diymirage

i know how you feel im waiting on 10 lugbolts so ican bolt my 17 inches denver rims to my passat (they shorted me on the last shipment) as for the dead line, i need some input builders my personal prefference is 2-3 months so we keep on top of things the last forum build i participated in (the deathracer) had a 9 month build period and it just seemed to fade out i would like to prevent that from happening here so what do you guys think ?

looks like we're gonna have a nice contender in that shelby im sure it will have my type-S beat in power but how will it stand up to my excelent balance and HP to LB ratio ? glad to see you got started, i think that roush kit will look awesome can i take a guess at your sponsor ? since this is a car that will be all about getting some good sliding action in im gonna say its KY-J

thanks it really was more of a mather of oppertunity the civic the rear engine came off fell apart (to b honoust, i think one of the kids knocked it over while shooting pool sooo i bought something with a HUUUUUGE rear windshield and a honda powerplant and thats how i came up with the type-S the build off seems to be off to a slow start but im sure it will catch on

well, looks like on of playing with myself here at any rate here is some more progress on the type-S i added two airscoops instead of rear windows one is functioning as a ram air intake the other one will be used to force cold air through the rear engines radiator all the bodylines that need filler have been filled but still need to be sanded down i have also repainted the rear engine and added the CAI the tubing is made from spruce and the filter is the top end of one of those retarded thingys people use to hook up wiring when they cant do a decent job and just solder and heatshrink tube wiring together at any rate i have to many of those laying around because i refuse to use that junk makes a nice airfliter though

it has always been my idea to just get some scrap window foil from somewhere and use the sale product you would use one a 1:1

allright guys here is my entry into the drift car build a acura RSX type-S this car will be heavily modded with as its main feature a conversion from front wheel drive to rear wheel drive the idea is to build an all round race car that could compete in anything from time attack to rally and from drifting to streetraces the body kit was chosen by the wifey out of the 3 options in the kit it will have some graphics on it but i am planning on making a modest car, nothing to flashy or as some might call it "rice" so here are some pictures, first off the body the body kit will be completely molded to the body so there will be no seams in the bumpers here we can see the rest of the parts still in the sealed baggies and here is a pre-op pick of the interior tub and the frame both will need to be modified to make my 50-50 weight distribution and AWD conversion a reality did some cutting and welding to the car as you can see i removed the gas tank and rear seatin area from the car i also filled the hole with some tube and sheetmetal in case you are wonder what the point of all this is well, the conversion from front wheel drive to rear wheel drive it also bumps up the displacement of the car from a 2.0 to a 3.6 liters and roughly 400 HP thats right, my AWD conversion is simply the addition of a build civic SI engine to the rear wheels (for those of who you think only RWD cars can drift there will be a killswitch in the cockpit that alows the driver to ONLY run the rear engine )

hello friends, welcome to the official drift car build off progres thread the parameters are simple, build a car, any car that will be able to compete in a drifting contest full company sponsored cars, cool, kid in japanese highschool trying to impress a girl build his car on a budget, awesome. crazy miljonaire who spends his money on adrenline rushes, great this is your car, build it your way, just let us know up front what the idea is and onces its done it has to drift this is no longer a imitation build of existing cars, this is YOUR car the way YOU would build it if time and funds allowed RULES kits must be new or no more then 10 % finished (we can consider gluebombs if it comes up but for now lets say only new kits) kitbashing is not only allowed it is encouraged (do what you gotta do) i set the deadline for october 2nd that is a friday and it gives us the weekend of the 3rd and 4th to race please post your WIP in here and start of with a little mission statement, tell us about the car , why you choose it, you know, draw us into the proces also include pictures of the kit before you started it (just to show it was not a 98.3 % finished kit) or , if it was a partially started kit, pics of where it was when you picked it back up i will keep a lits of people entering right here in the top post and i will keep updating it as mroe people join people entered 1 el destructo - AE86 Levin and FC RX-7 2 LVZ2881 - 07 ford mustang GT500 3 evilone - 59 caddilac hearse 4 mr.mike - unrevealed 5 kuztommodels88 - TWR Jaguar XJ220R 6 zukiholic - 87 isuzu impulse turbo *finished* http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=21330 7 lownslow - zoku style 8 diymirage - acura RSX type-S 9 fujimilover - smartuki 10 reminghtonbox - challenger 11 old low&slow - nissan 350Z 12 len geisler - 2004 corvette Z06 13 vizio93 - porsche 935 martini 14 david thibodeau - S15 silvia *finished* http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.p...c=20466&hl= 15 singaman - mazda RX 7 16 tonioseven - - nissan skyline ecr33 17 moonlite shadow - 240Z 18 stump - 180 SX turbo 19 steve B - 68 firebird and/or 70 boss mustang 20 the red ranger - nissan skyline GT-R 2000

that makes me miss my life before i got married

cant wait to get going at it, i might get the whole body ready and try to decide on what bumpers to use but to be completly honoust i got 2-3 kits i really should finish first

never heard of em but they look sweet

I just bought this kit of ebay for a project and i got to say, this is the biggest kit i have ever seen in a 1/25 car. When I opened the box it was stuffed to the gills with tons of optional parts, even 3 different front and rear bumpers. The funniest part was when I read the closing remarks in the introduction, you know the little blocK of text on top of the instruction: "we would have added even more but you know, the box just wasn't big enough..."

not to hijack but the acura i spoke of (it actually arrived today) will be not just a FWD, not even just a RWD but an AWD

looks like your a few pounds low in those slicks

i relly like this one it also seems to be one of the best paintjobs of the last handfull you posted is it polished ?

that thing is hideous you did a great job capturing the moden day ricer its a really good looking model of a reall bad looking car i like the blue center caps. thats a nice touch to be honoust, i have a few of them and i even have a acura on its way in the mail as we speak

the GTXs are some of my most favorite cars and this looks nice good job classic

+1 also in januari first time we bought a house soooo i have been working on cars but i havent finished anything yet since we moved it

nice job this is certainly a underapreciated model it seems all poeple ever build is mudstanks but this is an outstanding model \ i have it on my "want to do" list but i want to build the exact one they used in the clint eastwood movie grand torino

paint looks awesome other then that it also looks good its a nice no thrills build 2 thumbs up

very nice i like it reminds me i have a half finished L700 in the closet i was gonna finish it but i got inspired to do something else i believe anyway, a little idea that i had, you might enjoy, im building a ford pickup that has a build flathead and i am planning on making some off the line shots with the front end 2-3 foot of the ground anyway, what i am planning to do is cut a little piece of metal that i can palce in the bed behind the rear axle in order to ofset the balance of the truck to lift the front end if you have acces to barstock you should try it, it might look better then the black rod that props it op right now just a thougt though

totally over the top thats pretty cool between you and me, its not my style but ive build cars i wouldnt be caught dead in too so nice job (it needs a PSV flag in the back though, ive been living here for over 5 years now and i still have a PSV oostfront scarf laying in my rear window)

i like it but......if it were me i would have build the black lambo (i believe it was a countach) that had the really nice assets love the engine in that vette

so here is my question ? if its a dually AND a 2WD does that mean only the front wheels are powered ? just poking at ya man i like this idea but i would like to see one of those trailers you speak of, what are they for ? this is my trailer and the rig im building to haul it anyway didnt meant to hijack your post here is my question, will the truck match a specific trailer or not ?

and where would one find a "expirementer" kit ?

**looks for finished pics** not seeing em bro