1987 SVP Bearclaw Platinum
by MTL Customs & Tuning
OOC: Let’s get the ball rolling!
Greetings Mr. Davis,
Please find the following proposal to restore your prized 1987 Bearclaw.
The Concept
Here at MTL C&T we were really surprised at the state of the donor car, a very well maintained SVP Bearclaw and we understand you are looking for more out of it. Well, you contacted the right crew!
Such an well known car needs to stay true to its root and we would love to pay our respect. We know you like the car, you acquired it, so we’re not here to reinvent the wheel - we’re here to package it in a new shell and spruce up performance all around.
Keep it simple, but classy. We hope you will like what we propose.
The Engine
The engine will be mostly untouched. We will keep the same iron cast block, but we plan to upgrade it to a 4-valve cammer. This 5.L beast could then reach 7500 rpm and extract 500hp out the B5A1 V8! Again, nothing fancy in there - we simply modernize it and upgrade the injection system and exhaust.
The result will be a powerful but still tame V8, considering the ouput it will generate. A true sleeper in your hand, but not an uncontrollable race car or tuner setup.
This should be enough to allow a top speed of nearly 205 mph, as well as a sub-4 seconds acceleration from 0 to 60. You’ll never get stuck behind when the greenlight pops.
The Handling
In tandem with that kind of power, we will provide exceptional handling for such an iconic beast, with a perfect 50/50 balance. We plan to maintain the simple springs but upgrade to semi-active dampers and sway bars, we also should overhaul the front and rear suspension with wishbone front and multilink rear.
The gearbox will not be modified, keeping the 5 gears, and will coupled with the original geared LSD. Wheels and brakes are beefed up, with wider rear wheels for that extra grip and acceleration. Undertray will be improved for flow as well, adding simple aerodynamic upgrades all over.
Finally, the hydraulic steering will be upgraded, and ESC added. All in all, with a more robust suspension, the cornering ability should skyrocket with over 1.20g in tight corner and over 1.30g on wide turns!!
We hope you are planning to have fun with it!
The Styling
The original interior will be retained in spirit but reupholstered completely and upgraded to more sporty lightweight components.
A state of the art infotainment system with a new climate control system will be installed.
Also, you are not gonna use this to lug around a full soccer team right? because we remove the rear seats to fit a powerful sound system in the back. Do not worry, we plan to retain a CD player in there for nostalgia.
As a bonus, the rear trunk has been significantly enlarged so that you can fit anything you want on your travels.
Comfortable race seats and steering wheel, plus hydraulic brakes finish the upgrade. No roll cage in there, this is sleeper not track car.
On the outside, we will install a tasteful widebody kit - you won’t look like you are out of a japanese anime or tuner garage, but it will turn heads and we hope, will turn heads with a two tone black and platinum finish.
With a bit of dremel work, new matrix headlight housing will be added in front, while rear taillights will be upgraded to more performant housing while retainig the original look.
Side rear louvers are added to complete the look, as well as a sunroof and a brand new, more aggressive hood with quick release.
We know we said it is not a track car… but if you ever need to take it somewhere, front and rear towing options are present.
Overall, while it retains the original styling touches, it will be truly unique on the road, and looks just plain menacing.
We are eagerly awaiting a response from you and hope this proposal pleases you,
The MTL Customs & Tuning Team