Paul, I keep on looking at that front grill. I don't like their version as much as your original. Nice catch on the rear window defroster Derby... Regards, Bob S.
On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 7:47 AM, Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> wrote: > You're very observant. I never noticed the missing rear defroster. It's > quite possible that the production version of the drag car doesn't come with > a heated window. I know it doesn't come with a heater or radio. This was a > prototype, so some of the parts were "out of the bin." Dodge may have > requested the removal of the heater grid. > > If you buy one of these race ready bodies, it comes only in white with no > drivetrain. But it does include relocated engine mounts, a roll cage that > stiffens the chassis considerably, other chassis stiffeners, massive > brakes, spartan seats and recalibrated suspension parts. The idea is that > it's cheaper to build a Super Stock race car starting with the factory > package than it would be if one started with a new car. And the package has > been tested, so in terms of weight distribution, handling and braking, it's > ready to go. > On Jan 14, 2009, at 8:21 AM, <[email protected]> > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> ---- Derby Chang <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Paul Stenquist wrote: >>>> >>>> Some of you may recall seeing some of the pics I shot of a Dodge >>>> Challenger S/S prototype back in October. One of my shots is on the >>>> cover of the April issue of Mopar Action magazine, which will hit the >>>> stands in a couple of weeks. (Yeah, the predating of newstand mags is >>>> a bit nuts.) The magazine art directors did some nice work on it, >>>> particularly bringing out the grille details. They had to go in there >>>> and work at pixel level to brighten the grid. Here's the cover: >>>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8482863 >>>> >>>> Here's my original rendering: >>>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8482860&size=lg >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> They had terrific source material to work from. Highly cool. >> >> They rubbed out the heated rear window. Too uncool for dragsters....... >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
