Fujimi Nostalgic Racer Tuning Parts

[jbwelda]

I don't know if anyone else noticed this on Amazon, but this parts pack which includes two complete Japanese Engines as well as some seats and belt hardware and some other bits, is available from an outfit called Japan Subculture for under 15$ including postage. very good deal, almost unbelievable, I thought maybe the motors were not included but indeed they are.

heres some pics of whats included:

box and instrux:

kool decals:

two complete engine stands:

engines:

if you look closely you can see the source of the sprues is the Fairlady 240Z car

chrome for engine dress up:

and interior racing parts and details:

get some resin turbos and those motors will look great!

I don't really know how much other model stuff this company carries but with prices like this its worth looking into. I still can't believe the price, it had to cost nearly that much just to ship from Japan in a nice new (big too) box. ought to jump on these before someone figures out they are losing money on them!

jb

[hjracing]

Looks really nice!

[zenrat]

The other engine is from an early Skyline.

[Chuck Most]

I love this set, I'm known to hoard them as I find them.

I used the S20 engine in a Datsun hot rod, based on a BMW 3/15. This was a car based on the Austin 7, and I built the car based on the urban legend of the first Datsun being an illegally copied Austin. This model also uses the steering wheel and a few decals from the parts pack.

[Daddyfink]

Thanks for the heads up! I just ordered me a set!!

[AC Norton]

thanks, William for this great info....I just bought the set with several other fujimi cars and wheels off ebay...great set....the ace.....

[Danny Lectro]

My wife got me one of these for Christmas. I'm pretty impressed, but I think the carbs on the S20 leave a bit to be desired. I will try to find some Weber carbs for both engines.

Does anyone know if this set is supposed to come with material for making the seat belts? Any suggestions on what is a good material to make the belts from?

[jbwelda]

detail on both motors is pretty weak and yeah the webers are kind of skinny and anemic. still, they are a start and if you add an aftermarket turbo or something they really start to look kool

jb

[fumi]

Does anyone know if this set is supposed to come with material for making the seat belts? Any suggestions on what is a good material to make the belts from?

No seat belt material included, but seat belt templates are printed on the instruction.

I used Tamiya masking tape for seat belt back then. Now I generally use pre-cut after market materials from Tuner Model Manufactory.

[jbwelda]

yes I was going to say Tamiya masking tape too, its thin enough and has a decent texture to it. I typically really lazy out and just "paint" it with a black sharpie and call it good.

jb

[Danny Lectro]

No seat belt material included, but seat belt templates are printed on the instruction.I used Tamiya masking tape for seat belt back then. Now I generally use pre-cut after market materials from Tuner Model Manufactory.

yes I was going to say Tamiya masking tape too, its thin enough and has a decent texture to it. I typically really lazy out and just "paint" it with a black sharpie and call it good.

jb

Thanks!

[Intmd8r]

My only complaint about this pack is the scale of the seats. They look too small and goofy in a 1:24/1:25 car, especially compared to the box stock seats found in the Nostalgic series car kits.

More detail on the carbs would be nice, but I haven't seen an OEM kit yet that makes detailed side drafts, so I can live with this.

[Atmobil]

My only complaint about this pack is the scale of the seats. They look too small and goofy in a 1:24/1:25 car, especially compared to the box stock seats found in the Nostalgic series car kits.

More detail on the carbs would be nice, but I haven't seen an OEM kit yet that makes detailed side drafts, so I can live with this.

Agreed, I tried using the seats in a hotrod build I'm working on but they just looked to small. Could possibly have worked if I put them in a even smaller tub of some sorts. Compared them to the seats from a Nissan Skyline GT-R KPGC110 (the kit that one of the engines comes from) and the Skyline seats are huge. If one wanted to mount the seats in to the Skyline interior they would look very small indeed.

[Intmd8r]

Yup - the KPGC110 is the exact car I bought this kit for.

[Zarana-X]

More detail on the carbs would be nice, but I haven't seen an OEM kit yet that makes detailed side drafts, so I can live with this.

The Tamiya Lamborghini Countach LP500s has some pretty good side draft Webers. You'll have to cut them out of the valve cover/intake top part of the motor, and make aircleaners or velocity stacks for them. Each kit will give you 6 carbs at least. I had two glue bombs from when I was kid and this kit was cheap.

[jbwelda]

>I haven't seen an OEM kit yet that makes detailed side drafts

check into the Accurate Miniatures/Revell Corvette Grand Sport kits. very nice ones in there. also the gunze lotus elan with engine, kind of hard to find and expensive though.

jb

[afx]

Replica & Miniatures sells some very nice side draft Webers. Save you from robbing them from a kit.

Edited January 1, 2015 by afx

[Danny Lectro]

Tamiya's Alpine A110 has some good-looking side draft Webers, with molded-in velocity stacks. I've seen the rally version of the kit some places for $15 or less. I now wish I had cast some copies of those carbs for my own use.

[fumi]

You might also want to order some pre-drilled distributor caps for 6 cylinder engines from RMCM along with the side drafts. Fujimi did not include any.