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Old May 5, 2024 | 12:33 PM
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Where do I buy this kit?



Looks like re Amaya sleek headlights on it.
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Old May 5, 2024 | 12:38 PM
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Its not a kit, its race car body parts.

Difference? You have to cut up your front unibody and partial tube frame your chassis to run the 26" tall slicks the race cars are required to run.

RE made a street style body kit to emulate the GT300 car, but its not quite the same.
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Old May 5, 2024 | 01:11 PM
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RE Amemiya campaigned an FD several decades in GT300 as the most competitive privateer team.

The body work had many changes through the race seasons, but I will show you the issue of ALL the race body work on wheels/tires and ride height that doesnt cause tires to bottom on unibody in front.


GT bodywork adapted to unibody front FD



See how instead of the bodywork being drawn taut over the huge diameter front tires there is a chunky space of fender above the 25" tall tire at barely streetable ride height.

Its the same issue TJ Hunt had with his GT 500 kitted BMW M4. Even with cutting the unibody and putting on the taller front tires he had huge fender gap at a barely streetable ride height.


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Old May 6, 2024 | 07:42 PM
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I’m guessing g the side skirts are tcp magic. Front bumper?
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Old May 6, 2024 | 08:18 PM
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If you look at owner taa_nii_618 instagram from Dec 6 2023 you will see-

That front bumper and wheelhouse bulges onto the hood are from...

A block of foam carved to a shape emulating GT300 car.


Still, you can see the big flat space on the fender above the front tire to raise the car to the height of the wheelhouse bulge instead of lowering the car till the tires poke out the hood like the race cars.

It makes FD look chonky

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Old May 7, 2024 | 01:00 AM
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Originally Posted by BLUE TII
If you look at owner taa_nii_618 instagram from Dec 6 2023 you will see-

That front bumper and wheelhouse bulges onto the hood are from...

A block of foam carved to a shape emulating GT300 car.


Still, you can see the big flat space on the fender above the front tire to raise the car to the height of the wheelhouse bulge instead of lowering the car till the tires poke out the hood like the race cars.

It makes FD look chonky
in other words a custom mold.
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Old May 7, 2024 | 01:01 AM
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Originally Posted by BLUE TII
RE Amemiya campaigned an FD several decades in GT300 as the most competitive privateer team.

The body work had many changes through the race seasons, but I will show you the issue of ALL the race body work on wheels/tires and ride height that doesnt cause tires to bottom on unibody in front.


GT bodywork adapted to unibody front FD



See how instead of the bodywork being drawn taut over the huge diameter front tires there is a chunky space of fender above the 25" tall tire at barely streetable ride height.

Its the same issue TJ Hunt had with his GT 500 kitted BMW M4. Even with cutting the unibody and putting on the taller front tires he had huge fender gap at a barely streetable ride height.
not going to lie, that looks horrendous.
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Old May 7, 2024 | 12:12 PM
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My friend's car, run by Rotary Revolution here in Thailand. Front and rear mostly tube frame, no stock suspension or subframe bits. Roof and cabin floor is still metal, that's about it.




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