Toyota AE86 JDM Daily Drifter
 

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My goal for this build is to go with a JDM style drift car that could also be a daily driver. Lots of cool scale touches and a sweet drift paint job not full on Formula Drift style.

Specs:
X-Ray T2 Chassis
Speed Passion ESC & 17.5 V3 Motor
Gens Ace 5000mah Batteries
Solar Servo
Spectrum TX/RX
HPI Toyota Trueno AE86 Body
Tamiya Interior
Yeah Racing Wheels/Tires
Intercooler
Muffler
Wipers
Mirrors
Brake Discs


I did some trading and acquired an X-Ray T2-007 and most of a T2-009. I took the best parts from each and built a good rolling chassis to start with. It has an Exotek lipo conversion chassis and all aluminum steering parts. I put the solid axle in the rear and the diff up front.

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Body and wheels aren't hear yet so I started working on the interior. Since I am going for the daily driver look I added some felt to the dash and rear hatch area for covering. I started cutting some diamond plate panels and am working on plans for speaker rings. The felt may have been a mistake but I wanted to try something a little different.
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I've been working on the interior on and off all day. Just need to finish the driver's helmet, steering wheel, and shifter.

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I added speaker rings and mesh covers, a long e-brake handle, some diamond plate panels, and plumbed the oil cooler.

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Re: Toyota AE86 JDM Daily Drifter
 

looks like its gonna be awesome, can't wait to see it finished, also how does the x-ray handle?

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It handles pretty well. It needs a little fine tuning but its a good chassis for drifting or racing if you can afford parts.:mrgreen:

Thanks! Its been a fun build.

I finished the interior. I'm pretty happy with it. Especially the driver.

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I also picked up some Doll House dice at Hobby Lobby. These will go inside attached to the body like they are hanging from the rear view mirror.

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Its hard to beat the wheels and tires for $15 bucks.

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Pics of it finished.

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2...ps9551851a.jpg

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Re: Toyota AE86 JDM Daily Drifter
 

Looks great! Not a huge fan of the huge spoiler/wing on the back but other than that it looks like a great DD to me =)

Makes me miss my datsun 510 cup racer

Re: Toyota AE86 JDM Daily Drifter
 

awesome project!

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Nice haichi-roku! I really like the interior details. I like the fuzzy dice detail. Its hard to tell in the pictures, what exhaust is that? I am using the HPI tuner kit on my 86 and it looks a little cartoonish. Yours looks more proportional.

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Thanks for the compliments. I think this is one of my best looking rc's. I had fun building it and it is a blast to drive.

The muffler came on a parts tree with the inter cooler and some other stuff. I ordered it from R2 Hobbies a while back. I think The Toyz has them as well and would be quicker shipping.

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Here is a link to the muffler and inter cooler.
1/10 RC Car Brake Disc & Accessories Set - Brake Disc - For Cars - Accessories