'82 Cherokee Laredo - Levi!

suzq044 · 02-24-2009, 02:49 AM

It's been a while since i've posted any of my work here.. so here's one for ya. It's my recently acquired Jeep Cherokee that I named Levi:

Title: Levi
Description: My Jeep Cherokee - restoration

Modifications: full rebrush in progress; I have only started on the base shadowing and the vinyl on it.

In-Progress 1: High Resolution.

In-Progress 2:Engine Detail, more shading done and vinyl added

In-Progress 3; a full-res GIF: more engine detail, coloring..

In-Progress 4; a full-res GIF: finished bumpers; added front signal, more accurate body color, started work on upper-body chrome.. probably another update tomorrow.

suzq044 · 02-25-2009, 02:00 AM

In-Progress 5::
Almost done.. now just for the wheels 'n tires:

suzq044 · 03-01-2009, 04:20 AM

.. i have even given this a few days.. i expected at least one comment.. Just posting to express my, i guess, disappointment.

BadBlood · 03-01-2009, 05:56 AM

thats some fine detail on the engine bay , cant wait to see it finished
one question , why is the pic at a weird angle?

PSDavinci · 03-01-2009, 11:30 AM

Awesome work suz!
I cant understand why I havent seen this thread and ive been on here alot the past few days.
Anyhow if you've never done this sort of thing its hard to appreciate the amount of time, effort and skill it takes to generate something like this.
Its been quite awhile since ive seen you post some work suz, always know that when you do tho its gonna be impressive.
Are you planning to actually restore the Jeep for real or is this just a digital project?

suzq044 · 03-01-2009, 06:21 PM

I am going to restore him as completely as possible; but I am going to add some modern-mopar toys to the interior. Still debating on seats; but I will probably get MyGig and the in-car Web; along with the custom bumper i designed yesterday (Click for bigger)

It's at a wierd angle because that's how original photo was taken. It is squished between an old benz wagon on the drivers-side, and old camaro at the front, and an old shack on the passenger-side at the moment, so I can't get any decent shots of him.

suzq044 · 04-25-2009, 11:08 AM

.. effing spam dude.

blackace · 04-25-2009, 11:38 PM

Nice work

suzq044 · 04-26-2009, 01:26 AM

thanks.. (spam-bot had since been deleted)

suzq044 · 05-16-2009, 02:13 AM

My current real-life work in progress; these are re-brushed versions of what he will look like when I am finished. The interior is not quite done yet, as I haven't decided which seats I want to put inside, or whether to find some OEM seats for him (hard to find) and restore.

He is going to be a resto-mod; meaning he will be restored with a few modifications in audio/video and other electronics mostly. So, without further adue', I introduce you to "Project Levi". Click images to see em huge.

Dash:

DRL concept (ala' Audi) (rough-concept)

Custom Bumper:

Custom Roof Rack:

Interior:

dipper94 · 05-24-2009, 10:00 AM

very nice work, cant wait to see the final piece!