jerryb Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 Nope the second photoshop doesnt do it either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillZ260 Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 leave it alone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.INSANE Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 Looks like it would be incredibly easy to make radiator ducting and stuff with that. I want it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montezuma Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 I am having one like this reproduced in carbon Fiber. It goes great with "Works" style overfenders but works okay like here in the picture. I vote for this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azcarbum Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 #3 is my fav as well.. I used that one on my site. PS::: look what i have in my garage.. just arrived!! It was a pain in the ass to get it here, but after about 2 months of haggle, she arrived... This is a Aritaspeed Gnose! I have a composite specialist who works mostly on aircraft, and him an I having been talking about this for a while..... No that I have the kit, he's going to help me with putting them back together. Then we are going to go through each peice to check the design, fitment/mounting, and quality issue's... then I'm having molds made.... I'll keep you all up-to date as thing come along. I think I may have him fab up the lower section like in pict. #3 since so many people seem to like it.. It would be much easier of a mold to make than the standard chin piece it comes with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m4xwellmurd3r Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 Someone needs to find a way to create number 3, or at least find out where the original came from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azcarbum Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 Oh... #3 Is going to happen... If it kills me. I want it on my car as well.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m4xwellmurd3r Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 As do I, even though it might not be for another 5 years. It seems like the best design to fix several aerodynamic issues with the Z. the Gnose fixes some, but the shape just makes me think more air will slip under the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudypoochris Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 I plan on running #3 with Paulo's lower air dam. It doesn't look too great in that picture, is it possible to Photoshop the #3 option onto the head on photo like the first example (I am not PS savy)? After looking at my Gnose upper and Paulo's lower I think I can make it work just fine, if I remember correctly though the valance mount points do not match up flawlessly though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurnoutZ Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 Well I like the #1 edit the best... It just looks warped because of it being photoshopped.. i think if it was on a car it would look alot different. #3 would be better if it didnt have the liscense plate holder and had a bigger opening for an intercooler... #2.. ahhh dont really like this one in any way.. Its basically want kind of style you like... #1-more of a modern super gt look.. #3-more of a retro look... dont know what to say about #2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azcarbum Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Well, since i had my motor out of my car and some time, I started going over the kit and install. I did find a few things i'm going to change on fitting. I did notice these changes I'm going to make: the inner mounting flanges on the light buckets required trimming to clear the back frame where the light bolt up. I'll have the flange molded slightly shortler and rounded. The inner flange that sits in the engine bay side needs to be slightly longer. Otherwise so far, the fit is surprisingly nice! I've attached photo's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azcarbum Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 More updated photo's... Making some headway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
310z Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 Looks OK, but does not flow with the rest of the design as others have mentioned. The bottom two photo look great. The bottom one looks like it flows the best with the rest of the G-nose design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azcarbum Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 UPDATE: Well, I'm very excited after meeting with my composite's design guytoday. He too was loving the kit, and is excited to make it happen!! So what we came up with is the following: Hand laid production from a mold ( of course ) will be the easiest. We are going to use cross weave layer's unlike the original, which is just liad mat, single direction. This will result in a much stronger product while keeping the weight down. The hardest part in fitting the kit has been getting the bumper to fit correctly around the headlight bezels. To rectify this, we are going to make two parts to the kit... A top half and a bottom half. This will allow for a much better, NO HASSLE fitment of the top section. Once we have the top section completed, we will be test fitting. It will be a much stiffer and waAAYYY easier mounting process. NOW>> for the big new's.. the bottom half is going to get MODIFEID!! We are going to basicly make the #3 picture of the airdam that everyone likes so much, come to be!! It should be awesome when finished... I'm hoping to have the top section complete in the next 2-3 weeks. I'll keep you all up to date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudypoochris Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 Awesome. I am making a #3 basically using my 2 piece Gnose upper and a Paulo standard lower. Should be pretty basic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azcarbum Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 Just wanted to put an update in: So the lower chin is on the car as well.. Actually the most work was with the upper sections. The bottom went on and looks very good with little work. As for the composite company.....First composite company I looked at turned out to be a bunch of flakes. So after doing some further inquiring, I had another company come out and take a look at the project. I've decided to make the first molds of the stock kit w/ no mods. I've had alot of people inquire about the kit as is. Once I have the initial kit out, I'll work on making a different chin spoiler for it. I hope to have work biggining this next week. As I get further progress I'll post updates. I plan on taking photo's the whole of the process, so it should be really cool to see it take shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc052685 Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 looks like 914 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azcarbum Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 New photo's of lower nose panel in place. Will begin glassing for detail changes, and prep for mold making. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azcarbum Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 You'd have to see it up close. It has its own lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azcarbum Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 Update on the Gnose: Made allot of headway on the plug today for the mold. The composites company showed up early, and we trimmed and glassed a few things into position. We should begin mold construction by next week. I'm hoping that I will have our first production part made by early next month. Once all fitments and quality is checked and approved, I'll be taking deposits for orders. The kit will be available in both CF and FG............. Soon after if response is good with the kit, I plan on making a more aggressive "bolt-on" front air-dam, and maybe a version with a variance to the upper nose. I'll be keeping you informed, so stay tuned!!! B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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