Nowadays you won’t surprise anyone with lowered domestic cars and so-called collective farm tuning; the new trend has become the conversion of ordinary cars into luxury cars of premium brands. Rolls Royce is the leader here; craftsmen from all over the world try to make their cars look like it. Next, we suggest taking a look at what results from such tuning.
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After the story with the famous Kazakh Rolls Royce from the old Mercedes, this topic went viral and several tuning studios even appeared in Kazakhstan, offering a budget option for converting your Mercedes into a sparkling Rolls Royce Phantom, putting the process on stream. But the Kazakhs had followers. One of them, the most wonderful, is a Vietnamese who bought an old Lada-2107 for $500 and, using an angle grinder, welding and a hammer, and spending another $500 on materials, turned it into a car. of course in a Rolls Royce! They did even better in the Middle East. It turns out that not everyone there can afford exclusive cars, but they don’t want to feel like poor people either. What do you think they make their Rolls out of, so that they can cut through the desert? From Nissan Patrol. But that's not all. I scoured the net and found a dozen more Rolls Royces made from various auto junk, and one even from. Bentley!
The first in this parade of freaks, of course, is the AvtoVAZ Rolls Royce Special Edition from the Vietnamese Kulibin. The guy didn’t bother too much with the appearance, the main thing is the radiator grille) Lights, mirrors, wipers, interior - everything remains original. It will do in his village, said the author of the car.
Well, it's a cool car!
This is the Kazakh Rolls Royce Phantom, famous throughout the Internet, made from a Mercedes 124. It was made in his garage in Shakhtinsk by Ruslan Mukanov. Initially he was with Shah-Tuning and now makes exclusive tuning for. any cars.
This is how they make another Rolls-Royce Phantom from a Mercedes.
The final appearance. Almost no different from the original. I mean, the Kazakh original.
They even participate in exhibitions now, selling exclusive body kits for Mercedes!
And this is the Middle East. Rolls Royce Arabstan Edition. You can use it to drive camels through the desert and transport apricots to the market.
And this is Ukraine and the Nikolaev oligarch, who proudly drives around the city in a Rolls Royce Phantom GAZ-31 Edition. As you understand, he cut it out of the Volga. Well, why not? If it’s possible from the Zhiguli, then from the Volga God himself ordered it.
The British annealed and made a Rolls Royce from a Mini. Patriotic!
But the strangest alteration is this one. Rolls-Royce from Bentley. Complete nonsense! Especially considering that the classic 1987 Bentley Turbo RL was mutilated
Chen Yanxi
Three years ago, 26-year-old Chinese prop maker Li Weilei was so impressed by the character from Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight that he built a replica. It took him and four friends 70,000 yuan (about 11 thousand dollars) and only two months of work. Lee took the steel for the body from a landfill, shoveling 10 tons of metal. To help offset the costs, he now rents out his Tumbler for photo and video shoots for just 10 bucks a month. But tenants must be prepared to roll the “replica” by hand. The car cannot drive, since it has neither a power unit nor a functional steering wheel. In addition, in China only cars produced by certified manufacturers are put on the road.
Let's sum it up
The current times require a new approach to transport. Many drivers noticed that they began to spend too much money on driving a car due to the rise in gasoline prices and the increase in the cost of car maintenance. Therefore, ideas are often heard that we need to switch to electric vehicles. In today’s article, we tried to adequately present the main pros and cons of electric transport, the main capabilities and limitations of this type of car. Of course, converting a regular car into an electric one will take some time and cost money, but buying a ready-made vehicle will be much more expensive.
In Russia, it is quite possible to convert a regular car into an electric one, there will not be any big problems with this. Trouble may arise if your renovation turns out to be of poor quality and unsafe. In such a situation, the traffic police will not be able to issue a permit to operate the vehicle on public roads, and your money will simply be wasted. Therefore, such projects are best carried out jointly with specialists or receive advice at each stage. Would you be interested in converting your car into an electric vehicle?
Batmobile
Another Chinese craftsman, Wang Jian from Jiangsu province, made his own “copy” of the Lamborghini Reventon from an old Nissan minivan and Volkswagen Santana sedan. And he also hauled metal from a landfill. I spent 60,000 yuan (9.5 thousand dollars) on this matter. The car has a carburetor engine, it smokes mercilessly, it does not have an interior or even glass, but the author himself likes the result, and the neighbors believe that Jian’s car is a fairly accurate copy of Lambo. The author claims that he is able to accelerate to 250 km/h in his supercar. No one risks dissuading him.
Robust design
Most modern passenger cars have a monocoque body, roof and pillars, which play one of the main roles in the matter of strength. Therefore, along with the roof, the car instantly loses bending rigidity. The solution, in fact, is quite simple: they strengthen the bottom of the car and reduce the doorways (the number of doors). However, such work will require a lot of time and effort.
It is clear that after such welding work, to return the car to a neat appearance, it will need to be painted, which is now quite expensive.
It is more difficult to build an open car from an SUV, since it is necessary to maintain the rigidity of the supporting body. Therefore, designers often leave part of the roof.
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However, you need to start converting an ordinary car into a convertible by developing an exact project. First, you should create a design sketch, since the car in the end should be nice.
Secondly, you need to make accurate strength calculations. You can take the reinforcement scheme for the bottom and side parts of factory convertibles, which were developed by engineers on the basis of typical models with a closed body.
Traditionally, auxiliary strength elements, such as longitudinal beams, are mounted under the bottom and sills. You can also strengthen the bottom with an X-shaped amplifier. To do this, additional beams are used that connect the front and rear side members under the bottom of the car.
On a car with a fairly long 4-door body, it is appropriate to weld the rear door when removing the roof. In addition, to make it easier to get in and out of the rear row of seats, the front doors of the car are often extended by 10-20 cm.
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It is better to additionally secure the transverse power parts (for example, a partition behind the back of the rear passenger seat), and also make a similar structure behind the backs of the front seats.
Finally, it is worth noting that removing the standard iron roof does not exclude the possibility of replacing it with a soft folding one.
This protective device, not even mechanized, without a servo drive, is quite complex for self-installation. In most cases, the roof of a do-it-yourself convertible is taken from a serial Convertible.
It is necessary to select such a folding roof from another car in advance, even before starting welding work related to the bottom and doors. Most likely, it will also be necessary to further modify the body in the places where the donor roof is attached.
Lamborghini Reventon
As you can see, most of all do-it-yourselfers love to copy Ferrari and Lamborghini. Externally. Inside this car, designed by Mr. Meath from Thailand, is a quarter-liter Lifan motorcycle engine.
- The funniest and most touching creation is by Chinese farmer Guo from Zhengzhou. He made a Lambo for... his grandson. The car has children's dimensions - 900 by 1800 mm and an electric motor that allows it to accelerate to 40 km/h. A battery of five batteries is enough for 60 km of travel. Guo spent $815 and six months of work on his brainchild.
homemade rolls royce
In the vast expanses of the former USSR, the traditions of self-construction are also strong. During the Soviet years, there was a movement called “samavto”, which united enthusiasts of homemade cars and motorcycles. And there were quite a few of them, since in those years it seemed that it was easier to assemble a car with your own hands than to buy it - despite the total shortage of spare parts and bureaucratic obstacles. And what interesting projects were born in those years! Yuna, Pangolina, Laura, Ichthyander and others... Yes, there were people. However, they remained.
Several years ago, I wrote about the brainchild of Muscovite Evgeniy Danilin called “Kalistrat” - an SUV reminiscent of the Hummer H1, but significantly superior to it in cross-country ability.
What is needed to convert a regular car into an electric one?
So, what does it take to convert a car into an electric car? Today you can purchase a conversion kit, which includes all the important components:
- electric drive;
- Control block;
- gas pedal.
Some sets also include batteries, but this point needs to be clarified with the seller. The point of such kits is that you don’t have to worry about assembling the power plant yourself. Everything is already done, and all you have to do is install it all under the hood.
It is important to understand that the kits are different, with different motors and control units. Expensive versions use a more powerful motor and an optimized control unit (the so-called “brains”), while cheap ones use a weak drive.
But for some time now, every car enthusiast can order a KIT kit for an electric car from Tesla Motors. This is a complete set that will allow you to convert your car to electric traction, completely eliminating the internal combustion engine (ICE).
At the same time, the range, according to the manufacturer, will be about 240 km, which is more than most (if not all) budget electric cars. Of course, such a kit will not be cheap (we will return to the issue of price later).
If you can’t buy an expensive set from Tesla, you can always turn to Chinese manufacturers. A kit for an electric car from China will cost much less, but will have worse characteristics. And, most likely, it will not include a battery, which will have to be purchased.
Homemade car by Evgeny Danilin
I immediately remember my long-standing acquaintance with Alexander Timashev from Bishkek. His workshop ZerDo Design in the 2000s created a whole series of interesting homemade products, the first of which was the “Darkhan”, also a similarity to the Hummer based on the GAZ-66. Then the “Mad Cabin” appeared, a type of American hot rod, made from the cabin of the ZIL-157 army truck - “Zakhara”. A detailed story about this project is here.
The Crazy Cab was followed by homemade products in retro style - the so-called replicars, speedster and phaeton. And for them, Kyrgyz craftsmen made not only bodies and interiors, but even frames.
The TOP 5 cars that can be converted into excellent campers have been compiled
The ranking opens with the famous Ulyanovsk “Loaf”. Very often this cabover van is converted into a camper. Recently, a young couple from Germany took a trip around the world behind the wheel of such a homemade motorhome. Moreover, specialists are also interested in Russian cars.
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So, last year, the design studio Moltomeno.Design from Milan presented a conversion kit for the Russian UAZ-2206. The Italians called this project Matrioska. The place of three armchairs is occupied by a large bed, which can be folded into a lean area with a couple of benches and a table. And this “Loaf” also gets a mini-kitchen with a gas hob, sink, refrigerator, etc. Such a conversion will take only 99 minutes, Italian engineers promise.
We gave second place to the UAZ Cargo truck. This commercial pickup truck does a good job of serving as a miniature mobile home. It can be equipped with a removable living module, the dimensions of which are enough to accommodate a couple of beds, a folding table, several cabinets, a small kitchen area and even a shower. Six people can travel comfortably in this camper.
Ford Transit closes the top three. Its re-equipment is often carried out by both self-taught craftsmen and professional firms. For example, a couple of years ago the MS-RT studio presented a “sports” motorhome based on this Ford model. It costs 100 thousand dollars (more than 7.5 million rubles). On YouTube, you can find many videos talking about a more budget-friendly transformation of a commercial van into a motor home.
In the project from MS-RT, the passenger sofa folds out into a bed.
There is also a fully functional kitchen with a built-in stove, refrigerator, sink and countertop. And there is an additional sleeping area in the retractable roof tent.
We decided to give the last two places to SUVs. If desired, they can be converted into motorhomes with good off-road capabilities. For example, in Australia, a local company has developed a living module for the Toyota Land Cruiser. It is made of composite materials and has a lifting roof - and this is another sleeping place. The motorhome is equipped with a folding shower cabin, a kitchen with a hob, a small but cozy dining area and a whole set of various types of storage drawers. Add to this set a retractable barbecue grill, heater, air conditioner, drinking water tank and its own battery.
The second suitable SUV that will make an excellent motorhome is the VAZ Niva. You can organize a sleeping place in it and proudly call it a camper, limiting yourself to the standard light and charging. Or you can equip it with a residential module. This option is offered by one of the domestic companies. The motorhome, in addition to sleeping space, has a kitchen with all the necessary cooking equipment, a bathroom and even a wardrobe.
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