- Project Skyline 2000GTR -

[Dr. Kustom]

After seeing Skv's GTR, I just have to order one myself. Just got the body yesterday and started to work on it, I might not gonna paint the body color, just to match all my white GT-R's. Enough talking, here's are the pics.

When I got the body, it doesn't fit well on the AWD's chassis, so I had to sand down the front clip and the front body mount a bit.
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk124/Dr_Kustom/Mini-Z%20MA-010/IMGP0213.jpg
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk124/Dr_Kustom/Mini-Z%20MA-010/IMGP0214.jpg

Wheels that I want to use.
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk124/Dr_Kustom/Mini-Z%20MA-010/IMGP0215.jpg

Custom muffler.
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk124/Dr_Kustom/Mini-Z%20MA-010/IMGP0216.jpg
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk124/Dr_Kustom/Mini-Z%20MA-010/IMGP0218.jpg
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk124/Dr_Kustom/Mini-Z%20MA-010/IMGP0217.jpg

This body doesn't comes with mirrors, so I'm thinking of using a set of mirrors that I found from an Aoshima model kit.
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk124/Dr_Kustom/Mini-Z%20MA-010/IMGP0220.jpg

Chopped the headlights off, and making custom headlights.
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk124/Dr_Kustom/Mini-Z%20MA-010/IMGP0221.jpg
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk124/Dr_Kustom/Mini-Z%20MA-010/IMGP0223.jpg

Started to mounting those Aoshima model rims.
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk124/Dr_Kustom/Mini-Z%20MA-010/IMGP0224.jpg

And here's just a random pic.
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk124/Dr_Kustom/Mini-Z%20MA-010/IMGP0225.jpg

Let me know what ya think.

[spitfire]

I love that body style. I just started another skyline(not the same one) project. I keep forgeting to take pics so i can start a thread.

[2JZ-GTTE-SUPRA]

HEY awsome car nice wheels and wht kind of chassie does it have 1st gen or 3rd gen

[Gearhead14]

Looks good so far. Where'd you get that body?O_o

[matt sti]

are you keeping the mirrors and wheels chrome?

[xmodkidd33]

NO! Use the black wheels! They're sexxxxy. Maybe an externally-mounted intercooler?

[SkylineLvr]

Man you guys are making me want to get one of those

[Dr. Kustom]

HEY awsome car nice wheels and wht kind of chassie does it have 1st gen or 3rd gen
Thanks, this is not a xmod, its a mini-z MA-010. (AWD)

Looks good so far. Where'd you get that body?O_o
I got the body from tinyRC.

are you keeping the mirrors and wheels chrome?
NO! Use the black wheels! They're sexxxxy. Maybe an externally-mounted intercooler?
I will be using the chrome mirrors, but not sure if those chrome rims are gonna stay, those rims are a bit smaller than the normal mini-z rims, and they are a bit narrow for this body.

I love that body style. I just started another skyline(not the same one) project. I keep forgeting to take pics so i can start a thread.
Man you guys are making me want to get one of those
Thanks for the feedback guys.

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Update:
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk124/Dr_Kustom/Mini-Z%20MA-010/IMGP0229.jpg
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk124/Dr_Kustom/Mini-Z%20MA-010/IMGP0226.jpg

[Skv012a]

I'll only make 1 critique/suggestion: if you're gonna make it look street, go for broke. Proper front grill, bumpers, no intercooler, etc. Also, mirrors go about 1/4 from the nose tip on the sides near the hood edge.

Edit: In fact here http://kultivate.wordpress.com/2008/03/28/hakosuka-love/ I'll probably dress mine up as close to that as possible.

[spitfire]

Man that car look awsome. That body style is just amazing.

[xmodkidd33]

Loving the wheels. Lol.

[matt sti]

are those wheels staying? and are they evo wheels?

[FloydfanYodaman]

looking sick man...loving the stance and wheels...nice job on the lights...makes me want to do one for myself

[Dr. Kustom]

I'll only make 1 critique/suggestion: if you're gonna make it look street, go for broke. Proper front grill, bumpers, no intercooler, etc. Also, mirrors go about 1/4 from the nose tip on the sides near the hood edge.

Edit: In fact here http://kultivate.wordpress.com/2008/...hakosuka-love/ I'll probably dress mine up as close to that as possible.
Thanks for that link, but I am still not sure if I will be keeping the inter-cooler or make a front bumper yet.

Man that car look awsome. That body style is just amazing.
Loving the wheels. Lol.
are those wheels staying? and are they evo wheels?
[QUOTElooking sick man...loving the stance and wheels...nice job on the lights...makes me want to do one for myself[[/QUOTE]
Thanks guys, those rims are from the Evo X, they won't be staying on the chassis. I am thinking of getting some team atlas rims for it.

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Update: Got those Kyosho 4.5 degree camber knuckles in the mail today, and installed it. The normal off-set for this body is 0N and 0W, they seem to be too narrow to me, so I sand down a lot of plastic inside the wheel arches (only finished 1 side) and added some crazy camber to it, now it can fit 2.5N up front and 1W at the rear.

http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk124/Dr_Kustom/Mini-Z%20MA-010/IMGP0224-1.jpg
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk124/Dr_Kustom/Mini-Z%20MA-010/IMGP0225-1.jpg
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk124/Dr_Kustom/Mini-Z%20MA-010/IMGP0226-1.jpg

[ling427ttvette]

Sorry dude but all that camber looks horrible.

[matt sti]

i think it looks good for the body type

[ling427ttvette]

i think it looks good for the body type

Imagine how well it will drive with such little tire patch contacting the ground.

Function > Form any day.

[614XmodMaster]

i think it looks good for the body type

yea i think it does look good for the body style as well alot of the Real cars u see with those type of fender flares have wheels and tires like that and the Camber is real negitive on them as well and it looks go....



Cant wait for u to finish it... its still in its early stages when its finished it will look 1,000 times better

[Kaze]

Imagine how well it will drive with such little tire patch contacting the ground.

Function > Form any day.

Don't mean to sound like a prick or anything, but interms of effeciency and functionability. If he could drive like that on a track with no problems, then he just doubled his tires life span. Cause it looks like only the inside half of the tires are touching right?, so when the inside half gets worn, all you do is rotate the tires side to side. This is an RC, so rotating the tires side to side don't matter like real cars where its back to front, or other specific tread patterns.

Now, if gripping is an issue like that, then yes, I'd rather have full tire contact... Aside from that, I'm not too much of a fan of that angle. If you could lessing the angle a little bit. Also, is that 0-offset? or can you bring them in a little more narrow? If you keep that angle I'd bring them in a lil more narrow (in terms of looks atleast... not sure how that'd affect your driving)

[FinalGear]

it's going look nice...when finish...:nod:

[XMDrifter]

it looks like more of a drift car than a track racer, hence i think the negative camber is fitting

[ling427ttvette]

Don't mean to sound like a prick or anything, but interms of effeciency and functionability. If he could drive like that on a track with no problems, then he just doubled his tires life span. Cause it looks like only the inside half of the tires are touching right?, so when the inside half gets worn, all you do is rotate the tires side to side. This is an RC, so rotating the tires side to side don't matter like real cars where its back to front, or other specific tread patterns.

Now, if gripping is an issue like that, then yes, I'd rather have full tire contact... Aside from that, I'm not too much of a fan of that angle. If you could lessing the angle a little bit. Also, is that 0-offset? or can you bring them in a little more narrow? If you keep that angle I'd bring them in a lil more narrow (in terms of looks atleast... not sure how that'd affect your driving)

That would not double a tires life span. By giving a vehicle that much negative camber you are putting the full weight of the vehicle on a tiny little patch of tire which will cause that patch of tire to wear out extremely fast, and it's not a matter of switching the tires side to side as it would still be riding in the same spot on the tire. You would have to flip the tire over on the wheels to put it in a new spot on the tire.

I'm just really not a fan of that much negative camber. There is absolutely no benefit to that much negative camber other than show purposes, and it doesn't even look good at all so I don't see why people do it for show.

I can understand a little negative camber, but that much is a bit ridiculous.

[SkylineLvr]

If he switched his tires straight across then it won't be riding on the same spot. It would be riding on the opposite side that it was riding on previously (does that make sense???). I've heard that the more neg your camber, the better it drifts. Not experienced with it yet, but plan on getting all the different sized cambers and experimenting with them myself

[Dr. Kustom]

it looks like more of a drift car than a track racer, hence i think the negative camber is fitting
Correct, it's gonna be a drift car.

If he switched his tires straight across then it won't be riding on the same spot. It would be riding on the opposite side that it was riding on previously (does that make sense???). I've heard that the more neg your camber, the better it drifts. Not experienced with it yet, but plan on getting all the different sized cambers and experimenting with them myself
The tires on it are plastic, so won't make much diffence, and its true that more neg the camber is, the drift is batter, I'll try to post a video of it drifting sometimes this week.

[torredo]

Ho yeea!!!
this ones HAWT!!

nice to see an olde Skyline for sure, only thing id keep are the dark spoke wheels on it. The new ones you are using are to dub or something? eitherway, i love this car!

[ling427ttvette]

If he switched his tires straight across then it won't be riding on the same spot. It would be riding on the opposite side that it was riding on previously (does that make sense???). I've heard that the more neg your camber, the better it drifts. Not experienced with it yet, but plan on getting all the different sized cambers and experimenting with them myself

The ONLY way it would ride in a different spot without dismounting the tire from the wheel will be for the wheel to be put on backwards. I PROMISE you this.

As long as the tire stays on the wheel the same way, you can switch that wheel to what ever spot on the car you want and the tire will still ride on the inside with all that negative camber. The tire has to be dis-mounted from the wheel and flipped over and re-mounted to get a new wear spot on the tire.

[youngxmodder]

ling is right just think about it for a bit i don't think you can but a rim on backwards on a real car. that much camber is kinda good for high speed racing and taking corners faster so when the car kinda rolls to that side of the car the cars tires with roll and have traction over the whole tire here's a pic of what I'm trying to explain for high speed cornering with negative camber
http://i348.photobucket.com/albums/q352/youngxmoder/camber.gif

since nascars only turn left they have that camber on the car cause of the g's it pulls the car to the right in turn making contact on the whole tire. but as i said earlier Ling was right that you have to revmove to tire from the rim and flip it around where the good spot is.

[XMDrifter]

camber is useful for cornering in normal grip racing as well because the outside tires get all the grip burden, so camber increases the contact patch when the car's supension rolls. camber is also adjusted so that the tire heats up evenly and has even wear on a certain track.

[Kaze]

The ONLY way it would ride in a different spot without dismounting the tire from the wheel will be for the wheel to be put on backwards. I PROMISE you this.

As long as the tire stays on the wheel the same way, you can switch that wheel to what ever spot on the car you want and the tire will still ride on the inside with all that negative camber. The tire has to be dis-mounted from the wheel and flipped over and re-mounted to get a new wear spot on the tire.

thats what I meant though, see below:
http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2620/113/68/54901767/n54901767_31196215_3760846.jpg
You start our wearing the insides(first line)
When they're done, switch sides, that way the unused part of the tire now contacts....
Eventually the whole thing will get used up

Like I said before, RC's don't work like real cars with tires (unless a specific tread pattern is used) so you can rotate any which way you like, especially with slicks or plastic, even teh treaded xmod tires can be switched around however you like.

On a real car, you're done, you Can't do it.

I'd like to see it drift too, make sure its a good vid ^_^

[SkylineLvr]

I was looking at it as if he just switched the tires across, not the tires with the rims

[Dr. Kustom]

Have a little extra time today, so I took some videos of it. Drifting is not perfect.
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk124/Dr_Kustom/Mini-Z%20MA-010/th_IMGP0236.jpg (http://s279.photobucket.com/albums/kk124/Dr_Kustom/Mini-Z%20MA-010/?action=view&current=IMGP0236.flv)
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk124/Dr_Kustom/Mini-Z%20MA-010/th_IMGP0229-1.jpg (http://s279.photobucket.com/albums/kk124/Dr_Kustom/Mini-Z%20MA-010/?action=view&current=IMGP0229-1.flv)

[xmods1993]

saweet drifting im gonna ask for one for my birfday tehe

[Dr. Kustom]

http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk124/Dr_Kustom/Mini-Z%20MA-010/IMGP0240.jpg

[okoye]

now it looks so hardcore keep those rims white and paint the rest of the over fenders and it'll be boss

[XMDrifter]

woohoo that looks sweeeeet.
the overfenders work perfectly, and the rims are beautiful.

only thing i have to say is, careful with those rims...they are very fragile rims and can just snap in a short time.

[mini-z drift]

Keep it like that!
Let the battle scars build up!

[FloydfanYodaman]

looks sick...nice drifting vids...very jealous of your hardwood floors...

[Dr. Kustom]

Thanks guys, but those rims won't be staying for long, I have ordered a set of team atlas alum. rims for it. Also lay down more black on the body. I am not too sure about the white now, it looks nice, but doesn't seem like really fit the car, might go for another color, not sure yet. Let me know what you guys think.
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk124/Dr_Kustom/Mini-Z%20MA-010/IMGP0244.jpg

[torredo]

yup!
those work, like a GT-R rim.

[xmodkidd33]

I'd say bronze or even dark red.

[Dr. Kustom]

Those team atlas rims still haven't come yet...very disappointed at them. Anyway, I have choosing the color for the body. Painted it with a "super white". Some how the paint looks kinda like the eggshell color. (which i wanted it to looks like) And now I have all the white GTR mini-z bodies :)
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk124/Dr_Kustom/Mini-Z%20MA-010/IMGP0181.jpg
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk124/Dr_Kustom/Mini-Z%20MA-010/IMGP0182-2.jpg

[stang_racer]

now just repaint the flares black, and those white rims looked mint up to the black flares imo, buddy of mine has a white 74 260z white with black flares and it looks SSSSOOOOOOO good, keep up the good work!

[Skv012a]

So riddle me a point in painting a white body white?

[Dr. Kustom]

now just repaint the flares black, and those white rims looked mint up to the black flares imo, buddy of mine has a white 74 260z white with black flares and it looks SSSSOOOOOOO good, keep up the good work!
Thanks, will be finish this one very soon, planned on enter her to the drift comp on XMF.

So riddle me a point in painting a white body white?
Might be sounds stupid that painting a white body white, but the white on the original body have that kinda see through color, plus its not the white I have wanted, so I just paint it with another white.

And finally, UPDATE: Got the Team Atlas rims in today, also got a set of alum. knuckles, they were on sell when i bought them, got them for $8, its gonna go on my other AWD chassis with the 08 GTR body.
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk124/Dr_Kustom/Mini-Z%20MA-010/IMGP0185.jpg
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk124/Dr_Kustom/Mini-Z%20MA-010/IMGP0186.jpg
Got all the window trim painted, also added clear coat.
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk124/Dr_Kustom/Mini-Z%20MA-010/IMGP0187.jpg

[matt sti]

i like those wheels, are you gonna paint them or leave them as is???

[Skv012a]

No point in getting alum rims to paint them, right?

[Dr. Kustom]

Those rims are gonna stay as it.
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk124/Dr_Kustom/Mini-Z%20MA-010/IMGP0189-1.jpg
Edit: don't worry about the fender flares and the front bumper lip, they are gonna get paint black.

[meme405]

Thats sweet!

Also wasnt a fan of the crazy amount of camber, but whatever works for you, right?

[mini-z drift]

Woah, This is looking amazing!
This is making me want my MA-010 back again!

What are specs on the chassis?

[TAKEO]

i love how it sits =] soo sexy.

[Dr. Kustom]

With those crazy camber, the car drift soo much batter, and its a 90mm wheelbase.

Got the fender flares and lip painted black. Will be adding a light kit also.http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk124/Dr_Kustom/Mini-Z%20MA-010/IMGP0190.jpg
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk124/Dr_Kustom/Mini-Z%20MA-010/IMGP0192.jpg

[Dr. Kustom]

She is getting closer and closer to finish, now its time to add the tiny details on her.
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk124/Dr_Kustom/Mini-Z%20MA-010/IMGP0200.jpg
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk124/Dr_Kustom/Mini-Z%20MA-010/IMGP0201.jpg
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk124/Dr_Kustom/Mini-Z%20MA-010/IMGP0202.jpg
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk124/Dr_Kustom/Mini-Z%20MA-010/IMGP0203.jpg
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk124/Dr_Kustom/Mini-Z%20MA-010/IMGP0204.jpg


Edit: she is now done!
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk124/Dr_Kustom/Mini-Z%20MA-010/IMGP0185-1.jpg
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk124/Dr_Kustom/Mini-Z%20MA-010/IMGP0184.jpg
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk124/Dr_Kustom/Mini-Z%20MA-010/IMGP0182-3.jpg
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk124/Dr_Kustom/Mini-Z%20MA-010/IMGP0183-1.jpg
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk124/Dr_Kustom/Mini-Z%20MA-010/IMGP0181-1.jpg

[xmodzracer]

looks amazing but it seems like you got a little sloppy around the tops and backs of the fenders. other than that it looks great!!!

[Donziikid]

I was just going to say that, Xmodzracer. The attention to major details is great, Xmods4Life, but it seems the paint isn't up to par with your other master pieces. Maybe a toothpick and a little time for touching up will bring it back to that point we all know you're capable of.

Besides my nitpicking, it looks top notch. Awesome work. Needs better, preferably outdoor, pictures! ;)

Cheers,
Kyle.

[4banger]

Umm I think that there could have been more badging on it. It kinda looks incomplete without it, but otherwise it looks totally awesome.

[Dr. Kustom]

Thanks for the feedback guys. I'm agree with ya that I didn't do my best on this project, I rushed a little, cause I wanna finish this in time for the comp. I will be doing the touch up later.
Annyway, I have painted the rivets.
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk124/Dr_Kustom/Mini-Z%20MA-010/IMGP0186-1.jpg
Also, added a reverse mirror for the interior.
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk124/Dr_Kustom/Mini-Z%20MA-010/IMGP0188-1.jpg

[stang_racer]

ever heard of the debadged look?
i think it looks amazing and yea the tops of the fenders are abit slopy but personally i couldnt do any better!

also with the light comming out of the front wheel wells from the head lights i assume? that blue semms to fit nicely! might wanna see if you could make it happen in the rear aswell?

[Dr. Kustom]

ever heard of the debadged look?
i think it looks amazing and yea the tops of the fenders are abit slopy but personally i couldnt do any better!

also with the light comming out of the front wheel wells from the head lights i assume? that blue semms to fit nicely! might wanna see if you could make it happen in the rear aswell
Thanks, when I have some more time, I will finish the touch up and put lights all around it.

Got all my GT-R out today and took a few group shots.
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk124/Dr_Kustom/Mini-Z%20MA-010/IMGP0192-1.jpg
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk124/Dr_Kustom/Mini-Z%20MA-010/IMGP0193.jpg
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk124/Dr_Kustom/Mini-Z%20MA-010/IMGP0195.jpg

[XMDrifter]

WOW. that's a nice shiny fleet you got there, and the 200GTR is nice. touchup is probably a good idea. lol i've not even finished up my project for this month's constest.

[Gearhead14]

that looks sweet!

[4banger]

ever heard of the debadged look?
i think it looks amazing and yea the tops of the fenders are abit slopy but personally i couldnt do any better!

also with the light comming out of the front wheel wells from the head lights i assume? that blue semms to fit nicely! might wanna see if you could make it happen in the rear aswell?

Just commenting back on this but it looks like its not meant ta have the debadged look. As he said he wanted it to finish it in time for the comp, so he kinda rushed on the skyline. Anyway I just don't think that it was purposefully meant ta look like it was debadged' he just didn't have a lot of the time to totally detail the car.