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that's dedication.
and a bit of poor planning, but hey, it all worked out in the end.
do you think he can register it without too much trouble?
DMV will be impressed too...
Should be no problem. ;D
What an IDIOT! Who builds a car in the garage with no access to the outside?
That's absolutely outstanding. [bow_down]
HFS, that is awesome! my hat is off to him. sounds mean too.
If you are going to hand build a car and have that much skill, why make it look like someone else's?
Because he didn't have enough imagination to think of something on his own. He even used measurements from a real Lambo to get his right. He is definately very skilled, but to purposely build it in an area where you have to destroy it to get it out? Zero common sense....
Quote from: NAKID on October 21, 2008, 07:35:48 PM
What an IDIOT! Who builds a car in the garage with no access to the outside?
I would, if the only other alternative was trying to do a build *that* detailed outside.....
Quote from: somebastid on October 21, 2008, 07:49:47 PM
I would, if the only other alternative was trying to do a build *that* detailed outside.....in the snow.
Fixed it for ya. ;)
Make do with what you've got. [thumbsup]
HOLY MOTHER OF GOD.
make the beast with two backsin' amazing.
Grease-Monkey Superhero indeed!
If he's ever in my neck of the woods, he's NOT buying any alcohol LET ME TELL YOU!!!!!
Wow. Just wow....
I only keep bodies in the basement
that is so goddamn inspiring [clap]
inspired by the canon ball run..........been in the basement ever since.
Quote from: NAKID on October 21, 2008, 07:35:48 PM
What an IDIOT! Who builds a car in the garage with no access to the outside?
More like Genius! :o This guy not only builds himself an awesome car, which will bring mucho fun and pride, but, has a job any time he needs it, and (the real reason) gets more garage space. [bow_down]
Quote from: KnightofNi on October 21, 2008, 07:15:06 PM
and a bit of poor planning,
This guys been planning the garage for a while. He had 10 yrs to figure out how to get it out. From the look of the art work he does it, probably took him 5 min. back in 1998. He's had the excavator guy on speed dial for the last 12 months just for the day he finished. ;D
Quote from: NAKID on October 21, 2008, 07:47:39 PM
Because he didn't have enough imagination to think of something on his own. He even used measurements from a real Lambo to get his right. He is definately very skilled, but to purposely build it in an area where you have to destroy it to get it out? Zero common sense....
He has more imagination than most of us can begin to appreciate. Copied the looks of the Lamborghini but the engineering and fabricating that went into making it took some serious thinking and creativity.
I'd like to see him tackle a bike project! Awesome!
Quote from: NAKID on October 21, 2008, 07:35:48 PM
What an IDIOT! Who builds a car in the garage with no access to the outside?
Ever see Ghost Dog?
It's an existential thing to do. Build a sail boat on the roof of a NYC tenament or build a Lambo in your basement. Same differencene.
I'm extremely hesitant to do mods to my bike that take more than an afternoon. Hats off to this dude.
My guess would be that the fact that it was in the (nice and warm?) basement was the only reason this project got completed.
"Just going to pop down to the basement for a second sweetie!"
<4 hours later>
"Sorry about that, got sucked into something!"
<smirk>
Crikeys man... that is a cool looking beast.
Wow. Just wow. [bow_down]
Talk about a fabricator. That body shell is a masterpiece.
Quote from: Speedbag on October 22, 2008, 09:11:17 AM
Wow. Just wow. [bow_down]
Talk about a fabricator. That body shell is a masterpiece.
The whole project is quite a piece of work. [bow_down]
I wonder what the 'learning curve' was like?
Quote from: ducpainter on October 22, 2008, 09:13:35 AM
The whole project is quite a piece of work. [bow_down]
I wonder what the 'learning curve' was like?
No kidding.
Kickass powerplant too. Had one of those in a drag car back in the '90s making about the same power. [thumbsup]
It takes so much more skill to copy something of that caliber than it does just to create something on its own, not to mention the frame was obviously a custom design. Common sense and planning don't even figure into something like that. It's obvious that he would have taken the car apart piece by piece if he had to to get it out of that basement. Absolutely make the beast with two backsing brilliant.
I would be happy with just the plywood frame he used to bend the sheet metal - it would make a cool ornament for the driveway!
mitt
Quote from: mitt on October 22, 2008, 10:44:11 AM
I would be happy with just the plywood frame he used to bend the sheet metal - it would make a cool ornament for the driveway!
mitt
Or next years Red Bull Challenge Soap Box Derby car.
Quote from: Spicoli on October 22, 2008, 11:08:59 AM
Or next years Red Bull Challenge Soap Box Derby car.
it might weigh too much and be a bit wide to get through the slalom section.
In hindsight, maybe I was a bit too critical. It takes much more skill and patience than I have!
I like it a lot.
He did a great job.
Others see lack of common sense. . .
i see enormous drive, motivation and dedication. He knew all along he'd have to destroy part of his house to get that thing out.
He's the man [thumbsup]
Amazing f-ing car, wrecked basement/house, still (presmably) married...
My hat's off to the guy.
[clap]
Can you imagine the conversation he had to have with the wife?
"Honey, you know that project I've been working on for the last, like, decade?"
"Yes, dear? What about it?"
"Well, in order for it to mean anything, we're going to have to destroy part of the house."
"..."
"Once the car's out, I'll have plenty of space to put a couch. For me to sleep on. Forever."
Quote from: Obsessed? on October 22, 2008, 03:53:11 PM
Can you imagine the conversation he had to have with the wife?
"Honey, you know that project I've been working on for the last, like, decade?"
"Yes, dear? What about it?"
"Well, in order for it to mean anything, we're going to have to destroy part of the house."
"..."
"Once the car's out, I'll have plenty of space to put a couch. For me to sleep on. Forever."
i think he should have just added a secondary entrance. i mean he already has the hole there.
17 years to build in a the comfort of your basement and a place you have access to no matter the conditions out side. If the project would have only taken a week and you had to bust open your house to get to it then maybe dumb. 17 years? The longer it takes to build, the smarter it seems to me.
17 years to build, one day of demoing a 12x7 cinder block wall and couple cubic yards of dirt. Not bad [clap] [clap] [clap]
Quote from: KnightofNi on October 22, 2008, 04:10:57 PM
i think he should have just added a secondary entrance. i mean he already has the hole there.
that argument might not work with his wife....
...oh, you were talking about putting a door in the basement! ;D
Quote from: KnightofNi on October 22, 2008, 04:10:57 PM
i think he should have just added a secondary entrance. i mean he already has the hole there.
Quote from: derby on October 22, 2008, 04:14:37 PM
that argument might not work with his wife....
...oh, you were talking about putting a door in the basement! ;D
honey...
you always wanted a walkout...
right? ;)
Quote from: derby on October 22, 2008, 04:14:37 PM
that argument might not work with his wife....
...oh, you were talking about putting a door in the basement! ;D
that would be a 3rd entrance.
that usually doens't fly.
Quote from: KnightofNi on October 22, 2008, 04:10:57 PM
i think he should have just added a secondary entrance. i mean he already has the hole there.
Yeah, seriously. How else would he get the next project out?
This guy makes kit car makers look like tools. Where most people would just slap a fiberglass body on a Fiero, he built a correct frame and bodywork from scratch and installed a kickass race motor. I'm staggered, and I want videos of it on the road!
It would be neat if someone built a series repro ala Superformance GT40 - for the same cost of a ratty old Countach you'd get all modern construction and mechanicals and likely better overall performance than the original. Think about it, it would be wicked.
Anyone else think of how much it would suck for him to wrap it around a guardrail two weeks into getting it on the road?
Quote from: somebastid on October 23, 2008, 08:44:39 AM
Anyone else think of how much it would suck for him to wrap it around a guardrail two weeks into getting it on the road?
It would give him something to do.
I just think if he had rented smokey and the bandit instead of cannon ball run he could have bought a trans-am and kept 17 years of his life. ;D
Great job.
maybe I'll look him up and see if I can use his basement/skills to build a desmosedici now that he has nothing to do.
I think 17 years of labor might count up a bit. Probably cheaper to just buy the D16 now and enjoy it. ;)
this guy is a god. here i am worried about a 2v motor swap :o