Guest 305240 Posted July 14, 2004 Share Posted July 14, 2004 Try splitting the hood where the hood raises in the center, then raise the back of the center, making it like a cowl induction, you could even sort of cut holes in the front for small air scoops. That should extract a bunch of heat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Vegasguy Posted July 14, 2004 Share Posted July 14, 2004 Great sketches! You might want to check out BlueOval Z's work. Terry is THE MAN when it comes to some great one-off body work. The frontend treatment you are fiddling with is very similar to one or more iterations of Terry's car. Dan Juday is another who's explored some of the wide body look. The following link is to Terry's fabulous photo site describing his work on his Z car. http://www.fototime.com/ftweb/bin/ft.dll/pictures?userid={7DC317B0-8EDB-4B2E-A837-F708D07C9769}&inv=9C67398D46D99D9&userid={7DC317B0-8EDB-4B2E-A837-F708D07C9769}&inv=9C67398D46D99D9&albumid={58D0E16C-17AA-4A01-9908-4535ADE54EFC}&groupid={75FF3451-95EB-4D59-974B-686622B9408B} Dan's work is detailed over on ZParts.com VegasGuy 71 240 still on the rotisserie, L-82 getting machined Closer......every day a little closer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RCNSC Posted July 14, 2004 Share Posted July 14, 2004 That has always been my favorite Z. I love the fenders and the back is amazing. Esp. the exhaust. The rims are out of control, the hood is crazy and the whole thing looks sick in primer! Def. gets "BEST BODY MODS" award. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z-TARD Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 Crap. Now you got me doing it..... I think this one goes a long way towards fixing a lot of the areodynamics problems our Z's have. Minimized front grill opening. Large vent on hood to allow air from grill to escape over top of vehicle (Can't see it in the picture very well, but it IS there There are no hard edges on the hood, and it would have been difficult to get the angles and shading right to show its shape, so I didn't. Shrug..... ) Vents behind wheel wells, also for evacuating air from under the car. Shaved drip rails, flush mount fuel caps behind quarter windows. I'm still not sure about the side skirts, I may do another drawing with something different than those. Anyhoo, critique away guys, Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z-REX Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 damn man... and i couldn't draw blood with a chainsaw!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZROSSA Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 We seem to think along similar lines ztard. I had beter go and take a new photo of the front end I have been building. Not quite as flashy as yours but similar. Douglas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drftn280zxt Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 wow there are a lot of artists at this site. How many lefties?I'm one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z-TARD Posted July 16, 2004 Share Posted July 16, 2004 nah, right handed/left brained. Where I left my brain I can't quite remember...... I know that left handers tend to be more artistic, which is probably why drawing in perspective is so hard for me. We're talking brow wrinkled in thought, hunched over slide rule, sweating (and cursing) profusely kind of pain in the a$$. Drawing anything other than 2D is a chore. And I'm never happy until it's "just perfect". Feh. I can't even count how many decent drawings I've crumpled up into little balls and sent flying because they didn't make the cut. Even now I'm looking at mine and thinking "Whats wrong with that cars suspension?...." the front wheel is just a little off, like the strut has been torn from the tower or something. I definitely think we need to keep cranking out the sketches, maybe give the fiberglass guys on here a few ideas maybe. Keep the ideas coming guys. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drftn280zxt Posted July 17, 2004 Share Posted July 17, 2004 I'll try to come upwith more ideas. Not quite sure what else to do to the Z unless I follow a theme, but then again thse aren't quite so original..TO me they say I made my car look like a ferrari cause i can't afford one....thus making it a wanna be. NO Z wanna b's in my book, sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zr240 Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 hows the gnose pics going RCNSC? cant wait to see them!! Ash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tx1021 Posted February 6, 2005 Share Posted February 6, 2005 I was just searching through the older posts and came across this one. I love everything about that first drawing, except the hood, but other than that its great. I was just wondering if anyone had any updates on it. Seems there really arnt many newer looking kits out there for the classics z's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest juju Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Is fiberglass hard to work with/shape? There is a HybridZ member with an awesome primed one with really deep dish 5 spoke wheels..... I think he does all his own body work and it's sick. I have pics somewhere on this computer... But yea' date=' I might look into it.[/quote'] Hey RCNSC...this isn't the one you were talking about, was it? I've been doing some work on the rear of it, and it looks a little like your drawing. Except mine has Vette taillights. My exhaust will be coming out of the center also, but not exactly like a Vette. And...HEY Everybody!!!! I'm back!!! Sorry I've been gone for so long. But, Spiff Happens, ya know? Got divorced, Moved, Moved again, Got married, Moved again...or still moving actually. I've moved everything from the old house to the new house...now I'm moving everything from the old garage to the new garage. What a PAIN that is!!! I hope everyone is doing alright...later... JuJu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike kZ Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Hey RCNSC...this isn't the one you were talking about' date=' was it? I've been doing some work on the rear of it, and it looks a little like your drawing. Except mine has Vette taillights. My exhaust will be coming out of the center also, but not exactly like a Vette. And...HEY Everybody!!!! I'm back!!! Sorry I've been gone for so long. But, Spiff Happens, ya know? Got divorced, Moved, Moved again, Got married, Moved again...or still moving actually. I've moved everything from the old house to the new house...now I'm moving everything from the old garage to the new garage. What a PAIN that is!!! I hope everyone is doing alright...later... JuJu[/quote'] Holy crap look who it is!! I never thought I would see the day! Welcome back dude!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest juju Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Thanks Mike!!! I'm going to get back to work on the Z pretty soon...I've still got to get my tools sorted out after the move, and hoping for some warmer weather too.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike kZ Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Great news!...Hey do you think you can drive it down to the next SEZs event? http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=96924 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest juju Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Man!...you guys always pick a bad weekend for me. Is it March 20th? My wife's parents are coming in to town from Wisconsin that weekend to see our new house, so I'll be tied up with them all weekend. I moved to a house on a lake, so the #1 project is getting the boat running right. I think it just needs a tune up...that's about it. But I will be doing that sometime next month also...gotta get ready for wakeboarding this summer. You'll have to come over this summer and we'll go riding in the boat... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim240z Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Just a FYI guys....RCNSC is no longer a member here. Banned for being a bad boy, so don't expect any responses from him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest juju Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 That shows how much I've been around here lately, huh? Oh well...mostly just wanted to say Hello to everyone... Thanks for the info on RCNSC... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparks280zt Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 How or what do you do to get banned? Make fun of a moderator/admins ride? jk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest iskone Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 How or what do you do to get banned? Make fun of a moderator/admins ride? jk LMFAO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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