How would you spend 100k on modding/improving your current car?

How to spend 100k on a 8 year old honda???

probably start by removing absolutely everything from the shell and then work out how to build it into a 1990's supertourer and drive it into the back of Plato at Donnington just like I did back in the day
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actually might be less money to buy the real thing http://www.legendsautomotive.co.uk/showroom/car/1999HondaAccordBTCC
 
Don't think I'd do any mechanical modifications.

I'd use £100,000.00 to buy Track/Summer Tyres (Probably something like Pilot Super Sport Cup 2 Tyres ) and brake pads to replace the dead pads.
 
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Focus ST.

Top of the list would be getting a decent 4wd system on the car - could be a fair bit of development work to get this fitted and all working well, think there's a lot of parts already available off other Ford models or Freelander 2 which uses similar gearbox but that'd only be the start of it.

After that, if some cash was leftover maybe drop a breathed on RS motor and bigger turbo in there - would be interesting to let my brother and his contacts loose on the motor rather than go to car specific tuners for the work. Wouldn't want to spoil the day to day usability of the car but would need a power hike to make up for the weight of the 4wd kit.

Nice set of AP brakes wouldn't go amiss either.
 
Mazda 6mps

More Go:
Full strip down
Fully braced and aftermarket mountings all round
All bushes replaced
Forged engine rebuild
HPFP
Injector seals
Uprated VVT Actuator
New Timing Chain
FMIC
Gearbox refurb
clutch+flywheel
Big Turbo, w/supporting mods
EGR Blockoff
BSD
OCC

More Stop:
BBK
Braided Lines
wheels to fit BBK

More Ooh:
Full respray, midnight purple, white or just a new coat of velocity red
Hydrodip all plastics
Change of all LED's on dash/centre console
LED light clusters
New Aircon yay :p
Full interior retrim
Full Exhaust system

More just because I dont think Ive spent anywhere near 100k :p
Android based Headunit
RX8 Recaros
CF Front grille
Coilovers
Private plate
Spare consumables
Spare fuel, oil and tyres


Few RR sessions and remap
All work to be carried out by Youngs motors in ambleside and Remap by DJJUT
 
1990 Mazda Mx-5

  • Maruha motors Japan. 2.1 stroker engine - £12000
  • Maxim works manifold and fujitsubo exhaust - £1400
  • Omex 710 engine management and custom loom- £1800
  • Supermiata clutch and flywheel £1000
  • Jenvey throttle bodies - £1500
  • carbon profi SP-A recaro's £4000
  • 4.6 ratio 1.5 way diff and 6 speed box with shot peened gears- £2000
  • 9UL wheels and AO48R tyres (medium) £1600
  • Carbon hard top £1500
  • carbon body panels and custom carbon rear shell £10,000?
  • tubular front and rear end - £5000?
  • Custom weld in roll cage - £2500
  • Maruha 4 pot calipers and BBK £1400
  • Ohlin R&T suspension £1800
  • Tubular wishbones and subframes - £2500
  • ATL fluerocell kevlar fuel cell and custom pump/lines - £1800
  • Acid dipped chassis - £1000
  • Bare metal respray in basic pure white - £2500

hmmm thats only 55k... not sure what else I could spend the money on. I guess I do have two of them, so I could have matching ones if I buy cheaper seats.
 
Lighten, lighten and lighten.

Carbon Mazdaspeed bodywork throughout - painted velocity red to blend in with what's already there.
4 way cassette adjustable dampers
Carbon fibre/titanium wishbones
Carbon seats - keeping all 4.
Replicate most of the interior in carbon fibre.
Big brakes
New chrome stock wheels with semi slicks tyres
Full race spec fuel tank

Oh and a R26B based 13000rpm 900hp quad rotor and appropriate gearbox.

Including a vast qualtity of others little bits and a couple of engine/gearbox rebuilds should be 100k
 
Evo 5

£3-4k on a respray as it's a bit tatty.
£3k on some decent suspension.
Finished

Wouldn't waste money on a stupid high powered engine that would ruin the car.
 
I've got a 2002 E46 330i Touring.

Full Strip down and rebuild so its like new, put all the options on, get Hartge to do the e39 M5 engine and dash swap, big brakes, all the usual guff like that.

Would be a total waste though
 
E46 M3

Engine and Drivetrain swap from e92 :cool:

Full interior retrim in same colour

Full respray in the same colour

Ohlins suspension overhaul and CG setup

Audio upgrade from HK to something better, with dynavin or similar

I don't think Id struggle to spend 100k on my car if I had to, be a nice predicament to be in though :D
 
Realistically I'd buy a new car. If I'm not allowed to buy a new car....

350z...

Engine swap with a nice V8 something.
Chassis and suspension upgrade to cope with the new engine / weight distribution.
New gearbox / clutch to cope with the above.
Big brakes.
Lighten the body as much as possible to mitigate weight gain from engine swap - heck if I have £100k I could probably get a lot of panels made out of CF. In fact I'd try to get it to around 1,200kg.
Upgraded Sat Nav / Stereo setup.
Seats which offer more support but aren't painful to sit on/in, which still offer heated cosiness.
Full respray.
 
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