Gallery: How They Made Furious 7's Tricked-Out Cars
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Dennis McCarthy has been the picture car coordinator on four *Fast and Furious movies*, starting in 2006 with *Tokyo Drift*.
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For *Furious 7*, he was in charge of choosing some 300 cars.
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In some cases, that means building cars from the ground up, specially made to look great and survive the incredible stunts the script calls for.
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McCarthy’s favorite car in the movie is the 1968 Charger R/T driven by Vin Diesel’s character Dom. His team had to make seven identical versions for filming.
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McCarthy uses the same 500-horsepower powertrain in every car he builds, for the sake of simplicity: One powertrain means just one set of spare parts to carry around.
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In post-production, to make sure the cars on film sound accurate---and different from each other---McCarthy and the sound editor take cars with the right engines to an empty airport tarmac, cover them in microphones, and have fun.
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In testing before they get to the set, some stunt cars hit ramps hard enough to fly 90 feet before touching down.
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Doing this testing early means that once shooting’s in progress, the driver can hit the ramp at full throttle the first time, without holding back and without breaking anything.
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Before filming, the stunt driver who’ll be driving a particular car makes sure it’s to his or her preferences, adjusting things like the sway bar to allow or more under- or oversteer.
