Yesterday I started previewing one of our main SEMA GT-R projects. Today we’ll continue with a few of the design elements.
This image showcases two different design points. One is symmetry (perhaps parallel might be the better word), which I also worked hard to achieve on my S2000 last year for SEMA. The S2000 utilized twin canard shaped designs front and rear which were parallel. On the rear of the S2000 last year I matched up Top Secret Kevlar vortex generators with Tracy Sports rear canards at the rear whereas the front matched up Amuse canards with the Amuse front diffuser. This year, I matched up Mines racing dry carbon canards with an Amuse front diffuser. I played into this parallel image with the paint design which accentuates the common design elements. Also notable is the intention of remixing the Amuse front diffuser.
The Amuse front diffuser is a fiberglass product, but we converted it to essentially CFRP (carbon top layer, FRP base) for the sake of design and paint scheme. The goal was to integrate this more aggressive front diffuser into carbon fiber side skirts and a carbon rear under spoiler. Again, following yesterday’s theme of blurring the lines between FRP and carbon parts, this was the concept here as well…The FRP Amuse front diffuser after being treated to a carbon fiber conversion then was painted. The paint concept was to integrate it better into the car while also drawing out the aggressive lines of the product with carbon fiber accents.
This above photo shows the continuation of paint and carbon intermixing and shows more of the design/concept with the car. The carbon side skirts and rear under both got a new image by painting over quite a lot of the carbon. I used the carbon again as accents to showcase the design of the parts, using the natural shapes of the products to determine the paint design. On the full rear profile it also accentuates the low body lines. I dont want to show a full rear profile yet of the car, but there’s more to be seen than this.
Most people would not care about details like this in the above photo. It features the Mines NACA hood ducts which come in full carbon fiber. I wanted to accent the depth of the ducts as well as the shape, so we painted the outside edge of the duct and left the recessed section in carbon fiber. Minor stuff, but I like the details of car design…these details however insignificant are what get me excited.
The car is getting parts installed now and becoming a real functioning street tuned car. Building this and the other GT-R over a period of about 3 weeks has been stressful, but miraculously we’re keeping our schedule dead on.
