What happens over tech pool with a brand new 2020 engine? Surely the engine wouldn’t be restricted by the original engine that’s getting weighed in?
it doesn’t, actually, so i was trying to give everyone information in the hopes others would as well 
Good point. Initially I did not allow full engine swaps, so I did not think about that when I changed my mind. Let me think about it quickly.
I hate to limit people too much, but the engine is actually the only (very) good part of the car…
Updated the rules with TP allocation for an engine swap and an increased price. Rules will be closing later tonight.
Presenting the restored Leyland P76 from Lightning Garage
What we have done to the car…
The engine is the original, restored and modernised with electronic ignition and EFI
The body has been cleaned up, the front is redesigned, true to the original, the fenders is slightly widened to house some wider tires. Discrete bodymoldings has been added to replace the bumpers.
The interior is completely reworked in black leather and custom made dashboard with the latest in climate control and infotainment.
This is a subtle modernisation of the car to make it a comfortable and exciting ride.
Price, 36300
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LMJ DESIGN TAKES ON THE LEYLAND P76
Up front, we modified the grille, now it looks more like a muscle car and less like a panda having a hangover. Some genuine Häkka Black headlights (originally intended for BMW but suits the Leyland exactly as well) complements the grille treatment - and are fully street legal, those are no spray tint hodge podge jobs. Slimmed down bumperettes replaces the clumsy front bumper, small LED turn signals are incorporated in the front vents. A custom front spoiler and hood scoops further enhances the muscle car inspired styling.
For a sportier look, we put some vents in the front fenders. The sides are shaved from all unnecessary trim for a cleaner look, and the parts still left are blacked out. Side markers are replaced with small, modern LED units. Classic bullet type mirrors are installed, as well as meaty 17" rubber on genuine split wheels, making the car hug the road. We also fixed the old hodge podge custom job when someone, for some reason welded the vents in the right C-pillar shut.
(OOC, I guess you forgot to mirror the fixture but it made for an interesting take)
Even in the rear, we installed a slimmed down bumper, complemented by a custom rear pan. The blacked out panel now has taillights from a 1967 Pontiac GTO. Further retro touches are rear window louvers and a flip-up glass sunroof - both necessary accesories if you wanted to be king of the road 40 years ago. To top it all off, we finished it off in a pearlescent red that has a subtle copper sparkle in the sun.
We installed the dashboard from a S197 Ford Mustang, retro muscle car looks with modern ergonomy, and like most of the interior it is refurbished in black leather and alcantara. The dated 00s sound system was however replaced with modern touchscreen infotainment.
Neither are the rear passengers compromised, they ride as much in comfort as you do up front.
But that was the aesthetics, how about the important stuff, the mechanics?
To start with, we dug into the British Leyland parts bin, and replaced the front and rear suspension with their finest parts, sourced from the Jaguar XJ6. Even though the Jag brakes were among the best on the market in the 70s, they don’t really stand up to modern stuff, so we installed larger rotors and ABS. An aftermarket electric power steering system makes for relaxed driving around town. Power output of the engine is bumped up to 286 hp with a hot camshaft, tubular headers, raised compression and an aftermarket fuel injection system, and of course we mated it all to a modern six speed transmission.
All of this fits inside your budget, keep $100 for filling up the tank and having fun!
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Less than 4 days until the end of this lemon of a challenge
(I am so sorry, it ended up being a real bad idea and execution for a challenge, let’s move on quickly and forget about it. Thanks to all those who endured until now! Still some time for other masochists to enter.)
What? I see nothing wrong with this ARM at all?
Yeah, some discussions with other it seemed it was not exciting or fun for many and they gave up. I can understand, not an exciting car and not a crowd pleaser, and I asked to keep it not too exciting and authentic while the base car is pretty bad, with tight margins… I forgot a bit about the fun part of ARM and just focused on the challenging part, too much it seems according to many.
Mea culpa. I personally would have liked to enter such an ARM, but I like those kind of tight challenges and can understand not everyone does, hehe
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The quality limitations and other restrictions on morph were a turn off, particularly with a car like this which screams extreme changes to be relevant.
About 16 hours left for submissions
Received entries from @Knugcab and @Mikonp7
Received an ad but no entry from @Ch_Flash
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Leyland P76 “22 Acacia Avenue” by Wynott’s Garage
We don’t remember everything we did to it, but this about it:
- lots of repairs (because Leyland)
- a salvaged multilink rear suspension
- full engine overhaul, converted to fuel injection
- it’s no supercar but we can confirm it goes to about 150mph
- a full “high quality” entertainment suite from AliExpress, with a custom sculpted shelf tweeter by a local artist (looks like some building in Sydney)
- A green high-metallic paint job with all-gold detailing to support the Wallabies
Regarding the brief, I’ll add that the 1000$ quality point buy was a slight annoyance and probably my downfall (beyond the gold overload)
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Leyland P76 Prestige
BY SUNSET GARAGE
Poise, prestige and elegance. Things you wouldn’t typically associate with Sunset Garage’s restomods. And yet, that’s what the P76 Prestige embodies. Our efforts this time focused on refining the existing elements and creating a unique glimpse into the past, present and future all in one.
Using the iconic, original Leyland V8, but with modern advancements like fuel injection and VVT, we were able to take this classic and make it supremely reliable, yet torquey and 75hp faster. We also introduced some modern safety features and reworked the suspension for better handling and more adjustability, so you can have both your performance and luxury without compromise. This may not be our most exciting build ever, but sportiness remains in its’ DNA!
Luxury was a big focus with this build. We gave it a completely custom interior slathered in two tone semi-aniline leather, modern screens, and forged carbon fiber. It also has a 15-speaker Jay Beal sound system to truly become immersed in your favorite songs!
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The Leyland P76/210 Interdictor
Still as Australian as all Hell, this design proposal includes 80s design cues such as a shovel-nose front end and a full digital cluster, plus 21-st century niceties like port injection, multilink suspension, an 8-speed automatic transmission - complete with an ultra-modern integrated infotainment and a cushy 4-seater-only interior. The 210 is for 210 (or, more accurately, 207) kW - the power that can be extracted out of the Rover-derived mill. All without any falling out windows.
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Mr. USWAGON, you know that if you trace it even further back, it is actually Buick derived? 
Who doesn’t. Buick kept the iron block version though, and that’s the “Buick small block” to me.
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I was only a bit worried when an Y-body nut was mentioning it as being Rover derived, haha.
Preface
Amelia was in the office when she received an email from Liam.
“Please look at those proposals I mailed to you and let me know which ones I should pursue more. Thx. L.”
As the CFO of Liam’s company, she was used to receive all these proposal. However, she was not ready for these. She had a big pile on her desk. Who still prints out documents she wondered…
“What the heavenly cloud is that!? I should never have told him my father was a mechanic…”
She flipped through the 6 dossiers Liam sent her. Looks like he wants to pimp out his old piece of shit Leyland. She shrugged, but decided to handle this like any proposal she would normally review.
Leyland P76 (Lightning)
There was a post-it on it.
“LOOKS NEAT, PRESTIGIOUS AND FAST!”
Well, that is very helpful boss, she thought.
She perused the specs of the proposal, definitely fast. It retains and tunes the original engine to 278hp with EFI. Interior is full luxury, it seems they tool great care in removing all the old upholstery and structure to make something actually of quality. Otherwise, this was pretty damn authentic.
A bit of a gas guzzler, but what do you expect from this old lemon. Not very sporty tho, despite the side decals on it.
Interior seems sparse for a luxury offering and a daily driver however, but the exterior is cohesive, but a bit… maybe aggressive?
“I’ll let the boss judge the looks, I never could figure out what he actually likes…” she mumbled.
After she comes back to this proposal and had looked at them all, she decided to axe this.
“Not good enough for the boss.”
Status: Rejected
(A good proposal, cohesive, the most authentic entry of them all, however it has the worst reliability of them all, second worse drivability/service costs. Not all bad tho, it's the least unique offering BUT the most prestigious, good styling, decent offroad and the top performance offering - just not enough to make a difference here.)Leyland P76/210 Interdictor
“NOW THIS IS DIFFERENT, I DO LIKE THE FRONT OF THE LEYLAND USUALLY…”
Another helpful note she thought.
“Dot dot dot but I like this better or but I hate it, thanks boss”
That seems already a stronger proposal that the previous option already. Good reliability, seems incredibly comfortable and drivable, good running costs.
It is certainly unique, much more than the Lightning proposal. The front end has been completely shaved down and replaced. Interdictor indeed, but without knowing actually what the boss thinks, she’ll reserve her judgment.
They did more extensive modifications here as well, multilink rear, original engine was kept but enhanced with EFI and VTT for a good 276hp. Seems some panel gaps were “fixed” and won’t be rattling anymore. Transmission is tuned with a TON of overdrive with an auto 8-speed, looks like the only entry to replace the whole thing and not just add more gears.
Otherwise, a full premium offering inside. The rendering makes it serviceable, detailed and more in line with a Premium option than Luxurious, which makes more sense.
“That is certainly a good one.”
Status: Moving to next round...
Leyland P76 22 Acacia Avenue
Amelia opened the next dossier. Another very helpful and borderline note.
“SEXY MAMA!!!”
She sighed. Sometimes…
Now, this looks like a very strong entry. Top line reliability, good comfort, very drivable, that makes it a great daily driver! Unique and still prestigious and very sporty as well. The VTT enhanced original engine makes less hp that the other proposals but it still one of the sportiest offering. Panel gaps were also addressed here, and this is also a premium offering, although it include electric variable steering and active comfort suspension.
Decidedly less authentic, but overall a very good proposal.
“I am not hating the look” she said to herself. The green and … gold-ish mix is very striking, it screams look at me! Liam will have to judge for himself. Definitely a keeper.
Status: Moving to next round...
Leyland P76 Low’n’Slow #1 by Treadkillers
“WHAT THE HELL, PINK!? PINSTRIPING? I LOVE IT!!”
A bit more helpful here boss, thanks.
It is definitely striking, very detailed, cabrio… oh wait, this actually has its roof cut up but not reinforced. Since this is not a body-on-frame, this could lead to safety and rigidity issues. Unfortunate.
What is more unfortunate is the specs on this thing. Not very good reliability, the worst comfort (for a low rider?), low drivability, complete gas guzzler because… well, they retained carbs on it. Certainly more authentic.
At least it gets good service costs, and it is certainly unique! The details are very good, interior is incredibly well crafted, and all the faults of the original craftmanship were removed and only top quality components went into redoing the interior. Same with the suspension with a full rebuild around an hydropneumatic system.
All the changes should be pointing to a very comfortable and drivable proposal, but it does not translate.
Very unfortunately, she really quite liked it and would have laughed seeing her boss driving this…
Status: Rejected
(One of the top style entry, very very good craftmanship. However, the chopped roof on a monocoque is a big no, especially with a convertible body available - I did not think about this case and it was probably a way to save 1000 AMU, still borderline. However, the entry was just not good enough stats wise, finishing at the bottom in most of them unfortunately. For styling alone you could have won tho!)Leyland P76 by LMJ Design
Well well well. This is a striking look, but also a muted one with all the dark plastic. A great contrast. The boss thought so as well.
“THIS LOOKS PROPER MENACING, REMINDS ME OF EVERYTHING I LOVE ABOUT MUSCLE CARS!”
Another helpful one, but clearly he only looked at the pictures and did not bother reading anything in the proposal… sigh
The styling is very striking indeed, simple but muscle-y. It has proper stance. Interior is also well crafted but a bit simple, even if it’s only premium.
Another original engine (they all kept it, this was a good engine at least), but with 285hp this one, the biggest of the bunch! Beside fixing panel gaps and going with electric variable steering andswitching to dual double wishbone setup, pretty authentic entry.
It does have nice reliability, but not the top comfort or drive. Best running costs of them all tho, and very very sporty with great performance. A very good proposal.
She finished her notes for the boss and decided to keep this one as well.
Status: Moving to next round...
Leyland P76 Prestige by Sunset Garage
“LOOKS LIKE A PROPER P76”
Another helpful one, great.
Very simple… exterior. Some elements enhanced and modernized, but it is very close to the original. The interior is extremely well crafted for a Luxury offering. That is a good start!
Very reliable, good comfort, very drivable, it seems to have everything going for it. Service costs are not great however, but very sporty. It would not do super great offroad, but serviceable.
Internals were upgraded here and there - multilink with active comfort system, VTT with EFI upgraded engine, feels authentic otherwise.
Seems like a strong contender for sure, another keeper.
Status: Moving to next round...
Epilogue
Well, that was it thought Amelia. She made tons of notes, hoping the boss will check them, but Liam is known to be kind of a hot head.
In any case, it’s his choice from now on, she can move to actual business.
Still, that was a nice change of pace for her.
Results: We have 4 entries moving to the next round.
@Texaslav
@Ludvig
@Knugcab
@HelloHi
OOC: Sorry about the long delay, was sick last week and did not have access to my PC a lot in the last few days.
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Any news about this? 