Tamiya TA-05: - Nissan Skyline GT-R R32 -

**Dr Kustom** · 06-10-12, 12:26

Have been working on this project for quite awhile now, and finally decided to post it up. Took down the 240Z body and got a R32 instead. It's not a finish product yet, but it's getting there.

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**northwest4x4** · 06-10-12, 12:31

Sweet ride, the line are really smooth, what more is there to add, what ever it is it'll look bad azz

**WeeManWTF** · 06-10-12, 9:20

Love me a Skyline

bad ass car!

**Greenie** · 06-11-12, 2:20

nice man!! thats super slick!!!!

**Dr Kustom** · 06-15-12, 9:55

Thanks for the compliments everybody!!!

Here are some pics I took of it last week when I was at the beach.

**Dr Kustom** · 06-15-12, 9:55

**howse** · 06-16-12, 12:33

love the R32, great job man!

**WeeManWTF** · 06-16-12, 9:48

Wow dude, looks amazing

**DiogoDC** · 06-16-12, 10:32

sweet ride man! r32 ftw i love my skyline

**Alpine A110** · 06-23-12, 1:46

Hi,
She is beautiful and really realistic

Nico

**boza** · 06-26-12, 4:37

good work painting and dressing it up, looks very realistic

**northwest4x4** · 06-29-12, 9:29

I agree it nice but there is always more ways to make it even more sweet looking, with all the op. from yokomo and tamiya it will be even more out standing

**Dr Kustom** · 07-01-12, 10:36

Originally Posted by howse

love the R32, great job man!

Thanks howse!

Originally Posted by WeeManWTF

Wow dude, looks amazing

Thanks WeeMan!

Originally Posted by DiogoDC

sweet ride man! r32 ftw i love my skyline

Skyline's are awesome nonetheless!

Originally Posted by Alpine A110

Hi,
She is beautiful and really realistic

Nico

Thanks Alpine!

Originally Posted by boza

good work painting and dressing it up, looks very realistic

Thanks boza!

Originally Posted by northwest4x4

I agree it nice but there is always more ways to make it even more sweet looking, with all the op. from yokomo and tamiya it will be even more out standing

Oh trust me, this is only the beginning! There are more to come in the future updates!

**Dr Kustom** · 07-01-12, 10:37

Update: New brakes, new rims, new tires!

**northwest4x4** · 07-01-12, 11:30

I like those disc brakes I have ones like that but no calibur for it

**Dr Kustom** · 08-25-12, 8:35

Update: Decided to swap out the 7700KV for a 9000KV motor.

Also installed the Tamiya front one way diff, new rims and drift tires.

**Dr Kustom** · 08-25-12, 8:35

Took it out for a test run...

Ended the night with a broken rim...

**Dr Kustom** · 08-25-12, 8:36

More parts came in the mail.

Tamiya gear diff unit.

New spur gear, pulley and drive belts, gear ratio is 22/73.

R1 Wurks spring steel CVD all around.

**Dr Kustom** · 08-25-12, 8:37

Tamiya carbon fiber rear shocks tower.

New rims, HPI Volks TE37.

**Dr Kustom** · 08-25-12, 8:37

Also spend some time on the interior.

**Dr Kustom** · 08-25-12, 8:38

**Crankbait** · 08-25-12, 8:51

Looks great!
Fantastic work.

**Patmaz73** · 08-25-12, 10:09

Wow very nice,awesome work!

**xacony** · 08-28-12, 8:31

are those the vintage aluminium bbs rims from tamiya?

**WeeManWTF** · 08-28-12, 11:31

Skyline looks incredible, What Interior did you use?

**northwest4x4** · 08-28-12, 2:06

Sweet, interior looks great, nice job

**JeremyM** · 08-28-12, 2:25

Holy crap... NICE!

**Dr Kustom** · 08-28-12, 10:38

Thanks for the compliments everyone! The interior I used is made by Tamiya, it's the right hand drive version. Rims are made by Kawada, although they looks aluminum, but they are plastic. They are by far the best rims to goes with this Skyline, in my opinion. It's 2mm off-set all around with 1mm spacer in the rear. I also had to trim some plastic materials off the back side of the rims to clear the calipers. It would be awesome to find a set of aluminum rims that looks exactly like those, if not similar to the BBS LM rims.

Took it out few days ago for photo shoot before school starts again.

**Dr Kustom** · 08-28-12, 10:38

Black and white version:

**xacony** · 08-28-12, 11:46

The kawada rims looks nice!
Also these are the rims that a thought they where

It is different

**Dr Kustom** · 09-20-12, 3:56

Originally Posted by xacony

The kawada rims looks nice!
Also these are the rims that a thought they where

It is different

Those Tamiya mesh rims looks more like the BBS RS, still very nice rims! But I'm looking for ones that is similar to the BBS LM.

Update: Messing with the pinion and spur gear ratio again. From 22T pinion to 35T, and 73T spur to 70T.

**Dr Kustom** · 09-20-12, 3:56

I noticed my stock screws are getting pretty rusty, so I got some titanium screws to swap them out.

As soon as I finish up the chassis, it started to rain outside...

**SmokyG** · 09-20-12, 4:05

sick lookin' ride man!

**ScaleBasher** · 09-20-12, 4:10

Man I love this build its awesome! I want to find an NSX body for an onroad build.

**Dr Kustom** · 09-20-12, 8:56

Originally Posted by SmokyG

sick lookin' ride man!

Thanks, Smoky!

Originally Posted by ScaleBasher

Man I love this build its awesome! I want to find an NSX body for an onroad build.

Thanks, ScaleBasher! I want a NSX too, Tamiya and HPI both make the NSX body, but too bad non of them make a street version, they are all JGTC specs.

**jscrib87** · 09-21-12, 1:05

Thats not an rc...that looks to real to be one!!!good work man...shes beautiful..

**HobbyGuy** · 09-21-12, 1:08

Wow just wow, the work you did on this was great. Disk brakes? So real. The pic in the rain? Looks completely real. Hats off man

**Dr Kustom** · 09-27-12, 7:38

Originally Posted by jscrib87

Thats not an rc...that looks to real to be one!!!good work man...shes beautiful..

Haha, thanks! I appreciate the comment!

Originally Posted by HobbyGuy

Wow just wow, the work you did on this was great. Disk brakes? So real. The pic in the rain? Looks completely real. Hats off man

Thanks HobbyGuy! I still got a few more things to add to the build, stay tune!

Gave her a bath, then took her onto the highway for photo shoot!

Btw, does anybody how to get rid of swirl marks on lexan?

**ScaleBasher** · 09-27-12, 6:07

The swirl lines may be able to be removed by waxing the car

**zonic22** · 12-11-12, 8:27

Cool...
I like u R32

**ScaleBasher** · 12-19-12, 10:17

Originally Posted by Dr Kustom

I noticed my stock screws are getting pretty rusty, so I got some titanium screws to swap them out.

As soon as I finish up the chassis, it started to rain outside...

Ok so I picked up RC Car Action magazine today and saw what looks exactly like your car in the readers rides! Is that yours they put in there?!!!

**Dr Kustom** · 12-21-12, 1:01

Originally Posted by ScaleBasher

Ok so I picked up RC Car Action magazine today and saw what looks exactly like your car in the readers rides! Is that yours they put in there?!!!

Yes sir, it is.

**ScaleBasher** · 12-21-12, 5:06

Well congrats on that! Im glad to see they know a great build when they see one! Well done!

**Dr Kustom** · 12-22-12, 7:09

Originally Posted by ScaleBasher

Well congrats on that! Im glad to see they know a great build when they see one! Well done!

Thanks, I really appreciate it!

**Eclipse** · 01-16-13, 7:55

very nice work

**scxrunner** · 01-16-13, 9:09

Im in no way an on road rc guy but seeing yours makes me want one lol that thing is badass.

**bigredpig650** · 01-22-13, 5:48

Like it a lot, very nice to see indeed.
I hope I can turn out a similar standard of build when my kit arrives... Kudos to you mate!

**Dr Kustom** · 02-05-13, 9:09

Thanks everyone!

Update: Decided to do a quick re-build on the chassis.

Replaced the stock front bumper mount with a carbon fiber one.

Swap out the front gear differential back to the front one way differential.

For the rear, replaced the differential gears with a locker. Converted the rear differential to a solid axle.

**Dr Kustom** · 02-05-13, 9:09

Noticed the wire harness on my ESC is in bad shape, so I replaced it.

The new wire harness is also shorter, will make a cleaner installation on the chassis.

My CVD's are getting rusty, so I polished them.

**Dr Kustom** · 02-05-13, 9:10

Before:

After:

Still need to re-build the shocks, camber adjustment, and got a new body for it.

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