Aerospace Inspiration

I've been getting the itch to jump into the shop and build something so I did just that.  Since I love everything aviation and vintage race car I wanted to make some items for my office that reflected that aesthetic.  Hiding in a corner of my garage I had some Speedway aluminum bomber seats collecting dust.  Starting with the basic seat I designed legs to turn it into a Bomber Chair.

I'd never buck riveted anything or done much work with sheet metal that didn't involve welding.  All of the rivets on the legs gave me some good practice!

Punch flared leg test fit

Chair leg components clecoed together

 

Finished aviation inspired aluminum chair

Rear view of the finished piece of aviation furniture

'67 Cougar Project Car on the Cover

Popular Hot Rodding's '67 Mercury Cougar project "Max Effort" is on the cover of the May 2014 issue.  The paint looks simple, clean, and a little bit vintage.  I helped out with the project by working on the paint scheme with tech editor Chris Campbell.

The Max Effort Cougar shows off its new paint in the May 2014 issue of PHR.

'67 Mercury Cougar Max Effort rendering

Pure Vision TT Camaro Wins Top GM Design Award

HCR rendering of the '72 Camaro

GM's highest honor given at the SEMA show was awarded to Pure Vision's '72 Camaro TT.  The amazing vehicle was unveiled in the HRE Wheels booth and stunned crowds and judges alike.  Congratulations to the Pure Vision team.

2013 Best GM Vehicle of Show award

Photo courtesy of Pure Vision

Bilstein's "Just Add" Sweepstakes BMW Completed

Here's a quick video from the Motor Trend YouTube channel showing off the build up of the custom 335i for the 2013 SEMA show.

HCR rendering of the Bilstein BMW

PHR Article: Make Your Own Badges

Popular Hot Rodding had me work on some emblem designs for their project Violent Valiant.

Quick design ideas for PHR's Violent Valiant project car

I came up with a few variations, but we decided to go with the design that simply manipulated some stock elements into a custom piece.  The whole design and prototyping process is documented in the magazine.

PHR Decemeber 2013 issue shows you how custom badges can be made