jbwelda Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 I don't know if anyone else noticed this on Amazon, but this parts pack which includes two complete Japanese Engines as well as some seats and belt hardware and some other bits, is available from an outfit called Japan Subculture for under 15$ including postage. very good deal, almost unbelievable, I thought maybe the motors were not included but indeed they are. heres some pics of whats included: box and instrux: kool decals: two complete engine stands: engines: if you look closely you can see the source of the sprues is the Fairlady 240Z car chrome for engine dress up: and interior racing parts and details: get some resin turbos and those motors will look great! I don't really know how much other model stuff this company carries but with prices like this its worth looking into. I still can't believe the price, it had to cost nearly that much just to ship from Japan in a nice new (big too) box. ought to jump on these before someone figures out they are losing money on them! jb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjracing Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Looks really nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenrat Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 The other engine is from an early Skyline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 I love this set, I'm known to hoard them as I find them. I used the S20 engine in a Datsun hot rod, based on a BMW 3/15. This was a car based on the Austin 7, and I built the car based on the urban legend of the first Datsun being an illegally copied Austin. This model also uses the steering wheel and a few decals from the parts pack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddyfink Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Thanks for the heads up! I just ordered me a set!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AC Norton Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 thanks, William for this great info....I just bought the set with several other fujimi cars and wheels off ebay...great set....the ace..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Lectro Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 My wife got me one of these for Christmas. I'm pretty impressed, but I think the carbs on the S20 leave a bit to be desired. I will try to find some Weber carbs for both engines. Does anyone know if this set is supposed to come with material for making the seat belts? Any suggestions on what is a good material to make the belts from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbwelda Posted December 26, 2014 Author Share Posted December 26, 2014 detail on both motors is pretty weak and yeah the webers are kind of skinny and anemic. still, they are a start and if you add an aftermarket turbo or something they really start to look kool jb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fumi Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Does anyone know if this set is supposed to come with material for making the seat belts? Any suggestions on what is a good material to make the belts from?No seat belt material included, but seat belt templates are printed on the instruction.I used Tamiya masking tape for seat belt back then. Now I generally use pre-cut after market materials from Tuner Model Manufactory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbwelda Posted December 26, 2014 Author Share Posted December 26, 2014 yes I was going to say Tamiya masking tape too, its thin enough and has a decent texture to it. I typically really lazy out and just "paint" it with a black sharpie and call it good. jb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Lectro Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 No seat belt material included, but seat belt templates are printed on the instruction.I used Tamiya masking tape for seat belt back then. Now I generally use pre-cut after market materials from Tuner Model Manufactory. yes I was going to say Tamiya masking tape too, its thin enough and has a decent texture to it. I typically really lazy out and just "paint" it with a black sharpie and call it good. jb Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intmd8r Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 My only complaint about this pack is the scale of the seats. They look too small and goofy in a 1:24/1:25 car, especially compared to the box stock seats found in the Nostalgic series car kits. More detail on the carbs would be nice, but I haven't seen an OEM kit yet that makes detailed side drafts, so I can live with this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atmobil Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 My only complaint about this pack is the scale of the seats. They look too small and goofy in a 1:24/1:25 car, especially compared to the box stock seats found in the Nostalgic series car kits. More detail on the carbs would be nice, but I haven't seen an OEM kit yet that makes detailed side drafts, so I can live with this. Agreed, I tried using the seats in a hotrod build I'm working on but they just looked to small. Could possibly have worked if I put them in a even smaller tub of some sorts. Compared them to the seats from a Nissan Skyline GT-R KPGC110 (the kit that one of the engines comes from) and the Skyline seats are huge. If one wanted to mount the seats in to the Skyline interior they would look very small indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intmd8r Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Yup - the KPGC110 is the exact car I bought this kit for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zarana-X Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 More detail on the carbs would be nice, but I haven't seen an OEM kit yet that makes detailed side drafts, so I can live with this. The Tamiya Lamborghini Countach LP500s has some pretty good side draft Webers. You'll have to cut them out of the valve cover/intake top part of the motor, and make aircleaners or velocity stacks for them. Each kit will give you 6 carbs at least. I had two glue bombs from when I was kid and this kit was cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbwelda Posted December 31, 2014 Author Share Posted December 31, 2014 >I haven't seen an OEM kit yet that makes detailed side drafts check into the Accurate Miniatures/Revell Corvette Grand Sport kits. very nice ones in there. also the gunze lotus elan with engine, kind of hard to find and expensive though. jb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 (edited) Replica & Miniatures sells some very nice side draft Webers. Save you from robbing them from a kit. Edited January 1, 2015 by afx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Lectro Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Tamiya's Alpine A110 has some good-looking side draft Webers, with molded-in velocity stacks. I've seen the rally version of the kit some places for $15 or less. I now wish I had cast some copies of those carbs for my own use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fumi Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 You might also want to order some pre-drilled distributor caps for 6 cylinder engines from RMCM along with the side drafts. Fujimi did not include any. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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