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painted my body green, the exact same color as my real Honda
Civic. And painted all the windows black. Let me
just say, it looks friggn' awesome. These pictures don't
do it justice. I only used a few of
the decals off the decal sheet. I thought it looked too
cluttered with all the images and logos everywhere. So I
just did the window trims, the front grill, and the tail
lights. It looks nearly stock and not riced out at
all. Just the way I like it. I'll try and get some
better pics up soon. I got these off a digital camcorder and
imported them through my video card and then took snapshots of
the video. Some pics are blurry and resolution isn't all
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Specs
on Nissan's 2003 350Z
24-valve, 3.5 liter DOHC V6 producing 287 horsepower and 274 lb-ft of torque
NDIS (Nissan Direct Ignition System)
CVTCS (Continuously Variable Valve Timing Control System)
6-speed close-ratio manual transmission or Electronically controlled 5-speed automatic transmission with manual shift mode
Dual outlet exhaust
0-60 time of less than 6.0 seconds
4-wheel independent multi-link suspension with use of lightweight aluminum components
Available Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) and Traction Control System (TCS)
Long wheelbase (104.3 inches) and wide stance
Raised rear deck for enhanced aerodynamics
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Mercedes-Benz CLK-GTM 150mm
Body
My latest
work of art consists of HPI's Merecedes CLK GTM body and a full set of
unmounted TRC foam tires. The body was my first attempt at two
colors and as you can see, the black bled a little bit through the
tape. I used some crappy masking tape and should have used
something better. Oh well. The silver looks better than I
could have hoped though. And a silver Mercedes just seemed to be the
most appropriate. The foams aren't actually mounted in these pics, I
still have that to do. In fact the rear wheels aren't even attached
to anything. This is because I modded the rear rims to fit the 25mm
wide TRC donut. In doing so, the rims fit very, very sung on the
inner wheel hub. I was afraid if I pushed them on just for the pics,
without having mounted the foams, I might not be able to get them
off. I pushed them on halfway and such was the case. So you
just have to pretend that the rear differential is there and that the car
is actually functional. Except I took the motor out too. So
here it is.
My Nissan 350Z Pro-Line 140mm
Body
After I did some serious damage to my Civic
body, I decided to get a new body and start from scratch. Pro-Line
make some of the best bodies for R/C cars and even thought they don't make
as many bodies for the Micro as HPI does, what they lack in quantity they
make up for in quality. When I saw their 2003 Nissan 350Z, I thought
that car looks friggn' sweet! So I bought one from RC Boyz on
e-Bay (great people to work with, by the way) and the body arrived on
my doorstep two days later. I originally wanted to paint it the same
color as shown on in all the pictures for it, but I couldn't find that
cool gold color paint so I just did it blue. The pictures below are
the results. Click on the file size that corresponds to how fast
your download speed is. The HPI Micro RS4 is the coolest R/C car in
the world.
PIC OF THE WEEK!
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Pro-Line's Nissan 350Z 140mm Body
   
My Old 2001 Civic Body    
   
   
Jamin's 150mm Corvette    
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