1972 Dodge Charger Air Grabber

Yeo · Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 9:12 am Post subject: 1972 Dodge Charger Air Grabber

From another forum I'm on...

[QUOTE=Cano]I was one of the initial proposers of this Subforum and had not posted anything, so I apologize, but sorting trough 2gb for each photoshoot takes time, and I had had some photoshop work for the mags.

but finally, here I am; I'm not going to make one post, but a post for each photoshoot because there will be like 35 pictures of each car in each post; 'sides, it will add volume and will allow for better feedback.

That said, I present this 1972 Dodge Charger that appeared in Maxi Tuning Mexico (:crazy:) a few months ago; as I know the details of each car because I also wrote each feature, I'll also tell someting about each car. This is not my first photoshoot but it was in my HDD so it came first into editing, I'll soon post some of my first jobs, so you can see the difference.

I used a Canon XTI with an array of lenses, ranging from the basic 18-55, a 28-105 and the huge 75-300, and also a el cheapo wide angle that came with the pack, all of it with a tripod (I always use a tripod because I have a really bad pulse).

Every picture is available should someone want it,and also don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions about any shot.

The guy has had the car since 1976 and was his daily driver for 25+ years before having to relegeate it to weekend car status due to gas costs; that's when he repainted it in candy apple red (original was metallic turqoise) and addded the front disc brakes.

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The engine is a stock 318 ci V8 (very slow) with headers, but a friend gave him the air grabber hood from a US Charger (mexican cars never had it) that he had found in a junkyard but it did not have the vacuum sistem that activated it, so he homemade his own, wich I tought was really cool and adds some interest to the otherwise plane-jane powerplant.

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Suspension is stock save for sway bars and the afore-mentioned disc brakes; wheels are fake Cragars but have original center caps so they really look the part, but I know my wheels well; 9.5 inch wide rubber all around.

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The interior has been reupholstered in black vinil; man I love those seats, the pattern is awesome. Steering wheel is stock but a Mopar Tach resides where the mexican model had a clock; also, the slapstick shifter now slaps the 727 auto trans; it has an illuminated button that read "air grabber" when the hood hole is opened, but one of the lights was out so no picture.

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Random details and rolling car-to-car shots, even with the stock 318 it still peeled away; the exhaust tips are the original 72 items.

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Now, let me tell you, my Wife Aura also goes with me and shoots the cars with our Canon S2, she has a more artistic eye than me so the contrast in our shots are pretty stark, but she has a pretty good eye; she also photograps me when I'm working Very Happy

the next few shots are by her, comments please.

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there it goes. Please a lot of comments and feedback and everything else. I'll post more once I have time to sort through the shoots I have here, any questions also welcome (:[/QUOTE]

Anton · Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 1:48 pm Post subject:

Now thats a gorgeous car

Maserati · Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 1:53 pm Post subject:

Dragist · Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 10:59 am Post subject:

Yeah luving that charger

Fuzz Master · Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 11:10 am Post subject:

sweeet car

corollalover101 · Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 11:19 am Post subject:

lovely

Cooper · Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 2:15 pm Post subject:

Sweet Pics, wicked ride Cool

kg494EJ-1 · Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 4:41 pm Post subject:

WoW, this is some wicked muscle Twisted Evil