?What If Garage

Projects & Services

Every build starts
with a question

Four vehicles with no direct precedent, and the shop-built tools that make them possible. Images are concept renders unless noted.

The builds

White 1991 Toyota Camry in a shopIn progress

1991 Toyota Camry LE

Drag Monster Camry

What if Grandma's Camry ran high-10s and still drove home?

A tube-chassis EcoBoost sleeper with full carbon bodywork and its own ground-up operating system, hiding under a body that still looks exactly like a 1991 Camry.

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Concept render of a purple Miata with a BMW E39-style front endIn progress

Mazda MX-5 (NC2)

Bespoke Miata

What if a Miata wore a BMW E39's face, and nobody could tell?

A canyon carver with a custom composite E39-style front end, a second engine swap to EcoBoost, and a rotary knob that reveals its real personality.

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Concept render of a purple BMW F10 with green kidney grille trimIn progress

2011 BMW 535i (F10)

Joker F10

What if BMW Individual and BMW M took the F10 further, for one very particular owner?

An OEM+ grand tourer built around a forged N55 engine program, with a deliberately restrained purple, black and carbon theme.

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Concept render of a white 1990s minivan on a dirt roadSourcing donor

Mid-1990s Chrysler AS minivan

Rally Monster Van

What if a family camping minivan could compete in real rally?

An Evo-powered, competition-spec rally minivan that's also a genuine family camper, with a sliding door that doubles as part of the roll cage.

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Shop toolIn design

Shop-built tool

Hydraulic Lift Table

What if a lift table knew exactly where every ram was?

A four-ram hydraulic lift table with tilt, custom safety controls and sensors that double-check each other.

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Shop toolIn design

Shop-built tool

Engine Stand

What if an engine stand was built to last, not to a price?

A 650–700 lb engine stand with sealed bearings and a worm gearbox, designed for the shop and as a future product.

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Shop toolIn design

Shop-built tool

Engine Hoist

What if the tools were the training?

A fabricated engine hoist, built for the welding and machining practice rather than to save money.

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Services

One-off builds

Vehicles with no direct precedent. If it's already been done, it isn't a What If build.

  • Drivetrain swaps and adapter plates
  • Tube chassis and cages
  • Sleepers that still drive home

Electronics & software

Not head unit swaps. Ground-up infotainment, vehicle networks and custom control modules.

  • Custom infotainment software
  • CAN bus architecture
  • Body control and wiring design

Fabrication & composites

Scan-to-mold carbon fiber and chassis work, made to look factory.

  • 3D scan, CNC buck, mold, layup
  • Docol R8 tube chassis
  • Shop-built tooling

Documented builds

Every decision recorded and every build filmed, so the work is useful beyond the car.

  • Build videos
  • Engineering write-ups
  • Sponsors on the shop's own terms

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