My Scooby
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I know that you all create much more complicated and impressive models, but I wanted to share with you some work that I did when learning SketchUp 5.0. Enjoy!
Cheers,
- CraigD
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Very cool.
Are you a car/import/tuner nut? -
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@todamgood4u said:
Very cool.
Are you a car/import/tuner nut?Thanks! Yes, I am a licensed amateur motorcycle road-racer, bike tuner, car tuner and I used to race a Porsche in the Porsche club auto-X series, and a CRX in SCCA before that! I'm much more of a GO than SHOW guy, but I like a clean looking machine!
The Scooby is much faster than my Porsche was, but would give up quite a bit in outright on-the-edge handling and braking (heavier, higher roll center, and less mass centralized). I have done a significant amount of work to my WRX (at sea level it puts out 300 bhp & ft lbs) and I did all the work myself! It's a very capable all around sports car that's tough enough to handle some serious work on gravel fire roads! ...although it's set up for the street.
Making the Scooby in SketchUp was a lot of fun, but it was before I had learned the many techniques that would have helped create a much better model. I haven't worked on the model in quite some time, but I'd like to refine it and repost my results at some point!
Cheers,
- CraigD
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CraigD,
Bring the blue -- bring the cool.
I want to see some fresh curve prints on the hood -- a soft pair, and a bit of baby oil, would have me working with slippery wrenches -- you hot screaming custom connoisseur.
Rocking mud flaps, rocking bust out action.
Bring the drive in and bring the style.
Durant "throw me the keys" Hapke
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Very cool. Figured you to be a bike guy with that avatar and such. I used to own a gixxer back before I moved to Cali and always went to the Road America races with my bike buddies. Been looking at purchasing another. I like what Yamaha has done in the last several years. 180 from those heavy steel framed, overpriced YZF and FZR's from the early to mid 90's. Honda has always had a good 900RR and been doing it right with their bigger bikes (never liked their 600's).
I too am into cars. I grew up in the midwest on Chevy this and that and when I saw my first 1990 Nissan 300ZX, I was in love. It was my dream car. Well, fast forward a few years and I finally am out of school and able to buy my dream car. Purchased a 1991 300ZX in clean condition and have been modifying it ever since. To date, I have about $45,000 into it and will be adding another 10K in the next 6-9 months. I started out with an a non turbo 2+2 version and started building it for quickness, but as you probably know, the NA is limited, and you can't just slap some turbos on those cars. So I worked on the rest of the car, adding a $25,000 Rockford Fosgate stereo system rated at about 10,428 watts and full video including Playstation 2, TV tuner, DVD, 5.1 surround, etc. before most even knew flip out screens existed. With all that power in the back, I realized I needed more power up front. Not sure what to do next, I just waited and spent the year taking my car up and down California to all the shows. I placed 1st at every show including Import Showoff (second biggest West Coast show). I would usually take home 2-3 trophies every time for Best Nissan, Best Interior, Best Sound System, etc. Even got it photographed and put in Car Audio and Electronics with a 3 page layout. I was suppose to have another 2 photoshoots, but as luck would have it, my show car, which was also my daily driver, started having engine issues. Brand new motor from ATK ($3500) with less than 12K miles started knocking. They admitted it was manufacturing defect, but refused to fix it because it was 2 months out of warranty. Go figure. So it sat in the garage for a couple months. I spent some time thinking about my options when after a freak August rain, my buddy rolled his 1994 Twin Turbo over with very minor damage. So minor, it didn't even scratch the rear wing. Engine and tranny were untouched and infact, he had just put a new engine, upgraded turbos and new tranny in 500 miles prior to rolling it. He had over 10K in that alone and was offered a buy back at 3K. I told him I would buy it and he took the offer and I gave him the cash. Now I'm in the process of doing the swap and when it's all said and done will be pusing over 600HP.
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Sweet ride, Craig! I bet that ride is hoot up in the mountains. Best road in the state, and I know that is quite the statement considering we are talking about Colorado, is Highway 92 between the Black Canyon (just west of Gunnison) to Paonia. If you haven't already had the pleasure, you should put this on the must do list! Your only decision is bike or car.
I would vote bike, but I don't have a WRX either.And I definitely agree with Durant, your model is really looking good, but is totally incomplete without a couple of hand and ah, well, you know, stuff, prints on the hood!
Hope all is well, brother man.
[kannonball]
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About 5 months ago some punk kid in an Impreza was clocked going 142 in a 55 mph about a mile from my house. Idiot. These Fast and Furious wannabees are dangerous.
http://www.mixmakers.net/forums/showthread.php?t=113892
Not that you're a wannabe Craig. Nice car model.
[jeff jacobs]
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Hi Jeff, yeah I agree. There is a time and a place for trying out the limits of your machine, and obviously the racetrack/autocross track is the right place. I feel that training and experience are the key to understanding the risks, and knowing the skills of control. I also think that the U.S. license training classes are terrible, and that access to fast cars/bikes should be based on training and experience.
Giving a 17 year old kid with no training a WRX (or fast bike/other fast car) is a big, big mistake. It's very bad in the motorcycle community because access to wicked fast bikes is as easy as getting some money together. I've heard of motorcycle dealerships talking kids out of buying the fastest bike and getting them onto something appropriate for a beginner and I applaud those folks. Unfortunatelly, more often they just take the money and deny the reality of the risk.
I do really enjoy modifying my machines, and I do really enjoy roadracing my racebike. There are a lot of great kids at the track, and it's really a fantastic family environment that keeps kids out of trouble. That's the environment that really makes me smile. It just seems that great parents make great kids, and too many parents just deny the risks and "hope for the best"... That's not what my folks did, and for that I'm glad!
Stay safe, avoid the ones who aren't, and make great models!!
Cheers,
- CraigD
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