Devilsnake98 Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Have another new project here that I've been working on quite a bit. Started as the Fujimi kit. Thought it would be insane to see this little car with a big single turbo 2JZ 6 cyl. out of a supra, liberty trans, narrowed braced 9" rear end, full tube chassis and tubbed like crazy. So that's the direction of this build. Used the 2JZ out of the AMT F&F Supra as a base, a resin liberty trans, and a resin rear end assembly. Started the chassis as a resin mustang pro street chassis, cut the rear tubs and frame section off, then layed out a tube chassis from there, made from .080 and .060 styrene rod. Have the chassis about 85-90% complete now, have the firewall sheet metal done, mocked in the engine and trans, made a dry sump oil pump and modded the oil pan for this, cut the center out of the dash and made a new flat panel to convert to left hand drive, started putting on dzus tabs for mounting the dash and panels on the trans tunnel. I'm using some tiny front drag tires I got at the hobby shop, old AMT Goodyear slicks, some 5 spoke Weld style wheels. Also cut off the fender flares on the body and have new flat pieces installed, have the trunk cut open, made a front valance/ splitter, all needs a lot of body work but I have an idea. Anyway, here is some pics, there is quite of few. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsnake98 Posted August 15, 2014 Author Share Posted August 15, 2014 And some more... And the wheels I'll be using Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
am73grand Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 SICK!!! I love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeBoyle Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Cool subject. Love that you are keeping it Toyota under the hood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DynoMight Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 That'll be cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flo9mr Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Looks good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 bad55 stan Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 I have been waiting for you to post some pics of this.It looks way better with "out" the flares.Excellent work on the frame too.I like it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsnake98 Posted August 21, 2014 Author Share Posted August 21, 2014 Got some progress done over the last few days. Got the entire rear suspension, rear end, and wheelie bar setup done. Scratchbuilt all but the resin rear end housing from SMBC, the 4 link brackets on the axle, and the wheelie bar wheels. Made the link bars out of .050 styrene rod, cut the stock springs off and made coil overs out of .080 rod for the shock body, and .030 for the shaft. Made the springs out of black detail wire wrapped tightly around a piece of .080 styrene rod. Made the entire wheelie bar setup out of .060 styrene rod, and PE chassis tabs from Scott (futurattration), and wow I got these and other PE parts from him and they are great to say the least. Will be using more of his PE on this build and others to come. And finally notched the rear valence on the body for room for the wheelie bars. Thanks for looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsnake98 Posted August 21, 2014 Author Share Posted August 21, 2014 And finally some mock up pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrone Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Looks good Ryan... great job on the rear springs and wheelie bars... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 bad55 stan Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 That rear end is wicked!Nice work... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsnake98 Posted August 21, 2014 Author Share Posted August 21, 2014 (edited) Thanks T that means a lot coming from you, and I learned from the best lol. Stan, any updates on you're corolla? We gotta race these things when they're done. Edited August 21, 2014 by Devilsnake98 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 bad55 stan Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 After your first post i started on removing those "ugly" flares.Ill post some shots up soon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsnake98 Posted August 22, 2014 Author Share Posted August 22, 2014 Sounds good Stan, it took me a while to get them off. I wanted to save them for another build, so I used the good ol' #11 blade and cut them out just like cutting out trunks and doors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 bad55 stan Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 I did the same thing,here is a photo of where i'm at. As this is a pro "street" i was going for more of a stock ish look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DynoMight Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 Both models looks great! 4-link looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackandwhite Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 I love builds like this! looks great. Where did the 2JZ start from? is it all scratch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsnake98 Posted August 22, 2014 Author Share Posted August 22, 2014 (edited) That looks great stan, how did you make the "lip" on the tops of the new fender openings? I'm thinking maybe small styrene rod and blending it in. B&W- the 2jz is from the amt fast and furious supra, I'm using just the block, head and valve cover, the rest will be scratch built. Edited August 22, 2014 by Devilsnake98 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeBoyle Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Nice work on the rear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeCee Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 That is going to be one very well detailed rolla mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 bad55 stan Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Hi Ryan,easy mate,I used evergreen strip number 103... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackandwhite Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Im sure youve seen this thread based on your car youre building. http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=77797 *do you plan on going to the OHMS show in a month? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Killer project. Outstanding work so far.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsnake98 Posted August 24, 2014 Author Share Posted August 24, 2014 (edited) Thanks for the strip # Stan, I'll look into that for the fenders. B&W- I seen the ae86 corolla build by flo9mr and that's honestly what got me wanting to do this build, obviously with another body style though. I did some of my chassis very much like his and got the engine idea from this as well. I haven't been to a show in years, I've thought about finding some local shows and checking them out, just haven't done it. Just looked up the OHMS show and I might have to do that one. Thanks Edited August 24, 2014 by Devilsnake98 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsnake98 Posted November 1, 2014 Author Share Posted November 1, 2014 Still waiting on good weather to clear coat my mod motor lx, so I dug this corolla back out and commenced on it. Added lower a arm mounts using PE chassis tabs from Scott (futureattraction), and built upper strut mounts. And added gussets to the upper strut mounts Sratchbuilt front struts out of different sizes of styrene rod. Scratchbuilt the lower front a arms from different sizes of styrene rod, shaped the rod ends by hand with a file and sandpaper. The front suspension loosely sitting in place for a mock up. I also didn't like the rear of the chassis and the tube work I already had done, so I cut it all off and re-built it. Much better IMO. Thanks again for looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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