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MONS CUSTOMS
Introducing the
Renwoo Merci Monstertruck
Dear Treadkillers crew,
You are no strangers to rebuilding cars and we are no strangers to rebuilding cars, so let’s cut to the chase. After receiving the old Renwoo in our shop, it didn’t run well. So we fixed up the old three-banger, put some new oil into the car, checked the parking brake cable, and did some slow-speed drifting in the parking lot. After not a long while we burned through the clutch and brakes, and the third hop onto the curb broke the suspension and bent the chassis. We took this as a test to see which parts of the old Renwoo were sturdy enough to keep. Needless to say, the only part of the car we could keep was the shell. So we took out our torches, grinders, saws and duck-tape and got to work, and well… let the results speak for itself:
Concept: Monstertruck
That’s right. Who doesn’t think MONSTERTRUCK when looking at a Renwoo Merci? We didn’t. But after we took the shell off the broken fame and it was just sitting on its belly on the shop floor, we had an epiphany. We attached it to the shop hoist, raised it 8 ft into the air, and voila! The bare shell floating in midair screamed “Monstertruck”. We just had to get the right ingredients for it.
Engineering: BIG V8, BIG TIRES, BIG SUSPENSION
We looked around the shop to see what we could use. First and foremost, the car needed a custom chassis that could withstand monstertruck duty abuse. We gathered a bunch of scrap metal and welded a chassis together. Then we scavenged an old Mons 8.1L V8, polished it up a bit, and mounted it in the chassis. It is mated to a modern sequential 6-speed with ultra-low gear custom 4x4 drive. Should be no problem pulling a wheelie with this one! The only piece we had to source outside the shop are the tires. We debated mounting tractor tires, but opted to get the real deal, and mount spec monster truck tires instead.
Creature comforts: …
Hahahahahahaaaa!!! Oh, you mean, like seriously? Ok. Well, we have a racing bucket for your bum, steering wheel for your hands, and three bare metal pedals for your feet. Your hands also have alternate resting places, including the sequential shifter, hand brake, a few electric dials, and - in an emergency - a fire extinguisher. What more do you need?
Capability: Yes
In terms of the old Renwoo:
10x more engine capacity
30x more power
20x more suspension travel
5x more interior space per occupant
-5x occupancy
1000x more fun
In closing, we’d like to thank our sponsors who sustained us with ample chicken wings and duck-tape. Without them, this project would not have been possible.
Sincerely,
Mons Customs
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Oh, it’s good to see you again cake_ape!
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Thanks Maverick! I’ll try to be a bit more active again and pick up the <ahem> stuff that I left unfinished. I’m aiming for slow but steady.
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Renwoo Merci "Taz Devil"
In order to create the Taz Devil, TSX Performance takes a humble Renwoo Merci, chops it up and plops it on top of a short-wheelbase Fujimi Roamer Campo chassis, with a solid rear axle, two-speed transfer case and locking differentials. It also gets a 4.7 litre turbodiesel V8 from the larger Roamer, tuned up to 251 kW and 884 Nm of torque. For ultimate off-road performance, it gets upgraded dampers and coil springs, along with chunky 35 inch tyres and beadlock rims. Up front, the interior gets a full makeover, with modern seats and a pair of digital displays, while on the outside there are extending side mirrors, new fenders, high-intensity headlamps, rock sliders, a steel front bar, a skidplate and an electronic winch. The star of the show is in the rear – a custom, all-aluminium tray bed that finishes off the build.
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What do you get when you combine Kustom Kulture, a 360 sprint car, and a Renwoo Merci?
You get an Amalgamación. That’s what you get.
With a custom chassis and front end, this car goes from a french family car to a mod-bod straight from Ed Roth’s garage. That’s not where all the changes were, though…
You’ve got over 750 horses underneath you, fitted under a cartoonishly large air filter. This monster will send you flying down the highway at 230 miles per hour, hitting 9000 RPM while doing so. If you wanted safety, however, boy do we have something for you…
A chrome rollcage, and one singular racing seat. What more do you need?
Also, don’t even think about doors; they’re welded shut. To get in, you’ve gotta do what the non-wing drivers do: step on the back wheel, step on the roll cage, then lower yourself in.
Wheelie bar though, for your troubles. Wanna see it in action?
Amalgamación. It’s terrifying for everyone involved.
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With the last two days on the clock.
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“WTF is a sympos-- symphonic-- arachnid…?”
The word “symposium” nowadays refers to professional conferences of sorts, but its literal and original meaning in Greek is “drinking together”, and refers to a particular institution in ancient Greece: a post-dinner drinking party that was meant to be a mix of revelry and discussion. A drinking conference, if you will.
The Symposiarch was the leader of the Symposium, deciding what was to be drunk and how strong, what the discussion themes were to be among the symposiasts (attendees), and so on.
What do you do if you want to enjoy the carefree open-air cruising in inimitable Gallic style of a Renwoo Merci, but are burdened with things like friends, legs, friends with legs, standards, friends with standards, or worse, all of the above? Merci beaucoup? De rien! We take a Merci, and… -evil mustache-twisting honhonhon laughter-… modify it.
Mercilessly (if you’ll pardon the expression) drawn and quartered, it shall be! Or- er… the other way around: quartered and drawn. Stretched and widened, the space between the quarters filled in with sheetmetal and various weld/brace/rivet/ducttape contraptioneering, the result now actually has room for four. Of course, you can’t just throw a high-quality handmade interior into any old tub and call it a luxury car, so we dressed up the outside to match.
On the way to your symposium, relax as the butter-smooth, whisper-quiet turbo flat-6 propels this living room on wheels, riding on a well-tuned double-wishbone/multilink hydropneumatic suspension.
If you need entertainment, there’s a modern infotainment screen discreetly hidden in the dash, controlled by a whatchamacallit in the front armrest.
When the screen is hidden, a Vanden Weelderigplas clock is there for you to not mind too much.
Once you’ve arrived, deploy the Symposiarch - open up the roof, turn the front seats around, pop open the refrigerator in the center console, and enjoy your time.
Beverages are included. De Rien! [“you’re welcome!”]
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AAAAAAAND CLOSED
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Result in soon
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It’s been a while since results closed, but is there any update on the results?
Yeah, sorry. I Had been busy over the weekends and Hand Long workdays. I already have my notes and Ranking. I Just need to Bring them to paper
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That’s fine. Shit does tend to happen IRL. I am looking forward to the results post when it does drop.