What was the first car you modded and what did you do?

[hotwheels]

my first real attempt and (modding), and i call it modding, cause i am building something for me..Not to worried about what everyone else think's i should build.
It is this 1992 mustang gt. When i bought it, it had 52,000 original mile's, since then, i have added an entire maximum motorsport's suspension, (that way i can drag race and scca race), i added an x2cmotorsport's version 2 transmission (5speed) it is supposed to be good for up to 1200hp, i also added a mclead sfi bellhousing and flywheel shield, an aluminum driveshaft, heavy duty yokes and ujoints....then the turbo set up, it started out as a kit from a now defunct company, several year's back. I recieved most of the part's, but not what i had paid for. After almost a year of cutting and welding i finally got her together so she can run. The best it has done on the track is a 12.2 at 115mph.........

here is a pic of the turbo set up that i cobbled together........

[radrambler]

this is my 1971 camaro that i did back in 1991-3...my first resto-mod ride...car started as an all original 71- 307 -3 spd manual..no option car.it was a local two owner w/ original paint....$500.oo. bought me this not running up on blocks 71 out of a guys back yard...damn was it solid.....dirty as hell and all there..
completely pull it down....replaced front fender with gm..(i had just got a job at the local chevy dealer parts dept. after i started the car ) and drivers door skin.....pulled and blasted subframe .painted it.stripped body down .intalled a fiberglass cowl hood and had painter at the dealership shoot torch red ppg concept on it..intalled all poly bushings .every working park on the suspension and brakes was repalced .stiffer springs.intalled a 3:90 gear in a disc trans am posi 10 bolt rear..intalled a muncie 4 spd...scattershield 11 clutch...and my the first motor i ever built ..350-30 over forged flat top trws...comp 292 hyd cam ..ported th 186 casting heads(with help from local head building gu-ru) rpm intake 780 holley and ak 5000 headers...all chevy chrome trim...last but not least...torq thrust mags had just came back out from american racing....man i loved that car . ....got interested in a woman...and sold it to pay off bills .....MY WORST MOVE IN LIFE EVER.....

well here it is .. my first kick ass car...

[RussMS]

My only attempt at modifying a car of any kind was a truck.

My father died in 1985 and I inherited a white 1981 Ford F-250.

Among the wonderful features this vehicle had were a 300 straight 6. No functioning speakers or radio the same ratty interior that it came with when he bought it from a local power company. No A/C. It was a nightmare to drive, but it was my Dad's truck and being 14, I didnt know much better.

My first modifcation was the radio. I bought the cheapest one I could find at a local junkyard and installed it. After shredding most of the dash with a screwdriver and a hammer, I had installed my first radio. It had a tape player, but that was about it. Not knowing anything about stereos I ran 5 6X9s behind the seat with that little 4watt radio. It was laughable but it played. I went thru 2 more steros in that truck and learned a lot abot wattage and how to get better sound as opposed to just having more speakers. That was the first of 20 or so radios I have installed for myself or others over the years.

Next item of importance (to me) was the appearance. It was still a white work truck. I actually got this change right the first time. Fire Engine red with a Charcoal Gray. Looked suprisingly good despite all the people that turned up their noses when I told em what I was doing.

Rims and tires came next. I went with 16" chrome rims with huge oversized tires. I was determined to have all the tires the same size so I had almost 2" spacers added to the front springs.

The truck was sold in 1989 to a man that turned it back into a work truck. In a way, I am glad. That was what it was always meant to be anyway and its still cool to see a spot of charcoal gray and fire engine red still driving down the road. Who knows, one day I might buy it back again. Just for the memories.