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ya the front looks weird. The headlights look 100x better then the 1st pic but still..I cant wait to see what you plan to do.
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Thanks for all the comments guys. Keep 'em coming! Got some newer pic's to show...
Still lots of body work to go before it's straight. Do you think a custom aluminum grill would look good? I was thinking of using some small round stock with about 1/2" spacing between the "tubes"
nice ride man what are you doing with the interior?
Filling it up with useless college books and clothes!
Too much aluminum? good? bad?
Thanks for all the comments guys. Keep 'em coming! Got some newer pic's to show...
Still lots of body work to go before it's straight. Do you think a custom aluminum grill would look good? I was thinking of using some small round stock with about 1/2" spacing between the "tubes"
nice ride man what are you doing with the interior?
Filling it up with useless college books and clothes!
Too much aluminum? good? bad?
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Yes, I am going to have to agree. I don't believe that RA hood works with it. It just doesn't look right. Now, put an SS hood on that thing, that would be sexy!
Oh yeah, shave that antenna while you are at it.
Oh yeah, shave that antenna while you are at it.
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i think it would look interesting with an ss hood now that you mention it. also, if the ram air scoops came further forward. if you did one of those, got those triangles for the markers and widened the grill i would really like it. as it is now, it looks really good. i thought it looked a little like an import at first, but its coming together now. great job, as far as how much i like it, about the same as before the whole change. but i like pop-ups. keep up the good work, and keep us informed.
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You guys are kidding right? both of those are hiddious.
You guys are kidding right? both of those are hiddious.
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Well, at the beginning of this post, I didn't like it at all. The squared off front looked terrible, but I could tell there was going to be much more work needed.
Now that I see that the front end was smoothed off and rounded, it looks really good IMO. Something completely different. I don't like that RA scoop though. It sits too far up the hood and looks completely out of place.
Now that I see that the front end was smoothed off and rounded, it looks really good IMO. Something completely different. I don't like that RA scoop though. It sits too far up the hood and looks completely out of place.
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Originally posted by Sonar_un
Well, at the beginning of this post, I didn't like it at all. The squared off front looked terrible, but I could tell there was going to be much more work needed.
Now that I see that the front end was smoothed off and rounded, it looks really good IMO. Something completely different. I don't like that RA scoop though. It sits too far up the hood and looks completely out of place.
Well, at the beginning of this post, I didn't like it at all. The squared off front looked terrible, but I could tell there was going to be much more work needed.
Now that I see that the front end was smoothed off and rounded, it looks really good IMO. Something completely different. I don't like that RA scoop though. It sits too far up the hood and looks completely out of place.
I agree completely at first it didn't look all that great. But I think it has come a long way.
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It just hit me.. now I think I know why I like it.. there are some styling cues to a more modern NASCAR. Maybe the Ford Tarus one...
Found a picture..
Found a picture..
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wow dude....
honestly i like the style, but i dont think it really fits the car (yet....not sure what you're doing with the rest of the body), but I definatly love what you've done, just the fact that you've truely "customized" your car. I think the interior looks pretty good too, except I think the gauge "box" is a little too big for my taste......
Normally I'd probably say it looks too importish (the front end), but it doesnt really look that bad!
Congrats and keep up the good work, I respect what you've done!
honestly i like the style, but i dont think it really fits the car (yet....not sure what you're doing with the rest of the body), but I definatly love what you've done, just the fact that you've truely "customized" your car. I think the interior looks pretty good too, except I think the gauge "box" is a little too big for my taste......
Normally I'd probably say it looks too importish (the front end), but it doesnt really look that bad!
Congrats and keep up the good work, I respect what you've done!
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I think it is cool-
You deserve much credit for working your *** off- if anyone has anything negitive to say- may your 3rdgen get hit while parked!
You deserve much credit for working your *** off- if anyone has anything negitive to say- may your 3rdgen get hit while parked!
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honestly.....the first pics were horrible but showed promise. the second set looks so so much better...i think though, that with those headlights you're using, not matter what you do,it'll have the look of an import. just because of the shape. go with it though. it's different and shocking and everything out of the ordinary takes a while for people to get used too. look at any new remodeled car and at first people hate'em, then they wear on you....congrats again, keep up the good work
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Originally posted by Sonar_un
Yes, I am going to have to agree. I don't believe that RA hood works with it. It just doesn't look right. Now, put an SS hood on that thing, that would be sexy!
Oh yeah, shave that antenna while you are at it.
Yes, I am going to have to agree. I don't believe that RA hood works with it. It just doesn't look right. Now, put an SS hood on that thing, that would be sexy!
Oh yeah, shave that antenna while you are at it.
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Thanks for the suggestions and comments! This project has taken a long time and it's probably one of those "never done" cars.
Oh yeah, shave that antenna while you are at it.
consider it done.
Any shots of the rear?
not yettie, in the process of gutting out the rear right now. I'll take a few pic's along the way, basically everything steel from the back seat area on back will be carbon/kevlar with the exception of the frame rails and a couple of bars tied to the rollcage to protect the gas tank and torque arm mount tied in as well. I want to make a rollpan type rear with cut outs in the bumper for the exhaust more of a C5 type bumper than a nascar look.
Now, put an SS hood on that thing, that would be sexy!
hmm photoshop anyone?
Oh yeah, shave that antenna while you are at it.
consider it done.
Any shots of the rear?
not yettie, in the process of gutting out the rear right now. I'll take a few pic's along the way, basically everything steel from the back seat area on back will be carbon/kevlar with the exception of the frame rails and a couple of bars tied to the rollcage to protect the gas tank and torque arm mount tied in as well. I want to make a rollpan type rear with cut outs in the bumper for the exhaust more of a C5 type bumper than a nascar look.
Now, put an SS hood on that thing, that would be sexy!
hmm photoshop anyone?
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I am trying so hard not to be a jerk but I am not to sure if I can resist. Please burn this abortion. It's terrible.
If you were to do an SS hood and 4th gen camaro lights MAYBE, but that things way to fast and furious for me.
If you were to do an SS hood and 4th gen camaro lights MAYBE, but that things way to fast and furious for me.
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I am trying so hard not to be a jerk but I am not to sure if I can resist. Please burn this abortion. It's terrible. ah, don't worry about being a jerk I knew there was some risk of the final product looking "fast and furious". I would like to hear honest opinions as I am trying to avoid that "look" and I think a flat hood would help if only I had the room underhood. I suppose there are other ways to make power besides a tall intake.. I dunno what else.. making an actual grill instead of chrome expanded steel or mesh you see on all the riceroni cars.. I still wanna see an SS hood photoshop.
Hopefully I'll have some pic's of the back half project this weekend to post up!
-Ben
Hopefully I'll have some pic's of the back half project this weekend to post up!
-Ben
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That looks cool I don't like all the lauminum in the interior, but do whatever YOU want.
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Looks really good with the reshaped front in the second set of pics IMO. Wish I had that kind of time to put into my car.......... and the skills
I would keep the grill pretty simple,- probably black, just to avoid the risk of that "importish" look.
Can't wait to see more pics.
I would keep the grill pretty simple,- probably black, just to avoid the risk of that "importish" look.
Can't wait to see more pics.
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Originally posted by Sonar_un
It just hit me.. now I think I know why I like it.. there are some styling cues to a more modern NASCAR. Maybe the Ford Tarus one...
It just hit me.. now I think I know why I like it.. there are some styling cues to a more modern NASCAR. Maybe the Ford Tarus one...
You have a momentary toggle switch for the starter, right?
On the rear, put a Nascar like spoiler on it. I always loved the basic but functional look of their spoilers.
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ss hood, also gave it some color and a grill from a porche carrera. Hope you dont mind. I'm still iffy on the ss hood, but it does look better then the ram air on it.
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wow i thought i kicked out some wild creations. ... nice to see people raisin the bar...not my style ..but good work bro. lotta blood sweat and tears in that so far.
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sorry to edit your edited picture, but I couldn't take that ungodly huge hood, I adjusted it a little bit.
Excuse the crappy photoshop job.
Excuse the crappy photoshop job.
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With the smaller SS hood, it looks the best yet. Asking opinions is good, but this is YOUR car. As long as your happy with what you make it, that's what matters. No matter what, there will be people who both like and dislike the design, you can't please everyone... only yourself. I personally like it, especially the last pic there above. Get it running before the end of next summer and take it to the TA Nats in Dayton, Ohio. You'll be in the "work in progress" class, for those doing mod projects such as yourself. I'dd say you'dd get first, your car looks great. Hats off to your work and originallity.
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With the smaller SS hood, it looks the best yet. Asking opinions is good, but this is YOUR car. As long as your happy with what you make it, that's what matters. No matter what, there will be people who both like and dislike the design, you can't please everyone... only yourself. I personally like it, especially the last pic there above. Get it running before the end of next summer and take it to the TA Nats in Dayton, Ohio. You'll be in the "work in progress" class, for those doing mod projects such as yourself. I'dd say you'dd get first, your car looks great. Hats off to your work and originallity.
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I thought the first couple of pics with the bumper ends still factory looked absolutely horrifying, especially since the gaps around the lights were all uneven and unconforming to the hood, etc.
The later pics, with the bumper rounded out and the seams matching better, really really surprised me. Id love to see a play by play on the process through all of that.
Id like to see some different angles of the whole car like that, to see how it looks with the rest of the car. So far, in the latest pics, the only thing that doesnt seem to fit to me is the parking lights. They just look a little big next to the new headlights...
All in all its interesting...
The later pics, with the bumper rounded out and the seams matching better, really really surprised me. Id love to see a play by play on the process through all of that.
Id like to see some different angles of the whole car like that, to see how it looks with the rest of the car. So far, in the latest pics, the only thing that doesnt seem to fit to me is the parking lights. They just look a little big next to the new headlights...
All in all its interesting...
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I thought the first couple of pics with the bumper ends still factory looked absolutely horrifying hah, wait till you see the first pic of the back half... lol hopefully have some updates with the back half after the weekend!
Id love to see a play by play on the process through all of that. check out the fabrication forum for a thread titled "can this be fabricated"
Here's another pic of the frontend someone asked for. sorry no side shots yet, the doors and rear quarters' still need a lot of body work before I'll show em.
Get it running before the end of next summer and take it to the TA Nats in Dayton, Ohio it's still running, well at least until the snow starts flying around here (which won't be that long). I wanted to make it this year actually, just couldn't afford both that and the power tour. So yeah, anyway count me in!
And a big to the photoshops, I am really diggin' that smaller hood scoop! I think that color is pretty nice too, I'd planned on using GM "sunburst" which is kinda like that same color for flames or a two tone, now i'm thinking about using it for the main color and have the dark grey metallic for the accents.
Id love to see a play by play on the process through all of that. check out the fabrication forum for a thread titled "can this be fabricated"
Here's another pic of the frontend someone asked for. sorry no side shots yet, the doors and rear quarters' still need a lot of body work before I'll show em.
Get it running before the end of next summer and take it to the TA Nats in Dayton, Ohio it's still running, well at least until the snow starts flying around here (which won't be that long). I wanted to make it this year actually, just couldn't afford both that and the power tour. So yeah, anyway count me in!
And a big to the photoshops, I am really diggin' that smaller hood scoop! I think that color is pretty nice too, I'd planned on using GM "sunburst" which is kinda like that same color for flames or a two tone, now i'm thinking about using it for the main color and have the dark grey metallic for the accents.
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and I look forward to more pics!
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Jesus Christ. I'd have to drink a 12 pack before i could rip in to a car like that, lol. I have to admit, im not feeling the back so far, but id love to see where it goes... Cuz i wasnt feeling the front either, but it came out way better than i thought it would.
Just a thought and purely my opinion, but... With the elimination of the rear bumper, the scale of the taillights seems much much bigger. Are you planning on keeping those in there? Or molding the *** end of the car closed and replacing them with something custom? For instance, the area you blacked out... If that was gone, so the lights werent as tall, and if they were centered in the housing, the scale of them might not be so drastic appearing, but thats a lot of work for not a lot of change...
Center tailight piece, staying too?
Id love to see a full side profile in some decent lighting, but im sure youre busy, lol...
Just a thought and purely my opinion, but... With the elimination of the rear bumper, the scale of the taillights seems much much bigger. Are you planning on keeping those in there? Or molding the *** end of the car closed and replacing them with something custom? For instance, the area you blacked out... If that was gone, so the lights werent as tall, and if they were centered in the housing, the scale of them might not be so drastic appearing, but thats a lot of work for not a lot of change...
Center tailight piece, staying too?
Id love to see a full side profile in some decent lighting, but im sure youre busy, lol...
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