Progress- TRD 3000GT Modified

[robrex]

I'm using the Tamiya Supra and SARD Supra kits for this model.
The SARD kit is donating the body shell and chassis and the motor and interior will come from the standard Supra kit.



To start I needed to swap the transmission tunnels to allow the standard interior tub to fit and maintain the low ride height. To cut the chassis I used the Hasegawa Tritools saw which cuts really fine lines without too much clean-up.



Next, I cut the engine bay panels out of the Standard Body then cut the hood out from the SARD. I then glued the engine bay panels into the SARD body. I'm using the SAS Supra hood and will probably CF it.



More updates soon!
I'd like to hear your comments / suggestions?

[SupaMan89T]

WOW! Awsome work already im looking forward to seeing this done!

[Slo_Snipe]

This idea had been in my mind years ago..but i never came to it.
This is a must see!

[Jay!]

Excellent work on a very cool project!

The TRD 3000GT was one of my favorite cars way back in the original Gran Turismo. I may have to copy your work someday...

[joeyko2000]

nice~
that is exactly what in my mind (if i were to make a modified Supra~) i would start with the jgtc kit and mod with the street car~~

please keep going~~

[Towelboy80]

Very good project, nice convertion!

[GvEman]

looks great! cant waint fore more.

[2.2 Straight six]

i dont understand why you have to remove the transmission tunnel. im not trying to say anything is wrong i'm just asking are they dofferent ?

[WeaPoN [X]]

Wow...great minds DO think alike. These pics were taken in Mar 23, 2003...its still in "almost finished" state, havent touched it after I painted it because im thinking of using a different color, maybe something from House Of Kolor. This was also the first model I have worked on since I was a kid, so I didnt want to dive in too deep, so I decided to do some semi box-stock builds first for practice. The interior and engine bay are from the street supra while suspension is from the Sard Supra, just like your setup. I also had to hack the undercarriage for the interior tub to fit. Ofcourse those arent the rims that are going to be on the completed project, just used for mock-up.

Youre doing such a great job on yours that you kind of inspired me to work on it again (maybe soon). Keep it up, the project looks very promising. And the fenders look pretty cool molded in.

[willimo]

Wow! The scope and the refinement of this model is impressive. It's really nice to see someone doing a race-to-street conversion properly. This is going to be a great model, and I can't wait to see how it turns out!

[ZoomZoomMX-5]

I love it!

I think a lot of us here have the same two kits and the same basic intentions, and I look forward to seeing the progress on this! You're off to a great start.

[Eric Cole]

That's an excellent start to what I'm sure will be another outstanding build.

[Bas Carwash]

Very nice project and very very nice detail! Keep us posted

[Porsche Carrera]

Whoa!!! Finally, I always wanted to see a proper conversion from race to street of this kit. Keep the progress coming! Same to you Weapon X!!!

[rx7king]

i planned on doing that during x-mas break! lol, yours looks awesome, it probably will help having a "how to", i look forward to seeing more of this