D1 BLITZ ER34 Skyline

Hi guys! :grinyes:

I´m not really shure if I´m right here, it´s my first topic here in the Motorsports area and my fourth at all on AF. For me this car is a race car because its moving around race tracks. I hope you like my project and support me maybe a little.

Ok, one more BlitzER!
I bought this kit a while ago and was very happy, then Aoshima released the 2005 version :icon16: Ok, the ver. ´05 looks a bit angry, my ´04 more friendly. The same with the KeiOffice Silvia :disappoin

Anyway, this kit looks easy and nice with rollcage, wing and very nice decals. I will change the seats and build my own seatbelts. I hope I can put some more details on this. You can look in the hood vent and there is nothing like an engine to see. I hope I can sort this out, too...
http://img422.imageshack.us/img422/8635/dsc020003qk.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
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:nono:
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:grinyes:
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Good luck with it. I've always wanted to try this kit.

Hey,
I'm not too familiar with this kit...Did you add on those rear widebody fenders? And good luck with it!

Good luck. I have done the '05 version, its a nice kit to do.
Those fenders come on the model.

Hello!
minimal update: worked on the seats many hours yesterday, today I had a visitor :lol:
http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/3686/dsc020047oq.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Next update will have more progress steps :grinyes:.

hahahahahahaha i sure hope your visitor will help in building the drift skyline ;)

This I have done for the light weight :lol:
http://img48.imageshack.us/img48/2908/dsc020070ha.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
And these are the parts for the interior, seatbelts, some parts for the rollcage... next step will be to built and fit the seatbelts. :wink:
http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/4089/dsc020093jk.jpg (http://imageshack.us/)
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Hi
great progress
What kind of seatbelt you use?

Thanks.:smile:
I had good luck with some gift wrap. It´s a combination of ScaleProduction PE parts and blue gift wrap.
I bought the PE parts @ http://www.automobilminiaturen.de/ , there can be bought a set with decals, belts (red, blue, black (picture above in a bag)) with PE parts. It´s very close to these belts or maybe better I think.
http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/8764/dsc020183gj.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Hi guys, small update: stripped interior

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something like this:
http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/3460/pict00075mn.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Next step will be the inner door handles. No good for lazy people like me... same progress 4 times :lol:



The seats are too high, less than 1mm between the roof. I sandet 1mm from the bottom of the seat and 1mm of the moulded seat mounts on interior bottom. Now they have correct position, I think.
http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/6602/dsc020266lt.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
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Next problem is waiting: How to disable 4WD?
http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/7058/dsc020281lq.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Any ideas? :D

Has any one a picture of the underside of a RWD Skyline? A bottom of a model car would be helpful, too, please?

maybe just dremel off the front driveshafts?

Hi :iceslolan,
little update, dashboard carbonated and scratchbuilt pedals.
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The dashboard has SMS CF and Tamiya smoke now and needs a bit of polish and some semigloss laquer, I think.

:disappoin:feedback::swear::shakehead

Looks great, excellent job on the carbon fibre.

Looking good! Love the work you've done to the interior. Just fantastic. You're pouring a lot of detail into this, and it's great. These drift cars need some good attention from a builder like you.

I have a few cast resin copies of the valve cover from an RB26, I can send you one to put under the hood so there's something to be seen through that hole. But I don't think the motor sticks that far forward. On the 1:1 car, there's probably just radiator or ducting to be seen through that hole in the hood.

Thanks very much for your support, I´m happy:grinyes:

@ Willimo
Yes, about the valve cover I´m interested but later the time for my Silvia project which I didn´t start yet. I´ll come back to you when I have more plans for the next project :grinyes: (RB26 S15).

For this one (Blitz) I´m planing to open the hood and put a RB26 from R32 inside, so please, stay tuned.:wink:

Completed dashboard :D
http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/4525/dsc025661in.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Great work so far, cool car.

wow!

Thanks for your nice comments!

Slow progress, the modified SAS brides: painted cobalt blue and carbonated at the back with SMS gold CF. SAS mounts addet, ready to take a seat :wink:
http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/5554/dsc026098ns.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Nacked aluminium update, interior painted with Testor´s chrome silver to get nice metallic blue :wink:
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Nice job! I want to see more.

Hello !:D

here a fit for test, that´s the second try blue (Testor´s Arctic Blue & Tamiya clear blue mixed) I´m really happy after the stripping and sanding 2 days the wrong paint Tamiya Metallic blue X13 :screwy::grinyes::smokin:


http://img489.imageshack.us/img489/5690/dsc026228sq.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

:D Hello!

Time for an update? Interior 80% completed :) Not really happy with it, but now I have enough...
I checked the underside of the original and the kit´s underside and don´t know really how to do. I´m thinking about to cut nearly everything away for realistic de-cat exhaust, engine, front suspension :rolleyes:
If I like to build this realistic as poassible, I have to do this. Because the susp., exhaust, etc. are Skyline stock parts and no good for drifting. :lol:

Here my interior, please enjoy!
http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/197/dsc026247pj.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
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Hope you like it :wink:

Looking great....love the details in the interior.

The interior looks super!

What are the wires on the door panel?

Thanks:wink:

The wires open the doors, there are 2, the above one locks the door, the under one opens the door. It´s connected with the lock, the inner and outer door handle. Usually you don´t see them, because they are under the door card. On the most cars the above one goes straight from the lock to the stick which shows from outside if the car is open or not. I hope I could describe this correctly with my English skills :lol:

okay. thx. i understood. :)

Does anybody know that Blitz has a second car that looks identical, BUT, the interior is painted green rather than blue?
It is true.
Now somebody make the green interior one please.
:)

This is really coming along well!

Looking good. Great detail on the inside.

:D Hello!

Started the chassis work now...
http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/1580/dsc026310ug.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

:grinyes:

Lightweight progress continiues, first modifications on front suspension done.
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Oil sump saved for engine :wink:
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more tomorrow I hope
:D

are you going to put an engine in it? It looks fantastic all ready.. good work ! =D

aaaahhhh the exciting part begins! :D

very nice progress so far, I'm looking forward to the finished product.

Thank you for your comments!

Yes, I´ll put a RB inside, don´t know yet if can manage to modify Tamiya´s RB26 to a RB25 and don´t know if it´s important. Any ideas?

Small update on front suspension, made of aluminium tubes and steel sticks. Fit for test, this will work:)
http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/3240/dsc026376in.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

can't you use the aoshima RB20DET engine kit?

http://www.hlj.com/product/AOS03512

it's not an RB25 but i think as far as looks go they're identical.

I´m still confused about the version I´m building... I blame Aoshima for that :lol: It will be my personal 2004-2006 version :lol:

The decals, intercooler... is 2004, right? The interior is 2005-2006 :rolleyes: Now I started the blue interior which looks like ´05-´06 and I will continue this in the engine bay. It will look like the my ref pic, because the Tamiya engine looks closest to this and has a detailed transmission, what solves my problem how to disable 4WD :)
http://img393.imageshack.us/img393/2871/specnomeng9ha.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

I have a RB26 kit from Aoshima, too, but I don´t like it that much. It looks too big, that´s why I didn´t buy the RB20 kit yet. I think I´ll buy it for my S13 Silvia :grinyes:

he hood is cutted out.
I screamed 5 times NO!!! and only one time Ahhh!!
No- as my blade left the panel line :rolleyes:
Ahhhh- as my blade cutted my finger :lol: But only single time, that´s good :wink:

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Sorry, I had posted a picture twice:grinno:. Now I changed the first picture where I began to cut the hood.

:feedback:

No? Ok.

It becomes alive :D
http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/5853/dsc026890re.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

If you look closely into the Skyline you see a needle instead of the shift stick. That´s a fit for test with the transmission. Later more if you like. :p

nice work so far.

and i am actually proud of modelling-related injuries like cuts that go down to the bone ;)

looking good man!

nice work so far.

and i am actually proud of modelling-related injuries like cuts that go down to the bone ;)
Yeah, my fingerprints have changed since modelling:lol:



Hello all together,

small progress, a lot of work :grinno: , firewall finished, side walls from engine bay, the struts and engine mounts.
All made from 1mm styrene and Tamyia Epoxy Quick type putty. First time used, really funny stuff this putty :grinyes:

Still a lot of work on the engine bay, I think I´ll close the hole in the floor next.
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nice updates! :D

:D Hi!

Still in work this huge project. Don´t know why I´m doing so much work for me... If I hadn´t any reference pics, it would be completed :lol:

Now I´m working on the engine, I have to mod the RB26 to a RB25, don´t know how accurate it will be, if not, it doesn´t matter to me :wink: The main thing is that the engine will look high detailed and cool :screwy:

Does anybody know how the oil wiring works on this one?
From oil pump to oil cooler to oil sump, oil filter, turbo, engine block, valve cover and the oil tank? Something else?

When I know how the wiring should be, the project will continue faster.

Still to do:
rebuild the bottom of the car
scratchbuilt exhaust system
scratchbuilt stabilizers
complete the engine bay
detailed engine rebuilt with wiring, air filter, intercooler
brake lines maybe
hinges for the hood
headlights
hood pins

Done:
interior 98%
engine fittet
front suspension modified
ride hight
header

Here some pics, please enjoy :wink:
http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/3464/dsc028108ec.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
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Hi risko ,

Nice projekt you show here ...
great detailing !!!1
Awesome work

looking forward till finished .

Lutz

looking good keep up da work

Welcome to AF! Nice job fitting the bodykit, and nice overall finish!

Thank you for your comments!

Ooh, honestly, the bodykit was fitted from Aoshima.

Not sure if this helps, but I have a picture of the engine bay of Blitz D1 ER34
2003 model. Unfortunatly, I know the newer versions have MUCH different looking bays.
http://www.importtuner.com/features/0406it_06z+Nissan_ER34_Skyline+Engine_View.jpg

Not sure if this helps, but I have a picture of the engine bay of Blitz D1 ER34
2003 model. Unfortunatly, I know the newer versions have MUCH different looking bays.

Thanks very much, sure it helps, I need every pic of the engine bay to learn how the wiring works. :grinyes: Thanks!

risko try the blitz website www.blitz.co.jp (http://www.blitz.co.jp) for pics of the car and engine

i think that it looks better with the rb26 than an rb25 but thats just my:2cents:

i think that it looks better with the rb26 than an rb25 but thats just my:2cents:

to be true to the car, the RB26DETT came in the 4WD GTR, the RB25DET came in the RWD GTT (GTS for R32 / R33 models)

i have never tried to drift a 4WD, but sure had fun doing it in my RB25DET R33 GTS :evillol:

risko,

top project you have going here, very impressed with the engine bay! if you need any more engine pics, head over to www.gtr.co.uk or www.skylineowners.com , i'm sure the guys there will be more than helpful in your quest

keep up the good work
boab

Wow! I can't believe you made the inner fenders/shock towers from scratch!
Very impressive interior detailing...can't wait to see you engine bay, keep it up:)

to be true to the car, the RB26DETT came in the 4WD GTR, the RB25DET came in the RWD GTT (GTS for R32 / R33 models)


its true that an rb26 is from a gtr but many people with the gts/ gts-t here have fit the rb26 to a rb20/25 transmission

hello.
Nice projekt you ...
verry great detailing all car

I save pic and print photo car

Hello again, and thanks for your comments:iceslolan

The engine bay is completed, now I have to clean it up and fit some pumps and wires, the IC, engine... I haven´t really time now, but it will go on next week :wink:

When I did it, I´ll paint it blue!
Here some pics in silver.
http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/2091/dsc028149as.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
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