For folks that haven’t ridden in one: they’ve got a gigantic hump in the middle for the 4WD transfer case, so the actual seats (they only seat 4, BTW) aren’t much bigger than the ones in my Miata.
I mean, we’re talking about doing a full teardown here. The shocks are going, the engine’s going, the seats are going, basically everything except the frame, wheels, and maaaaybe transmission is gonna get thrown out.
Listen, I can dream okay lol? Also I have no illusions about it being a hell of a lot of work, it also wouldn’t be my first car. There are other cars I’m more interested in; doing a humvee overhaul like that would be a “I have lots of time and money” thing.
It’s not being engineered from the ground-up; these are all common modifications in the car guy world. The only semi-complex part will be getting the suspension custom-valved if there’s not something already available on the market for daily driving, and even that is fairly doable.
Adapting comfortable seats is a straightforward process; adding noise dampening and carpet is a straightforward process (good noise dampening material can turn almost any rattle box into something really close to if not equal to a Lexus in terms of noise). Exhausts are not voodoo, resonators and mufflers are available for virtually any conceivable application… etc
What I would wish them good luck with is not running out of steam to get it to where they want it.
I want to get a mid 70s to early 80s gm shitbox and turn it electric. My next vehicle will most likely be electric but no new cars interest me(especially for the price lmao), and it would be good experience for the trade I’m involved in. Too bad the rust and cars for clunkers took so many lol.
Yeah, I also cringe at the thought that the cash for clunkers program probably claimed the lives of many cars that are valuable but were in need of some TLC. How many supras died to a crusher because they weren’t well maintained but just needed some proper care?
If it makes you feel any better, there were people like my dad that used those cars to keep other people on the road for many years. It did increase used parts supply by a huge amount.
Dad’s got a 75 Monte that’s been sitting in a lockup for about as long as I’ve been alive, I know for a fact that big ass hood will also have batteries under it one day lol.
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