Quote from tiffany :

One of my favorite mods to cruise in! Great mod.

Cheers.. Glad u liked it

Vehicle mod: ELIIN0R
Details page: https://www.lfs.net/files/vehmods/2DABB9

SHORT DESCRIPTION:

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RWD V8 powered muscle car.. a classic one

DESCRIPTION:

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Well known vehicle due to movie "gone in 60 seconds" starring Nicolas Cage
Used real life specification
Based on 1967 Ford Shelby GT500
4 Configurations
-default
-no hood
-lightbar
-lightbar + no hood
Driver side Switch ability

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Quote from Majdlfsonline :

crazy ideas with the king of modding , Amazing work bro !

Cheers bro so glad u liked this... Thing

Vehicle mod: MAXXX
Details page: https://www.lfs.net/files/vehmods/F942A2

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Huge Truck With a 4WD V8

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Originally a Ford F650, but modified with extended 6 door crew cabin built on a truck chassis.
4WD V8
5500 KG
Driver Switch support
Lightbar configuration
3 setups : default, offroad & lightbar
4 skins : default, Camo, Police & EMS

Real Life History of the build:

Tropical Cabines was one of the companies impacted by the closure of Ford's production in Brazil. Founded in 1985 in Marechal Cândido Rondon, Paraná, the company that started by creating double-cabin versions of Ford and Chevrolet pickup trucks ended up specializing in adaptations, whether for style or specific needs of companies and customers.

the F-Maxx, a huge pickup truck measuring 7.5 meters in length and 5.95 m in wheelbase (measurement greater than the entire length of a RAM 1500). And what justifies this is the chassis, which in the last units produced was a Ford Cargo 1723, that is, a truck.
This is the most equipped and luxurious example, with a refrigerator, three sunroofs, WiFi network for up to 55 devices and a sound system with four 10″ subwoofers installed in sealed boxes on the floor. Stainless steel grille, LED headlights from a version of the Ford Ranger that only exists in Europe and 22.5-inch polished aluminum wheels complete the exotic look.
The engine is a six-cylinder Cummins 6.7 turbodiesel. It's the ISB 6.7, basically the same engine as the RAM 2500, accompanied by a 10-speed single-clutch automatic transmission. The final ratio of the differential is lengthened to make the ride more comfortable and (try to) reduce consumption. The suspension still has a truck structure, at the base, with a rigid axle and parabolic springs, but air bags allow you to change the height and make the ride more comfortable.
Inside, the dashboard is from an F-250 with the necessary modifications. That's because it was necessary to install an air parking brake, while in the pickup it was on the pedal. The driving position is as privileged as that of a truck driver, which the F-Maxx is nonetheless. There is good ergonomics and the controls are all very accessible.
there is no F-Maxx like this one, and apparently there won't be any. Tropical Cabines, which produced the pickup, ended its activities due to the end of Ford's production in Brazil.

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Quote from Gutholz :

Did you know that Westhill Circuit had bought three P50 as promotion for the 2007 Grand Prix?
They are still in use today!




One is used as a service/track safety vehicle and the other two are used for advertisement and special events.
Imagine crashing your car and while you hang in the belts upside-down, this guy pulls up next to you:


The zip-file contains two "race" versions and a "service" version and the svg-vector file.
Anyone is free to make their own variants.
bayanofmansorofisky: if you want, you may also include them with the mod.
The bumpers are not skinnable, instead their colors have to be set with the color-sliders to match the skins.

(The "wrench & broom" logo is sourced from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Logo_Klarschiff_HRO.svg under Creative Commons CC0 and the crossed flags were also some CC0 file)

Nice shots & interesting Peice of history!
I'll seek into adding these skins they look amazing, nice work

Nice.. Im currently working on a monster of a pickup, its a ford f650 aka Ford F MAXX, It's a 6 door cab.. Big boy I'd say

Next mod planned will be a 2013 Audi RS4 Avant.
Maybe after these two are finished I'll look onto some military vehicles aswell.. Perhaps the humvee

Quote from [OD :

Jardim;2015485"]Nice bus, but a little fast lol.

Thanks, yep both engine and weight need a little tweak

Quote from manolixsvouros :

I love it!, I love everytime I see new bus in mod list! keep it up!

Thank you!

Vehicle mod: TSV8
Details page: https://www.lfs.net/files/vehmods/3F213F

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Modern V8 Powered Travel Bus

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Luxurious bus, a maniac driver & a V8... Welcome aboard on the TSV8
Take the wheel of a 9 tonner bus
Luxurious interior
Good visibility
Supports driver side swap
Supports Skining
Includes some skins

Mod is still a work in progress please be patient and constructive feedback is welcome
Keep on hauling...

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Quote from Ibtasim6781 :

Cute soapbox with wheels 👍

a minor thing: The dashboard is a bit cursed when using the driver side on the Right (2nd attachment)

Yep i realized that, thanks

Quote from M3THANOL :

Always keep in mind what you are building and which wheels are the driven wheels, if its a FWD or AWD car, the front wheels are driven and as such your scrub needs to be right or you will have a car that wants to rip the wheel out of your hands more often because the front wheels have to handle putting the power down, braking and steering.

On a RWD car the front wheels only have to handle steering and braking so there is one less force to worry about. However, if you have too much offset you will then find the wheel ripping out of your hands when you hit a curb or if your fronts lock up under braking and then regain traction. This comes back to the "lever" action between the tyre and the ball joint.

Okay I have typed an essay but I am sure it will make sense

Thank you so much for this valuable information!
I have no where so yes this wil definitely help me get stuff done properly.. Cheers!

Quote from Evolution_R :

To me it looks like the offset is negative?

I think i just said a shitload of nonsense lol
Ok so the real thing, the vertical imaginary axis on the wheel itself should cross with the axis of the blue tube (half upright) in the point of where the wheel touch the ground.

Quote from Evolution_R :

I guess there is the same issue with BZG SUV? I need to reduce the offset, right? Not making it 0 or negative?

EDIT - I'm confused... in the attached screenshots, point 1 or point 2 should I take into consideration?
The top part of the wheel or the bottom is the starting point?

As i understood, the less the offset the less the wheel rotation center is far from the pivot point (ball joint)
So in theory when there's longer offset then there's longer rotation diameter and the center of the wheel move while rotating aswell, where the ideal scenario is the wheel rotating around it's central point wiwh is almost rigid.
That central point is in the middle of the half upright arm (the blue tube)
So the less offset the more center the wheel or the rotation point is more realistic, but definitely not 0
I hope i got that right

Last edited by bayanofmansorofisky, Fri 22 Jul 2022, 20:26.

Quote from M3THANOL :

Sorry should have elaborated.
You need to reduce the offset a lot to stop the violent torque steer/ snap that the steering does when turning and accelerating. This is a real issue on many LFS mods that are either front wheel drive or four wheel drive. You can then correct for the reduced track width by increasing the Lower Arm Length and Upper Arm Length to bring it back to what you want.

Just using offset to widen the track width is only okay on the rear wheels which don't steer but when you do that on the front wheels you drastically increase the distance between the centerline of the tyre/ wheel and the ball joint/ pivot point for the wheel to steer around. You would have the same issue in real life if you had wide spacers on your wheels. It all comes down to scrub radius and if you have positive scrub radius it causes these issues that I am referring to. This is also made worse by the large diameter wheels and tyres

Read this if you would like to get a better grasp of what I mean.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/effect-wheel-offset-change-scrub-radius-bernadus-yuniar-arswendo/

I got what you mean and will adjust in next update.. Thank you very much for the detailed response

Quote from M3THANOL :

Hey dude, cool mod but your front wheel offset needs to be fixed, its violent on the wheel

Thanks for the note, but may i have more info?
You mean it needs more offset ?

Vehicle mod: HUMHII
Details page: https://www.lfs.net/files/vehmods/2F33A3

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V8 4×4 SUV

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a V8 powered vehicle based on HUMMER H2
Engine Specs are Not matching the real life version
Includes many Skins
Driver Switch side
Traction Control
ABS
Default configuration
Offroad Configuration
Advanced skin template.
More to come in next updates.

Rims made by VladM.

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Quote from Filsoof :

Oh wow that was so helpful lol, first edit with your tips and it's a 100 times better for higher speeds Thank you so much! I love it, so fun to drive.

Glad you like it, ty

Quote from Filsoof :

I understand this is a 4x4, but a more road dedicated setup would be awesome - especially for being cop I tried to do this myself, but I'm not very good at setups. Something less bouncy.

the limitations on default setups count is 4, so that limits me from adding more setups
The 4 default ones i made to showcase the 4 different variants with a small difference between some of them.
I can help you with making a setup for high speed cruise,
It depends on stability and grip, so i suggest :
lowering the vehicle height
Adding a bit of stiffness but not too much as it will be bouncy then
More bump damping
I wouldn't change the anit roll imo
Using road_super tires with medium pressure
And maybe change the differential lock
That should do it i think

Quote from Ibtasim6781 :

Nice
Found a few issues skin-related

· 4th color slider also paints that back panel on the sides. This affects all 4 configurations. Most noticeable when using FIRE config (7th and 8th screenshot)

· When painting that part of the skin template it also paints the aforementioned panels

For reference: Green with Black and Green with Pink is default skin but using color sliders, and Grey with Red is a custom skin

Yep, thanks for the note.
It's actually not an issue, i mapped them that way but didn't think it all through as i was mainly worried about if a skin gonna have details on the side of the cab it will stretch on the back side of the cab so i seperated them..
I'll let the 4th slider effect the configuration only and propaply just make the back of the can mapped with the sides.. So avoid making writings or a details in a texture on the edges as i will stretch

Quote from twit :

hot

No u

Quote from Sponge :

Awesome little ‘car’ Keeping momentum and very careful steering is key with this beast..

hehe thanks man, Lovely Smookin Skin.. 5 more minutes and the thing is an oven!

Quote from Ibtasim6781 :

It's attached to the "main" body (color slider #1). Windshield wiper is also coloured by that slider.
Was thinking if maybe you could make a separate slider for them and also add an square in the skin template so it applies the custom skin color on it.

Update: I was looking at the attachments and I noticed the steering wheel column is showing the skin

Ok

Quote from Ibtasim6781 :

my pp has hole what do (attachment #1)

btw when using custom skins that aren't white the inside part of the car and the engine stay white

Does it hurt? I'll fix soon
The interior is Colorable seperately by a slider... init?

Finally done patching up the new truck model

This time im sure it's from a legit source
Now the technical work begins.

Quote from ivo_drifta :

Looks so good!
I can't wait be done and drive it!

Thanks, although I've got some good news & bad news.

The bad news is : the dodge RAM model i used here turned out to be not genuine from the uploader and it's most likely ripped off frim somewhere.. That being said.
The good news is that it's gonna be a Toyota Hilux instead.
An old Toyota hilux that is slightly modified to fit all these stuff.
And I'm yet to finish that then combine all stuff together.. Again.
at least this time it's legitimately is correct