1989 Nissan Fairlady 300zx (z32) (lots of pics)

Nissan Fairlady Z 300zx (z32)

Body color is supposed to be pearl white, but it´s hard to see on the pictures.

Kit: Tamiya 24087
Body paint: Eureka, Tamiya and ModelMaster acrylics
Other paints: Tamiya and Humbrol clear enamel, Uniball UM100 gel markers
Decals: Tamiya kit and custom printed
Optional parts: Nissan Skyline GT-R r34 stock´s wheels, disc brakes and steering wheel
Scratch pieces: complete 3-point seatbelt, LCD screen, poweramp, 12¨ speakers, black and white carpets
Project date: July 13th 2011/ October 3rd 2011

Kit review: typical Tamiya kit from 1989, great kit quality/moulding/details, everything fits properly, nice stock stance (lowered anyway), clear hood. Easy to get a good OOB model.

I might be retouching here and there, as I found some flaws, but I consider this project finished anyway.

Sorry for the lots of pics. I´m not a good photographer so I have to take different angles pics for the paint effects and details to be seen :rolleyes:

There´s an engine in there, believe me. I just forgot to take pictures :banghead: I´ll try to take some tomorrow.

Thanks for watching. C&C are welcome and expected :licka:

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WIP thread
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=1067830

I owe you guys an engine pic. It´s raining today so I only have this crappy indoor pic. Anyway it´s just an OOB engine, 90% following colors from the manual.

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Thanks for watching! :p

That looks really good overall. The Z32 has always been one of my favorite Z cars.

Your panel lines look especially good.

For suggestions, I think some engine wiring would be a nice touch considering all the changes you made in the interior, but as you probably plan to keep the hood shut to show off that CF it is not a huge deal. Also, IF that entire black panel I can see behind the seats is the amplifier, that is outrageously large compared to the subs. I don't think Rockford Fosgate makes one that big. However, I can't tell if that is actually a support panel and the amp itself just sits in the middle.

Anyway, just some thoughts, take or leave them, but I like it a lot!

@924_CarreraGTS
Thx for your comments!
I might we adding some wires in the future as the whole engine bay looks pretty much empty.

For the poweramp (black panel) I based on the following pic. Mine is about 20 inch, and looks similar size to whatever is on the 1:1 photo :tongue: The black rectangle with silver edges in my model is a HiFonics amp. Anyway I didn´t check if they make a 20 inch poweramp. Just thrown in the piece with a cool decal :licka:

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Wow, that is a huge amp!! Well in that case you did a nice job replicating it, cool stuff.

Again, good work on the build. The carbon fiber turned out well.

nice build. Love the audio setup addition and the CF work.

Good!!

Very nice built!!!. Congrats!!.

Thanks for all your comments.
The audio setup was a must after seeing the reference picture I posted above. It really fills up an empty space and adds to the tuner look.