Lowlife ! ! Posted January 25, 2015 Posted January 25, 2015 (edited) This was a big project for me, ive always liked Lowriders and wanted to go all-out and build something a bit wild. It was very enjoyable build, over 2 years in fact, and stretched any building talents I have to the max !! Heres a quick list of modifications and pics, as always comments always welcome and thanks for looking in ...... ...... Lowlife ! ! Flip front, bonnet split from cowl area and cowl smoothed in. Suicide doors, split bonnet opening, targa style roof, shortened boot with rear part blended in and split opening, light surrounds smoothed in, smoothed badges and door handles etc, part scratch built interior, Tamiya brake details, Pegasus wire wheels. Chrome is either Alclad spray, bare metal foil or chrome card from an Easter egg box !! Paint is nail varnish, then flake, then clear, transfer stripes and hand painted graphics... Edited March 24, 2015 by Lowlife ! !
crazyjim Posted January 25, 2015 Posted January 25, 2015 Certainly not my style, but I find myself liking the build and can imagine the work you put into it. Well done and SHINY :)
dublin boy Posted January 25, 2015 Posted January 25, 2015 Looks like something from Street Machine or Custom Car back in the day. Not my taste either, but very well done.
Cool Hand Posted January 25, 2015 Posted January 25, 2015 (edited) Good too see this Lowrider build pop here. I remember it well and think it's amazing and like it alot, the amount of work and detail you put into it is a showcase of your skills. Edited January 25, 2015 by Cool Hand
SteelyEd Posted January 25, 2015 Posted January 25, 2015 Not my style either, however your craftsmanship is astonashing! Very clean and just beautiful.
o-man Posted January 25, 2015 Posted January 25, 2015 I'm with everyone else. Not my style, but you did a great job in building it!
Antikainen Posted January 25, 2015 Posted January 25, 2015 That build goes really over the edge! I appreciate the amount of work you have put into this build and like those handpainted graphics a lot. Personally I prefer more oldschool lowrider but I´m impressed from your work.
Lowlife ! ! Posted January 25, 2015 Author Posted January 25, 2015 Thank you for the reply`s, Yeah I know lowriders may not be to everyones taste so I appreciate you commenting.... Dublin boy, thanks, shame Street Machine Magazine gave up doing model shows, I used to enter them, and would love to put this into a show...... Luke, thanks mate, its down to you Im on this site.... Thanks for the replys to the paintjob too, I had so many paint reactions I nearly gave up......
Petetrucker07 Posted January 25, 2015 Posted January 25, 2015 Not my cup of tea, but the work is amazing. The detail is awesome, very well done. This should be in Lowrider magazine.
Ramfins59 Posted January 25, 2015 Posted January 25, 2015 Fantastic work and excellent detail and paint. Great job Martin.
Christopher J Posted January 25, 2015 Posted January 25, 2015 I remember back when you were workin' on this. Loved it than, love it now. Some of your mods inspired thing I did on a couple of my lo-lo builds. Great work.
Belugawrx Posted January 25, 2015 Posted January 25, 2015 Hey Martin Wow !! you really threw everything at this one!! Amazing amount of work ! Cheers
dublin boy Posted January 25, 2015 Posted January 25, 2015 Thank you for the reply`s, Yeah I know lowriders may not be to everyones taste so I appreciate you commenting.... Dublin boy, thanks, shame Street Machine Magazine gave up doing model shows, I used to enter them, and would love to put this into a show...... Luke, thanks mate, its down to you Im on this site.... Thanks for the replys to the paintjob too, I had so many paint reactions I nearly gave up...... It was Terry Ross with his 'Small Talk' page in Street Machine that got me started back in the early 80's. Those models used to amaze me when I was a kid. I still have all the pages cut out of the mags and kept in a folder. A real one! LOL I might have pics of your cars if they were published.
Lowlife ! ! Posted January 25, 2015 Author Posted January 25, 2015 that's cool.....PM`d you mate.....
unclescott58 Posted January 25, 2015 Posted January 25, 2015 Like some others have said, it's not my cup of tea, but I can appreciate the work you've done. A very nice job. I'm impressed. Scott
DumpyDan Posted January 25, 2015 Posted January 25, 2015 Well it is my cup of tea, I love low riders and this is top of the heap, you have put a lot of work into this. GREAT JOB!
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