JhnRX7's Weekend Track Toy Build

[JhnRX7]

Originally Posted by wutangben

thanks for the info.

i keep hearing you say that, but your bumper/car seems to look damn good in pics. it's authentic right?

any tips before i destroy mine? you running a rebar?

HA! Its a replica that is about 7 or 8 years old now, so it has seen some abuse. It is a shitty no-name replica too so when I got it, it dident even come close to fitting. I spent probably about 20+ hours worth of body work making it fit, and it is still not right. It is actually about 1/4" to 1/2" too narrow so the fenders have to be pulled in which makes it so the headlights can never be aligned quite right.

I have lived with it for all these years, but I cant take it any longer. Im trying to find a used authentic one, or a good fitting replica (if that even exists). If you have any leads let me know. I have been browsing yahoo auctions Japan from time to time but the used ones in decent condition always seem to go for $1500+. Maybe I just have to suck it up and spend the money.

The covers are not authentic either, I purchased them from a member on the other forum who was making them a while back. However, they do look fine.

I do not have a re-bar, but I wish I did. The OEM should work with some trimming.

It looks good because I really only shoot my car from certain angles to hide the uglyness.

See uglyness below.... Some of that cracking has turned into giant missing chunks