Has anyone here seen a 1st gen converted to a Ranchero or Brat style, with a small box built into the rear? I know it has been done with the 2nd gen, but I have not seen a 1st gen. Any photos of something like this???

 

I have seen a first gen with the rear hatch and triangles removed, making sort of a brat-esque truck bed, but without a wall b/t the cab and cargo area. He also had a curved sheet of glass made so that he could still have a hatchback to bolt on when it rained. Looked pretty cool.

 

I've seen the thread on the 2nd gen one, never have seen it performed on a 1st gen. I suppose making it 'Bratesque' is one way to have 4 useable seats, lol.

 

lol probably about as unusable as rear seats in a 2+2

 

WHY would any one do that ???????

 

I've seen a Del Sol done liek that - just about big enough of a box to put A sack of groceries in...people like to mod their vehicles and people like truck beds...they have done it to cadialllacs and even corvettes! *can't find the pic right now

 

Havnt seen it but it sounds sweet would be intresting to see this.... where do i go to see a second gen like that??

 

i have been thinking about this for a long time as an rx owner and a brat owner its a tempting mod. i actually have a brat rear halfcut sitting next one of my rx7 parts cars to visualize :P

isaac

let me know if you decide to try it, i would definitely drive over to help/see it

 

Yeah, then you could stick your front and rear seats back to back like the old Brat, lol!
Q: What's the best way to make Granda go into cardiac arrest on a quick jaunt to the bingo parlor?

A: Stick her in the back seat of small but rather fast and sporty car, facing the wrong way, with her head sticking up about a foot above the roofline!

I do miss the old school Subarus.

 

Yeah.. That looks pretty..

 

is that a helmet?

 

I have seen a japanese skyline R32 turned into a El Camino style car. Can't say it was very attractive.

As for the Subaru Brat, can't say I've ever heard of one untill this thread. Not a bad looking "car" actually.

 

They are the **** can out hillclimb my 88 toyota pickup with 33's compleat with 4 low 4 high and front wheel drive 4 speed manual i reallllllly want one... lol

 

just throw a rotary into a brat and it would eb somewhat acceptible

 

leave the 7 without a bed. i think it would look ridiculous and i'm glad i havent heard of anyone doing that to a first gen!

 

yeah or a 4 rotor into a bronco, that would really **** off some domestic lovers.

 

One of the guys did an awesome job on an FC here in the Northwest.

 

Ok that FC looks great. Maybe before I send the SA to the crusher I might try it.

 

I would just let the girls sit in each others lap, before I hacked up a SPORTS car and turned it into a "hellcamino". Actually I would leve the short one one there and take the tall one home!

 

now it looks like a Honda Del sol!

 

I have a 1964/68 Volkswagen Squareback that was converted into a bratesque style due to rear-end damage.....I think it looks better than the wagon originally...

 

For some reason, this just doesnt seem right.

 

One of the oddest conversions I've ever seen was what should have been a 65 Barracuda/Valiant that was converted to look like the later Dodge Ram 50. You have to be old to properly picture that one in your head, lol.

 

I can't lie, that is a really nifty FC. The girls make it even better!

This is *so* getting reposted on the local racer forum.