CarToons influenced Camaro

crazydave · Post by **crazydave** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 11:21 am

This was quicky I did yesterday. I didn't want to get too far distracted from my Pro Stocker project, so I threw it together pretty quick.

Remember that old magazine CarToons? I think it's still around, anyways that not what I set out to do...

...I started out planning a Cabo inspired 'vert, but then tossed it aside when I realized how much work it was. Then inspired by my new fatty Zip Zap wheels, I started fiddling with it again. When I held the two halve together I thought the long hood line made it look like a Top Fuel Funny Car. So I sanded the back at a slight angle towards the front, to accent that funny car look. Then glued the halves together.

I went out to the mall looking for a decent blower witha injector scoop, but came home with nothing. I did see a picture of a CarToons magazine on a Muscle Machines box, so when i looked at it again, that's what it reminded me of, so I decided to just go for the goofy hot rod look.

I painted it just like a car that's been lurking about my hood, it's a '68 SS 327. It freakin' cherry, and it's been giving me a boner, so this is my tribute to it. I dig it.

filelicker · Post by **filelicker** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 1:46 pm

You achieved the look you were after!The shortening job was perfect.And I really love that color. Very nice indeed crazy dave , could be next the next ROTW.I have to get a set of those fattys !I don't know if CARTOONS has comeback or not , I know they went out in the early to mid ninties and there is good market for the old issues on ebay.

Post by **CaboWabo** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 1:53 pm

holy dope!
dude that thing rocks - I can't believe you were able to keep the windows and top on without it looking too squished.
frickin excellent man

crazydave · Post by **crazydave** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 3:38 pm

Thanks guys.

I can't believe you were able to keep the windows and top on without it looking too squished.

I think they are kinda squished looking, we've just gotton so used to seeing bits.

Any any rate, there's a few reasons I got away with it, the Camaro has a flatter (more level?) top than the Challenger. It's cut at an angle starting behind the front windshield, and right up to the bottom edge of the rear wheel well. I also spent a lot of time sanding the roof flat, and markered in the windows so they gave the slight illusion of being longer. (A mm here and there makes a big difference.

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Post by **CaboWabo** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 5:49 pm

word, looks way less squished than when I first started on mine

so drop top she was

DarkTari · Post by **DarkTari** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 9:07 pm

As the Troglodyte would say......."Me Like Cavey!, Me Liiike !

TMP · Post by **TMP** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 9:13 pm

thats pretty beefy dark

crazydave · Post by **crazydave** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 9:33 pm

Thanks DT, glad you like... but what's a Troglodyte?

Bird · Post by **Bird** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 9:52 pm

You tryin' to have a ride for every bracket at the strip?

Wicked, as always, man. Awesome color for it, too. And the subtle use of decals... true street.

I had a few issues of CarToons handed down to me by a cousin in Ohio when I was a kid, and I loved them. Never could find any more after that.

crazydave · Post by **crazydave** » Tue Apr 20, 2004 1:07 am

Bird wrote:You tryin' to have a ride for every bracket at the strip?

Not intentionally, but I guess I have been into the muscle cars lately...

Wicked, as always, man. Awesome color for it, too. And the subtle use of decals... true street.

I had a few issues of CarToons handed down to me by a cousin in Ohio when I was a kid, and I loved them. Never could find any more after that.

CarToons showed up at my grocery store one time when I was a kid, then disappeared. I read that one issue over and over. I thought about subscribing, but never did. I wish I did now.

BilboBaggins · Post by **BilboBaggins** » Tue Apr 20, 2004 7:00 am

crazydave wrote:Thanks DT, glad you like... but what's a Troglodyte?

From my limited understanding it's a cave man.

Remember that from the Trogg's oldies hit Wild Thing.

DarkTari · Post by **DarkTari** » Tue Apr 20, 2004 7:17 am

Auight Cavey, let's hop in da Way Back Machine..........1974

Do U remember the Jimmy Castor Bunch?

The Burtha Butt Boogie, EMan, King Kong ?

Troglodyte: Prehistoric tree dwellers.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/st ... 58-8513421

crazydave · Post by **crazydave** » Tue Apr 20, 2004 9:38 am

Nah, never heard of the Jimmy Castor Bunch, but dig on that groovy album cover.

These guys must have been an influence on Sir Mixalot.

Hey Cabo, I'm looking at your Dodge, and I'm seeing it was pure luck, that my roof worked out. I only cut it crooked because of the way the body sat in my miter box, but imagine the cut line starting forwards of yours, just behind the the front window trim, and ending right on the front corner on the rear wheel well. See how that would make the middle go back to right about where the body swoops up under the windows?

Because of where the cut layed, that allowed me to angle the rear end upwards, with out bending the straight edges, and just accentted the natural swoosh that's already there. Looking at your car made me realize how angling the rear end up, would also bring the roof closer to level.

Then with the flattening of the roof, and re-drawing of the windows, I'm totally seeing how this could work for the Dodge.

hue35 · Post by **hue35** » Tue Apr 20, 2004 10:33 am

That's awesome crazydave... yeah, the way the roof and the side windows came together is beautiful, that new roof line almost reminds me of a Cheetah (like my old T-Jet slot car). I bought every issue of CarToons from about 1977-1983... I loved that mag more than MAD. I wish I still had them.

DT!!... I have almost every piece of Jimmy Castor Vinyl ever made, I love that stuff. That disc you showed is the one to have... great shit.

Finks · Post by **Finks** » Tue Apr 20, 2004 7:26 pm

That is crazy sleek CD. Seamless, honestly at fisrt look I was like, what is it that's different w/ that Zip.... He didn't "Just" paint a Zip and add the PHat rear wheels? I should have smacked myself for thinking that of you man. That ride is naughty.

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CarToons influenced Camaro

CarToons influenced Camaro

Jimmy Castor Bunch !