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02-05-2003, 10:55 PM | #1 | |
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250 GTO Replica
How is it viewed when a Nissan 240 Z car is used as the base for building a Replica 250 GTO? Does anybody see it as a running model of the car or does everyone view it as a fake? I have been thinking about doing the kit because the chance of getting one is just a tad out of reach.
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02-06-2003, 09:46 AM | #2 | |
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Most people would view it as a fake. If I were you I would just spend my money elsewhere. Go out and buy yourself a nice pair of matching turbos and a lovely intercooler. IMHO that would be more appreciated than a car that isn't really what it looks like.
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02-06-2003, 12:53 PM | #3 | |
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I agree with you Snowboarder. I think most people that see replicas(those who know that they are replicas) just laugh. I know I do, With a replica you get no respect just people who will laugh at you. Save yourself the embarrasement and get turbos.
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02-08-2003, 12:15 AM | #4 | |
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Check this out.
http://www.hybridz.org/Review/0002/Ferrari_GTO.htm The is pretty close. Please give your honest opinions and please realize that I am not an expert. |
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02-18-2003, 11:32 PM | #5 | |
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Does anybody have anything to say about the link that I put above?
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02-19-2003, 10:02 AM | #6 | |
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I actually just saw a 250 GTO replica driving around yesterday. I was trying to get the guy to pull over so I could talk to him but he wasn't having any of it. It didn't look very real though, the key hole was missing in the trunk and the exhaust shook like a mofo when he went over bumps. still a gorgeous car.
as for that link, very informative but a V8 in a "GTO" still isn't right.
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02-19-2003, 11:03 AM | #7 | |
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He probably didn't want to pull over b/c he knows its a replica and probably thinks you think its a "real" Ferrari. And if he pulls over you'll find out what it is. Man, how dorky would you feel, talk about being imbarrased.
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02-19-2003, 11:41 AM | #8 | |
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why does everyone want to replicate a ferrari? just goes to show that they are very popular! haha! but i dont see why youd use a 240Z to do it..the first time you started it up you'd know it wasnt a ferrari unless you put some big loud exhaust that makes it sound like a ferrari..and still then you wouldnt get ferrari engine sound..
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02-21-2003, 10:10 PM | #9 | |
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Well I think they use a 240Z because the styling is so similar to the 250. And of course you can't get the Ferrari sound..these kit conversions are just a hobby for us guys who can't afford $14 million dollar cars.
As for the link, I think it's a beautifully-done conversion. It's all in good fun, and besides, the chicks who you'll meet with that car won't know the difference! |
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02-22-2003, 10:26 PM | #10 | |
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I think Darkcity see's my point. I am doing it for the love of the car, not to fool people. If anybody asked me if it was real I would just tell them that it wasn't, and I did it b/c I love the car that much and that there was and still is no chance to actually have one.
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Why ruin a 240Z? It will not ride or sound like a GTO, so all you will get is the image.
As for "Gettin chicks" that's like wearing one of those oversize strap-on dildos "they won't know the difference" Be real |
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03-02-2003, 08:40 PM | #12 | |
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I 'm not worried about the chicks, and as for the car, real or not, it is beautiful. In its real form, more beautiful? Yes. But I wouldn't mind having a piece of something that is unattainable in basic reality. I could be happy getting up each day and looking at an almost perfect model of a 250 GTO. If you want a perfect 240 Z, cool, but there is something much sexier to me about a Ferrari, real or almost exact replica. I would not try to replicate an F40 or an F355, simply b/c those cars to me I would want to drive all the time. The 250 GTO I want to stare and drool at.
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03-03-2003, 06:17 AM | #13 | |
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They should sell a kit that comes with the tube chassis and suspension, like on those AC Cobra kits. I wonder if there are any Ferrari motors at junkyards.
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Most kit cars suck, very few look like the real thing, even the 240Z conversion. Let it be.
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I was even fooled at first! but as soon as i got right up to the car to see the interior, i could tell that it was a fake. All the dash was orriginal but the body... OH MY GOD! He even had real wheels. I dont know how he would have got those but he found them somewhere. I met the guy and he was really cool. I asked him what it was and he told me straight away that it was a 240z and that he built it cause he loved the real car. (sound femiliar?[sp?]) Anyway, I dont know if i would ever build one myself but I understand the motive behind it.
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