Subaru BRZ - Trackday/drifter

Hi everybody !

I have just started a new project - The Tamiya Subaru BRZ.

It´s a quite basic kit with a molded engine but it still has some nice features ! :) As some of you already know this is the same car as the Toyota GT86 and the Scion FR-S and it´s a small car with a 4-cylinder boxerengine.

At first glance I didn´t think this is a good looking car..

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm221/Rickard_Olsson_89/P1020079.jpg

But after seeing one up close and also dryfitting the model I think the car is getting better looking every time ! :)

But I don´t wanna build it OOB.. and after seeing this:

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm221/Rickard_Olsson_89/Toyota86-1.jpg

.. Which is a D1GP GT86, I started to lean against a drifter.. So starting with the kit.. Here you can see the interior..

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm221/Rickard_Olsson_89/P1020080.jpg

I decided to trash this and instead build a new interior with the help of plastic cards from Evergreen in different shapes and sizes.. And so far I have come this far over a few hours..

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm221/Rickard_Olsson_89/P1020082.jpg

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm221/Rickard_Olsson_89/P1020083.jpg

As you can see I have also made a start of the rollcage.. it will have a full cage offcourse ! There is still ALOT of work to be done so don´t judge it to hard just yet ! The goal is to get something close to this:

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm221/Rickard_Olsson_89/2012-05-11-15-01-33_526139_3680202559949_1121600419_3378646_1119561 077_n.jpg

I will build up a b-pillar similar to the one in the pictures so I can build the supports between the cage and b-pillar.. I am planning to remove the windows on the doors so there will be alot of interiordetail visible, So I will do my best to detail it as much as possible ! :)

And this is the progress of the interior so far:

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm221/Rickard_Olsson_89/P1020081.jpg

And some more inspirational photos that I have found on the internet

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm221/Rickard_Olsson_89/orido_max_manabu_d1_toyota86_oridod1gptoyota86buil d.jpg

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm221/Rickard_Olsson_89/GReddy-Scion-FR-S-1086207921.jpg

And also a mockup with the body - The plan with the body is to build some wider arches and a small lip to the front.. nothing major since I still wanna keep it rather simple and smooth-looking :) The rims and tires on these pictures are from a Peugeot 206 WRC and they are just fitted to get the look of it.. But thanks to these wheels I still don´t know if I will build it as a drifter or a trackracer.. I usually don´t like drifting but I really like the look of the white/black/green-car :)


http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm221/Rickard_Olsson_89/P1020077.jpg

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm221/Rickard_Olsson_89/P1020078.jpg

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm221/Rickard_Olsson_89/P1020076.jpg

I hope you will be following the progress of it ! :)

// Rickard

Cool man! Good luck with this!

Off to an awesome start... I like what you've done so far... KUTGW!!!

Great beginn of the Interiour. But the Wheels are wrong:evillol: RPF1 from HobbyDesign are great:smokin:

Thanks for the replies so far, guys ! :)

Regarding the wheels - as I wrote in the first post I probably won´t be using these rims.. they are just fitted since I just want to know how it look since I will be using rims and tires with the same size ! :)

// Rickard

I have been working alot on this one and I have made some progress ! :)

I have puttied the interior and made the B-pillars.

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm221/Rickard_Olsson_89/P1020086.jpg

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm221/Rickard_Olsson_89/P1020088.jpg

I still have a lot of work to do.. Sanding and get the shape done of the interior.. but here you can see the basic shape of it.

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm221/Rickard_Olsson_89/P1020090.jpg

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm221/Rickard_Olsson_89/P1020091.jpg

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm221/Rickard_Olsson_89/P1020092.jpg

I have also made a start on the body.. Building a wider bodykit. Started sanding and shaping it.. I think it starts to look like something ! :)

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm221/Rickard_Olsson_89/P1020093.jpg

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm221/Rickard_Olsson_89/P1020097.jpg

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm221/Rickard_Olsson_89/P1020098.jpg

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm221/Rickard_Olsson_89/P1020102.jpg

And I have decided to make it as a driftcar.. But I can´t really decide on what color or livery.. I have 2 choices.. Either a Red Bull-scheme close to the Rhys Millen Genesis..

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm221/Rickard_Olsson_89/millen-genesis-coupe.jpg

.. Or something close to the latest Fiesta of Ken Block.. I really like the idea with 3 green wheels and one black.. and the whole scheme looks fantastic !

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm221/Rickard_Olsson_89/kb-corner.jpg

What do you guys think so far..? :)

Best regards,

Rickard

frederic aasbo's chronicled the build of his 86 drifter over at speedhunters.com, this should help you with references. :)

Nice work so far Richard. Looking forward to seeing more. Quick question, the 5 spoke rims you have in your first post mock up, what manufacturer are they from? Or which kit?. They are exactly what Im looking for for an upcoming build I am collecting parts for at the moment.

Thanks,

David

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showpost.php?p=37788868&postcount=2904
Here are some pics of rally prepped BRZ/86

Looking forward to more.

Nice one, following this

oh yeah, what did you use in making the bodykit? the same putty?

Looks good so far.... :)