2000 GTR Skyline

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Thank you Don.

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The dash is done too. I used the same painting technique for the wood grain as I did on the console.

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The shoulder harnesses are shown in the instructions to be attached to the bottom of the front seats, but I decided to attach them more like I did on my real car and anchor them by the back seat.


Test fitting the body…

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Note to self. Install the delicate tie rod after installing the body for the final time. I drilled the ends of the part and will fix with a steel pin.

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I'm good with this repair. I had to sand just a little bit after cementing the pin in. Then I brush repainted the center section.

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So much for painting the body early and letting it dry for a while… I was happy with both the color and the finish of the Bright (Cheez Whiz) Orange, but after working on the tug I decided I liked the Camel Yellow even more for it. It also fits the inspiration for this project better, the BRE BrockBuster 510.

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The grille and taillights are done…

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The grille and taillights are done…

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I planned to use both the front spoiler and the oil cooler, but upon reading the instructions I saw they were either one or the other. Since I'm keeping this one out-of-the-box I bent up the PE oil cooler bracket to move the cooler up and forward. Still OOB and I get to do it the way I had envisioned.

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I started painting the window trim satin black, but decided a dead flat sheen better provided the high contrast look I wanted. The panel lines were done with Tamiya Accent.

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I printed some plates to work with the PE parts that come in the kit.

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Ready to mount the body to the chassis. I had to tape the hood closed to keep it from getting damaged from flopping around.
The glass fits very well in this kit, especially the windshield and back light.

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Finished.

[JunkGTZ]

Love the color especially. Great work as always.