Brainstorming: What rear ends designs of other vehicles do you like?
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Brainstorming: What rear ends designs of other vehicles do you like?
Brainstorming ideas of doing something custom with the whole rear end of a Firebird/Trans Am. Mainly focusing on the exhaust valance area, but definitely including redoing the whole look area of the bumper/tail light openings and tail lights themselves. Interesting to see others viewpoints and likes. So what rear ends of other vehicles do you like?
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I actually did some rough sketches (tracing over pics of the car) of an idea I had, basically the idea is to get rid of the way the car curves back in on the back end as much as possible, you would start by getting the widest point (at the center of the rear wheels) and you keep that width all the way back (may want to bring it in some, these are still early concepts) and then where the tail lights are make that panel flat across (you would still have the bumper sticking out below it) and use like the tail lights from the current challenger or something that fit the look and you would have this "lip" that protrudes out around the whole tail light panel. See if the sketches make any sense to you.
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I actually did some rough sketches (tracing over pics of the car) of an idea I had, basically the idea is to get rid of the way the car curves back in on the back end as much as possible, you would start by getting the widest point (at the center of the rear wheels) and you keep that width all the way back (may want to bring it in some, these are still early concepts) and then where the tail lights are make that panel flat across (you would still have the bumper sticking out below it) and use like the tail lights from the current challenger or something that fit the look and you would have this "lip" that protrudes out around the whole tail light panel. See if the sketches make any sense to you.
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the idea I had doesn't kill all the curves and I still haven't figured out exactly how I would blend it at the bumper you could still work some "flow" to it, enough it wouldn't look out of place I think. truthfully it would probably be better suited on a camaro or the early 4th gen bird (kinda makes the car more of an "arrow" shape (atleast thats whats in my head).
This is the first i've seen of the newer saleens (I really haven't kept up with ford since they slanted the rearend at such an ugly angle on the stang) but that has several of the cues I was going for, I just wouldn't blend the bumper that way.
I really need a good scale model ,that is large enough to work with, of a 98+ firebird so I can design it in 3D and explore all the angles.
This is my modern spin inspired by the classic years like pictured here http://www.angelfire.com/or/Travspag.../Trans_Am3.jpg
This is the first i've seen of the newer saleens (I really haven't kept up with ford since they slanted the rearend at such an ugly angle on the stang) but that has several of the cues I was going for, I just wouldn't blend the bumper that way.
I really need a good scale model ,that is large enough to work with, of a 98+ firebird so I can design it in 3D and explore all the angles.
This is my modern spin inspired by the classic years like pictured here http://www.angelfire.com/or/Travspag.../Trans_Am3.jpg
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I actually did some rough sketches (tracing over pics of the car) of an idea I had, basically the idea is to get rid of the way the car curves back in on the back end as much as possible, you would start by getting the widest point (at the center of the rear wheels) and you keep that width all the way back (may want to bring it in some, these are still early concepts) and then where the tail lights are make that panel flat across (you would still have the bumper sticking out below it) and use like the tail lights from the current challenger or something that fit the look and you would have this "lip" that protrudes out around the whole tail light panel. See if the sketches make any sense to you.
second one is cool, but putting a cool rear that doesnt fit will ruin that cool rear and car