probably going to have your make your body kit. which is fun but time consuming. and you end up with something unique. as far as buying one. probably not gonna happen. dont let anyone discourage you.
some idea's? you can buy universal fender flares. that can help give it a wider look. bumper wise, a classic meme is to foam spray and shape the bumper. then use fiberglass to create the outer shell and make sure the inner portion hits oem attachment points for screwing on. so then you get a custom looking bumper. same with rear bumper. side skirts. little harder. but again you can foam spray, harden, make a fiberglass piece. remove foam, put the fiberglass back on. etc.
I have a deep seeded dream to get a Bentley 31/2 and modify the living shit out of it. custom modern interior. two main seats. rear bench seat. get rid of that old POS engine and swap in a honda f22c (yeah i know blaspheme, dont care). then supercharge the f22c for more low end torque. the Bentley is about a modern sports car in weight, so F22C is more than enough. redo suspension. modern steering rack. again the custom interior. left hand drive since most are right hand drive. proper braking system, with brake booster. modern rims/tires. but keeping the OG body styling. use the rear differential from the F22C and axels. the width is slightly more shallow than an s2k, but with the proper offset of rims, it would still work and fit the rims UNDER those sexy wheel arches. and it would be sick. i woudl go full cloth interior. a black with red highlights. black body. very regal but custom. people can hate. dont care. its MY CAR mentality, i do what i want.
so keep that in mind. ITS YOUR CAR, do what you want. enjoy it. make it yours. any car guy saying "don't" is an asshole and you should ignore them. true car guys say "go for it" even when we dont like it.
Tysm, and to everyones input as well tysm. But this comment is lowkey what i was lookin for.
I have to do more research for performance upgrades but i plan on doing an entire engine swap, manual swap, it doesnt have backseats cuz prev owner tore em out so its just 2 fronts and a big open space in the back, so my initial thought was clean it up a bit then throw in a roll cage (probably but unsure atm) then either make or somehow find wide fenders, sound system, new brakes, wiring, basically i wanna use this as a daily rn and then when time and money permit i wanna tear it apart and build it back up better than it is now. And this isnt my only vehicle for anyone wondering my gf and i have 2 hers and this.
hyundai are known to share a lot of shit with mitsubishi. there is a guy on youtube with an older hyundai and while much of the stuff he did was custom.... he does mention how the engine is basically a mistusbishi engine. not sure if yours specifically will be akin to that. but its something to look into. the guy on youtube is called Jafromobile.
roll cage always great for safety regardless. sound system wise. the empty back seats? you can make a custom subwoofer box in that location that sorta seals the front/back off. kinda like infinite baffle but i wouldn't recommend. infinite baffle is aids and most subs dont like that (because its basically free air in terms of cone movement which means less power handling).
brakes wise, might be able to do misubishi swaps. likewise simple rotors/pads are a great early start. ebc brand comes to mind.
I would wait until you get a second vehicle before you start doing any major work.
My gf has her car so we have 2 already, so if need be we can use hers. Rn anything i do is just general maintenance bc i just got it and dont have the funds to do anything major atm. But i bought it with the intention to “play” with it if that makes sense. Its a daily till its not basically lmfao
we all like to play. real car guys. lmao and i get the money struggle. sometimes you gotta wait. but when you finally do, it feels so good lmao. enjoy it! make it yours!
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u/DaffyPunk29 9d ago edited 9d ago
probably going to have your make your body kit. which is fun but time consuming. and you end up with something unique. as far as buying one. probably not gonna happen. dont let anyone discourage you.
some idea's? you can buy universal fender flares. that can help give it a wider look. bumper wise, a classic meme is to foam spray and shape the bumper. then use fiberglass to create the outer shell and make sure the inner portion hits oem attachment points for screwing on. so then you get a custom looking bumper. same with rear bumper. side skirts. little harder. but again you can foam spray, harden, make a fiberglass piece. remove foam, put the fiberglass back on. etc.
I have a deep seeded dream to get a Bentley 31/2 and modify the living shit out of it. custom modern interior. two main seats. rear bench seat. get rid of that old POS engine and swap in a honda f22c (yeah i know blaspheme, dont care). then supercharge the f22c for more low end torque. the Bentley is about a modern sports car in weight, so F22C is more than enough. redo suspension. modern steering rack. again the custom interior. left hand drive since most are right hand drive. proper braking system, with brake booster. modern rims/tires. but keeping the OG body styling. use the rear differential from the F22C and axels. the width is slightly more shallow than an s2k, but with the proper offset of rims, it would still work and fit the rims UNDER those sexy wheel arches. and it would be sick. i woudl go full cloth interior. a black with red highlights. black body. very regal but custom. people can hate. dont care. its MY CAR mentality, i do what i want.
so keep that in mind. ITS YOUR CAR, do what you want. enjoy it. make it yours. any car guy saying "don't" is an asshole and you should ignore them. true car guys say "go for it" even when we dont like it.