Toyota 2000 GT: engine and chassis

The white metal engine and resin underhood bits took some fiddling to get it all to fit, and were definitely not representative of the quality of fit of a typical Hasegawa kit. I also have their Nissan R89C with metal engine, and this is an important point to watch on that kit as well.

 

 A very nice engine, designed by Yamaha, and competitive with the Nissan Skyline engine. 

 

 

Nonetheless the overall result looks good. The engine is well detailed and the photoetched cam covers are very nice. 

Next is the resin engine bay, which required some adjustments to fit the engine, chassis and body. 

It turns out that the two exhaust manifolds are slightly different to clear frame rails that narrow towards the transmission tunnel. A bit of filing avoided having to remove and swap them, but future builders should watch this.

 

 

On to the interior and body. Stay tuned!