Kaminari Celica progress

[Mean_B16]

So technical!!! keep it up, it is looking very sweet. You are so creative with the way you "engineer" your models.

[Honoturtle]

What a simple, yet effective way to drop your celica, I'm going to give it a shot with my civic.

[exhaust smoke]

Excellent work, Chris.

Well noted for the suspension lowering.

That's an interesting method you have of narrowing the wheels. When I have trim down wheels, the method I employ is to measure the width of the tyre, then transfer that width to a strip of masking tape. Trim accoringly and stick that to the wheel, using the outside edge as a border. Then cut along the other edge of the masking tape.

Look forward to seeing this one finished.

[Subway]

WW
You can probably teach us all the details we want on here
Can't wait~

[zangief]

good stuff........having fun making ur own kit! ehhh lol

[flyonthewall]

After a few days of contemplation, the method i've opted for to lower the rear is based upon a very simple way used by many modelers. I guess its really a cheats way of lowering car models coz it doesn't involve altering the suspension arms or shocks in any way, so its hardly realistic. I'm not a fan of chopping up 'A' arms or shocks anyway coz it just weakens the parts for you to break them as soon as the wheel is pushed on. Anyway, this appraoch involves repositioning the brake disc/polycap housing further up the hub, but this is not so straightforward on the Celica coz of the parts involved, here's how it was done.

What i'm doing is extending the part and started of by fitting some styrene to the back for strength. A hole was cut for the connecting strut.


I then sandwiched some more styrene together, to the same thickness of the part and then cut out the shape to fit.


The locator for the brake disc is removed with a razor saw, taking care to remove it flush with the surface. There is no pic for it here but once removed, i glued the locator to some .010 styrene to compensate for the plastic that is sawn away. It was then trimmed accordingly.


By playing around with the whole assemblely and doing lots of dry fitting and double checking, i decided on the correct height and maked a new positon for the locator. At this stage i also filled in the original hole with 2mm rod (A) and I also altered the track. This was done in a similar way to the front by filing down the face of the hubs (not shown), I also needed to grind away the back of the wheel arches to allow the tyres to fit and it was noted that the new ride height and track width caused the bottom of the rims to catch, so the conflicting area was filed down (B)




The rims really are a tight fit at the rear, there is not a great deal of room to play around in. The height i wanted meant the wheels are as low as they can go and literally touch the top of the wheel wells.


This is the result...

[zerrocool]

great job!!!

[exhaust smoke]

God that's a tight fit!

Are those rims from the Fujimi Altezza?

What colour are you going for on this one??

[flyonthewall]

Originally posted by exhaust smoke
God that's a tight fit!

Are those rims from the Fujimi Altezza?

What colour are you going for on this one??

Yes it was a very tight fit, and that's with the alternative thinner tyres on 17"s too, i don't how the guys adding 18"s will manage???

The rims are from an Altezza, not sure wether to try and open up the spokes or not though???

Colour is to be Toyota Super White, got a can from Halfords for this. The inspiration behind the build are these two cars. Mainly based upon the white car, but with the Altezza style lenses on the silver car.

[freakray]

Chris,
Everything is looking good so far, I like the ride height you have there.

Rather complicated way of adjusting the ride height, but it looks good at that is what matters

Ray

[flyonthewall]

Here's how the structure now looks after its been trimmed and tidyed up.

[SirWelshy]

looking great so far

[bah humbug]

SO AWESOME!!!

GREAT WORK!!! I just have to hand it to you, great work and great effort resulted in a great job. Man that is just Some awesome thinking.

I'm clapping.

How long did that take you to think of how to lower it.

You must have been like

[Dr.AK]

wow that looks so clean

[supratuner]

ure still looki9ng good