favorite donor kits?

Alright, I know a few of you builders do some kit bashing, and i want to know what kits you think make good donors for just about any parts (rims, engines, etc)...

The AMT Dodge Viper kit - the parts are too warped to fit together to build the model, but the parts are good for kitbashing.

basically tamiya RX-7 R1...engine can be use...the whole body can be use as body transplant...tamiya R32...people like to take the engine and put it somewhere else...

JACCS Accord seems to be pretty popular around here for its roll cage and interior bits...
I dont do much kitbashing but, I dont mind a nascar every now and then for the nice motor and fuel cell, rims and tires.. The AMT Supra kit for its nitrous bottles is my fav tho.

any one forgetting the ITR by revell, lots of wheels, extra front and back piece, several wings, also the revell civics that are in the tuner series are good kits like this as well.

Any Aoshima kit with cool wheels.
Tamiya R32
Tamiya Supra
Tamiya RX7
Tamiya 300ZX
Aoshima R32 (HKS Kansai or Veilside GT Wing)

Ive found that a lot of AMT kits are good for that. The Supra is good, has amps, subs, nos, 2 sets of racing seats, twin turbo I6 with a lot of chrome, and for an AMT kit, the parts are pretty good. Good deal for $12.00

Tamiya 1992 Safari ST185 Celica for the wheels and tyres.

a car like the rx-7 or the 32 with a engine =D

a car like the rx-7 or the 32 with a engine =D

i cant see why any oen thinks those two kits are good donor kits, come on, who wants to pay $25 to get a 13b engine? or the same for the rb26dett. i have one of those stashed away, waiting for the next supra i put to gether :biggrin: :sunglasse



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well i want that tamiya rx-7 r1 not for the engine but for the car itself and also i can use a diff wing because i have afew of them made for rx-7's and if i get 2 of those rx-7 r1 kits id be a happy person =D.
because i really like rx-7's
im a rx-7 freak! :)

Any kit that has anything I need for a project is fair game; I have no favorites!!:)

i cant see why any oen thinks those two kits are good donor kits, come on, who wants to pay $25 to get a 13b engine? or the same for the rb26dett. i have one of those stashed away, waiting for the next supra i put to gether :biggrin: :sunglasse



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Part of the reason why is you're paying too much for your kits. If you look hard enough you can get 32's, Supras and FD3S' for about $9US each. I would never pay $25 for any of those kits. I got a Supra last month for $5 at my LHS.

WOW~ as low as 5 bucks? HOLLY COW.. i have to pay for at least 25 USD = RM(Malaysian's Ringgit) 100! easy for any of it.. in fact all models are at that 25-30 USD!

Where do you live? The 3 local hobby shops in my area don't have any "import models" for under $15 and thats for the easy to find kits. the Fujimi Honda Integra 95 was $22.

Part of the reason why is you're paying too much for your kits. If you look hard enough you can get 32's, Supras and FD3S' for about $9US each. I would never pay $25 for any of those kits. I got a Supra last month for $5 at my LHS.

Seattle WA

I second the Tamiya Accord kits. I've had 3 kits and not built a single one. I will be getting another to gut for an upcoming project. Even the decals are good for scavenging.

Lindberg B body Dodges, (62-65 Dodge 330/440, Fury, Dart). I have four of them I just used for parts for older Johan kits to use for better motor, undernieth, exhaust, bench seats, Crome, I'm restoring a Johan 62 Dodge Dart Vert which has a terrible undernieth which I replaced with one from the Lindberg kit

alrighty then, thanks for the info guys... anyone know of any kits that come with 2 sets of wheels WITH tires?

alrighty then, thanks for the info guys... anyone know of any kits that come with 2 sets of wheels WITH tires?


depends on what kind of tires and wheels you are looking for. Alot of the older AMT kits, that have the "2-N-1" deal, have a set of racing tires, and a set of street tires, with usually 2 sets of rims, and fat slicks or skinnies sometimes.

i like the dodge sidewinder, it comes with nice wheels, and tires that have a flame tread.. oh and a v10 engine:d