Jared Roach Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 Well here is my latest builds, a Honda beat and a Mazda autozam az1. A couple Japanese kei cars. I'm pretty happy with them since I have never built anything like them before lol. The autozam is box stock and the beat was lowered and photoetched emblems. Both have custom plates I made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shucky Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 These look really great! Nice job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoom Zoom Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 Those are both very cool! No build issues w/the AZ-1? I'm tempted to get started on mine; sat in one in April at a dealer in VA on our way to NNL East, and the first one registered locally showed up a couple weeks ago at our local Caffeine & Octane. I don't fit in the AZ-1; pedal box is way too tight. The local owner said he has to drive w/his shoes off. My left foot would hit the brake pedal every time I went for the clutch. My right foot would hit the brake when I tried to hit the accelerator. These are truly tiny cars! I had no issues like that w/the Beat I sat in. Nice work on both models, lowering that Beat makes a big difference...the OOB stance is too high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 Great pair of models!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ich_Will Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 Way cool. Not something I’ve ever seen before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
da_ashman Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 Great Work on both!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekay Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spencer1984 Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 Nice job on both of them! I always kind of liked the look of the AZ-1, it's like a miniaturized Ford RS200. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FabbricaP Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 Great job on both! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bainford Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 Cool little machines. I really like the Mazda. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Roach Posted July 21, 2018 Author Share Posted July 21, 2018 Thanks everyone! On 7/15/2018 at 1:00 AM, Zoom Zoom said: Those are both very cool! No build issues w/the AZ-1? I'm tempted to get started on mine; sat in one in April at a dealer in VA on our way to NNL East, and the first one registered locally showed up a couple weeks ago at our local Caffeine & Octane. I don't fit in the AZ-1; pedal box is way too tight. The local owner said he has to drive w/his shoes off. My left foot would hit the brake pedal every time I went for the clutch. My right foot would hit the brake when I tried to hit the accelerator. These are truly tiny cars! I had no issues like that w/the Beat I sat in. Nice work on both models, lowering that Beat makes a big difference...the OOB stance is too high. The only issues I had with the autozam was the headlight fitment. Took awhile to get them fitted properly but in the end I got it figured out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PARTSMARTY Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 On 7/14/2018 at 11:02 PM, slusher said: Great pair of models!! X2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominik Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 like the kei cars. superclean builds and perfect Pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoom Zoom Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 On 7/20/2018 at 8:05 PM, Jared Roach said: Thanks everyone! The only issues I had with the autozam was the headlight fitment. Took awhile to get them fitted properly but in the end I got it figured out. Thanks; I started mine over the weekend and took a close look at the headlight assemblies. Was it a matter of figuring out which way the chrome reflector traps the lens to the opening on the hood? Overall it looks like a great kit w/just enough detail and some clever molding. The hardest part looks like masking the canopy/windows inside/out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christian-w Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Never saw this Mazda built before! I like both of them. Pretty good built and very good pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Very nice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustym Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 What does kei mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Regal Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 I absolutely love the color scheme for both cars, they fit them extremely well. Kei cars can be so great, I built a Honda City kit a few months ago, but it wasn't anything spectacular, especially since the I didn't do the red pinstriping and did a rubbish job on the decals. I am wondering though, what method did you use to lower the Honda Beat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gt fan Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 Really cool ..well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinfan5 Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 Very very nice on both . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoom Zoom Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 On 7/20/2018 at 8:05 PM, Jared Roach said: The only issues I had with the autozam was the headlight fitment. Took awhile to get them fitted properly but in the end I got it figured out. I fought with the headlights this evening. The rest of the kit is a breeze, the headlights...ugh. Thank goodness for Formula 560 canopy glue! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moparfarmer Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 What do you mean by Kei car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatW Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 Neat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoom Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spencer1984 Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 On 7/31/2018 at 7:56 AM, dustym said: What does kei mean? 22 hours ago, moparfarmer said: What do you mean by Kei car? "Kei car, K-car, or kei jidōsha (軽自動車, lit. "light automobile") is the Japanese legal category for the smallest and most limited power, highway-legal motor vehicles, including passenger cars (kei cars or kei-class cars), microvans, and Kei trucks (kei-class pickup trucks). Kei-cars are designed to comply with these Japanese regulations, most prominently a vehicle length and width below 3.40 m (11 ft 2 in) and 1.48 m (4 ft 10 in) respectively, and engine volume and power below 660 cc (40.3 cu in) and maximum 64 PS (47 kW; 63 hp). They enjoy both tax and insurance benefits, and in most rural areas are also exempted from the requirement to certify that adequate parking is available for the vehicle." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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