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"the next one" - Scratchbuilt Mid-Engine Sports Car

invision Part of things Posts: 213	"the next one" - Scratchbuilt Mid-Engine Sports Car invision @invision
	Oct 8, 2015 15:38:41 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Believe it or not, it's harder to create a perfectly flat panel like the ones in your photo and keep it straight during installation than one that has a complex shape. Is that the car 'Geoff' from Top Gear? Thanks mate!
	Nick M. A journey in design and fabrication begins with a vision, a single pen stroke ... and in some cases the blow of a hammer. Some projects: www.facebook.com/iNVisionPrototypes & www.instagram.com/invisionprototypes/

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Rob Posted a lot You know, for kids! Posts: 2,515	"the next one" - Scratchbuilt Mid-Engine Sports Car Rob @robche
	Oct 12, 2015 22:01:18 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Great build, great skills. It's nice to hear that slow and steady wins the race - too many rush jobs on TV!
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bowzer Kinda New Posts: 8	"the next one" - Scratchbuilt Mid-Engine Sports Car bowzer @bowzer
	Dec 5, 2015 12:00:36 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	This is surely due an update about now?


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invision Part of things Posts: 213	"the next one" - Scratchbuilt Mid-Engine Sports Car invision @invision
	Dec 9, 2015 13:57:58 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Hi bowzer, had my hands full with the roadster build(I have a build thread posted here on RR). Hoping to get back to this project soon.
	Nick M. A journey in design and fabrication begins with a vision, a single pen stroke ... and in some cases the blow of a hammer. Some projects: www.facebook.com/iNVisionPrototypes & www.instagram.com/invisionprototypes/

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invision Part of things Posts: 213	"the next one" - Scratchbuilt Mid-Engine Sports Car invision @invision
	Jan 13, 2017 17:45:12 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Hi everyone, guess what's back in the shop! After some time off, it's time to finish up this project as well as bring this thread back to life.
	Nick M. A journey in design and fabrication begins with a vision, a single pen stroke ... and in some cases the blow of a hammer. Some projects: www.facebook.com/iNVisionPrototypes & www.instagram.com/invisionprototypes/

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bjornagn Posted a lot Posts: 1,532	"the next one" - Scratchbuilt Mid-Engine Sports Car bjornagn @bjornagn
	Jan 13, 2017 20:05:25 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Been waiting for this one to resume. The street rod is cool, but this is frosty.


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metalshapes Posted a lot Posts: 3,159	"the next one" - Scratchbuilt Mid-Engine Sports Car metalshapes @metalshapes
	Jan 13, 2017 20:55:02 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Wow... Very cool...


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strikey Posted hell of a lot Posts: 5,031	"the next one" - Scratchbuilt Mid-Engine Sports Car strikey @strikey
	Jan 13, 2017 21:22:11 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	blimey....its taken me two very large glasses of red to get this far and boy was it worth the trip. cant wait to see the next run of progress. off to check out the 32 now.
	'80 s1 924 turbo..hibernating '80 golf gli cabriolet...doing impression of a skip '97 pug 106 commuter...continuing cheapness making me smile! firm believer in the k.i.s.s and f.i.s.h principles.

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meltedcheese Part of things Please, Don't Sqeeze the Volvo! Posts: 403	"the next one" - Scratchbuilt Mid-Engine Sports Car meltedcheese @meltedcheese
	Jan 13, 2017 21:24:39 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Incredible skills
	Lipsmackin' Thirstquenchin' Acetastin' Motivatin' Goodbuzzin' Cooltalkin' Highwalkin' Fastlivin' Evergivin' Coolfizzin' Volvo. retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=readersrides&action=display&thread=128102

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invision Part of things Posts: 213	"the next one" - Scratchbuilt Mid-Engine Sports Car invision @invision
	Jan 14, 2017 12:54:20 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Thanks Gents. Pretty excited to be working on this project again.
	Nick M. A journey in design and fabrication begins with a vision, a single pen stroke ... and in some cases the blow of a hammer. Some projects: www.facebook.com/iNVisionPrototypes & www.instagram.com/invisionprototypes/

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daslandroverman Part of things Posts: 724	"the next one" - Scratchbuilt Mid-Engine Sports Car daslandroverman @daslandroverman
	Jan 15, 2017 10:22:30 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Having just browses through 15 pages, I'm more than impressed. More practice required to get my sheet metal skills up to par.


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ironmighty07 Posted a lot Posts: 1,496	"the next one" - Scratchbuilt Mid-Engine Sports Car ironmighty07 @ironmighty07
	Jan 25, 2017 5:23:28 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Absolutely blown away by the standard of work on display here, simply phenomenal!
	2014 - Audi A6 Avant 3.0Tdi Quattro 1958 - Chevrolet Apache Panel Truck 1959 - Plymouth Custom Suburban 1952 - Chevrolet 2dr Hardtop 1985 - Ford Econoline E350 Quadravan 2009 - Ovlov V70 2.5T 1970 - Cortina Mk2 Estate 2007 - Fiat Ducato LWB 120Multijet 2014 - Honda Civic 2.2 CTDi ES

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kev13s Part of things Posts: 96	"the next one" - Scratchbuilt Mid-Engine Sports Car kev13s @kev13s
	Jan 25, 2017 19:20:41 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Great to see this one back, keep the updates coming.


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invision Part of things Posts: 213	"the next one" - Scratchbuilt Mid-Engine Sports Car invision @invision
	Feb 15, 2017 14:21:57 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Initial stage of R2's rear facelift. A template is created so that features can be transposed to the other side. Fitting the door top perimeter and exterior skin to the jams. Door opens on a single pivot. Rear hatch's structure mated with the exterior skin and mounted on the newly created hinges. Hatch opens for the first time. Work can now start to separate, prime, join and finalize the hatch's fit. R2's revised rear fascia mocked up. Next step will be to cut the tacks to separate the panels and create the panel's final details.
	Nick M. A journey in design and fabrication begins with a vision, a single pen stroke ... and in some cases the blow of a hammer. Some projects: www.facebook.com/iNVisionPrototypes & www.instagram.com/invisionprototypes/

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peteh1969 Posted a lot Posts: 2,776 Club RR Member Number: 107	"the next one" - Scratchbuilt Mid-Engine Sports Car peteh1969 @peteh1969 Club Retro Rides Member 107
	Feb 15, 2017 14:35:29 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Nothing nasty meant by this but is it supposed to look like a bigger Lotus Evora? I know it's hard for other designs not to influence your design subconsciously and it can be hard to take the time when designing to take a step back and look at a project as a whole rather than individual parts. You are a craftsman and very skilled at what you do.
	"Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light." forum.retro-rides.org/thread/200957/1967-corsair-panel-paint-restoration forum.retro-rides.org/thread/210347/1967-corsair-picture-heavy-start 1967 Corsair 2000 Deluxe 2005 Mk2 Focus Zetec 2006 Mk6 Fiesta ST150

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invision Part of things Posts: 213	"the next one" - Scratchbuilt Mid-Engine Sports Car invision @invision
	Feb 15, 2017 15:43:15 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Hi Pete, You're right! It's always a challenge to create something with a fresh new look. The design of this project was actually influenced by it's predecessor, Rhythm, which was themed after 60's sports cars and borrowed styling cues from the SR71-Blackbird recon plane, including the side concavities, twin turbos and sequential signals on the rear deck(representing the SR-71's red stripes). We finished Rhythm about 10 years ago. After it was done... with all the free time on my hands... I got bored. So, I started working on a few sketches of 'the next one'. With R2, I basically tightened up all the features seen on the original resulting in a smoother design that was 28" shorter. Fabrication started in 2010 and over the course of the build some design aspects have evolved. We build the car and not the drawing. So if a better idea comes along the way we'll run with it. Not sure if you've seen these, but here are a few photos of Rhythm. I appreciate you sharing your thoughts. Cheers!
	Nick M. A journey in design and fabrication begins with a vision, a single pen stroke ... and in some cases the blow of a hammer. Some projects: www.facebook.com/iNVisionPrototypes & www.instagram.com/invisionprototypes/

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peteh1969 Posted a lot Posts: 2,776 Club RR Member Number: 107	"the next one" - Scratchbuilt Mid-Engine Sports Car peteh1969 @peteh1969 Club Retro Rides Member 107
	Feb 15, 2017 15:58:32 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Nick I had not seen those images thank you for posting them. I see the influences with the SR71 also Mustang, Aston Martin and Jaguar XJ13/XJS a very nice vehicle indeed a very purposeful design.
	"Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light." forum.retro-rides.org/thread/200957/1967-corsair-panel-paint-restoration forum.retro-rides.org/thread/210347/1967-corsair-picture-heavy-start 1967 Corsair 2000 Deluxe 2005 Mk2 Focus Zetec 2006 Mk6 Fiesta ST150

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invision Part of things Posts: 213	"the next one" - Scratchbuilt Mid-Engine Sports Car invision @invision
	Feb 16, 2017 0:00:49 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	You have a very sharp eye! Since we don't have a means to create glass we needed to borrow a windscreen from a TR7 and re-shape the perimeter to make it suit our application. The side glass is original as tempered glass can't be adjusted. I get a lot of people comparing the vehicle to Mustangs, Camaros, Aston Martins and Jags. Btw... I love your banner photo. Pretty trick!
	Last Edit: Feb 16, 2017 0:01:16 GMT by invision Nick M. A journey in design and fabrication begins with a vision, a single pen stroke ... and in some cases the blow of a hammer. Some projects: www.facebook.com/iNVisionPrototypes & www.instagram.com/invisionprototypes/

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peteh1969 Posted a lot Posts: 2,776 Club RR Member Number: 107	"the next one" - Scratchbuilt Mid-Engine Sports Car peteh1969 @peteh1969 Club Retro Rides Member 107
	Feb 16, 2017 0:19:59 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Thank you Nick. Its taking time but I'm getting there slowly.
	"Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light." forum.retro-rides.org/thread/200957/1967-corsair-panel-paint-restoration forum.retro-rides.org/thread/210347/1967-corsair-picture-heavy-start 1967 Corsair 2000 Deluxe 2005 Mk2 Focus Zetec 2006 Mk6 Fiesta ST150

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sridgett Part of things the only way is Dagenham Posts: 434	"the next one" - Scratchbuilt Mid-Engine Sports Car sridgett @sridgett01
	Feb 16, 2017 6:32:45 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Loving the work that has gone into this. I am a welder/fabricators so have I idea how hard this is! You have some serious skills
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