Pretty cool sketches. You seem to be very detail oriented judging by all of the schematics of internal components. John McBride is also extremely talented with technical drawings, maybe he will have a chance to chime in as well.
Here's my constructive critcism:
Composition-
The entire composition is very interesting because there's so much to see. It's like a Where's Waldo book. There's a lot going on. I think you need some sort of heirarchy, one main subject and other supporting images that create a background. Everything is drawn with the same line weight, scale and value (lightness/darkness). You don't want 10 combined images that compete for attention. The background should compliment or put the car in context, not overshadow it.
Lines-
It looks a little muddy and overworked though I see a lot of cool details like the tribal flames and fuel shut off. Pencils make a mess very quickly if you're not careful. Get some "Magic Rub" white erasers that come in a pencil form to add highlights and value changes. Erasers and pencils are equally important design/drawing tools. They aren't limited to only fixing mistakes. Get a set of drawing pencils that vary in softness from H (thin light lines) to 6B (heavy dark lines). Always start with very light lines and build on them. Always keep your pencils sharp or lines start to look fat and undefined. Use tracing paper to adjust lines you don't like rather than working and reworking an area.
Car-
It's a good start, I would lower the height of the front fender. It's almost as high as the top of the windshield.
Other than that, great job. Sorry if this was more critique than you were looking for. Keep the drawing coming, this is how you learn!
Ben
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