Quick GMC

They have also released the Bugatti Vision GT, Ferrari 488 coupe and Spyder versions. Same type of resin kit.

There are a few builds going on Facebook of this kit right now. A lot of work. I decided to pass on this one.

Very nicely done.

I have this kit with the same detail kit. I will be looking forward to this

right now I ordered a new bumper, the original was bent. Got a brand new one with all new plastics an brackets for $200 on amazon. Not factory quality, but good enough until I can get the roll pan, handles and mirrors together to colormatch

New 20" wheels SLAMMED, need to raise the ride height a bit

ok all done. Still some tweaking to do with ride height, shock settings and such. It's lower than I expected, but I have plenty of room to play with pre-load Rear components Main front components Front coilovers Rear coilovers Sway bars New front setup with upper and lower arms, spindles and sway bar with adjustable links New rear setup with no more leaf springs, c-notch, parallel lower bars and coilovers, installed sway bar after this.

Flash is common on their wheels, but not to the point it's a big problem. I usually scrape it away with an Exacto blade and kind of shape it down. As far as the chunks or other pieces where they were broken from the casting, that's normal as well. They used to be all over the place, but they have been putting out some premium stuff in the recent years. I don't care for their tires though.

That can actually be used offroad, as silly as it looks. This on the otherhand, is the new cool thing apparently.

Yet, people are stubborn and will refuse to educate themselves and continue to pretend-boycott.

If you only buy Tamiya kits when they are on sale, or second hand, you aren't Tamiya's target demographic. A bunch of angry people that don't know why they're angry won't affect their revenue.

if the MAP isn't exclusive to the US, that won't help you. You'll end up paying even more with the overseas shipping.

I have ordered multiple times, I am in the US. No problems, fast shipping. Casts are always clean and crisp and well protected.

Anyone who thinks MAP is price fixing is wrong, dead wrong. MAP is legal. If you don't like it, buy something else. If you think Tamiya will need to take on Amazon, also wrong. Amazon is a fullfillment center for distributors and manufacturers. All they need to do is cut off any distributors not complying with MAP, and they will go away. That's how it works. You set MAP. Johnny's model shop doesn't want to comply? They don't get to buy kits anymore. It's pretty simple. The fact that they are sending this letter now means they most likely have every intent to follow up on it. I deal with MAP with several distributors in my business and they will absolutely bring the hammer down if you try and circumvent it. If you think it's unconstitutional, illegal, unfair, not right, or whatever, then you have absolutely no clue how wholesale and retail distribution work. If you are going to cry about it, buy from someone else. All you people do is complain about America, American companies and blah blah, but when an overseas manufacturer that puts out high quality products wants to level the playing field, you still complain. Maybe just go sit the basement and wait to die if you can't be pleased with anything Edit: MAP isn't always equal to MSRP. MSRP is what they would like to see it sell for, like $70 or so for the LaFerrari. MAP very well could be $55 or so, which is really not all that bad, considering the kit. It could also be $70, and then you can buy it, or not.

I have the 1/24 MFH GT kit and the Revell kit was definitely not announced yet

NICE. Supercharged or Turbo? I like those 99-02 front ends

look up your stock wheels and find the backspacing and offset. Then get the same specs from the new wheels and you can calculate from there to see where they will sit.

I changed gears a bit. Ditched the Caltracs and went with a full blown notched 3 link rear from Ridetech, along with their front upper and lower arms. Now I will be sitting on coilovers on all 4 corners, sitting just like the truck in the first pic. Attached is a pic of Ridetech's full bolt on system. I am doing the same thing, but with a mix and match bit of parts. Viking coilovers, Hellwig sway bars, McGaughy's spindles, and the rear section and A-arms in the picture.

Almost no progress, but got the hose clamps on. Started assembling the PE parts for the rear vents on the engine cover. Hopefully more pics coming soon. I used these round nose pliers to pre-bend the PE hoseclamps. Not the best pics, but in person they look pretty cool. Not sure if I'' get much time in the next week or two, a lot of stuff going on at work

One of my friends still has his GMC from high schook, I think a 2000 or 2001. It's a 4.8. Great motor for a turbo setup. Some of these trucks are running stupid fast times on street trim with strokers and boosted 4.8 and 5.3 motors. I'm not much into drag racing. I would love to build a single cab AWD version, but with 2 kids I need the room right now. There is a guy with a single cab on coilovers with a 4 link that is very competitive in Autocross against a lot of the smaller cars. Eventually, I think I will go a little lower and a 3 or 4 link in the rear with coilovers there too, but that's another project

I bought a carrier bearing relocation bracket. It's a 2 piece driveshaft, so this repositions the center carrier to compensate for the pinion angle.

That is the worst thing I have ever seen

No, I never had anything like that

This is my truck right now

I have an 06 GMC Sierra, extended cab, 2wd. Over the last 10 years I have had every intent to modify it and turn it into something special. 4 transmissions later, I am a little behind. I started when I bought it new, with a tranny shift kit, servos, 3000 stall converter, tuning, shorty headers, intake and 2" drop shackles. that's where it stopped. First tranny blew up the output shaft and grenaded the whole thing. Went back to stock temporarily with what I thought was a remanufactured unit. turns out is was just spray painted with new seals on the outside. Then I built my own, $3k in parts later, it was shifting hard and fast. THEN the converter clutch disk came apart, sending metal through the lines and into the tranny. Some parts were ruined, but most were salvageable, as I caught it right away and shut the truck off and had it towed. 1 more rebuild later and here I am. Everything seems good. New trans, new cooler lines and a 35,000gvwr trans cooler for a motorhome. I started buying parts a year ago, but have yet to install them. I keep changing my mind, but now I'm set for the next stage. Hellwig front and rear sway bars Viking Coilover shocks in the front with QA1 springs Viking rear adjustable shocks McGauphy's 2" drop spindles for the front Caltracs 2" drop hangars for the rear (2" shackles already on) Caltracs traction bar system Rear airbags Onboard compressor for bags Driveshaft center carrier relocation New rear shock relocation mounts Detroit Trutrac diff 4.10 Gears Diff cover The pictures are off the internet. My truck is white with chrome bumper and grill surround, but the wheels are very similar. This is essentially what I am going for. Not sure if I will keep it white, might do a color change