R21T bodykit project - new pics

[Hippo]

Bodykits are expensive. But if you love your car and want to modd it, you'll try to get one. But its even more expensive to deliver it to my door (Belarus). Besides, I don't really like the bodykits, that are cuurently being produced.
So my bodykit is gonna be custom-made. Take a look.
It's not originally a turbo model, so the headlights and bonnet are different
Rear-view pictures are missing, I'll post'em later.
All the parts of this kit are custom-designed, except the sideskirts (EVO skirts are great, but I'll have to make'em here too). The kit will include:
full front bumper,
rear bumper skirt and diffusor (not full bumper),
EVO-look sideskirts
impreza-look bonnet air intake
wheel arches conversion
bad-boy boonet conversion
original nosecone
welded rear number place (the plate itself and it's illuminatoin will be removed to the rear bumper)
aluminium rear spoiler

Please, post your opinions and comments and vote.

Pictures deleted. New version posted.

 

[Hippo]

nice to see, u'r voting, but still no comments? :-#
I'm interested in you "touch up" recomendation and also I'd like to see some explanation for "ugly" vote.

 

[lyn21turbo]

sorry couldnt reply before, was in belgium,,,your plans look good, one suggestion i would make is to remove the plastic strips off the doors,,it is a lot of work,,but the end result is worth it

 

[Anonymous]

I voted...

Needs a little touch up......cos I think the nose/grill area resembles the new megane and if it were me i'd go for summat more subtle....

All round it looks good tho :wink:

Good luck
Me
x

 

[Hippo]

thanx for yor replyes. I'll try to post it all here after fixin.
Maybe we'll get new poll comparing different versions.

PS new Megane's (and Clio's too) nose/grill triangle looks up like this: /\ wile this one looks downwards like this: \/

 

[DaveL485]

comments

IMO, front needs to sit lower, maybe a splitter on the front bumper? Also nosecone is a little squared for my tastes, maybe a little more ingenuity there. Otherwise its great, i love the side-on view!!!
You have quite a good drawing talent there too, are you in product design?

 

[Hippo]

thanx, Dave.
U r right, the car isn't lowered at the front-view picture, but it is on side-view. I'll fix it.
There's old russian saying: there are 2 major problems in Russia: fools and roads. So you know, Belarus was the part of the Russia for too long, wee have the same problems :lol: lowering the car too much will kill it.
And no, I'm not in product design, I'm in HR. Drawing talent? maybe. But this were made over the blueprints. Most of my free-hand skethes (both exterior and interior) are not digited yet...

PS who voted for "ugly"? Tell me why!

 

[DaveL485]

lol

Fools and roads-same in the UK!!

The bumpy ride is worth it though, it handles so well.....

 

[Hippo]

Clearens is about 12 cm, 3,5-4 lowered = 8-8,5 in the result. I'll get her that low (using B+G suspensions springs), but not lower! 'Cos even 12 is not enough to figth our roads.

 

[Hippo]

Here's a little revised version.
Air intake, door strips, door handels removed.
New alloys, new rear arches, repainted :wink:

 

[RenaultFreak]

lloks good but...I don't like the rear wing and the front grill, you should preserve the original grill or just use black mesh with no grill at all...the rest looks great.

 

[Hippo]

Here you go!
Front lowered, nosecone/grille replaced.

 

[Anonymous]

Bodykit...

Much better (IMO)....although i'd lose the badge but hey thats my choice.

Me
x

 

[Hippo]

It's almost like Skyline now....
But I like it. Already working on that grille mod.

 

[RenaultFreak]

much, MUCH better