SRD Art
02-06-2009, 08:48 AM
Looks like I'm starting this one out...
For this month I decided to do something different, at least for me. I've always loved Novas and have owned several over the years. I currently own both a 73 and 74, and call me nuts but I plan on owning at least one for the rest of my life. I've drawn plenty of Novas over the years. One day I also would like to own one of each of the X-Body cousins. I've had this one in my head for sometime now and this month's contest finally got it on paper. I'd really like to build this one...
I'm all about surprises and cars that appear one way on the surface but have a whole different personality underneath. For this one I cloned a 70/71 Buick GSX, very possibly one of the coolest muscle cars Detroit let loose. Body mods on the Apollo are fairly simple, relating back to the GSX with a touch of their own personality. Painted front bumper, blacked out trim, GS style spoiler, "Apollo GSX" graphics, shaved factory emblems and dual functional hood scoops. What's inside is where the fun begins. Punched out 455 stuffed with goodies and topped with an Offy low-rise intake sporting dual quads with a goal of over 550lbs of torque to shred the rear meats. Back that by a TKO600 and disc shod 9" sporting 3.55 gears. Hydroformed aftermarket subframe with air ride and Vette brakes house the motor and handle the curves. Street duty includes Wheel Vintiques 17x8 Billet Buick wheels shod with low pro redlines. Interior includes aftermarket buckets in black and grey and an 8 pt. Pro Street roll cage to keep things stiff and safe. Fun for cruising, occasional track shredding, and lots of showing. Thanks for looking...
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/73novars/AGSXfinal.jpg
For this month I decided to do something different, at least for me. I've always loved Novas and have owned several over the years. I currently own both a 73 and 74, and call me nuts but I plan on owning at least one for the rest of my life. I've drawn plenty of Novas over the years. One day I also would like to own one of each of the X-Body cousins. I've had this one in my head for sometime now and this month's contest finally got it on paper. I'd really like to build this one...
I'm all about surprises and cars that appear one way on the surface but have a whole different personality underneath. For this one I cloned a 70/71 Buick GSX, very possibly one of the coolest muscle cars Detroit let loose. Body mods on the Apollo are fairly simple, relating back to the GSX with a touch of their own personality. Painted front bumper, blacked out trim, GS style spoiler, "Apollo GSX" graphics, shaved factory emblems and dual functional hood scoops. What's inside is where the fun begins. Punched out 455 stuffed with goodies and topped with an Offy low-rise intake sporting dual quads with a goal of over 550lbs of torque to shred the rear meats. Back that by a TKO600 and disc shod 9" sporting 3.55 gears. Hydroformed aftermarket subframe with air ride and Vette brakes house the motor and handle the curves. Street duty includes Wheel Vintiques 17x8 Billet Buick wheels shod with low pro redlines. Interior includes aftermarket buckets in black and grey and an 8 pt. Pro Street roll cage to keep things stiff and safe. Fun for cruising, occasional track shredding, and lots of showing. Thanks for looking...
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/73novars/AGSXfinal.jpg