Lowlife ! ! Posted January 25, 2015 Share 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 ! ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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crazyjim Posted January 25, 2015 Share 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 :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72 Charger Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Stunning paint . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dublin boy Posted January 25, 2015 Share 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFchronos Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Wild and outrageous build, nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cool Hand Posted January 25, 2015 Share 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelyEd Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Not my style either, however your craftsmanship is astonashing! Very clean and just beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o-man Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 I'm with everyone else. Not my style, but you did a great job in building it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Beautiful work ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antikainen Posted January 25, 2015 Share 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowlife ! ! Posted January 25, 2015 Author Share 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...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petetrucker07 Posted January 25, 2015 Share 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramfins59 Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Fantastic work and excellent detail and paint. Great job Martin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeatMan Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Very nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher J Posted January 25, 2015 Share 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belugawrx Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Hey Martin Wow !! you really threw everything at this one!! Amazing amount of work ! Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dublin boy Posted January 25, 2015 Share 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dublin boy Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Terry sent me this as a Christmas card! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowlife ! ! Posted January 25, 2015 Author Share Posted January 25, 2015 that's cool.....PM`d you mate..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted January 25, 2015 Share 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DumpyDan Posted January 25, 2015 Share 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Wow! Great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagercr Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Martin, that is over the top, great work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helix Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Nice work Martin ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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