well it's been a few months...almost forgot I had a blog.

I got a new camera a month or two ago.  It's a Nikon D7000.

car sketches:

This one doesn't look right.

Car Drawing

car drawing

open-wheel convertible

car drawing

Wow, second post this month. It's like I'm keeping up to date or something.

car drawings

nothing particularly interesting here.  the middle car is open wheel (like the Plymouth Prowler)

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I don't really like these. The top one is just not very good (except maybe for the front half). The bottom one is interesting, but it's kinda weird.

RX-8

Well so much for keeping my blog up to date.  I bought this 2009 Mazda RX-8 back in December.
As always, click the images to enlarge.

I need to get some better pics of the interior.  I really like the seats.

Car Drawing

Car Drawing

I think it looks like a bug of some kind, but I like it.

Car Drawing

A sketch...


...and a Photoshop rendering based on it. (click to enlarge)

Car Drawing

Car Drawing

This sketch led to my entry to a Peugot design contest several years ago (2005 or 2006 I think). Here's an amateurish Photoshop comp and a few single renders.

Car Drawing

It's been a while, so here's 3.

Car Drawing

rear wheel too small, rear end too short.

oh well.

Car Drawing

It's been a while since I've posted.


The rear wheel is messed up.

Air Box

I built an air box for my RX-7. An aftermarket intake is pointless without one - at least on a rotary. Hot air = power loss, probably just a few horsepower in this case but hey, it's cheap, functional, and looks good. I got the design from a guy on the RX-7 Club forum. (I had to modify it since his car is a turbo and mine is not.)

I had a Mazda emblem sitting in my room, so I decided to use it for this.


I used some sort of foam insulation tape to help seal the box.


I had removed the windshield washer reservoir, leaving a hole just below the intake. I used some heater hose to make an air scoop from the bumper up through the hole. It looks like it should help quite a bit, but I have no way of testing it.

car drawing

Car Drawing

Car Drawing

Car Drawing