Tamiya R35 Gt-R tire-fender gap

[xerox3]

I have been building Tamiyas GT-R and things were going great untill I fitted the body to the chassis.The car looks like its been lowered 2 inches and has 400lbs in the trunk! The parts are just resting in place in these pics.Im still trying to figure out how to solve this one.I am a long time model builder but this is only my third car.I can see why you guys mock-up and check these things. lesson learned.Heres the pics the first is the real car note the gap the second is a front veiw and three is the side.Thanks for any help. Mark

[ZoomZoomMX-5]

That's how they fit; if Tamiya made the ride height accurate 95% of the modelers would scream bloody murder that it sat too high!

It would be nearly impossible to change the ride height (up or down) on the Tamiya GTR the way the axles are designed.

You win some, you lose some. I love how my GTR sits

[tuned.by.twenty]

It looks much better in the 'innacurate' stance.

[hirofkd]

I don't like the way Tamiya's GT-R sits, either.

To correct this, you'll need a pin-vice, several drill bits, and various thicknesses of plastic sheet.

Fabricate a rectangular piece of plastic with a hole, and glue it to the wheel housing where the upright's top pin will be inserted. The lower A-arm will bend, so it doesn't have to be modified, but the bottom surface of the steering rod might have to be smoothed out so it doesn't get caught.

On the rear, make a plastic washer, and glue it on the bottom side of the top A-arm. Then remove the small alignment pin at the end of the lower suspension arm. That way, the upright can be glued a bit lower. You might have to bend the third suspension member, and in case you break it, just reinforce with a metal rod, and glue it back. When you lower the uprights, the metal rod will interfere with the bottom suspension piece (C14), so use a file or knife to remove a portion of it.

[xerox3]

Thanks for the replies guys.I agree that the ride height should be lower than RL to look good in scale but the Tamiya kit is really low in the back.Since mine was already built heres how I fixed it.I popped the body off and enlarged the axle holes in the hubs using a .085 bit.I then cut the thicker of the 2 lower suspension attachment points near the hub.Then I enlarged the bottom of the axle hole on the inboard part of the chassis and superglued a .15 sheet plastic shim on the top of the axle hole hold the axle in place.I like the result it looks stock with about a 1"drop instead of 1" drop in the front and 3"drop inthe rear out of the box.Fantistic kit pure fun to build.Hope this helps.Mark