Consider you could put together any branded components from any make/model/year, into any car body. What Frankenstein automobile would you put together?
*Components meaning: engine, transmission, alternator, brakes, struts, exhaust, battery, turbo, etc... even ball joints if you want to get the detailed.
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1983 Cadillac Cimarron with
Multi-air engine from a Fiat 500
mated to a JATCO CVT transmission
with a ignition from Chevrolet Cobalt
wiring from British Leyland with Lucas electrical parts
I would my car The Excellent Disaster
Sounds fun!!! Haha.
2005 Pontiac Aztek
7.3L Powerstroke Diesel swapped, straightpipe, preferably out of the hood
2.5" Lift
20" or so mud tires
Class IV Receiver hitch, front bullbar
Classic Aztek Orange
Someday...
Those Aztecs are fascinating cars.
For some odd reason from some Frankenstein like music I listened to a few years back, I always thought of this as a "Frankenstein" car
The Sprinter van
I know I'm not creative;(
In fact it is pretty lame but I just get that spooky feel from it. Might as well add a German transmission and diesel engine and specifically HAS to be in black
You know, I’ve been eyeing those sprinters lately, they seem to be really popular these days.
I know I like them a lot as well especially because it has a lot of configurations. Officially, Cargo Van, Crew Van, Passenger Van, Cab Chasis, with 4 cylinder gas, 6 cylinder diesel, 4 cylinder diesel, or 6 cylinder diesel 4X4. There is also a 12 passenger or 15 passenger choise. You can pick how high the roof is and payload. It is a nice concept. Also btw the Sprinter is absolutely excellent compared to the awful Metris van. The Benz Metris is horrible. I just want to put that out there.
I have too many. Lol. But this would likely be what I would build for myself if I hit the lottery or something and assuming I could make it fit:
1967 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500
Color: Silver w/Black Stripes
Engine: Ford 5.8L Shelby 1000HP Package
Transmission: Fully Built T-56
Brakes: Wilwood Big Brake Kit
Exhaust: Borla full stainless
Suspension: Full Billstein
Maybe one day. Tough part of my job is getting to build someone else's dream car every day but not being able to build my own. {black}:excitement:
Though I do keep my little Camaro tucked away in the back of the shop. {black}:wink:
You build cars for a living?! Fun!
It is fun I have to say. It is nice to have my own shop and be my own boss. Working on all the fancy cars we get in (a lot of Italians, etc.) is fun. Figuring out how to make stuff fit and work together is fun. I built engines for GM for over a decade and while it was good work, I always wanted to get more into the custom side of things because that is what I have tinkered with my whole life. Now I do it every day. Though I couldn't accomplish any of it without my team obviously. We all have fun, but we also get the work done and that's pretty much my definition of the perfect working environment.
You're lucky. I've always wanted to own a shop just working on classics
Yeah I get a few classics here and there. Neat to see some of the ones you don't get to see outside of a Barrett-Jackson auction.
My Dream Frankenstein Car:
2021 Lexus LC500
Color: Yellow
Engine: 4.8 L NA V10 1LR-GUE (from the Lexus LFA)
Transmission: Tremec 6-speed Manual TR3160
Brakes: Brembo Carbon-ceramic vented, drilled: 15.5” front and 15.3” rear
Sounds like a lot of fun to me. Nice.
There are quite a few.. I've wanted to build a sleeper for quite awhile.. something not that popular to modify, like a scion xb box, put a honda k20 motor, turbo , with a 5 spd. Something you wouldn't see again. And still have room under the hood to work on it. My dream car, in general woul be a 57 chevy bel air, with a 350 in it . blue black rag top, white and blue interior, american racing rims, dual flowmasters,
That k20!!! Nice.
Road boat maybe
Talk about land yacht. Hahaha.
Funny picture, that made my day
looks like the minnow from Gilligan's island landed on top of that
2004 Mercury Grand Marquis GS
Naturally Aspirated 4-rotor 26B
Quad exhaust shaped like triangles
18" white wall tires
2012 Mazda 3 Sky blue paint
4 sets of earplugs for passengers 🤣
Manual transmission
Same platform as the crown Vic?
Yeah, but the Grand Marquis has a special place in my heart right next to that rev happy rotary. I just want to hear the scream under the hood of an all American land yacht and watch all the heads turn. Except for anyone who watches Rob Dahm.
At this moment...
Engine: Toyota 2JZ-GE I6, Naturally Aspirated
Transmission: ZF6 - Manual
Body: Lamborghini 350 GT
Edit: I forgot to mention, alongside the Toyota engine would be a FreeValve “camshaft”. How’s that for a Frankenstein car?!
I am currently having this dream build in mind for my current car , still learning about ever component of vehicles but I want to put the new Ford 7.3 Godzilla v8 in my chevy impala with a strong Aisin Transmission or Toyotas transmission supplier, I would have to make it to where it has about a inch and half to inch wider stance with brand new suspension from a high quality supplier and just overall upgrading the entire steering and control system of the car, and upgrading the exhaust with some nice flow masters, still doing my research for a final idea but it would be my reliable sleeper XD.
Whoa!
lol thank you!
How cool! Thanks for sharing this. Scotty had an interesting answer too.
I would like a Jaguar F type Chassis and suspension with C5 Corvette Z06 engine with a supercharger on it, with a zf 8 hp automatic transmission, with Lexus LC 500 interior and electronics.
And the previous gen F type look too of course.
And Brembo brakes, c5 corvette z06 titanium exhaust. Michelin PS4S tires, bm Idrive infotainment, and anti roll bars an LSD,
This answer is amazing. Truly a Frankenstein car.
Thank you!