September Art Show

[mlomaka]

Looks like I get to start another one. I guess thats what I get for living in Ohio. Well lets get started.

Here is my take on the theme build. I hope I honored the heritage of the Laguna. I started playing around with this one rather late, but did have some fun with this one. I was going for a street car with strong NASCAR influence. It took me a while to decide to go with the older or newer style. Once I got into it, I don’t know if this can be done, but I have the newer front and the older style rear. NASCAR influences include the stainless steel front & rear spoilers, recessed flip up gas cap and side exhaust. Another feature I tried to incorporate is the head/tail light covers. The fronts aren’t too special, just smoked Lexan vacuuformed to smooth out the front and cover updated projector beam headlights attached with exposed rivets. The rear covers mount the same way but cover a custom tail light cluster. I have wanted to get some newer Mazda or Lexus tail lights and cut out the light portions (including the chrome ring) and make a fiberglass piece for a factory look. I thought this would reinforce the race look. I also tried to combine the older & nwerer by putting round lights in the bigger rectangular hole. I put a modified 67/68 Camaro rear bumper along with a new rolled pan for a lighter look out back. I also added a gas tank cover to help clean up & re emphasize the race look of the rear. The front bumper gets lightly reworked by using expanded stainless in the grill opening along with enlarged brake ducts (now functional). To help match the new rear bumper, I flipped the treatment on the bumper insert by painting the factory chrome piece and chroming the part that is black. The scoops on the hood are from an early 90's Camaro (91) along with the mirrors. I hope you enjoy it. This was a fun project.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y184/mlomaka/sketches/Lagoonafinal.jpg

Mike

[SRD Art]

I like it! Good thought process and I really like the tail lights. Nice color too :thumbsup: . Cool!

O.K., here's my vision. I call it the SS-3, i.e. Supercharged S-3...

I decided to abandon the Nascar theme in favor of something that might get a little different audience's attention. Probably the most important original design feature to this car is it's aerodynamic laid back grille and headlight buckets. Building on those features I decided to modernize the happy guppy look of the original by opening up the grille, setting a honeycomb grille insert back about 3", relocating the turn signals to where they should've been, putting the bumper on a diet and tucking it closer to the body, and reshaping everything below the bumper allowing for a little more character while providing ample air flow for an intercooler. A chin spoiler with a rubber speed bump squeegee keeps the air flow flowing at high speed.

I've always liked mondo tires under big cars, there's something about their proportions that has always lent Impalas and such to being pro-streeted. So with this car I decided to do a modern approach to an old school idea. With a modernized nose, a dual carbed 6-71 topped with an air scoop small block poking through the hood just wouldn't fit, so instead it's running a mild idling 8.5:1 crate 572 topped with a Powerjection 1050 throttle body, and to boost the already hefty dyno figures an intercooled Procharger centrifugal blower sits out front. Keeping the car comfy and fun to drive without tearing things apart while getting on the throttle is a 2800 stalled TH400 backed by a Gear Vendors overdrive spinning 3.73's out back. To satisfy the big breather and get the ram air effect without 13" of windshield blocker, a late model SS scoop open at the front and sealed at the back provides wind to the sealed-to-the-hood K&N filter stuffed air box. Instead of a big pro-stock wannabe pro-street wing I've kept the smooth, simple, and stock look of a muscle car style spoiler. Out back the rear bumper is shortened and tucked close to the body. Underneath is a back halved rear frame with a triangulated 4 link, sporting bags on a slightly narrowed 9" capped with Mickey T 29-18-18's on 18x16" 5 star wheels. Up front is tubular a-arms, bags, Baer 13" brakes, a fat sway bar and a CPP Saginaw 600 box turning the 18x9" stars covered in 245-45-18 hoops -low profile for the g-machine look and performance but still tall enough to fill up the girth of the wheel well. Interior includes posh Procar Rally 1000 buckets trimmed in black with gray inserts divided by orange piping, rear seat sewn to match. Black door panels with a gray and orange insert to match the tribal style body graphics. 6 point roll bar with "pro-street" stepped side bars keep things safe. Billet specialties Sniper wheel on a tilt column and Dakota digital gauges wrap up the black dash. Paint includes a black and gunmetal gray spray with black, orange, and gray graphics.

Boat like measurements, a smooth yet functional suspension, comfort sporting interior, 800 streetable hp to lay 2-15" wide stripes and modernized looks would make this a fine cruiser. That's what I'd do if I were given a 1975 Laguna S-3.

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/73novars/Leguna2.jpg

[ZVT]

I didnt do the laguna but did a collonade coupe a while back....(to many fingers in the fire)Same body style right?UHHH wow guys those are pretty awesome:thumbsup:

http://fc16.deviantart.com/fs19/f/2007/226/d/c/1977_Chavy_Malibu_hybrid_PT_by_zvtdesigns.jpg

[DVierstra]

Great work Mike and Ben on your Laguna concepts! I like everyone's work! Great creative ways to streamline and incorporating and successfully creating your ideas! Unfortunately have not had the time to work on one. I will post it another time. You know, a full time "day" job and freelance at night. Congratulations on your designs! :hail:

Zee, yes I do like your 1976-77 Malibu Classic rendering. So I will re-post my Laguna wagon 2-door concept.

http://s3images.coroflot.com/user_files/individual_files/71797_14eAS2BbK7zBq7pSwMiAtQ_8t.jpg

I had both a Laguna Coupe (1973) and a 1975 Malibu Classic! I loved both of those cars!

[SRD Art]

Good stuff so far! That Collonade looks very classy. I always love to see wagons done up too.

Looks like we're all on the same page with our ideas, I wonder what the g-machine potential of a mid 70's Chevelle would really be. Remember the car that won the Car Craft street car shootout a few years back? It was a land yacht Cadillac that tore it up in cornering, braking, and acceleration. I'll bet a Chevelle would be lighter and could easily be put on a diet from stock weight. I know PHR is set on this Nascar theme, but maybe (hopefully) they will do a disguised G-machine. Those Nascar style wheels are now available in 17x8. Use those with 275-40's all around and do an air ride specialties suspension or something. I say ditch the 15" Nascar wheels and "drag radials on all four corners"... I think our art illustrates well that car is crying for big wheels and a dropped suspension.

[NOVA]

I had both a Laguna Coupe (1973) and a 1975 Malibu Classic! I loved both of those cars!


I too had a 73 Laguna, same color as your rendering (less stripes) loved those swivel bucket seats! I had ET wheels with raised white letter Goodyear tires on mine, 15 inch of course! 70's up front & wide 60's out back, air shocks in back and helper springs up front...... wierd, today I cant get the Nova low enuff and would never think of 15 inch wheels/tires! haha.

Good stuff! I know theres more of you guys on here lets see some of your bitchin art work! :thumbsup:

[SRD Art]

I too had a 73 Laguna, same color as your rendering (less stripes) loved those swivel bucket seats! I had ET wheels with raised white letter Goodyear tires on mine, 15 inch of course! 70's up front & wide 60's out back, air shocks in back and helper springs up front...... wierd, today I cant get the Nova low enuff and would never think of 15 inch wheels/tires! haha.

Good stuff! I know theres more of you guys on here lets see some of your bitchin art work! :thumbsup:

Lol! Funny how times change. In high school (class of '88) I couldn't get my air shocks high enough on my Nova. Later dropped it so low it could push a soda can on its side with the front frame crossmember. :lol:

[laguna55]

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/ad294/mud55/IMAG0123.jpg
i can not wait to restore my 75 ,, i have had it for 20 yrs sold it and just got it back '''

[laguna55]

Looks like I get to start another one. I guess thats what I get for living in Ohio. Well lets get started.

Here is my take on the theme build. I hope I honored the heritage of the Laguna. I started playing around with this one rather late, but did have some fun with this one. I was going for a street car with strong NASCAR influence. It took me a while to decide to go with the older or newer style. Once I got into it, I don’t know if this can be done, but I have the newer front and the older style rear. NASCAR influences include the stainless steel front & rear spoilers, recessed flip up gas cap and side exhaust. Another feature I tried to incorporate is the head/tail light covers. The fronts aren’t too special, just smoked Lexan vacuuformed to smooth out the front and cover updated projector beam headlights attached with exposed rivets. The rear covers mount the same way but cover a custom tail light cluster. I have wanted to get some newer Mazda or Lexus tail lights and cut out the light portions (including the chrome ring) and make a fiberglass piece for a factory look. I thought this would reinforce the race look. I also tried to combine the older & nwerer by putting round lights in the bigger rectangular hole. I put a modified 67/68 Camaro rear bumper along with a new rolled pan for a lighter look out back. I also added a gas tank cover to help clean up & re emphasize the race look of the rear. The front bumper gets lightly reworked by using expanded stainless in the grill opening along with enlarged brake ducts (now functional). To help match the new rear bumper, I flipped the treatment on the bumper insert by painting the factory chrome piece and chroming the part that is black. The scoops on the hood are from an early 90's Camaro (91) along with the mirrors. I hope you enjoy it. This was a fun project.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y184/mlomaka/sketches/Lagoonafinal.jpg

Mike

i like this ''looks good