Indian Muscle Car Mod : A Modernized Contessa. (w/ WIP Pics!)

reitz · 15th October 2009, 16:39

Hi Mates

I recently met Mr.Sunil, a car & bike enthusiast who is presently in process of Modding his Contessa to Camero.

I will be shortly inviting them to be members of our family "Team-BHP".

Sunil is teamed up with Nigel (A Car & Bike Mod Specialist) in Pune. Nigel has completed many Mods on bikes and says Contessa to Camero is going to be the most challenging job he has ever performed.

Sunil is aware about Team-BHP and is more keen to be a part of his family. He would need our advise and cooperation to enable his dream project come true.

So friends lets meet our new mates shortly.....

Reitz...

pranavt · 15th October 2009, 17:40

Just the exterior or even under the hood?

reitz · 15th October 2009, 20:24

Hi Pranav there is a lot than just exterior Mod....

Its not only Contessa to Camero but its Camero Convertible.

These guys are presently evaluating different plans for the convertible, they wanna build motorized hardtop for this car.

Project Budget : 4,00,000 (Excluding the cost of CAR)
Project Planned duration : 3 Months.

Here is the Project Plan....

This project is planned to be in 3 Stages
Stage 1. Exterior Body Modification

Reduce the overall lenghth of the car
Remove the top & convert to Convertible
Converting 4 Door to 2 Door
Modification of Engine compartment and bonet to match with look of Camero
Increase the Rear side to get muscular look of Camero
Custom Built Rear Boot and Tail Lamps
R&D on Motorised Hard Top.

Stage 2. Engine, Gearbox Upgrade

Engine and Gearbox swap to V6/ Skoda Engine
Gearbox Mod to enable rear wheel drive.

Stage 3. Interior Modifications .

Custom Dash board
Custom AC
Custom Seats
Custom Door Panels

I am awaiting photos of the work in progreess from Sunil and will keep you all updated on the status.

The work has already started and will keep you posted on the present status.

C'mon Mates start sharing your ideas... this is very important for these guys... they need our support.

Regards
Reitz

pramodkumar · 15th October 2009, 22:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by reitz

The work has already started and will keep you posted on the present status.

C'mon Mates start sharing your ideas... this is very important for these guys... they need our support.

Regards
Reitz

From your description, they must have already conceived the idea and the room for deviation might be very narrow. As far as i understand if they are looking for a plain jane muscle car, then they have to look for a heart which is more mechanical than electrical. This is my 2 cents. There are many options available(though rare) try getting a better heart(i do not second skoda v6). Please share the proposed design pics to get better compliments/comments. Most such projects creates a lot of noise in the initial stages but ultimately loose their charm. Last thing i remeber was a mustang project, it was immediately given 4 stars but soon it turns out to be too loud for our taste and within a day or two it was for sale.

No offences to anyone but these yester year cars hold a lot of sentimental values for most of us, since both the car(before and after) are legends so i would request you to be careful, and not to go over the top. Just my 2 cents worth.

Pramod

MARCUS_520i · 15th October 2009, 22:50

Incidentally, I'd once come across a similar contessa conversion on the Orkut Contessa community where one was being broken down and rebuilt to resemble the looks of a Dodge Challenger!!

There were few pics available of the work in progress, however no clue about the end result.

Will share the link soon.

reitz · 15th October 2009, 23:58

Dear pramodkumar & Marcus

Thanks for sharing your view,

But as a seasoned T-Bhpian I have also come across a lot of similar projects in our community but there was no end result or the project went on for a sudden halt.

My prime focus and intrest in covering this project for our community is the amount of enthu I saw in Sunil and his team mate Nigel.

Sunil has already completed his dream Bike Mod from CBZ to his dream design.. and it costed about 70 K and time of about 2 months.....

So I the proud Team-BHPian am on their side to support and provide our suggestions.......

I have asked Sunil to register and he would be submitting his registration application today/ early tomorrow, so would request our Admin to support him and invite to our community.

I just received few more detailed photos of the project and am resizing them to a lower size to reduce the amount of server space utilization... would keep you updated mates....

Pramod and Markus... Thanks again for being there to support this young enthusiast's...

Mates we need more support and comments.......

CAMERO is just the inspiration... sunil is enthusiast driver and also a self modeler... he is an artist and sketched his own model for bike...

he is working on his car model.... will post his sketches once I am done with resizing...

Regards
Reitz

foby.sebastian · 16th October 2009, 06:12

Please put in some snaps of the work

desigNation · 16th October 2009, 11:02

reitz-pls post some pics of the car to be modified,just a suggestion,reducing the length of the car and then increasing the boot area??cant it be avoided??,i would suggest modifying it without reducing length would be better.something in the lines of chip foose "overhaulin".

reitz · 16th October 2009, 12:22

Here are the sketches by Sunil....

As said Camaro is just the inspiration used to sketch the custom model..

Initial Idea to Convert Contessa to Muscular Contessa...

Indian Muscle Car Mod : A Modernized Contessa. (w/ WIP Pics!)-conti.jpg

And came the Camaro Inspiration...

Indian Muscle Car Mod : A Modernized Contessa. (w/ WIP Pics!)-chevrolet_camaro_concept_sketch_1lg.jpg

Finally in Sunils words

"these are pics i had sketched..the oldschool look was just some initial thoughts...the blue cars back is what was chosen..with the old santro tail assembly...but havent finalised on the front yet...well the red camaro( not my sketch) is the kind of bodywork we are looking for..will keep you posted...

ciyo

Sunil Konjaril"

The Final Sketch.....

Front

Rear

Awaiting your suggestions...

Reitz

traveloholic · 16th October 2009, 12:48

Way to go buddy, am waiting for more on this. Was thinking about the same concept for a long time, converting a Contessa to Camaro. Good to see someone do it so well.

pradster · 16th October 2009, 13:00

The sketches are all great buddy, but I am have the following concerns :
1) Have you mapped the designs to the Contessa body frame, chasis etc?
2) the 4 lakh budget sounds very conservative to me, considering the mods you have lined up in the two sketches we might be looking at a higher amount
3) The rear diffusers and the front bumpers, how are you getting them fabricated?

pranavt · 16th October 2009, 13:08

Considering the laziness of labourers and other people who have to do the fabrication work, I hope your friend knows the kind of time that will be required to push everyone and get the work done. Not to discourage you guys, but be prepared to either kidnap them or hold their kids as ransom to make them work and finish it atleast in a few months.

Latheesh · 16th October 2009, 13:16

Nice sketches my friend and all the best to you.

Keep updating the thread, Is the rear bumper concept bit too much? looks cool in sketches, hope you have some good fabricators to execute the same.

praveen4554 · 16th October 2009, 13:27

Good start Half finish - follow the theme and as suggested my the fellow members - get the fabricators to work on the project in full strech - if left btw the enthu and the josh would fade off sure.

and all the best for the project !

pramodkumar · 16th October 2009, 13:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by pramodkumar

From your description, they must have already conceived the idea and the room for deviation might be very narrow. As far as i understand if they are looking for a plain jane muscle car, then they have to look for a heart which is more mechanical than electrical. This is my 2 cents. There are many options available(though rare) try getting a better heart(i do not second skoda v6). Please share the proposed design pics to get better compliments/comments. Most such projects creates a lot of noise in the initial stages but ultimately loose their charm. Last thing i remeber was a mustang project, it was immediately given 4 stars but soon it turns out to be too loud for our taste and within a day or two it was for sale.

No offences to anyone but these yester year cars hold a lot of sentimental values for most of us, since both the car(before and after) are legends so i would request you to be careful, and not to go over the top. Just my 2 cents worth.

Pramod

Having said all this, i am going to stalk this thread

. Great idea, Lets all hope the final results live upto the sketches.

Pramod

15th October 2009, 16:39	#1
reitz BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 67 Thanked: 7 Times	Indian Muscle Car Mod : A Modernized Contessa. (w/ WIP Pics!) Hi Mates I recently met Mr.Sunil, a car & bike enthusiast who is presently in process of Modding his Contessa to Camero. I will be shortly inviting them to be members of our family "Team-BHP". Sunil is teamed up with Nigel (A Car & Bike Mod Specialist) in Pune. Nigel has completed many Mods on bikes and says Contessa to Camero is going to be the most challenging job he has ever performed. Sunil is aware about Team-BHP and is more keen to be a part of his family. He would need our advise and cooperation to enable his dream project come true. So friends lets meet our new mates shortly..... Reitz...
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15th October 2009, 17:40	#2
pranavt Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,682 Thanked: 641 Times View My Garage	Just the exterior or even under the hood?
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15th October 2009, 20:24	#3
reitz BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 67 Thanked: 7 Times	AN EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE FROM TEAM-BHP for its Members. Hi Pranav there is a lot than just exterior Mod.... Its not only Contessa to Camero but its Camero Convertible. These guys are presently evaluating different plans for the convertible, they wanna build motorized hardtop for this car. Project Budget : 4,00,000 (Excluding the cost of CAR) Project Planned duration : 3 Months. Here is the Project Plan.... This project is planned to be in 3 Stages Stage 1. Exterior Body Modification Reduce the overall lenghth of the car Remove the top & convert to Convertible Converting 4 Door to 2 Door Modification of Engine compartment and bonet to match with look of Camero Increase the Rear side to get muscular look of Camero Custom Built Rear Boot and Tail Lamps R&D on Motorised Hard Top. Stage 2. Engine, Gearbox Upgrade Engine and Gearbox swap to V6/ Skoda Engine Gearbox Mod to enable rear wheel drive. Stage 3. Interior Modifications . Custom Dash board Custom AC Custom Seats Custom Door Panels I am awaiting photos of the work in progreess from Sunil and will keep you all updated on the status. The work has already started and will keep you posted on the present status. C'mon Mates start sharing your ideas... this is very important for these guys... they need our support. Regards Reitz
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15th October 2009, 22:50	#5
MARCUS_520i BHPian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 524 Thanked: 166 Times	Incidentally, I'd once come across a similar contessa conversion on the Orkut Contessa community where one was being broken down and rebuilt to resemble the looks of a Dodge Challenger!! There were few pics available of the work in progress, however no clue about the end result. Will share the link soon.
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15th October 2009, 23:58	#6
reitz BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 67 Thanked: 7 Times	Dear pramodkumar & Marcus Thanks for sharing your view, But as a seasoned T-Bhpian I have also come across a lot of similar projects in our community but there was no end result or the project went on for a sudden halt. My prime focus and intrest in covering this project for our community is the amount of enthu I saw in Sunil and his team mate Nigel. Sunil has already completed his dream Bike Mod from CBZ to his dream design.. and it costed about 70 K and time of about 2 months..... So I the proud Team-BHPian am on their side to support and provide our suggestions....... I have asked Sunil to register and he would be submitting his registration application today/ early tomorrow, so would request our Admin to support him and invite to our community. I just received few more detailed photos of the project and am resizing them to a lower size to reduce the amount of server space utilization... would keep you updated mates.... Pramod and Markus... Thanks again for being there to support this young enthusiast's... Mates we need more support and comments....... CAMERO is just the inspiration... sunil is enthusiast driver and also a self modeler... he is an artist and sketched his own model for bike... he is working on his car model.... will post his sketches once I am done with resizing... Regards Reitz
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16th October 2009, 06:12	#7
foby.sebastian Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Thrissur/Kochi Posts: 2,694 Thanked: 2,838 Times View My Garage	Please put in some snaps of the work
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16th October 2009, 11:02	#8
desigNation BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: calicut Posts: 661 Thanked: 51 Times View My Garage	reitz-pls post some pics of the car to be modified,just a suggestion,reducing the length of the car and then increasing the boot area??cant it be avoided??,i would suggest modifying it without reducing length would be better.something in the lines of chip foose "overhaulin".
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16th October 2009, 12:22	#9
reitz BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 67 Thanked: 7 Times	Here are the sketches by Sunil.... As said Camaro is just the inspiration used to sketch the custom model.. Initial Idea to Convert Contessa to Muscular Contessa... And came the Camaro Inspiration... Finally in Sunils words "these are pics i had sketched..the oldschool look was just some initial thoughts...the blue cars back is what was chosen..with the old santro tail assembly...but havent finalised on the front yet...well the red camaro( not my sketch) is the kind of bodywork we are looking for..will keep you posted... ciyo Sunil Konjaril" The Final Sketch..... Front Rear Awaiting your suggestions... Reitz Last edited by reitz : 16th October 2009 at 12:38. Reason: spelling
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16th October 2009, 12:48	#10
traveloholic BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: TrafficJamaBad earlier known as Hyd Posts: 750 Thanked: 238 Times	Way to go buddy, am waiting for more on this. Was thinking about the same concept for a long time, converting a Contessa to Camaro. Good to see someone do it so well.
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16th October 2009, 13:00	#11
pradster BHPian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Delhi Posts: 292 Thanked: 16 Times	The sketches are all great buddy, but I am have the following concerns : 1) Have you mapped the designs to the Contessa body frame, chasis etc? 2) the 4 lakh budget sounds very conservative to me, considering the mods you have lined up in the two sketches we might be looking at a higher amount 3) The rear diffusers and the front bumpers, how are you getting them fabricated?
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16th October 2009, 13:08	#12
pranavt Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,682 Thanked: 641 Times View My Garage	Considering the laziness of labourers and other people who have to do the fabrication work, I hope your friend knows the kind of time that will be required to push everyone and get the work done. Not to discourage you guys, but be prepared to either kidnap them or hold their kids as ransom to make them work and finish it atleast in a few months.
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16th October 2009, 13:16	#13
Latheesh Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: CNN/BLR Posts: 4,243 Thanked: 10,091 Times	Nice sketches my friend and all the best to you. Keep updating the thread, Is the rear bumper concept bit too much? looks cool in sketches, hope you have some good fabricators to execute the same.
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16th October 2009, 13:27	#14
praveen4554 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: bangalore Posts: 98 Thanked: 0 Times	Good start Half finish - follow the theme and as suggested my the fellow members - get the fabricators to work on the project in full strech - if left btw the enthu and the josh would fade off sure. and all the best for the project !
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