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RVREVO
05-03-2009, 05:26 PM
Been reading up on Subaru asking Toyota to help develop a proper driftcar dfor their line-up. Nicknamed the Suyota it apparently is supposed to be rear-wheel-drive.

So that gave me an idea...

http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn249/RVREVOX3/Toycars/kitset%20project/Suyota/DSC06863.jpg

So lets start with a typical Subaru WRX by cutting it...

http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn249/RVREVOX3/Toycars/kitset%20project/Suyota/DSC06864.jpg

... in half.

http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn249/RVREVOX3/Toycars/kitset%20project/Suyota/DSC06866.jpg

Couldn't find a decent Toyota chassis/diff so used one from a Jeep instead.
Also try and figure where the wheels will be.

http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn249/RVREVOX3/Toycars/kitset%20project/Suyota/DSC06868.jpg

And here are the wheels. I wanted to use the goldie mags on the fatter Jeep tires. Used a dremel tool to widen the hole on one side to fit the mag. The other side houses the standard wheel, so that the hub can fit on the rear axle properly.

http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn249/RVREVOX3/Toycars/kitset%20project/Suyota/DSC06869.jpg
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn249/RVREVOX3/Toycars/kitset%20project/Suyota/DSC06870.jpg

And then comes the snag...

http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn249/RVREVOX3/Toycars/kitset%20project/Suyota/DSC06892.jpg

to be continued...

SoleSky
05-03-2009, 05:52 PM
Wow, very cool! Can't wait to see how it turns out!