I've had a few hours here and there to spend with "Sharky". I have to say that overall I've really been enjoying this build. There haven't been any show-stopping issues so far. The fit has been pretty good considering how early this kit is (K-032). They say Hiro kits get steadily better and they are now up to K-409! Enough preamble. How about some pictures?!...
These are the stock wheels and tires from the kit shot with silver leaf (TS 30) at 25psi. They are some of the finest spokes I've ever seen. If you so much as touch them they will stretch and look terrible though.
Here is where I'm checking the out-of-box wheel camber. If you look at the first picture in this thread it shows generous negative camber both front and back. So I've got some more work to do.
I finally finished the fuel lines and fitting the rear shocks. Each shock strut is about seven machined, cast and etched parts and they look beautiful right out of the box. My floor is soda can and 800 grit sandpaper. I think it looks better than the photo-etch piece from the kit.
Here I'm doing a bit of custom work on the front end so I can pose the wheels. The upper casting is from the kit. The one below it articulates back and forth so the wheels can be angled.
Test fit, test fit, test fit, or sing the blues. Nothing in this picture is glued together yet. I try to stay ahead of the fit monster wherever I see a risk. I found out my brake hose routing was going to fowl the bodywork and will need to be redone. Also, that seat is just plain fugly and will not be staying!
That's it for now. I'll try to update this about once a week as I get stuff to post. If you are curious about something just ask.