Ok, I know this sounds like a stupid question, but I always thought car conversion was when a car thief changed engine/chassis/plate numbers on a stolen car, to those of a legit car, for the purpose of selling the stolen car for a profit.
In other words "converting" the car's identity.
But someone is telling me that any car theft at all, including a quick joyride, is seen by the law as "car conversion".
Which is correct?
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Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, still exists
Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, still exists
I doubt that my interpretation of car conversion is the same, but when I was growing up in the US the fad was to modify a car...re-design it in some way. Take you car and change the appearance and looks... paint it in your colors and design. Customize your wheels in some way..being unique with what you have.
At one time, I had a Ford body on a General Motors frame, using a much larger GM motor than was available for the stock Ford. A friend had a sedan that had been "chopped and channeled"... this was done by taking about 4 inches out of the entire body horizontally around the body...windshield included!! ultra cool for the times.
Originally posted by Bovon I doubt that my interpretation of car conversion is the same, but when I was growing up in the US the fad was to modify a car...re-design it in some way. Take you car and change the appearance and looks... paint it in your colors and design. Customize your wheels in some way..being unique with what you have.
At one time, I had a Ford body on a General Motors frame, using a much larger GM motor than was available for the stock Ford. A friend had a sedan that had been "chopped and channeled"... this was done by taking about 4 inches out of the entire body horizontally around the body...windshield included!! ultra cool for the times.
That's what it should mean, not that i know jack **** about cars... but conversion usually means changing something for something else, like modding a computer case or something .
That's what it should mean, not that i know jack **** about cars... but conversion usually means changing something for something else, like modding a computer case or something .
Thats what I thought as well. My Dad used have a sweet "converted" Chevy van a couple years back. Converted to 4WD. It defineatly got a whole bunch of looks when we went on accessible beaches.
Company named "Pathfinder" out in CA did the work I believe.
Ohhh man!!, does that ever take me back into time!!
Nice isn't it?
As I've said in a dfferent thread, I'm saving to get my own slice of 60s muscle, a 1969 Mustang, gloss black, big chrome mags, nice 351, etc.
Here's a pic of the general look I'm aiming for, although of course hell will probably freez over before I can afford a Boss. I'll have to settle for a lower spec car, give it a nice paint job, and work from there.
Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, still exists
As I've said in a different thread, I'm saving to get my own slice of 60s muscle, a 1969 Mustang, gloss black, big chrome mags, nice 351, etc.
What was the C.I. (cubic inch) of the 289 engine after the upgrade?..321?? whatever it was, it was one sick engine. I had a`73 Ford Ranger with that engine, and it wouldn't pull a boat up a ramp..and if you had a travel trailer...forget it. I finally learned that the engine was nothing more than a screwed up 289, so I went to a junk yard, bought a 289 Boss (4bbl) and completely rebuilt it back to factory specs. Dropped that sucker into the Ranger, and Lordy lordy...that thing would out pull a John Deere!!.. I often said if it had 4 wheel drive, it would climb a pine tree.
There were two different 351's..one made in the US wasn't worth much other than a huge boat anchor. The Canadian 351 was supposed to be the one to get. I never had either, so I can't really say..but one of my friends built racing cars...stock... and he told me once to never get one kind, and the Canadian version had a name..which escapes me today. Actually, the 289 Boss was the preferred engine for racing...they turned up faster and stayed glued together better than some of the others. They were so popular that they almost became non existent in the late 70s and early 80s. When you could find one in a junk yard, you would pay twice as much for a 289 than you would for other used engines.
Here's a pic of the general look I'm aiming for, although of course hell will probably freeze over before I can afford a Boss. I'll have to settle for a lower spec car, give it a nice paint job, and work from there.