If anything, underutilization of positive quality in a challenge where its use is highly encouraged is even worse than underutilization of your techpool budget.
But at least I qualified for the next round this time.
I was going for a lancia stratos restomod honestly but whatever cuh.
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nuh uh
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I will say the lancia stratos went from 73-78 so even if it was, the stratos is kinda 70’s rally.
Plus that body is that one alfa GTV which is more then a decade older then group b from 1995, group b starting in 82
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This is retro modern not resto mod but body style is a big factor with whatever era you are choosing and your body is pretty evidently 90’s style
Half the brief is about your lore and if your lore makes no sense then it doesn’t work
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Wait hold on in my lore it says 1978 so why does the judge talk about 1980s? I did not mention 1980s in my ad. I fucked up with the model year but I’m a little confused
Let’s see, you mention two inconsistent years due to poor maths (1979 and 78 as the original year with “46 years ago” mentioned first) and claimed “rally heritage”, implying it went on for a bit, which would naturally be the 80s.
Anyways, you clogging up this thread saying you somehow built a Lancia Stratos when it looks literally nothing one it honestly has me regretting not just saying you broke the rules, end of story.
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Car pics
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Even though I see the vision with the build, I have to agree with Kanye, the body doesn’t provide the shape, as I’ve worked with that body in the past and that it’s a hard body to contort to your own desires without any heavy molding. I can understand that you may be frustrated, but at this point there is no point in crying over split milk nor there is reason to start a war of attrition. If you’d like, I go help guide you with car design along with most of the other community members would be willing to do so.
There is no hill to die on, and quite frankly there’s the curve of swallowing pride when stuff like this comes, and this isn’t out of hate, and while I may understand that the statements may not mirror what you think, it still isn’t something to create a war about when it’ll look like this:
Hell, one of my early builds you can find on discord was this(the earliest one I don’t have any pictures of):
Anyways:
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Renault Fuego, is that you?
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[CSR 166 - Part 2. Slimming down the choices]
Sitting at the desk of his home office, Stefán glanced over at his leather-clad notebook and flipped to a page. Over the past few months, he had been compiling a list of interesting potential restomods that could warrant a deeper look into. It was a casual thing at first - there was no practical reason for him to get a car like that. But he could get one, and that’s what made them so intriguing. He has his fair share of cars, used, new, modified or kept all original, but there always was that intrigue from the old magazines, features on custom builds and now video reviews that made it so enticing. Scanning down the list, he had crossed out most, but he gave it all a thorough recap just in case.
@Abg7
LVC LS32 Revo
Looking at the first car on the list, the LVC LS32 Revo, Stefán’s notes on it remarked the following:
- Supercar with little notable history
- Stands out in traffic, less so in car meets
- Very driver focused engineering, many praises for its build quality and vehicle dynamics
While tempting a choice right off the bat to get something relatively obscure and underrated that handles very well, there were a lot of alternatives for cars with that kind of appeal once some research is done, many a lot cheaper. And when you’re looking for that, the competition grows further than just restomods - and for that the LVC LS32 Revo was crossed off the list.
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One thing is certain, you definitely read the engineering portion for this challenge well. The part choices were on point: an extremely communicative steering rack with the bare minimal of mechanical assistance, a driver focused cabin and the sound of a high revving naturally aspirated V8 behind. The tuning is sharp, with a good balance of daily drivability, sporty feel and performance, with just a minor hit to comfort that can be excused with what the rest of the car is capable of.
Where it does fall apart however, is that it is competing with cars that achieve the same or similar prowess in engineering, but with far more interesting lore and stronger design to go with it as well. And because it also competes with them on the higher price bracket as well, it made it hard to have it go any further.
@azkaalfafa
Albedo Classics Kotatsu Ninfa Shooting Star
Checking his notes for this movie classic, Stefán had the following written down based off the reviews he had seen:
- Classic movie car, stylish, aggressive
- Very clean and tasteful restoration
- Numb steering, not very comfortable ride, engine may be a bit undertuned. Slightly unstable at high speeds.
Stefán pondered for a moment about this one, as it certainly had the pull of being a nostalgic, well known movie car. The looks of it too was excellent, however the tuning issues did give a bit of concern. Eventually however, he decided he had to let this one go.
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If there’s one thing the Shooting Star had done being one of the first submissions, is that it set the bar for every entry that came in as it came in first. And it stayed as the bar for quite a while even, with a great backstory and build story to go with the very well crafted exterior. However, there were two main things that set it back: the electric (non-variable) steering rack, and bits of fine tuning that just weren’t quite there - particularly with the aero (or lack there of), the engine being very understressed and slightly underpowered and a below average comfort. Negative aero and brake quality certainly didn’t help either, though it did help in making this one of the most impressive cars for its price. Even with its negatives this was still in consideration for the finals till the last few entries rolled in.
@happyfireballman
Queenland Elizabeth NeW SPACE
A restoration from a fashion brand always tend to be more bold than ones from a dedicated shop, but Stefán had given it a look over regardless:
- Very interesting origin story for the vehicle, who it belonged to and where it ended up, but not sure if the car itself is all that interesting
- As expected from NeW SPACE, the design is bold for the base car - bolt on fenders however look a bit too boy racer and the overall look leans a bit too much “tuner” than a restoration
- Internals seem to have a desire to chase high performance numbers over any authenticity, even if they said the engine was “the closest match” (doubtful)
While what NeW SPACE brought was certainly interesting and represented a bold direction, that direction was not the one Stefán wanted based off his personal taste.
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This one was interesting - the lore was cool but it leaned in too much to the lore happening and the car just being there - Yes, knowing it was possibly owned by an ousted royal family, and rebuilt by Shaun “King” Smith, who also had a storied past, is interesting but only relevant to a point of why the car itself is interesting. This extends to the build itself - the car’s originality was left with a paintjob and chassis. Its the fastest accelerating car in the challenge with some great stats, but how it achieved it was replacing the insides with something that has no connection to the original vehicle itself - AWD swap, DCT, turbo Flat-6, a modern touchscreen when the priorities specifically mention its not wanted. Its simply the wrong build for what was wanted unfortunately.
@Kanye_West & @Oreology
Hoffsman Salto HSR Program
Hoffsman had recently revealed their HSR program and of course, Stefán had to take note of it:
- A great way to honour Hoffsman’s more humble past with their current successes
- Very impressive build, while modernized the Salto HSR Program keeps the original’s style even with much of the panels updated. The contrast from the older styled painted body over the newer bare carbon aero preserves the original’s silhouette and lines very well.
- Some concerns over a lack of a manual option
While there were a few minor concerns Stefán had, the Hoffsman Salto HSR looked too good to pass up a closer look.
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@Karhgath
Octane Aeron (Carbon Edition)
The next on Stefán’s list was the Octane Aeron Carbon edition, which interestingly only has a little bit of carbon:
- Putting together what people would have wanted amongst the Aeron model ranges is definitely a great way to go, making this a definitive road edition of the Octane Aeron
- The panoramic glass roof is an interesting addition, one that is integrated very well. Would definitely have to consider changing the rims if this was chosen however
- Driving impressions from reviews mention how well dialed and easy to drive this is, while still being fairly comfortable
It may lack some of the visual oomph the Hoffsman had, but the Aeron (Carbon Edition) offered a very complete package that warranted a deeper look.
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Additional details in Finals!
@Knugcab
IP Ocelot 3000 GLT by LMJ Design
LMJ Design had their efforts in rebuilding an IP Ocelot 3000 GLT, which Stefán had taken a couple notes on:
- A boxy, rather unassuming luxury coupe returns, as a boxy slightly less unassuming coupe with a lot of power
- Exterior treatment is minimal, perhaps too much so in that it simply looks like aftermarket lights and wheels were added
- Too much power for it to handle
Unfortunately, this restomod doesn’t do enough to impress, and was taken off the list.
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The IP Ocelot 3000 GLT worked fine as a base, even if some more lore about it would have definitely helped. It is always going to be boxy, but a bit more changes that isn’t just slightly flared fenders, bigger wheels, LED headlights and de-ambered tail blinkers would do with helping this look more luxury and less aftermarket items off the shelf. The idea behind throwing a supercar engine into it is sound, however it probably could have done with more controllable power with a more driver focused gearbox. As it is, the car wheelspins up to 2nd, struggling to put its power down before showing its blistering acceleration. Outside of that acceleration, it simply isn’t that good to drive, with the suspension too soft for sporty driving, yet still not particularly that comfortable. And the huge spike of power when the boost comes in, while fun, makes for a difficult vehicle to live with.
@Koviico & @xsneakyxsimx
Rinascita Confortola
Rinascita - the rebirth of the Lazzari Confortola. Stefán’s notes on this reborn classic GT car were as follows:
- Classic elegant coupe, restored to match modern GTs while keeping a classic silhouette
- New updates to design trades a bit of chrome for a new clean yet aggressive body. Hood vents are understandable with the new V12 but implementation feels like could have been integrated a bit better
- Updates and improvements made only where would be useful, such as cupholders and phone connectivity. Sounds to be dialed in and comfortable like a GT should be
With only one point of contention, Stefán kept the Rinascita Confortola to look into further.
Additional Details
Additional details in Finals!
More reviews to come! As a side note I will not be around a computer for the next week so don’t expect the next part till the second week of July.
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Fair enough. Then again, the base body set is now a legacy body in Al-Rilma (where the '86 Rosso replaced it), so I was behind the 8-ball somewhat.
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