adambc Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 (edited) Got a start on my 458 last night. Started with the motor and mocking up the suspension to check the ride height. Waiting on a different set of wheels/ tires for it. The rear tires look too small on these to me, looks almost like the wheel wells in the rear are a little large. Could be to fit the truck tires they supplied in the kit :)/>/>/>/>/> Edited March 26, 2015 by adambc Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Neo Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 I like those wheels Quote Link to post Share on other sites
adambc Posted March 9, 2015 Author Share Posted March 9, 2015 (edited) Little update on this. Decided to go with the wheels from the test fit so I had to get the brake discs working with them and cut them down so the tires fit right. Addressed the front ride height too, dropped it by about a 1/16", forgot to get pics of that. All the parts are cleaned up and ready for painting, just need the weather to warm up a bit more so I can get out to the garage and spray them. Decided to paint it Tamiya TS-52 Candy Lime Green, waiting for that to show up too. Debating black or dark metallic rims... Edited March 26, 2015 by adambc Quote Link to post Share on other sites
adambc Posted March 14, 2015 Author Share Posted March 14, 2015 (edited) Finally warmed up to almost 70 here today so I spent a couple hours in the garage with the airbrush. Here's what I accomplished.... [/url] The Rims were painted with Tamiya Gloss Black then Alclad Steel, they look darker than in the picture. Think the Tamiya TS-52 looks great, has a really cool gold sheen to it, should look even better with gloss clear on it. Edited March 26, 2015 by adambc Quote Link to post Share on other sites
adambc Posted March 27, 2015 Author Share Posted March 27, 2015 Small update this week. Have been on 3rd shift the last 3 weeks so I haven't gotten to work on this too much. I also decided to respray some of the interior SG black, think I had too much tan going on before. Hope to get the interior done this weekend. Here are the finished wheels: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Don Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Tires, rotors, rims, and calipers all look great ! Nice work. Regards, Don. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
adambc Posted March 27, 2015 Author Share Posted March 27, 2015 Tires, rotors, rims, and calipers all look great :thumbsup:/>! Nice work. Regards, Don. Thanks Don. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
adambc Posted April 1, 2015 Author Share Posted April 1, 2015 Very small update but finally getting some time to mess with this again. Decided to clear the rims but didn't want them too shiny so I took them apart and resprayed them with Alclad Light Sheen. I also sprayed some of the interior SG black which looks better to me with the tan seats. Finished getting the wheels on the chassis and threw the body on to check ride height and I think it looks a little better. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bigasshammm Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Very nice. Those wheels are so thin. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
adambc Posted April 6, 2015 Author Share Posted April 6, 2015 Very nice. Those wheels are so thin. They really are, Hobby Design did a nice job with them. Pretty tedious to clean up all the little spokes though. Got the interior mostly done. Just need some touch ups and am going to add seat belts since I have some spares lying around. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bigasshammm Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 How's the prancing horse coming along? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
adambc Posted June 9, 2015 Author Share Posted June 9, 2015 Haven't gotten any further with it. Lost a lot of motivation to work on kits and we are moving to a new house in a few weeks so everything is packed up. Hope to get it done after we get settled in though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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