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515 GTB
1969 Dodge Charger
Comments on this Vehicle
Lomaka Conceptual Design Garage
June 12, 2008 at 07:57 AM
This is a nice project. Keep us posted on the progress.
Steve Strope & the Pure Vision Garage
June 12, 2008 at 01:15 PM
Indeed I will! Just wait, this one is unreal!
Rick's Garage
July 07, 2008 at 09:05 PM
I need to ask, how does someone with limited income such as myself build a sweet a car?
Steve Strope & the Pure Vision Garage
July 08, 2008 at 01:05 AM
A. Become extremely resourceful, hone your creative talents, purchase alot of good used tools, Plus expect to get very dirty, cut, bruised, and tired. Also forget having a girlfriend, wife or social life of any kind.
B. Get a killer education and job. Then make tons of money.
C. Lottery
Project T5-X Garage
July 10, 2008 at 06:58 PM
Steve,
I really get the Ferrari GTB vibe. Love the spoiler, very elegant solution.
Are you going to do the diamond pattern stitching on the package tray and other areas?
Converting to RHD has to be a bear of a job.
However, what’s with only three Webers? To really nail the Ferrari look you need four downdraft Webers standing at attention between a pair of black crackle finish valve covers with one barrel feeding each cylinder. My guess is the real issue is finding a manifold to fit a Mopar block and use the Webers. ...
I’ve always loved the way you have detailed out the engine and engine bay in your project cars – keep it up.
Also another way to be able to afford a a sweet car is marry a rich girl.
Steve Strope & the Pure Vision Garage
July 11, 2008 at 02:31 PM
Wow, great insight! Just so everyone understands the 515, I’ll give you the basics. The 515 is LOOSELY based on a mid to late 60’s european GT/roadrace car. The imaginary owner worked on race cars and sports cars. He took those styling queues and parts and created his own with his Charger. Yes, I did put a heavy hand towards the Ferrari brand but not everything. There also Jag, Lola, and Aston Martin influences. So no, there will not be diamond patterns in the interior, though that is an accurate idea that was considered. But remember, many Ferraris also had vertical or horizontail pleate seat inserts. The RHD was a huge undertaking, but worth it! Now as far as the Webers go, I did take example from Ferrari. I have a rather large reaserch book library with a great many Ferrari books. Back when I designed this car I spent alot of time in them. Generaly, the V-12’s came with either 3 or 6 sets of Webers. A mid to late 60’s 250 GT would have 3 carbs where a late 60’s/early 70’s 250 GTO or 365 GTB would have 6 carbs. These carbs face ACROSS the car, not length wise like on Weber equipted AC Cobra or Shelby Mustang. You are correct that a proper Weber set up should be 1 choke per cylinder, but 4 Weber IDA 48’s sitting CROSS WAYS would not fit well, and again you are correct there is no manifold available to do so. If you wish to “really nail” the look, be my guest and pay for a one off CAST aluminum intake so that it looks proper. A new, fabbed sheet metal intake will not fit the bill. I purchased that extremely low rise 3X2 Offy intake and milled carb bases for it. It took alot of work, but when completed will look old time and the 3 Webers are still Ferrari correct. Yes, the valve covers are planned to be crackel finished. Thanks again for the project interest and I promise this one will knock you socks off!
Project T5-X Garage
July 11, 2008 at 07:23 PM
Sometimes the trick is knowing when to say when. It’s clear that you have served your client well in this case.
Steve, you are one of masters of the elegant solution. I guess that there are a large number of us waiting to see the finished car so we can borrow ideas for our projects.
Design is such a personal issue and the only opion that really matters is the one belonging to the person owning the car.
But the discussion of diamond pattern upholstery brings up an interesting question – when one hears somebody mention it what’s the first thing you think of – Is it:
A – Ferrari?
B – Tony Nancy? or
C – A weekend upholstery job done in TJ in the late 1960s?
For me the answer is Tony Nancy. But I grew up in California so that does anchor my taste. You gotta love Tony’s work. Which is a round about way of saying that while design is somewhat of a personal thing—execution, craftmanship and attention to detail is somthing we should all respect. I know I sure do.
Stay the course and keep posting. Everybody would love to see more photos of your work.
Jay's Hub Garage
October 16, 2008 at 03:47 PM
Be sure to check out our coverage of this car on our new HubTV original web TV series Top Shops. Just go to http://topshops.hubgarage.com
Namtra Media's Garage
October 17, 2008 at 04:40 PM
I just watched the top shops video. sweet man. See you in Vegas Steve – Ron
ph3s1968's Garage
March 16, 2009 at 02:37 PM
Where’s all the finished shots?
71 Charger's Garage
November 15, 2009 at 10:04 AM
Can’t go wrong with a Mopar!!
Awesome Rides Garage
December 05, 2009 at 08:20 AM
It’s very simple, and yet, far from simplicity!!
You guys sure can make dreams even more beautiful!!
Steve Strope & the Pure Vision Garage
December 05, 2009 at 06:30 PM
Nicely stated compliment-thank you.
