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Is it possible
Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 11:22 pm
by ncunico
I love the green eclipse in the movie The fast and the furious. Due to the fact that I cant get an eclipse in australia the closest I can find is an FTO. Can all the body kits and such be purchased for the FTO as I want to recreate the car to look exactly like the one in the movie. Can this be done and who are the best people to chat to to get this project up and running?
Thanks
Ncunico
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 1:36 am
by Dr_Jones
Errr anything can be done I guess, but you might just wanna buy a Ferrari or something. I think it would cost you a similar amount.
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 3:42 pm
by scarecrow
Some people have more money then brains.
Kits
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 4:38 pm
by dstocks
These are all the kits available for the FTO:
http://www.completefto.com.au/FTO_showcontent.asp?hid=209
Go Mad.......
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 8:15 am
by Nacho
I think the eclipse has a higher ass than the FTO so you might find it a bit harder to replicate the rear bar. The eclipse also sits a bit higher than the FTO so the wing might not look as good as the FTO has a lower roof.
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 9:32 am
by FTOluv
There is a guy in Melbourne that sells a kit car of the Eclipse from the Fast and Furious for just under $30,000. I think he takes a month to build it or something. I think he just uses a basic lancer engine. For the money, thats probably yr cheapest option into getting the real thing.
Re: Is it possible
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 10:15 am
by BuCkEt
ncunico wrote:I love the green eclipse in the movie The fast and the furious. Due to the fact that I cant get an eclipse in australia the closest I can find is an FTO. Can all the body kits and such be purchased for the FTO as I want to recreate the car to look exactly like the one in the movie. Can this be done and who are the best people to chat to to get this project up and running?
Thanks
Ncunico
AHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
.....oh, you're serious?
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 11:26 am
by FTO338
Go & live in U.S for at least 1yr & mean time buy one of those eclipses. Come back to Oz with it after 1yr+ as a private import, get an engineer to convert it to RHD & issue a certificate under "exotic & enthusiast import."
At least its all original shape & parts apart from the steering side. But I hope you really do have some money to do this & not some teenie who is hoping few thousands will get you everthing.
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 11:34 am
by kid_dynamite
Don't forget checkerplate flooring that will fall out of the car when you blow the welds on the intake manifold from too much NOOSSSSS!
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 11:41 am
by Bennoz
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 12:03 pm
by FTO338
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 2:24 pm
by shue
honestly please dont do that to an fto. ive seen a green fto and it looks like s***. be original and design somethin urself
Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2006 12:18 am
by Storm
kid_dynamite wrote:Don't forget checkerplate flooring that will fall out of the car when you blow the welds on the intake manifold from too much NOOSSSSS!
Surely you mean to much "NAWSSSSSS!"
Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2006 2:57 am
by bigpitty1
I reacon just a lancer coupe has more of the same shape of the eclipse, head light are basically the same shape, and just drop a eclipse motor in or something.