Hooah! I got my mitts on a Tamiya R33, soo happy!

Alright, time to get down to it, List of modifications I'm gonna throw at this beast include:
Mods:
Custom Rollcage (making tutorial for it too)
Side Opening Hood
Custom Motor
Custom Exhaust (full)
Beautiful Paint
Like No Other!

Here's the Project!

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/502/224747Skyline1.jpg

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looks awsome saw it at a hobby shop in tampa today......before my car started being an ass :disappoin

Best of luck on your skyline. Sounds to me like you will be doing a considerable amount of detail work. Good luck!

I dont think this should be in the motorsport section.

Best of luck on your skyline. Sounds to me like you will be doing a considerable amount of detail work. Good luck!

I dont think this should be in the motorsport section.

I agree him you want the street forum any way what color will it be.

Moved to Street forum...

Such a good mod you are Phil. You get a cookie!

Oh, didnt really know which to catergorize it in, but on the subject of color, I was thinking the factory purple, or silver, unless someone can suggest a better color. :D

Update!: Rollcage 70% Complete!
Here's a picture.

The Rollcage and Strut Bar are all made from Solder. :D
http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/502/224747Skyline3.jpg

Here's a shot of the hood, I was looking into other ways to mount it, but here's the side opening way.

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nice looking solder roll cage

I found a badass set of rims I had stashed in my wheel droor that look beautiful on the R33, post pics soon as my camera charges. :D

I WANNA SEE THEM! SHOW US! :) *waits for wheel shots*

Finally my camera charged up, so here's the body sitting on the wheels at the desired ride height (maybe a bit lower in the rear).

Thanks to a WRX 1/24 for these rims. :D

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Sweet !!!........................which rims are they ?

Mike :smokin:

I got them off a Maisto WRX STi 1/24

Hey, nice project here! I'm busy doing this kit too :D Also a opening hood and engine detail and stuff. Rims are looking really nice. Keep up the good work :D :thumbsup:

awsome rims work well with the car! :)

Yeah, the rims are great, but as I look at the car, I notice that the headlights would look awesome with some small eyelids. Anyone disagree?

Ahhhh, makes me want to revive my R33 I built years ago that now just sits in primer mode and in peices. I 1/2 attempted the rebuild last year but lost interest. Keep up the good work, looking great so far.

Well, I started building the motor, so far I have a valve cover, and the turbos.
Here's the snaps.

The valve cover came from a 1/18 Civic, all I had to do to make it fit was cut the wiring harness and glue, then to sand smooth and paint.
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The Turbos are made from solder, gotta love the many uses of solder. :D

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Alright, I made a custom Intake Manifold and T/B, painted it with the rear end and intercooler shown below.

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And I also painted my valve cover and seats together.

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lookin good so far!

Here's some pictures I took from Tokyo Xtreme Racer 3.
I got bored so I built my R33 and decked it to the max.
Below is a snap of it hitting 204, with some room to push.

(you can see it's sitting at about 8200 rpms, and it reds at 9500)
http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/500/224747204MphR33.JPG

And here's a snap of the quarter mile time, an outrageous 9.14. :D

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/500/224747914r33.jpg

Thats awesome progress. Nice R33 in Tokyo Extreme Racer 3, i never got to pass that game since the disk came with an error :disappoin

Here's the headers I just threw together,
just need to trim, paint, then attach the turbos.

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Trimmed the headers, now I just need to find something to make the block out of, if anyone has any ideas, please let me know.

BWHAHAHAAAHHAHA nice shot of your r33 in the game my mk3 supra will smoke you! :) awsome work on the other stuff! :)

Heh, a Supra cant touch my Celica GT Four, motor swaped, sitting 727 hp at 72psi, quarter is 9 flat, top speed is 223mph :P.
Thanks for the input, really helps. :D

Alright, the chassis, is all painted and I got my muffler made, now I just need thicker solder, and I'm going to buy the Initial D R32 and use the block, and possibly the hood.
P.S I just got my hands on some Bridgestone Expida Tires to wrap my 17" STi Wheels.

Are you Putting A Honda Engine in there? O_o
Hehe Rollbars are best made in soldered wires
Car looks badass!

No, that's just a valve cover from a 1/18 that I made into a Nissan Valve cover, but I got a better valve cover and intake manifold, and I also got my block, so I'll take pictures soon as I clean it up and paint it. so about 15 minutes from now. :D

Oh, and I swapped rims with the R32, looks alot better wouldn't you all say? (snap in the signature)

Finally, here's the motor, custom block, custom headers,
the valve cover, and the intake manifold, are from the Initial D R32

P.S Legos rock!

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/502/224747Motor1.JPG

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/502/224747Motor2.JPG

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Nice engine. Is that the final ride height? Or are the wheels stuffed under the wheel wheels?

o man that motor looks awsome!

It's not the final height, but it is the desired height, I might have to trim a bit to make it happen, but I think I can make it happen. :D
Thanks for the input, it really helps!!

Got the motor in and plumbed, the muffler shooting out at an angle
and the ride hight is final
Just need to trim a bit to get my new brakes to fit.
but this is it, hope you like it so far. :D

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/502/224747R331.jpg

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/502/224747R332.jpg

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All that's left is some interior and all the exterior. :D

looks awsome love the exhaust angle! JDM YoZ! :)

Finished the Interior, and installed the brakes.
Now just the exterior to do. :D

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/502/2247471Interior.jpg

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/502/2247471Brake.jpg

wow,you work faster than me SLOW DOWN! :)

I decided on a color, just gonna be primer with some clear coat. :D

Oh, and a carbon lip, headlights, and hood, not too sure if I should do the trunk too, but there's a chance.

Hmm. Well theres light/dark grey, red, white, black, and several other colors of primer, maybe a little more specific...? The car looks pretyt good, but i think the wrx rims looked better. I'd have just droped a v8 in there, because the r32 initial d engine looks very fake, not because of your work. Good luck with the side open hood.

Here's the before the paint snap. (med grey primer)

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Here's how it sits for the time being.
I have the headlights, lip, and hood all carbon,
now I just need to the the skirts, the lower rear
bumper, and the middle portion of the wing.

And I need to make hinges for the hood. :D

Heh, and the exhaust line.

And you can also see some minor imperfections in the paint,
but it's still in progress, this is about the 80% mark.

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I love having the muffler all cocked at an angle, sooooooo pretty. :D

you know what i found out its kinda hard too do but take a peice of tree and light it on fire and when you get that black some comin off run it where the exhaust is goin and it looks like it spit fire out and marked the bumpper :) (doesnt work all that well on black paint)

Alright, now it's about 95% done.
Put the headlights and tail lights in,
now I just need to get a detailing brush
and do some touch-ups and some detailing.

Also, I plan on putting it on the mirror
again tomorow. :D

P.S I put the plate on too.

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HA!, forgot the mirrors I'll put those on now. LOL

very nice... love those rims...


don't really like the factory purple...
but.. some like... pearl grape would be nice...

what Carbon Fiber decal sheet are you using ??

no decal, just a light layer of silver under a light layer of flat black, then clear coat.