AASBO/TRA Kyoto GT 86: part 4

Yet, another huge milestone in my project.

Silver and black are covered in PS-55 matt paint, rear diffusor and fog lights are painted with black from the outside, most of the window trims are on, and most important - body panels are glued to the body. I still need to trim them and make more realistic by adding some parts to them.

AASBO/TRA Kyoto GT 86: part 1

Boom. Here comes the new project. This should be the most awesome one I have by this moment.
Tamiya Gt86 body + custom fenders (previously trashed Yokomo BMW) and a custom paint job.

Onevia gets Uras'd; part 3. Finished

Here it is. Not as wide as I expected. Only +5-6 mm in total on the rear and +3-4mm on the front. Can't even fit my +12 wheels. +8 are still pretty good though.
I can't tell exactly, what I feel. One minute - I love it, other - I hate it. Maybe I should refresh the front bumper too...

Onevia gets Uras'd; part 2

It was such a shame to find out, that white LRP paint turned out to be pearl white (Scumbag salesman).
To me, it was more like a pearl base for white color. But anyway, I had no will to go to the farthest end of the city for another overpriced 150 can of paint, so I backed the parts with tiny coat of this pearl white, and then with silver. Of course, colors did not match, since body is backed with white. I am thinking of respraying the whole car from the outside.

Alex Racing Design CER D11 Plustoyo

Finally, holidays have arrived, and I had some time to clean my chassis properly, and rebuild it with thread lock, which, how I understood in the process, was a total must. 

After 4 months of using the chassis, I can say, that it rides really great. Weight balance and weight shift possibilities are amazing. The only downsides for me, are a bit weak rear CVD's and not enough steering lock.

Onevia pop-up lights. Finally done

Well, it's been almost a year since I cut the holes for these pop-up lights. And now they are finally done.

I was in a real hurry, so I messed up some parts, but I really like that it works, and it is finished at last.

This body holds a total of 22 LED's with working turn signals, stop lights, rearward movement lights, and blinkers, as well as an intercooler (which i don't have yet) light. ALl thanks to this magical thingy.

Here is a small video of how it works.

Chassis updates

New parts arrived today from ARD japan. Great service as always, surprisingly fast delivery, and great quality parts.

More red means more awesomeness. That's why i ordered a bumper brace to match the chassis. Should be a bit practical too, since it weights more than the plastic one.

Also, got some spares to keep me calm during the championship. It will also allow me to test-modify my CVD's safely. Stay tuned.

ARD CER cs 1.88

Finally, my Yokomo 10.5T motor (as needed for D1-10 participation) arrived, along with some useful spacers.

First of all, I got rid of all play in the arms and in the bulkheads. What a sweet feeling of stiff chassis.

Then, with  another spacers, I managed to mount the 21 Square pulley. Funny thing, that ARD comes with a oneway FC pulley because there is no mounting point on the Shaft. Will probably have to change the shaft to D-like Re-R, to fit smaller fixed pulleys.
Anyway, now having a 1.88CS. had to grind some material off the motor (similar to the picture above) to fit the pulley with 121-31 Spur-pinion gearing.

And of course, a lovely velcro to match the chassis color scheme. Only one for now(

Again, some more new parts. Mainly - the Yokomo white rod ends and ball-bolts to decrease the steering play. Also, a Square 21T center-rear Pulley for 1,81 CS. 

And 2 sets of new tires, Mikuni for the asphalt and Top-line for the carpet.

New parts for ARD.

After some time spent with making Hamster's slow rebound mod working, I decided to try out the active pistons. Together with that, I bought some new useful stuff.

My ARD CER D11

So, after 1 year with my lovely HPI sprint, that introduced me to this hobby, I decided, that I deserve a little present, and bought myself this.