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Old 2012.03.11, 12:33 PM   #1
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Toyota Vitz - Race Ready?

OK, i got this plan of "killing" my race friend.
He is always telling me how ugly the Toyota Vitz is and I do agree, but if I can beat his Porsche or other race cars with a Toyota Vitz, it's the best victory.

But.....I'm not so fond of the Vitz myself....

So I started with a body I got from Rune. So far I have modified it a bit. Still MUCH to do before it's ready.

It's a MR-03 narrow, with Atomic 90mm motor mount and DPS.
RR CTP70T motor, ball bearings, extra long king pins.
+1 offset front narrow wheels and +3 offset rear wide wheels.





















Stil a lot to do, but it's a start....
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Old 2012.03.11, 02:21 PM   #2
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Cool, I like that! Maybe we can get Fovea to design one like that ready made for everybody else!

I've always liked the look of those small cars with aero kits on them! That look's pretty good so far, keep it up!
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Old 2012.03.11, 04:10 PM   #3
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Wow!

This vitz is becomming pretty wide!
I'm curious to see the next step...

Don't you tried it in it's normal shape with 0 front and -1 wide on rear? This might be possible no?

About your pod, beware of the bearing holders, mine have a huge sideplay. But even with this, I find this pod far more efficient and easier than the PN one.
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Old 2012.03.11, 06:24 PM   #4
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About your pod, beware of the bearing holders, mine have a huge sideplay. But even with this, I find this pod far more efficient and easier than the PN one.
I have a black one, and a blue one. The black has no play at all, the blue has a lot. I just glued them in with glue that comes off the metal easily so they can be removed if I want to change for different ones. The plastic inserts cannot be salvaged if this is done, but how often do you change the diff height?

Be sure to have both clips in the same position if you do glue them in. I pushed them up and back when glueing them in.

Getting back on topic. I really like the way the vitz looks in how it drives on the track, although it is not a good looking body. Perhaps after you are finished, we will all want one I would really like to see the finished result, and also get an idea whether your mods made the car faster...
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Old 2012.03.11, 06:28 PM   #5
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Perhaps after you are finished, we will all want one I would really like to see the finished result, and also get an idea whether your mods made the car faster...
That will be the day...

hihi

I seriously don't think it will make it any faster due to all the materials.
But it might get less rolls. due to the weight lower on the car and the body.
And due to more offset.


But will see if it makes any difference.

I just want to have som fun with a "****ty" Vitz.


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Perhaps you can use a more aggressive setup (tire wise) without rolling the car, making it faster? Also the car will have a little more aero footprint, which will definitely increase the front downforce of the car.

I just started using a Lancia Stratos in our box stock class for that same reason (although I actually really like how the Stratos looks). It is a lot of fun to drive, but it is an expert car. As any brush on the boards causes it to flip. I totally want to do a front splitter after seeing your work...
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Old 2012.04.12, 05:23 AM   #7
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Finaly I got around to melt some styrene and start the bodywork again.
I did not get any good mixture at first, so I made a lot of work for myself.

Need some more styrene before I can start sanding it down.

Seems to melt in with the original body really well. I think this is a good way to make the body withstand the beating. But it also makes the body heavy.

Going to add some more styrene before I post some pictures of it.
But I have a pictures of a DB9 that I'm also doing.
And here you can see that the mixture was not all good.

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Old 2012.04.12, 07:55 PM   #8
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Vitz bodywork

Awesome thread! Can't wait to see more pics of the Vitz. Keep up the good work!
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Old 2012.04.12, 10:09 PM   #9
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nicely coming along... would love to see it finished, and if possible a video...
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Old 2012.04.13, 03:39 AM   #10
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Thanks guys.
Work is getting there slowly...
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oh sorry forgot about this one.

I have worked on a DB9 since I need for my "racing"
But it gets quite nice this method.

Before:


After some sanding:


I have tested it some racedays now and it really holds up.
Much better than Tamiya Putty, witch get stiff and cracks.
But I had not made the styrene thin enough and I did not lay thin enough layers, so there is much sanding. But the results is great and can withstand a lot of abuse.


Just remember to sand down the inner fenders when you modify a body, so that the wheel don't rubb.
Make it really smooth and clean on the inside.
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Old 2012.04.23, 10:53 AM   #12
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Done a bit more on the Vitz.









Haven't even started on sanding this one down.
A lot of work ahead....
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RR vitz bod

Man....lookin good already!
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"just" sanding left now I hope....



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what do you use to custom the bodies like this? is the material strong enough to withstand a few hits??
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