I guess I'll get things rolling for our first show...
I didn't have time to do the theme car but I did get one finished up that has been on the burner. This is what I want to do with my driven to cruise nights and street legal class drag Nova. It runs great but 3 years back I grenaded the tranny and family and buying a home and other things have caused it to sit since and now it needs some serious TLC.
I did this rendering mostly in Illustrator and did highlights and such in photoshop. I've owned Novas for 21 years now, and I like the 3rd gen cars because they have this "subtly aggressive" look to them. Kinda like a pit bull- when they're sitting they don't look all that bad but when you tease 'em and they let loose, look out. With this design I wanted build on that semi aggressive look to the car and make it look a bit more so. Paint is semi-gloss on the body with gloss black side stripes. The front bumper was left off to get that "I'm gonna eat you for breakfast" attitude, and the wheels are black to give it that factory stocker junkyard dog feel. No hub caps, just chromie lug nuts. The graphics in the background would be made into a vinyl sticker that would go on the sheet metal where the back seat used to be. Very basic and inexpensive cosmetic make over with just the right feel.
Specs on the real car are 12.5:1 406 small block
Fully ported and polished Dart heads
Cusom Erson solid Cam .562 lift 262 @ .050 dur
Mallory ignition
3" exhaust with Dynomax bullets
4500 stall TH350
12 bolt w/4.56 gears
165 Skinnies and 27-10.50 DOT's on rally wheels
Fiberglass hood, fenders and trunk lid
Light weight race buckets
This motor ran mid-high 11's no bottle in my old heavier Nova, goal with this one is deep in the 10's with a 150 shot and the wheels up out of the hole.
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