A finishing build up on my car.......................lol

I'd love to do something like that.

For example, I am hopefully going to be designing a 200 mph car for someone and have to work in aerodynamics to a Design that is over 30 years old. All while being on a budget.

Doing an interview with an independent designer, you can have him do the same car in different steps, from mild to wild, say a mid 60's two door from either Ford or Chevy, or a nice mopar. There are a ton of cars that can be made into nice boulevard cruisers with a little work, or Silver State Classic competitors with a lot of work. Good designers are there to guide through what should be done to keep a car on track.

Then you can also show pictures of highly modified cars that were done by very gifted people, not under the influence of a designer. http://www.mike.vcn.com/tmp/ricer_civic_1.jpg
You can find just as many domestic examples. Ok, maybe not as many. But here's one, http://img178.exs.cx/img178/1455/ricer106qv.jpg

Edit, here is another idea as well. Early 80's Fox mustangs and 3rd Gen Camaros. I have been wanting to buy a low mileage 72-82 Mustang and swap in either a Stroked 351 or a 4 valve Mod motor converted to ITB's on the cheap (I'd show you how if you let me make the story, lol) plus some seats swapped in from a later model sports car re-upholstered to match the interior, an upgraded suspension, brakes, etc, it'd be a sweet ride. Especially with Air ride and 18 inch Bullets. I know a few other tricks for HP on those high HP engines that have been all the rage lately, somethings that have not been done on any street engines but are completely viable. Talk about a cheap G-machine. For the Camaro, I have been thinking of about a 82-85 Berlinetta, no molding, white paint, and 18 inch IROC replica wheels with a lowered stance, powered by a LS1 (with anough work to get 400hp) backed by a six speed . Minimal interior, with the paint showing, custom gauges and seats, and there is a light weight powerful sports car with up to date styling and reliability. Then when you are done building both, combine the total amount of money invested in them and compare them on the track to new cars. Considering these cars are up to 24 & 27 years old, are they old enough to be a project series in the mag? I think so. Plus, you guys have done the paint stuff to death, why not do a project where you start off with a 30k mile 4 banger 1980 Mustang Ghia and turn it into a real cruiser? Same for a V4 Camaro from 1983, I think it'd be a really cool series. Start off with the search, then the purchase of a rust free car with good paint and interior, and then the process of building up certain parts while keeping other parts vintage looking.

Brilliant idea, Ben!! There's lots of angles to do that story and I'd love to help brainstorm but our services are becoming more and more relevant and popular but people don't know how to reach us or how the process begins.
It's good for us as a promotion but helps people plan a better car and make their project be all it can be.

In addition to all the aftermarket kits, do a junkyard install with Camaro or Corvette stuff with a shopping list and see how it adds up to the big stuff.
Some sway bar/ drop springs/ shocks/ before and after install/tests like you did with the g/28 would be interesting too.
BTW, Thanks for asking, Steve!

More GM A-bodies :unibrow:

Rear suspension options
 

How about an article that addresses the pros and cons of several different rear suspension setups, such as: steel leaf, fiberglass leaf, 3 link, parallel 4 link, triangulated 4 link, IRS, etc.

You mean like this??? :rofl:

http://www.popularhotrodding.com/tec...pension_guide/

1. I would like to see more pictures of what it take build some of the high end cars. Even if people can't afford some of the modifications it still may give you idea's.

2. Fairly Certain it was Drag Sport Magazine that was going to spend a year talking about Turbo Vodoo. They were going to try to explain everything there is to now about Turbo's. It lasted 2 months then ended but it was a great concept.

3. I know trucks rarley if ever get featured in PHR but i am hopnig that will change. For example look at the truck that IDA Automotive built. That truck was a beast and a hot rod that was built to be driven.

4. Renderings - maybe you can pic a car a month and have a few different artist show there concept every month. Gives people idea's.

5. Did i mention Renderings - Explain to people why they can be important tools. It's almost alway's cheaper to have a rendering drawn then it is to have a fab guy attempt to create whats in your head. You can hand them a drawing and show them exactly what your after and there is no communication breakdown.

6. okay that's enough

how about somthing new like g- body build ups. whats on the market now for these soon to be wanted cars ??? due to the pricing of the muscle cars threw the roof .

I'd like to see a budget, yet high performance, g-machine build up. For a Camaro for example: the Guldstrand mod; C5 brakes pieced together, 3rd generation IROC stering box, decent sway bar, home made subframe connectors ala Carl Casonova, the Mark VIII fan and DC controls controller; a budget aluminum radiator, a budget T56 install using factory mechanical clutch linkage, etc., etc. The high end cars are great to see and inspiring, but most of us live in the real world. It would be nice to see all the budget tricks in one car and then see how it did on the track.