gargravarr
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Hi all.
Wildcat's currently off the road pending some MOT repairs, and I don't have a job so I have no income as of now, but I want to outline the mods I want to make to it to give myself some incentive to get a good job!
Wildcat's in fairly good condition, so it would probably be a good basis for modifying. I know I'm fairly young (23 next month) but I would love to customise the car, make it really mine. It's going to be an everyday driver, so I don't want to make any loud mods. I prefer my customised stuff to look like it came from the factory. I might do some track days in future, and I would love to take it around the Nurburgring just to say I have!
Pictures of Wildcat as it is are in my gallery. So, here's what I've got in mind (not necessarily in order of priority):
Bodywork
Chassis
Engine
I'm not being too ambitious in the scheme of things, though perhaps a little for my first ever mod. Like I've said, I want to keep the mods fairly subtle, the sort where they're only apparent if you're looking for them. I like the idea of waiting at lights, someone besides me thinks, 'oh a little Puma, they're okay cars, let's race off the line!', I step on the throttle and they realise the 'little Puma' is riding on a cruise missile!
So, this is a long-term project and will obviously be refined over time. This is a vague initial design and idea dump. What do you guys think, am I barking mad?
Gargravarr
Wildcat's currently off the road pending some MOT repairs, and I don't have a job so I have no income as of now, but I want to outline the mods I want to make to it to give myself some incentive to get a good job!
Wildcat's in fairly good condition, so it would probably be a good basis for modifying. I know I'm fairly young (23 next month) but I would love to customise the car, make it really mine. It's going to be an everyday driver, so I don't want to make any loud mods. I prefer my customised stuff to look like it came from the factory. I might do some track days in future, and I would love to take it around the Nurburgring just to say I have!
Pictures of Wildcat as it is are in my gallery. So, here's what I've got in mind (not necessarily in order of priority):
Bodywork
- Fix the front driver's wing; there's been a front-end collision at some point and the bumper doesn't line up
A small spoiler, not a massive F2 thing like I've seen on a few other Pumas, but something that adds to the image (if not the downforce!). Something like the small MD Design ones
Biggest cosmetic change - some kind of 'Wildcat' art (probably based on the Puma logo) airbrushed on the bonnet and doors, in light grey on the silver body so it's only visible up close
Chassis
- Convert the rear brakes to discs, purely for ease of replacing pads! Want the ABS to work properly though
Fix the rust spots and rear arches, which haven't rusted badly
17" wheels, with the same 15-spoke design as the Thunder alloys (really like 'em)
Perhaps lowering slightly
Bonnet scoop (as detailed below)
Engine
- Biggest modification of all: turbocharge it. I know the insurers won't want to know, so this'll be on the back burner for a couple of years, but I would love to see how much power one can squeeze out of the 1.7. I've seen professional fittings claim to raise the power to 240BHP without rebuilding the engine.
Move the battery out of the engine bay into the boot to make space for the turbo
Clean up the engine bay and paint the intake manifold matte black
I'm not being too ambitious in the scheme of things, though perhaps a little for my first ever mod. Like I've said, I want to keep the mods fairly subtle, the sort where they're only apparent if you're looking for them. I like the idea of waiting at lights, someone besides me thinks, 'oh a little Puma, they're okay cars, let's race off the line!', I step on the throttle and they realise the 'little Puma' is riding on a cruise missile!
So, this is a long-term project and will obviously be refined over time. This is a vague initial design and idea dump. What do you guys think, am I barking mad?
Gargravarr
