Chicken - IONizzle - HKS Fairlady Z - a600 project

Source pic/inspiration:



pics from first night...just working on positioning and logos

I don't know what body kit or wheels are on the tune...but I'm hoping the hood is included.

In looking at the source pic, looks like I'm going to need to make the wings a bit smaller in thickness, and elongate them a bit.

I need to make a Nismo logo in white, as well as a LSD GT logo.

Don't have any other source pics right now if anyone can find additional ones, that would be great. It is an HKS sponsored car, has Advan decals....as well as the GT Super Charger.

ok, the wings west front bumper is paint glitched, so I switched over to the Do-Luck front bumper and added Compomotive ML wheels.

Day 2...I think I'm going to use the source pic as inspiration...I just have the urge to add more and to move around things a bit.

thoughts.....? Feedback?

This project is currently set in A class....Ionizzle was not pleased with the s700 setting and is reworking the car.

Regarding paint....I think I"m happier with the wings now, but still want to work on them a bit. I'm also trying to figure out if I want to put more logos on the side or to keep it plain/simple. The rear right now has nothing exciting going on, and since I don't have a source pic from the rear of this car, not sure what I want to do back there.

great start on the paint so far chicken. I think the car paint is abit too plain, maybe a few decals here & there...i know im not a painter but this is just a thought lol. No rush though take your time..i was also thinking about a few LE's?

yes, I agree....I want to do something more with the wings. I tried drop shadowing them, but that didn't look good...maybe I'll make the wings more stylized instead of trying to copy the wings on the source pic....maybe more like bird wings rather than just what I have now.

Will add some sponsorships along the sideskirt.

Did you have a chance to see the problem with the Wings West front bumper? Are you ok with the Do-Luck bumper and Compomotive wheels?

Yes mate Do-Luck Bumpers & Compomotive wheels will be fine

update....feedback please. I'm happier with the wings, but think I should adjust the first black layer to look more like the other wings....thoughts?

here is a quick pic of what it would look like with the revised first layer of wings (the very very black layer)

I think the last pic u posted looks spot on to me chicken, but im not a painter so maybe another painter maybe able to give their comments......

I'm going to go with that second version, the most recent pic...I think it looks better and really this car has moved beyond being a replica to being an "inspired" paint. The source car was too plain...I think this version would be more appreciated in the marketplace?

I think I'll also look into placing a cutout in the rear of the sideskirt...that may bring things together in my mind.

We need to get the car to a test driver, and then once that is done, get an advert made for you. Paint will be done tonight when I get home from work. I need to tighten up some lines around the rear bumper (as this is the hardest part to work on in painting becuase for some reason Turn 10 turned the lighting off....you have to take a car out of the paint booth into the sun to see what the heck you are doing. and then clean up the front edge of the hood with the carbon fiber...it is spilling over to the front bumper right now a bit.

Anthing else you would like to see on this car?

I'm thinking of trying some ghost HKS logos in the black section behind the number and HKS logo.....something subtle to make the paint more rish/deeper....I'll see what it looks like, and how many layers I have left. I'll post some more pics tonight.

Thanks for being patient.

Only a suggestion, and BELIEVE me I know what this will entail, but what if you used a base "special" paint (the silver/black one) and lowered the transparency on the wings a bit so the "special" paint came through and added a sheen to the wings. You could even use it with the HKS logo so that it shines through that as well. But I admit I'm a little partial to that look as I've used it in a couple of designs lately. LOL If you released it "as is", I don't think there would be anything wrong with it, I'm just making some suggestions that may enhance it.

I am using the silver/black special paint, as I use that as the base for my carbon fiber...but then I generally cover all areas in what ever color I'm using with one large square shape.

The only problem in dropping the transperency though on the wings, is that I have them dropped shadowed with a shade gradient...so if I drop the transparency, the only thing that would shine through would be the shade gradient

I could reverse the HKS logo so that the silver/black special paint would show through the sections which are currently silver in the design right now....that wouldn't be too difficult, nor take up too much of the remaining layer count.

Good suggests though.

I have an HKS logo that the letters could "shine " on. If you want it, let me know!

Sounds good guys, where are the super dupa fast drivers to run this tune for me?

Hayabusa runs times a bit quicker than I....but haven't seen him online for almost a month.

You could send a message to import or angus to see if they could run the car a bit. I doubt they'll be able to improve on their PBs though, they are ranked in the top 10 in A class....maybe Angus could use him NLR Stig account to get some times posted.

Let them know where the car shines.

do you like it with, or without the HKS stripes on the black section?

I personally like it without...just wanted to throw this option up. Can't add anymore of the HKS logos as the sides are out of avalable layers.

I've written a list of tracks I do not have times for in A class and will be running the car a bit to see what I can get.

My initial feel for the car though is that it has too much understear, both off and on throttle. The car doesn't feel like it wants to rotate the front end.

Benchmark tracks:
A- 30.291 (#2590)....top ten times are the Lotus 2-eleven (23-24 second range)
C- 37.719 (#1095)...top ten times are the '03 Viper (34 second range)
D- 39.550 (#825)..top ten times are the Audi S5 (35 second range)
F- 52.772 (#1122)...top ten times are the Lotus 2-eleven (45 second range)

I've adjusted a whole bunch of settings in the tune to get the car to come around a bit more. The car is doing better off throttle, but still has understear under throttle...I am thinking that it may need Forza aero in the front....or the car needs a complete redo to help with sales......1 of 2 options in my mind.

1)- Keep this a RWD car and market it that way. People want something other than AWD which can be competitive.

2)- Convert this from a grip car, to a speed build.

3)- Consider building this as a track specific car, and if so, which tracks?

Benchmark Tracks (Reverse):
A: 29.860 (#778) top ten are Lotus 2-eleven (24 second range)
B: 36.733 (#448) top ten are '03 Vipers (34 second range)
C: 36.641 (#527) top ten are '03 Vipers (34 second range)
D: 40.552 (#708) top ten are Audi S5/'03 Viper (35 second range)
F: 53.039 (#693) top ten are Lotus 2-eleven (45 second range)

going to try it on Iberian Short/Short-R, Ladera Short/Short-R and Maple Valley Reverse next.

spent some time with Boosted DSM and we found a 743 speed build, for tracks like Road America...and a 580 hp grip build....haven't tuned it yet, but at 2900 pounds, it utilizes the stock engine along with AWD swap.

Hey chicken is there any way to transfer that to a 350 or a 370. I would love to try and put that with one of my tunes and get it out in the drift world.

yes, it would be easy to put on a 350/370.