Drifting Body

[otto]

Im thinking of trying out drifting and wanted to get a new body for my car and was trying to pick a import car and design or theme....but couldnt pick one...needed help :confused:

[kawasakirider]

rx7 is my favourite sort of drifter car but theres loads more that i like aswell. You could go with a carbon fibre look on the hood nice pearl blue,red,green or whatever u like color on the body with some stylish graphics? I also like the s-15, skyline, WRX and the EVO but theres loads more to choose from. Actually HPI has a drifting body same as the Toyota trueno body it is in 190 MM and looks pretty sweet

[otto]

:) Im thinking between the rx-7, s-15, and the wrx....i really like the wrx but i dont know how to do it up drift fashion...and then again i already have a four door body...so i might go for a yokomo s-15? :)

[kawasakirider]

sounds good just make sure u do a CF hood with a pearl color on ur car and put some nice graphics on there (probably not flames drifters with flames are sorta crappy) do something techno i'd say just a suggestion

[otto]

thanks for the idea but now im kinda feeling the 350z gtlm :rolleyes: from hpi so im do dat (depends i still have till friday when i head down to the hobby shop to choose)how do i create a pearl color?

[kawasakirider]

EWWWWWW 350 z YUCK lol

[Exige]

Why do people always stick to the Japanese cars? Okay, so that's where drifiting took off, and thats what most 1:1 drift cars are. But still, why not do something more original - like a HPI Ford Mustang, or even TVR Tuscan? Now they would look cool...

[Piggy89373]

I think the Mustang would look better as a drifter. But, if you're stuck on imports, the RX-7 looks great!

To create a pearl color, it's not that tough. Buy the pearl color you want and spray. If you're trying to create a pearlized color (only because you can't find it in a can), do a thin coat or two of your primary color. Next, mist a single coat of silver (just a very very thin mist). Next, mist a very very light coat of white. Toss on a couple of more coats of your primary color, back it, and enjoy. BTW, when I mean a very very thin mist, I mean so thin you can barely see it.

[otto]

alright how bout a nsx...if i do a tvr how would i do it up drift style :confused:

[Legend_Car]

no what would be sweet would be a Camaro or a Nova drifting

[^j!nx^]

For the non traditional drift cars here are a few Pros from the forumlaD series.

* pics barrowed from www.forumlaD.com *

http://www.formulad.com/albums/album07/29_G.jpg

http://www.formulad.com/albums/album07/37_G.sized.jpg

http://www.formulad.com/albums/album07/60_G.sized.jpg

http://www.formulad.com/albums/album07/58_G.sized.jpg

http://www.formulad.com/albums/album06/81_G.sized.jpg


and here is one of my drifters.

http://photos.rs-scooby.com/albums/R-C/CRW_6282_01.sized.jpg

[Rally Dude evo2]

alright how bout a nsx...if i do a tvr how would i do it up drift style :confused:
IMO the NSX may be stylish, but it doesn't make a good driftcar...

[rezenclowd3]

I saw that viper and charger in action. Wow is all I gotta say. The ford looks sweet drifting.

[otto]

lol thanks i didnt know that :)

[otto]

wow im loving that gto and camaro...but im really want to do a gold prelude with a s15 headlight conversion and r33 rears..or just a krazy 350z or silvia...something typical but done in a new way...how do I make my 190 fit a 200 body? :confused: :) which one?
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h40/TrackSstarBoi/s15_front.jpg
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h40/TrackSstarBoi/s15_rear.jpg
or
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h40/TrackSstarBoi/julz3.jpg
I just love the silvia s-15 headlights :D
I might try and do s-15 headlights on a hpi honda prelude if i can figure out how to fit a 200 mm body to 190 mm chassis :confused:
Damn 2 many choices :rolleyes:

[kawasakirider]

drill the holes where u want em, probbly won't look real nice but that is how it would fit

[civicwil]

Try the new Fast and the Furious moviehttp://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Features/articleId=110205
for ideas also.

[xaM]

hey ^j!nx^ whos makes that lancer body?

[^j!nx^]

hey ^j!nx^ whos makes that lancer body?

Tamiya

but its running the yokomo drift spoiler, and mirror kit.

[otto]

Do i need any spacers to fill out the wheel wells?

[PitStops]

here are some of the tuner/drift bodies I have done in the past just for some Ideas.

http://www.passionandwarfare.com/outdoor2.small2.JPG
http://www.passionandwarfare.com/outdoor3.small3.JPG

http://www.passionandwarfare.com/S15.01.sml.JPG
http://www.passionandwarfare.com/s15.04.sml.JPG
http://www.passionandwarfare.com/s15.06.sml.JPG

http://www.passionandwarfare.com/subaru.02.JPG
http://www.passionandwarfare.com/subaru.01.JPG

http://www.passionandwarfare.com/m3.01.JPG
http://www.passionandwarfare.com/m3.02.JPG

[otto]

wow so many different bodies...this shows i could drift in anything...wow...im speechless...after seeing that i think im gonna just do a gold honda prelude with s-15 headlight buckets and r34 tailight buckets in the back :) with plenty of detail

[otto]

hpi says to fit a 200mm body i need to buy rims with a 6mm offset like these...
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h40/TrackSstarBoi/3847_01x.jpg
do these yokomo wheels have 6mm offset
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h40/TrackSstarBoi/ZR-DR18G.jpg
cuz i really like these and they would go perfect with my gold honda prelude project...and what would u recommend to do to get http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h40/TrackSstarBoi/prelude9m.jpg these wing posts off of the prelude and mount a yokomo drift wing...also how do i create a yellowish gold color since pactra doesnt make it in a spray can :) :rolleyes: (thanks everybody for the help you gave me to make my decision) :)

[^j!nx^]

here is one of my more well known drifters. Was in a few magazines world wide.

http://photos.rs-scooby.com/albums/R-C/yellow_skyline_049.sized.jpg

and another one of my skylines

http://photos.rs-scooby.com/albums/R-C/r32_front.jpg

[otto]

wow it was in magazines worldwide

[PitStops]

to get a goldish color you could try mixing pearl white and yellow. or an easier way is to go the to local paint shop or maybe you LHS might have these also but it isa spray can with a mixing bottle attached to the bottom of it. you can mix you paint it the bottle and then spray like a regular paint can. I use one for some of my backing colors.

[otto]

where do i get this thing to make bottle paint be used like spray paint? :D also pitstops what would u pick as a body rx-7, prelude, silvia, or rx-8 that would look nice :D i still cant choose....and plus my current prelude project has been critizied negatively :mad:

[kawasakirider]

Rx7 Woooooo

[otto]

ok rx-7 it is...ill go buy it

[kawasakirider]

good choice

[otto]

thanks i hope it comes out nice :D

[Rally Dude evo2]

so, do they sell light buckets now? if so where?

[otto]

i dont think anybody makes buckets for the rx-7 yet...correct me if im wrong

[RDucky02]

how about a nissan 240 sx notch back or hatch back? not even sure they make the body though....

[otto]

please post a pic of the real thing :D

[microrcdude]

Yokomo made a 180/240 body and it sure looked good. you should be able to find it on their site

[otto]

oh yeah thanks :D