Kakimoto Bodykit

[Mushroom]

Guys,

I may have the option to buy the r33 widebodykit and was wanting to know peoples thoughts on this kit and also if anyone has this kit fitted if they are suppose to go on gtst's or gtrs or both in the way of fitment and alignment wiht bolt holes etc

regards

Mushroom

[Mud]

wal32 ? or something like that.

he's on here, he has one i think?

[Mud]

wallystyles

[85URK]

is his a gtr or a gtst though???

[Rhinorebel]

Got to admit I like that kit except for the alignment between the front guards and bonnet. Haven't seen an example yet of one that fits perfectly.

[maxe]

dont bother unless you have the wheels to fill the gap

[Mud]

is his a gtr or a gtst though???

GTst I believe, I wouldn't bother on a GTR personally

[funkymonkey]

we've got the original as the company track car... built by kakimoto (not the copy by skyline imports)... the kit's meant for a GTSt, but can be adapted onto a GTR.

The original uses rear castor to make the wheelbase of the car longer than standard (for race use). The copy was remoulded so the wheels could sit in the factory position without rubbing on the kit.

You'll need 10.5" wide rims for the front and 13" wide for the rears to fill out the guards.

Expect to pay about 5k for having the kit fitted, as if you want to have it done properly you'll need to modify the body so the wheels don't rub, and have the inner guard cut etc. Also blending the rear fender skins into the body requires you to take the original body back to metal, and bonding the fibreglass to it, or risk having it crack in the heat with age.

here's ours...

To my knowledge none of the skyline imports built ones have the Kakimoto wing (which everyone thinks is rice, until you actually sit in the car and realise that you can't see the wing through the back, and is fully adjustable carbon). There's also a carbon splitter for the front, which we've removed because it seems to collect everything on the ground. Also Kakimoto seems to refuse to sell the widebody sized rims to the public, unless you actually have the kit fitted by them.

[Silver_R34_GT-T]

that red 33 is a nice looking car

[85URK]

yeah its a hell of a lot of work id say, id probably only do it if i were gonna use it as a race car in competition. other wise, it looks like u wont have much change outta $15,000 to fit it properly and buy rims etc to fit.

[Col-GTSX]

Thats mega fat rubber...

[eMsta]

damn, thats such a nice kit! Wish i had the money for that! But that would attract the cops in an instant!

[Firefrog]

The front and sides look awesome, I love the wide rear flares, but the rear end is just plain ugly.

[Silver_R34_GT-T]

i dunno, the black one im pritty sure looked ok, with exhuast tips moulded into it...

unless i was looking at something else :S

[SirSkyline]

how much are you paying for it Mushroom ??

[funkymonkey]

... and here's how kaki's driven with 355's on the rear

http://media.harderstuff.net/pete/DECA%204...Canopener_2.wmv

http://media.harderstuff.net/pete/DECA%204...MuppetRun_1.wmv

[Nismo_Boy]

There still trying to off load that kit eh. Funny what happen's when you ring Mr kakimoto him self, and he makes legal threats to dodgy people about having his kit knocked off.

Nice kit how ever, if you buy it make sure you don’t go cheap on the wheels, it’s what make the kit look complete.

Edited June 27, 2006 by Nismo_Boy

[Col-GTSX]

355.... OMG Ubbbbberrrrrr rubber...

I wonder and shudder as to the cost of name brand tyres...

[Silver_R34_GT-T]

hmmm the more i see it,, the more i want it... do they make em for r34s lol

[funkymonkey]

355.... OMG Ubbbbberrrrrr rubber...

I wonder and shudder as to the cost of name brand tyres...

We run Pirelli P-Zero's. $800 a pop

AFAIK there's R32 and R33 kaki widebody kits, but not R34 from memory.