[La modz]

not usually a supercar fan but am liking this.nice work and kit

 

[Skotch]

If I may... A bit "wider" will fit just fine

Love the job you did on the 911 GT2... Why not a bit here???

 

[Rinceman]

Chipping away slowly on this one, as another project has stolen most of my attention.

Got some parts shipped in. I decided to go more plain-body racer than modified streetcar after all. Picked up a Roll-cage, gas traps and a slab of floor details.

Here's the rollcage tacked together.

I was having hard time with the front hood not closing properly, so I gambled on an idea I had using magnets.
I drilled through both components, carefully. Almost tension fit. But some super glue never hurt.

It totally worked. I was psyched.

I no longer have to tape the thing closed. Need to throw a dab of putty to cover up the magnet,
And next step is to figure out the bracket for the rear wing.

 

[piyoimut]

looks good...
too bad I have no skill to do this kind of stuff.. most of my collection could benefit from the transkit though..

wondering what you do with the original wheels.. wanna sell them?

 

[Rinceman]

Thanks!
I'll be keeping the wheels, sorry. Actually, they've already been put onto an R8 GT.

 

[ayaxr]

Stunning work. Cant wait to see more pics of the progress and the end product.

BTW, im going to assume the kit on the NSX is completely custom right?

 

[Rinceman]

Thanks a lot!

Yeah the kit on the NSX is built up with putty on the body.

 

[Thorst13]

I've actually done a custom which is very similar to your sketch. It's based on a 360 though...

 

[Rinceman]

I've actually done a custom which is very similar to your sketch. It's based on a 360 though...

I'm familiar, and I'd be lying if I said your customs had no influence on this project.

 

[Thorst13]

I've actually done a custom which is very similar to your sketch. It's based on a 360 though...

I'm familiar, and I'd be lying if I said your customs had no influence on this project.

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It looks good so far!

 

[Rinceman]

Finally pulled this one off the shelf.
Painted some of the interior stuff. No more red.

And got some paint and the first coat of clear on the body.

Small update, but it's progressing I guess.

 

[Rinceman]

Well, I'm ready to smash a couple pieces in particular and take a break from modding. Been in a month long battle with the hood of another project and the body of this one.

Looking at the above pictures again, I'm not sure why I even bothered adding more clear. It's been a disaster ever since.
But, I figured I would put things together loosely, to persuade me into sticking with it.

It worked, I'm pretty excited about the final look.

Here's some pics of the interior/engine setup.

All the other body panels are good to go.

Here's the mock up.
Try to see past all the paint reaction/splintering,

Moving on, I guess.

 

[JMan]

Wow, how come the primer is shiny? lol

 

[johneli1]

Wow, how come the primer is shiny? lol

I don't think it is the primer! The colour is orange and he's added a gloss top coat to make it shiny but it looks like it's reacted badly to the colour coat. Other than that stick with it - it looks ace!

 

[JMan]

The primer looks shiny on the first page

 

[Rinceman]

There's actually no pics of this thing in primer in this thread, oddly enough. Original color was silver, then stripped to raw metal.

 

[Skotch]

Looking awesome!!!

 

[JMan]

Look at the nsx. Is that not primed?

 

[Rinceman]

Look at the nsx. Is that not primed?

The body is, doors and deck lid are not.

 

[Drift_Kidd]

Looking very good, this is one of my favourite Ferrari's and you've done a great job of it so far. Don't let the paint get you down, strip it back and give it another shot!