PROGRESS: Custom Tamiya RX-7

Here is my new project. I have been awaiting to start this project from love of RX-7's. I need your help though. As most of you know, I am the ultimate progress person, I never finish my models, and they become dust collectors. I need you to cheer me on to the finish, I want to finish it but I dont think I can do it alone.

Heres the first pic of the hood (own design). I first taped out what I wanted to cut out, or file.
http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/60524DSCF0005.JPG

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UH-Oh, what happened to the headlights. Out with the old in with the new, scratchbuilt projectors to come!
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Please Comment!

nice start! love it!

looks good. some sleepy eyes might go better than projectors, but that's my opinion.

looks good. some sleepy eyes might go better than projectors, but that's my opinion.

I know what you mean, however I dont think the Veilside D1-GT kit Im going to put on would flow real well with sleepy eyes. Not to mention I am a huge fan of projectors.

Thanks for your input though.

ooo. didn't realize there was going to be some body mod action going on here. but projectors should look pretty good.

Looking good Mike, really good...

I think the Sleepy eyes is better... :smokin: , more drifty

Looking good Mike!

I'll be following this thread !
Especially for the headlights (might spy you man...) as i was boried of my rx-7 for that.
Your hood looks furious btw

Hey Joeham, think about this. If I were going drifty, would I be adding a veilside kit to this? :evillol:

Here is the body kit I'm doing.
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=139865

Hey Joeham, think about this. If I were going drifty, would I be adding a veilside kit to this? :evillol:

Here is the body kit I'm doing.
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=139865
I would. Hey, I see it like this....if you've got the cash to afford this high powered car, and pricey body kit, so what if you tear it apart coming around a hairpin @40mph at a 39 degree angle. you can fix it!

I'll be following this thread !
Especially for the headlights (might spy you man...) as i was boried of my rx-7 for that.
Your hood looks furious btw

Thanks, I appreciate that from someone whos building a fabulous RX-7 themself. Im following your RX-7 too, I wouldnt mind seeing more pics.

BTW, does my hood look Fast too? If so is Fast and Furious, the worst racing movie ever. Well that was a corning joke. :disappoin

Thanks anyway!

look great so far..

BTW, does my hood look Fast too? If so is Fast and Furious, the worst racing movie ever. Well that was a corning joke. :disappoin

Well i don't get it.... :sly:

Nice project, I'm curious to see your scratchbuilt headlights....

ooo. didn't realize there was going to be some body mod action going on here.

LOL, then you don't know mike. :grinno:

Nice work so far, mike. It'll beat the pants off of mine.

Suggestion for projectors: (you probably already thought of this) Cast a mold of the headlights and use clear resin to make the clear covers, then just build the light parts... and coat the inner lights with carefully laid tin foil... yeah... I'll talk to you more later.

yeah, very nice work

LOL, then you don't know mike. :grinno:

Nice work so far, mike. It'll beat the pants off of mine.

Suggestion for projectors: (you probably already thought of this) Cast a mold of the headlights and use clear resin to make the clear covers, then just build the light parts... and coat the inner lights with carefully laid tin foil... yeah... I'll talk to you more later.

Yea, its against my religion not to put a body kit on a car, or anything of the sort. :grinno:

Thanks.

For the projectors, I am going to cast a copy of the actual covers that were attached to the car in the first place with clear resin. Then make the rest of the projector out of putty, and other materials.

plans sound cool, i like the headlight conversion

UPDATE: I just put some putty on the hood, Ill try to have new pics tonight or tommorrow!

look really nice

Yea, its against my religion not to put a body kit on a car, or anything of the sort. :grinno:

Thanks.

For the projectors, I am going to cast a copy of the actual covers that were attached to the car in the first place with clear resin. Then make the rest of the projector out of putty, and other materials.

Yeah, that's what I meant. Cool, it'll be a challenge to build the backs of the lights, but it'll probably turn out good.

UPDATES:

Did anyone here want more pics? Hood is puttied up, the body kit is on its way, and the projectors are taking awhile but are going well.

More pics Below!
http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/502/60524DSCF0019.JPG

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Looking Good, Looking Good, :smokin:

that sucks, u have to do the late model RX7 turning lights thingies since that kit is the early model one... :headshake

lookin good mike...cant wait to see it finished

Looking Good, Looking Good, :smokin:

that sucks, u have to do the late model RX7 turning lights thingies since that kit is the early model one... :headshake

Yea, large pain. Im still not sure how Im going to make those. The turn signals will be a lot harder than the projectors.

great start but noe your lip you bad

great start but noe your lip you bad


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Looks good man, can't wait to see more progress :sunglasse

Thanks...I'll try to post pictures tommorrow of the progress I have made on the projectors, they are beginning to look like something

:wtf:
sorry look* bad

UPDATES:

Here is what the projectors look like so far. Still need a lot of work, but they are going well.

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/60524DSCF0036.JPG

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lookin good...u make them from scratch?

lookin good...u make them from scratch?

Yes. I traced the original lights on to styrene and cut the out. Then build a side and back for it. After that I puttied it up and shaped it.

thats cool, wish i had done those to my rx7, but glad i didn't seeing as how its destroyed.

looks cool mike!

man thats looking good, actually very good, no actually very very very good..lol...Great work mang..

Thanks for all the comments, Keep them coming.

I think I might actually finish the model!

Keep the comments coming!

Good progress on the headlights ! I was thinking at something like this, maybe with little styrene tubes.

Good progress on the headlights ! I was thinking at something like this, maybe with little styrene tubes.

I was beginning to wonder what happened to you.

Thanks for the comments, now that I think of it, styrene probably would have been better.

Hows your RX-7 btw? Havent seen any updates lately.

Hows your RX-7 btw? Havent seen any updates lately.

Well, it's like your supra, a good dust-catcher :p
I'm training my paint skills on the civic, once it's finished i'll return to serious work.

looks good but SAND SAND SAND, lol

i know your paintjob will be pro cuz of you shop hing and equipment, so yah.

MAKE IT fantastirific or something

ok, that was gay but you know wut: :thefinger

Keep it up Mike!

Starting to look good...keep up the good work

Thanks for all the comments. The front kit isnt going as well as I hoped. The styrene glue joints keep breaking off.

thats too bad but i love it so far mike!

Awesome idea for building the projectors, mike. I am impressed.

Looking good! :thumbsup:
I am quite interested in your headlight conversion 'cause i'll have to do this to mine RX7 to convert it into the fnf-version
btw which RX7 has an LHD, my Aoshima only came with RHD :(

Mike, any updates?

An update? What the hell is going on? An import, what the hell?

Yea, I thought the same too. I decided to try and pickup and finish, my standing projects. I decided to go crazy with body work. I will probably add more plastic than what originally came with the kit. Yes, I know some of you will think its "rice" and have a difference of opinion, but oh well. I like body mods, and I went off the deep end on this one. I build for myself.

There will be scoops on the side that will be a flowing theme through out. (yes, I know, they dont do anything, but what the hell.) Complete body kit designed by me, with a huge FMIC mouth. (Yes, not realistic, but who cares, I think it looks cool.) With fender flares that will flow into the scoops.

Below is the work on the front so far. I have also added some strip styrene to the inner wells to start prep work for the flares.

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Enjoy. Oh, and the rims are not staying, they are for the '40.

Comments are welcome, but do not whore up the thread with your two cents about it being "rice".

lookin good:smokin: keep up the good work.

ur gonna have LOTS of sanding to do, should turn out good tho.

i like where its goin, but that is going to be a LOT of sanding

What the heck is this, Mike?

I had just about forgotten this thread even existed... but now that you are back on it, great! I like this new fascia; are you going for the "shark mouth" look?
Anyway, it's good for you to take a break from your hot rod for a while and fufill some of your older commitments.

Great job, keep it up!

Need For Speed II? Looking good, took you a year to update, Im impressed you decided to update. Good to see you building an import.

Wow, I really like the feedback that has been given on this project. Its not near as bad as I expected. This project is a real good brake from the hot rod stresses and lack of motivation.

Sam, I am sort of going for that shark mouth look. There will be more mods to the side vents after I add the flares. All-in-all, it shall be interesting. I myself dont really know how its going to look.

Josh...not really NFSU2, just cleaning up the projects. While I was at it, just wanted to go through some nostalgia of the good times we had enjoyed in the past years.

UPDATES:

Worked on the fender flares today. Those things were the biggest pain in the ass. They look rather large, and sort of odd in the picture, but in actuality when you get a real perspective they look just right...at least I think so. :) They really wasnt much room on the fender either, another reason why they look large.

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The "rough" looking spots are not all that rough. Its actually a mixture of superglue and sanding dust that creates and super strong joint, with a cement weld. Works damn well I might say. After its done, I'll hit it with some polyester putty, it will be smooth as a babies ass.

Enjoy! Comments are appreciated.

Wow. More body kit than car. But it looks like you're getting the hang of plastic, though. That's nice.

THERE'S LESS RICE IN CHINA!!!!!!!!!:thefinger:thefinger:biggrin2::owned :

LOL, Just kidding, that is pretty bad ass, does it have a motor? I can't tell what brand the kit is. I hope the front will be less boxy, but thats my opinion. Finish this bad boy, and the damned hot rod (99 pages) I finished the oddyssey in english in under a month, come on man!!!

Nice progress Mike, I haven't seen work like this from you in a while. Oh wait, I haven't seen progress from me in a while either..... Anyway, looking very unique.


It kind of looks like your RX-7 is going to have a microwave instead of a fmic... j/k

It kind of looks like your RX-7 is going to have a microwave instead of a fmic... j/k

HA! [p]