Modifying Street Cars

Personally I am all for modifying / customising any car that someone chooses. The harsh reality is that society is not all for it. When modifying a street car there points to consider such as,

• what are you trying to achieve?

• will the outcome be practical ?

• will the car street legal?

• should you just stick to a track or drag car that is not street registered?

• do you have the knowledge or connections to make it happen?

I have experienced both the pain and the joy of successful and not so successful projects. Planning + persistence is the secret to success. Know what you want and be able to communicate with parts suppliers and engineers. If you have a trusted mechanic or workshop it will be a great advantage.

When people ask me "what car should I get?" or "what can I do with my car?" Most people know exactly what they want. The best advise is pick a car that is a classic or future classic, a desirable model and then get the highest possible series, top of the range.

If you can achieve the performance or the look that you want that is still with-in the form of standard looking car or "SLEEPER," the less negative attention you will get from POLICE and the headache of DEFECTS.

The best sign of a successful project is passing the scrutiny of POLICE "going over" your pride and joy. Reliability and drive-ability must be the highest priority, modification and customising must be an improvement on the factory model. Most important is to experience a feeling of pride and fun!