tamiya nissan fairlady240zg part wanted

[michelle]

i want the right hand drive dash from the tamiya 240g 1/24 scale kit  for me to use in a revell datsun 240z kit i am going to be getting soon instead of the  left hand drive dash that comes with it 
i inclued a picture of the tamiya kit i found on google 
 

 

Edited January 4 by michelle
changed the model company brand of kit

[stitchdup]

it wont fit. the fujimi is 1/24 and the revell is 1/25. the fujimi dash is much wider than the revell body

[Matt Bacon]

The Fujimi is also substantially bigger in “1/24” than either the Hasegawa or Tamiya 1/24 kits (their bodies fit inside the Fujimi one), so it really will be too big. If you’re careful with cutting, though, you should be able to switch the instrument hood section and the glove box section of the 1/25 Revell dash…

best,

M.

[michelle]

6 hours ago, Matt Bacon said:

The Fujimi is also substantially bigger in “1/24” than either the Hasegawa or Tamiya 1/24 kits (their bodies fit inside the Fujimi one), so it really will be too big. If you’re careful with cutting, though, you should be able to switch the instrument hood section and the glove box section of the 1/25 Revell dash…

best,

M.

I did not know that  thank you 

[michelle]

8 hours ago, stitchdup said:

it wont fit. the fujimi is 1/24 and the revell is 1/25. the fujimi dash is much wider than the revell body

I figured the revell factory stock kit was 1/24 since it was most likely a reissue of the original white box monogram annual kit and monogram kits are 1/24th

Edited January 4 by michelle

[stavanzer]

3 hours ago, michelle said:

I figured the revell factory stock kit was 1/24 since it was most likely a reissue of the original white box monogram annual kit and monogram kits are 1/24th

No, it's the Revell kit from the 1970's, not the Monogram.

[michelle]

2 hours ago, stavanzer said:

No, it's the Revell kit from the 1970's, not the Monogram.

ok cool good to know 

[Wickersham Humble]

michelle,

I have the Tamiya big-scale 240ZG kit, and I'm going to section the instrument cluster out of the dash and swap it to make a LHD North-American car.  I'll have to modify the headlight buckets to the production spec, and make a new front bumper from aluminum, among other things.  It's good, i suppose, that the 1/1 cars were made driving from either side so the kits at least have some of the features needed.  The steering r&p box will have to be fab/swapped, pedals, etc.  I wouldn't want to perform all that on a 1/24 or 1//25 sized kit, though.

Wick Humble, author of "How to Restore Your Datsun Z-Car" 1990, and owner of a brand new 1970 Z (HLS 3547) which was bought back by NISSAN USA in 1995.  I have a great restomod '71 now, with less than 500 miles (never been driven through a puddle!) that I no longer need, if anyone is interested...