YES! brake cooling ducts!
hehe actually that looks kinda cool .. but shouldn't there be one on the sideskirt to match??

 

I like were this idea is going, but my $0.02, This kit espically the front, has to be a clean looking which blends into the design of the front !! chris3240929 your ideas look good!

 

I agree, a little smoothing of the front bumper, and this baby will be perfect.

 

I wish I could help Chris with some sketches\ideas but I cant photoshop for my life.

 

Can somebody give me pics of a stock CL front bumper?

I need a straight on front view and one from the side...the closer the better for detail.

 

Satin Slayer,





Will any of these help??

 

That will help TREMENDOUSLY!...good 3/4 shop in there too...

Now, we need similar HIGH QUALITY shots of a CL with the Versus kit.

I'm trying to read thru the PS manual to get a better idea of what I can actually do...they have a 3-D filter, but I'm not sure how to use it yet...

I had some ideas last night about extending the urethane up to the mid bumper near the fog pillars...to sort of bring the lines down more like the SEMA kit. Would make the drop more perpendicular & less NOSE-HEAVY, etc. I'll do pics tonight.

 

Hey...feel free...I'm still learning myself.

The most skilled people have made some ugly kits, so maybe we're on the right track...

 

Also...and this is probably getting WAY ahead of ourselves...

I was thinking about an updated rear section with square exhaust cut-outs...but you'd have to buy new tips & get them welded on(no big deal...OBX sells cheap chrome tips in every shape & size imagineable). Just another thought...

 

I like your idea. It will make the kit flow alot better and give it less of that "add on disgusting lip" look. Can't wait to see your sketches tonight.

BTW glad I could help with the pics

 

Similiar to the SEMA kit, or the 04 TL. I would like that. but I think it would have to flow with the rear part of the kit, and look more chiseled .. less rounded. That would be cool because you could chop the CT exhaust, and have the sound, but a different appearance than every other CL on the road with CT exhaust.

PS - if you need HQ pics of the rear bumper, let me know, I have them too.

 

Those pics are perfect. If you guys want me to model an entire kit, then I will need close-ups of the stock sideskirts and rear bumper. Also, try to finalize the design of how you guys want it to look so that I can keep it consistent(looking like everything was designed together and not some kind of frankenstein creation).

The only problem I foresee is that I don't know how a company will be able to produce a kit from this 3D model. As I said before, XSI does not contain real-world measurements...only measuremental increments of 1 unit. Another problem is that I doubt the company producing the kit will have access to XSI. Once completed, I can render out still shots of it in 3D space or create an animation clip of it rotating in 3D space...but, once again, I don't know how the body kit company will be able to utilize it...except for using it as reference.

This is the same software package used for the Hulk movie to give you an idea about the possibilities/limitations of it.

I will begin modelling once everything is finalized. It shouldn't take me too long.

If anybody wants me to model the CL, I could do that as well. It wouldn't be a bad idea considering our plans.

 

 

chris3240929: Will these help then?

 

OK chris, I went outside today and snapped some pics that might help. Excuse the dirty car, too cold to clean it





BTW chris or Satin Slayer, feel free to use my car to PS the kit onto if you want. You can use any pics I posted, or any you find on my site: http://public.fotki.com/blader (Look in CL, LBI Pics, and Rims folders for good pics.)

 

Those may help...THANKS!!!

Nice & clean shots too...

 

Some good 3/4 shots, good!!!

 

Can you take some pics with the same angles Blader has? Is that possible...I know it's cold out...

But those shots will help.

 

Sorry, this is the best I can do...with the weather around -30C these days, I think my camera would freeze first...

 

Or your cajones...

-30 is a bit chilly, I agree...

 

everyone ideas are really good.... atleast we have a movement here..... Yumchah where you from in canada? Mississauga, Ont here... nice looking ride....

well lets hope and see what all your creativity can do for us... all the kits out there are nothing like the sema... anything close to it.. and i would definitely be interested in...

Best of luck... and please keep all of us updated with your progresss....

 

Heh...and I'm not even accounting for the windchill! This weather blows...

 

I did some more last night, but I'm having a hellofa time getting the PS to do what I want. Downloaded some drafting software & fiddled around for a few hours, but I couldn't figure the crap out.

I think I'll stick to pen & paper ,,,then mail to Allen.

 

I dont like body kits! I loved the SEMA body kit! is is the only body kit I have ever seen for our cars that is respectful of the cars lines. I cant imagine why all these other crap kits are out an no one has produced the SEMA kit. Good work fellas. I hope to see this play out.

 

Is there anybody out there in a WARM climate with a Digital Camera and a Versus kit willing to take pics at the same angles of my car?????

I really want to see something come of this. Can't wait to see your sketches Chris .. Photoshop it on my car when you get it figured out

 

$$$...that's why.

To mold a kit costs money, to attach it to the car costs even more money, then you have to repaint the whole car...even more money.

That SEMA deal is one-off & probably cost $8 or $10K with the new paint & customization.

Anybody who's had their car keyed will tell you a repaint costs about $4K, and that's just a factory redo...no custom work.

If we can just re-design the front clip, we'll be on the right track.

 

I would do it myself since I do have the kit, but my car is in the shop for another week

 

Satin Slayer, Chris, any sketches to post?

 

I'm trying out one of these.

http://www.logitech.com/lang/images/0/949.gif

http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/pr...CONTENTID=6150

So far, so good.

 

Oh crap...I've been so busy with other stuff I forgot all about this. Are those sketches ready?

My schedule is opening up so I should have the next week or so to do this.

 

slightly off topic warning.

IF, this calls for a new front fascia, please consider fitting some actaully fogs in there. It would be ideal if you can find some aftermaket fog that has a similar stock shape to keep costs down, but if that doesn't work, there always the MDX fog.

 

Good idea.

I'm still working on this.

 

Hear are some pics if you still need them

 

Thanks, mushu...I rebuilt my PC, and I couldn't find that pic to reset my wallpaper.