismetcapitan kismetcapitan is like trees in November... Toluene Junkie Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Seoul Korea Cars owned: BNR32, BMW F800S, BMW S1000RR Posts: 8,265	and anyways, wouldn't the cost of doing such a conversion, including all the little details, approach the cost of buying a real Ferrari anyways? maybe not a late-model F430, but surely a manual-shift F355 Berlinetta or even a 348? __________________ There are only three true sports: mountain climbing, motor racing, and bullfighting. Everything else is merely a game.

3rd July 2009, 06:05 PM	#13 (permalink)
kismetcapitan kismetcapitan is like trees in November... Toluene Junkie Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Seoul Korea Cars owned: BNR32, BMW F800S, BMW S1000RR Posts: 8,265	depends on the angle but it doesn't look half bad. And the exhaust does sound "Ferrari-esque", I have to admit. It won't fool a connoisseur, but if you weren't listening that carefully and the car was within earshot but out of eyesight, you could definitely be forgiven for thinking you just heard a Ferrari. __________________ There are only three true sports: mountain climbing, motor racing, and bullfighting. Everything else is merely a game.

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