Lowlife ! !

Thanks Guys ! Yes Sonny i think there more like 23/24" rims but it says 20" on the aoshima box !! I wanted to get the main parts complete, the interior is built and next was the engine compartment ! After chopping about with the inner arches to get the new big wheels in, theres not a lot of room for a V10 ? I built a box within the front arches, then didnt like it so ripped it out ! Too plain ! So i tried an Audi R8 inner tailgate panel, obviously !! Then added another box around the engine. Its a squeeze but think it will work out ! Main thing is the wheels tuck under and its Loooow !! Quite happy considering i only used a body and a set of aftermarket rims, the rest is scratchbuilt ! More soon...

Just love it Steve, paint , interior, in fact the whole thing, such an awesome project ! Got me thinking about building one now, I'm trying to concentrate on my Corvette build and I keep itching to get started on one of these cyber punk race car thingy's !! Think you did a great job with the carbon fibre decals too, I mean you even managed to do the door handles !!! Got this build bookmarked, I'll be coming back to it soon !

Wow Steve, apologies for not commenting before, I imagined this was a mad max style build that wouldn't particularly interest me ! But this blows my mind, I love it !! Obviously your a very talented builder, it's certainly the coolest Dodge Daytona I've ever seen ! I suspect a few of us watching are planning something similar, think you might be seeing a few more cyber punk rides in the near future ! Awesome build i look forward to seeing more !

Thanks Guys ! Hope you all enjoyed Christmas and New years ! Heres a quick new years update, see where we are with this ! Didnt want to use the original seats and they come molded in, Soooo.. cut it all up and make a new interior ! The original dash panel and centre console are kept, and the tube is from a marker pen ! The rest im piecing together in plastic. Also playing with the floorpan, this is the idea behind the engine panels, with 2mm C channel to lift the center part up ! Due to the big wheels i had to change the front inner arches, it wasnt on the floor so for now ive remade them. Maybe come back to this bit ? More soon ! !

Thanks Guys ! For the engine, Im using an old Dodge Viper V10 ! ! Been trying to make it look, well, smooth. Kindig, Foose etc all panel the engines so i tried that ! Think it should look alright. Not got many parts except the block, so the belts etc were all hidden away, should look good from underneath too, hopefully ! Needs a funky injection system, but that can wait till later...

Thanks guys, And cheers for posting the Avant pic, im supprised how good that looks ! Had a bit of time free today to play around with the Corvette ! Been trying to decide how to mold in the floor with the body, paint it, but still be able to add interior and suspension afterwards ?? Think i got an idea ! The front inner arches have been added ( from an Audi R8 ) and a hole cut for the engine. But im now thinking of cutting these out in one piece and then blending in the rest to the body. The centre section with the engine and suspension can then be added later ! Heres the chassis.... Then there`s the section in pencil im removing to add later ! Hope this makes sense..

Sure a lot of you will hate them, but... Decided to order new wheels, if your going crazy why not throw in some Huge alloys ? These are the new rims, 20" Various MB5 from Aoshima, ultra-ultra low profiles too, but i love em .... but there gonna be a squeeze ! !

Got to start somewhere, so i cut out a big corvette shaped bit of plastic ! Found some inner arches from an Audi R8, and spent ages fitting them inside the corvette body. Then theres a cut out for the rear suspension to be viewed ! Going to narrow the front inner Audi arches and smooth them in, then cut out the sections for the engine etc ! These are probably the wheels I`ll use, not sure yet ? Ive started removing indicators, badges etc from the bodywork and yes it will lay on the floor at the front, stance is everything ! Wish me Luck eh !

Hi Guys, n Gals ! So here we go, another long term project, but one Ive been planning in my head for a few weeks... For those who didnt catch it, look out for the Kindig It Design 53 Corvette, the car that won this years Riddler award. 5 years to build and over 90% scratch built, it just blew me away ! So i thought Id build something loosely based on it ! Easy, right ?? A lot of the build will have to be figured out as i go, but it will hopefully have a smooth bellypan blended in, crazy cantilever stye suspension, oh and maybe a Viper V10 engine ! Not sure if its going to stay a roadster, and im not decided on the interior either. Im hoping to blend the floor to the body, paint it in one go, then add the finished suspension, engine ,interior etc afterwards. Sounds Cool right ? Lets see what happens.....

Bit more progress...

Hey Luke, do you need any more Inspiration to get this project back on track ??? ?

Interior is finished, if i can stop adding bits ! And the running gear is being painted. Front brakes added and a hefty lowering job make the front of the car Looow, rear tyres can glue to the tubs, any more and i`ll need to make a new trans tunnel. So it might have a slight rake but i can add pro mod style side skirts once its on wheels !

Thanks Guys ! A quick Story... ! So out in the USA we have a young mechanic, serving his apprenticeship in a bodyshop. On the way back from a delivery one day he stops at a local junkyard, looking for a new race car project. Pulling in he immediately spots the rusting hulk of a 67 Chevelle, parked up outside the office, or dumped there.. The thoughts of a Mustang or Camaro vanish as his eyes glide over the coke bottle styling of the long sleek Chevy. Its had previously been a race car, a single tatty seat inside, with holes for what was once a roll cage, and rusty wheel tubs filled the area where the rear seat used to live. The big block had long since seized, the flat tyres meant the car was almost laying in the mud. But yeah this could be cool again , so the car was dragged back to the workshop.. Over the next few days he dreamed of his pro street monster tearing up the tarmac, even thought of colours to paint it. But slowly the look of the old paint and rust grew on him, he would sit in his race seat, even the smell of decay and oil slowly faded till he decided he liked the interior too. Like crease`s in an old mans face, this had history. A plan was decided upon, the bodywork and interior would stay just as it was, maybe a new cage for safety, but he would keep it original. Its only original once right ? so why change it ? The chassis and floor would be repaired, patched up with new pieces if needed, then he`d go through the entire suspension, then the engine, painting, chroming and polishing as he went. He would save quite a few bucks leaving the rest, shiny paint and leather seats dont make you go faster ! Yeah the car would be cool all right, and he hated washing cars anyway.... And this is where my Chevelle currently stands, still chopping the suspension about I`ll post pics up later ! Thanks for reading, more soon on the Pro Chevelle ! !

Quick mock up ! Been trying things out, I found an old pro mod kit so Ive nicked the wheels, rear tyres, scoop, and rear end with wheelie bars...And the little rear wing was scratch built ! Going to take some serious suspension mods to get it this low, now wheres my hacksaw ? If your gonna go Pro Street, might as well GO FOR IT ! !

Hi Guys ! About time i built something again, been out of building for a while i just didnt have the enthusiasm... Anyway ive had this 67 Pro Street Chevelle sitting in the cudboard with the idea I`d add a different body to it, but Ive got a new idea, ! So far the interior is almost complete, and its a mess ! Scratchbuilt a new dashboard, why ? Dont know but i did ! Added rust, new door handles, torn trim etc and im pleased so far ! Once we get further along my plan will become clear, should look pretty good im hoping ! Thanks for looking, more soon....

Man I wish I could bodywork like this ! Exceptional talent I'm jealous ! looking forward to more on this crazy Kustom !

Thanks for the reply`s guys ! Wow, I don`t remember seeing this one before, amazing build by one of the greats ! Thanks for posting it Jim !!

Wow, that's a lot of work, your bodywork is outstanding and I love the design ! stunning build, I looking forward to seeing it complete !

Hiya Luke ! Great to see you still knocking out some beautiful builds , and your getting colourful did you finally run out of black paint !! ? Love the lilac lowrider you built, glad you can still pick up pegagsus wire wheels too, i cant find them anywhere ! All the Best mate !

This is the underside (Er, Obviously !!! ) ?

Hi Guys ! This is one of those projects that stalled and was put away, and i found it the other day ! As it was in a Chevy box, which i thought WAS a chevy kit, i forgot all about it...Its now been 10 years since this project began !! Hopefully some of you may remember it, but heres a bit of a catch-up... I wanted to build something very ordinary, and make it CooL ! I like the new beetle but it dosent scream `customise me` does it ? After mixing it up with a cheap Nisssan 350Z kit i went about modifying it...and got a bit carried away ! ! So far.... Roof removed, windscreen cut down, rear parcel shelf made up, Dodge Viper front end (widened and chopped) 1937 Ford headlights (angled inwards) smoothed rear lights, indicators, badges etc. Boot blended in, suicide doors, front half of the 350Z chassis , rear scratched. Made up swing arm rear suspension with hydraulics, lowered front spindles scratch built, wheels are like 23" or something silly.. Also features big discs and calipers and the car sits approx 1mm off the floor ....? 350z engine with modded radiator. Interior bucket is a chopped 350z piece and i might be adding a Pontiac Firebird dashborad. Engine and chassis were sprayed 2 shades of lavender which should be the final colour for the outside ! Since pulling it out, it had a snapped front A pillar (which didnt matter as i removed the other 1 ) and the bonnet was in 2 pieces ??? Ive also made up door hinges and forward tilting bonnet hinge, and added the windscreen with a few fill in pieces ! Lots more to do, but i`d really like to finish this one now.........More soon !

Looking good, I like it, and the air ride system in the boot is very creative ! The logos on the back shelf are Club Plaques, by the way...

Thankyou Gents, much appreciated ! Getting really carried away with this now, more crazy ideas... Was looking for wheels to use, something unusual, and then thought why use normal shaped wheels ? So went on the look out for round shapes, approx 1.25" , and rubber (ish) !! Found some bouncy balls eventually, there a bit heavy but perfect size, and if i drop the thing it should hopefully bounce back ! ! Painted black, for now, they need something else but have the look im after !! Ive filled over the bonnet intake, didnt like that bit, and cut the grill out of the front end as i dont want lights, or a grill ! Thanks for looking in ... Front end looks kinda mean ! !

Next up the engine, thought you wouldnt see much of it, so built it out the box, with wiring etc... Yep, hated this one too, so cut it in half, threw the top part away and made this, mainly out of 2 ball point pens ! Needs a bit more wiring maybe but its got the look i want .... Crazy !! Oh and ive just found some wheels... there actually rubber bouncy balls but i think they might just work.... More soon...

Finally.... Progress ! ! Well kind of, I enjoy these builds where its all make believe, but the problem is I build stuff, then a few days later I dont like it ! So first a couple of pics of mistakes that i threw away ! Original seats were slimmed down, cut apart, added movable arm rests and adjustable foot pads, all painted then a week later decided they were just too normal so binned them ! New seats from the parts box are crazy things that i really like, they are `floating` with no visible supports . Rear seats deleted so a 2 seater now !