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R33
10-09-2002, 03:38 PM
Heres my new Tamiya R33 Skyline. If anyone here is from the HPI Forums to i am Dark2g not an Imposter trying to lie that its mine. What do you think? I kept it simple since i didnt want to ruin such a Nice Body.
R33
10-09-2002, 03:39 PM
Another.
R33
10-09-2002, 03:40 PM
2 more
R33
10-09-2002, 03:41 PM
Last one:
Albertt
10-09-2002, 04:21 PM
Looks real sharp. What color is that? Did you use an airbrush?

The tires look like they are too deep into the wheel wells...maybe a couple of spacers would do the trick.
R33
10-09-2002, 05:25 PM
Thanks it a can and a half of Mettalic Blue with a fourth of a can Indy Silver. Its darker in real life though. It looks a lot better. oh and no its not airbush its canned Pactra paint
extremetmaxxer
10-10-2002, 10:01 AM
in the first two pics it looks like you got some airbags on that thing and dropped it so now the camber is way off. ive actualy seen a ricer do this before and he was driving it like that!
R33
10-10-2002, 03:55 PM
Yah, its called drift style Camber ;)
S13 Drifter
10-11-2002, 12:41 AM
Ahh yeh, classic drift style heavy negative camber. Now-a-days you dont see many drift cars with more than 3.5 degrees front camber, accept for the wacky japanese vans that have in excess of 12 degees all round:D

Oh BTW- very nice rims! Are they tamiya?
WheelNut
10-11-2002, 02:01 AM
Nice body! Looks like a good job.

Hmmm, seems to me you sheated a bit on the camber. :) You just backed off the wheel nuts so that you could tilt in the wheels then when you retightened them the camber would go back to normal, or that what it looks like at least. :p
S13 Drifter
10-11-2002, 03:22 AM
LOL yeh It does, especially the 2nd pic. Still looks awesome though. Can you still get R33 bodies from tamiya or are they "Ebay only"?
R33
10-11-2002, 12:42 PM
Thanks for they Compliments. No they are discontinued but once in a while theres one on Ebay. Not as much as the R32 is available though. The last R33 body i saw went for almost $100. Good Luck finding one. As for the Wheels, yes they are Tamiya 5-spoke 2 piece wheels with the center painted black. Dish Side on back and Lip side on front.