Found out that after a few beers, you should never operate power tools! I chopped it on the wrong side of the tape line! with one eye closed...just kiddin! I like the finished product! Got the bodywork done...finaly! Put a top coat of primer on her today!
I went in to have a slice of pizza and an adult beverage, while the primmer dries. Went back out about an hour later, and could not take it anymore! Decided to throw the "T" body on the frame! All Mocked up!
fortypickup, man.... VERY cool idea... literally building your dream car! Awesome... a lot like the old days when they'd build a car at the indoor shows! OK, here's mine (or at least one of 70 dream cars in my head at any given time) : '56 Chevy, a take on the world-famous Project X. When they re-did that car, it killed me... the new style just wasn't "it" for me. Thus, I went w/ a '56, as I love those, and took the Project X theme of incorporating new technology and styling, and kept a foot firmly planted in the roots of street machine-ing. Let's start by channeling the body over some killer tube rails, but at a slight angle to play up the rake a bit... We'll lose the front bumper, pan and lower grille bar for some classic weight-saving... Maybe 'glass (or even carbon fiber?) panels in place of the stock clip, doors, deck lid... A full cage, and some nice yellow and black pearl paint. The idea was to use as much modern technology as possible... I went for two hub-mounted electric motors out back, to compliment the more traditional running gear... Siemens VDO is closing in on making a viable hub-mounted motor, and since this was a "dream car", I went for it all... A 160 Kw motor on each rear wheel would put just over 200 HP to each wheel, respectively, and really add some fun to those light-to-light blasts, and you'd have them regenerating upon braking, so battery charging is a snap.... The CVT idea is out there at this point, as creating one to handle copious amounts of brute force has yet to happen... anyway, here's the specs and basic story, as it were... Go build it!! Chassis/Driveline: All-aluminum 348/409 W-block based, blown and injected 427ci, running E-85 Toroidal Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) (not only can we launch and stay right in the optimal powerband, but "shifts" would be imperceptible, there's almost no power loss, and we gain fuel efficiency!) Chris Alston's Chassisworks FAB9 rear end Each rear wheel is fitted with a regenerative braking electric wheel hub motor (approx output is 160Kw, or about 215 HP per wheel) Chris Alston's Chassisworks Eliminator 4-Link Wilwood 6-piston front calipers and 14" rotors, rear braking via wheel hub motors Chris Alston's Chassisworks VariShock ShockWave's, 4x2 A-Arm crossmember Billet Specialties Altered front wheels (19" one-off's), and one-off Apex-G's out back (20") for a retro gasser look, on Mickey Thompson Sportsman S/R tires. Exterior: Shaved emblems, handles and locks, Front bumper, pan, vertical and lower grille bars removed Carbon fiber hood, front fenders, doors and deck lid PPG yellow pearl and black two-tone Vent windows removed Interior: Lightweight materials replace factory dash and trim, Full 'cage, Corbeau GTA low back buckets Full Simpson harness system Fire suppression system Full AutoMeter gauges What I have is a take on a Project X-like ride.... After seeing so many G-Machines in the dream Car pages, I thought "how about the kind of car that got most of us into this in the first place.... a bad street machine?" Let's REALLY play up the "Dream Car" aspect, and use some emerging and existing technology to create a technological wonder. Our fictional 1956 Chevy 2-door sedan will be named "Project W". It'll run a 409-based W-block, all aluminum, blown and injected, running E-85. The idea is an environmentally-friendly, rocket-like street machine. The techno-fun kicks in with a CVT (Continuous Variable Transmission), which'll keep us right in the powerband, in a state of almost constant acceleration. Off the line, we'll be assisted by a pair of electric wheel hub motors, which'll provide some extra torque off the line, and re-charge on braking. Retro touches, certainly... it's a nod to the Project X, but a very modern, extremely engineered piece... Sitting on a full tube frame, the body is angle-channelled over the rails to exaggerate the rake, and runs full modern suspension. The look here is a drag strip refugee bred with an evil street car from the '60's, with pure attitude oozing from every pore. Removing the front bumper, pan and lower grille bar allows extreme lowering, and we'll even knock out the vertical grille bars, just for kicks. No handles, locks or badging on those Carbon fiber doors, which have lost the vent windows, and a carbon fiber hood and deck lid keep the lightweight theme in check. Bright yellow paint hints at the Project X-like heritage, while the black two-tone shows that this eco-friendly bruiser has a darker side. Chris Alston's Chassisworks Varishock system up front, Eliminator 4-Link out back, with one of their Fab-9 housings swinging away. Big brakes are a must, and we'll powder coat any exposed parts black to keep everything stealthy. behind the Billet Specialties custom-sized wheels. Why different fronts and rears? A nod to the gasser days, grasshopper. We'll set this thing on some meaty M/T rollers out back, as we'll need as much traction as we can find. A full interior is a must, with power NOTHING... hey, this is a street machine first and foremost. Buckets, a floor shifter, and full gauges are all you need. We'll keep the front windows operational, should any passengers get whiny and need "air". It's not exactly traditional, but it sure ain't a Prius, either. Just taking my life-long dream car, and bringing it up to speed with the times (gas prices weighed heavily into it). Hope ya dig it...
I'd like to know what each persons choice of medium is? I see a lot of computer work. What programs are you using?
I start with good old pencil on paper, scan in when I'm satisfied with the loose draft, then spend hour after hour in Illustrator....
Very nice FlyinP! I have always had a soft spot for the 56' as well...Great drawing...and perfect stance! Same with me, I scan or take a digital photo of my pencil or pen drawing and use Corel Draw & Corel Photo paint to detail and highlight the rendering.
FlyinP what versions? CS3 is a blast. Fortyp - we are beta testing Corel X4. My guys hate it. I'll stick w/ 12 for now. I use the same formats as most you guys, pencil - scan - corel - illus- photoshop. Whatever it takes across the board.
Me do same. Chisel pencil into pionty tip. Put on paper. Draw lines and circles and stuff. Throw away and start again. Do 'til good picture. Then with the deftness of a gazelle I pop it onto the modern flat bed scanner which interfaces with a modern computer unit, digitally transferring the crude image into CS2 Photoshop,(for now) where the magic of rendering in full color (sometimes) begins. It's a special thing.
I had a little time over the Holiday weekend to finish sanding the "T" ! I finally finished the frame and I got to a point where I just wanted to see her done, so I shot her deep blue. Here is "Blow out"
Thanks Nate, I'd hate (well, maybe hate's too strong a word) I'd be disappointed if this was my only entry. I'd also be bummed if Norwell was left out. Let's get crackin' boys!!! (Hey,... where's the girls?)
...I don't have any T-shirts to donate to this...would $200.00 to the winner help? Let's get Doc. to match this...
...hell yes I'm serious...been watchin' this thread for almost a month waitin' for some of you to get off your arse......(secretly hoping for a new deuce idea)...
I see this in my sleep. Anytime I draw anything, it's usually a variant on this theme. Most of the parts are in the garage... just a few more pieces and I can start fabing it up. This is an early rendering. It won't have a gas tank in the rear or the cowl steer. I'll post more examples soon. This image can't count for the challenge, it wasn't created for the contest. - Joe
3wLarry just wants somebody, hell, anybody to dash my dreams of one day driving the Ford of my dreams (as seen above.) So the $200, as I see it, is a bounty on the heads of Starsy and Hutch! (100 bucks a pop.) Come on, y'all! Take me on. ( of course, I guess this means I've just raised the stakes on myself.) Thanks 3wLarry, as Flyin'P says, YOU RULE!!! THANKS FOR THE GENEROUS GIFT (Heck, $200.00 might just be enough to buy that thar Torino.)
Here it is... my dream. If there is one rod I would like to own someday, it's a cut down to nothing, rumbling, shiny red bobber truck. Other styles of hot rods appeal to me but I find these to be blood and guts versions of traditional rods. One of these days... one of these days!
GaryC...Nice job, dude! The 40 pickup is my soft spot...that one is chopped, channeled, sectioned, split down the middle...um pretty much all the good stuff! Lovin it!
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