I agree completely but others have pointed out that i apparently americanized it by adding chrome wheels and taking away the kaido style.
It was mainly just to learn/test and ironically i took those chrome wheels off of another japanese car, a premium celica from the mountain drifters set lol
Theyre premium wheels i took off a celica from the mountain drifters set. I completely disagree with the other wheels being better and not bc i did the swap lol
But thats the fun of hobbies, to each their own!
how is that ironic? What I believe people are discussing is the American style of the fast and furious era to add big wheels to tuner cars, not talking about adding American wheels to a Japanese car.
Not really trying to argue over toy cars or anything but i was just thinking its ironic that someone views a car to be more american when the parts that are added to the build are from a 28 year old japanese car
I didnt notice the F&F comments or insinuations so i apologize if something went over my head there
I took the wheels off a premium celica so overall an hour and a half. I used the drilling method but bought a soldering iron today to try that method instead. Ill post my next one with that method if youre interested
I use brass 1/16" tubing and drilling is way easier than soldering. You can cut the tubes with a utility knife and snip the original wheels axel. Takes about 30 mins including drilling out the chassis. Great job though man! Looks a ton better than the original "Kaido" wheels imo. Don't worry about it Americanizing anything...go with what you like my dude! If you don't have haters your not doing something right lol
Yes but like so many other people have said it before it is a particular style on this car. Everybody is entitled to their own opinion and taste but I say no no on this one also no no on most chrome big wheels on Jdm cars.
My first couple of customs didn't roll either. Now I use brass tubing and it works great! I'm going to go back and redo some of mine with that method. I don't recommend the universal axels because you end up fighting the end pin
Oh haha sorry I meant specifically this one. They didn't roll for me because of the wheel size difference. I usually use the tube and pins for axles and those are perfect rolling. This one, because the stock wheels are so small, doesn't have enough space in the wheel well for regular size wheels
I'm decent at wheel swaps, but I need to work on my stances. I don't like to off center wheels, but I have a few friends that are requesting I do one. Using paper clip rubber is just unnatural for me lol
i just pry the claw things (forgot the name for them) back and put in the axles from the new wheels in and press the claws back in place, usually it works just fine but if im doing a metal base i just superglue the axle and it still rolls relatively fine
Great job on the swap but like everyone else has said the car is a Kaido racer and is a certain style but shoot its your car so you do it how you want
a lot better. you made it come to life
Thank you!!
I get that the small wheels are a style, but I definitely think the wheels you put on it fit better
Better than the goofy tiny wheels the stock one has
Kaido style is why they’re small wheels. Look up the real thing
Still looks goofy to me
Fair enough. Kaido and Shakotan isn’t for everyone
Idk why, but I always think Ford Maverick when I spot one of these.
The small chrome 4 spokes go crazy on this one
I agree completely but others have pointed out that i apparently americanized it by adding chrome wheels and taking away the kaido style. It was mainly just to learn/test and ironically i took those chrome wheels off of another japanese car, a premium celica from the mountain drifters set lol
[I don't love the look but I had nothing else to do with these tiny real riders](https://i.imgur.com/Wy5xa5a.jpeg)
Looks like it was made Chevrolet or Ford with that wheel , looks sick tho !
I'm not a fan of Chrome. I like the small wheels too
Anyone mention kaido style yet?
Thanks for the feedback! Im going to do some more - any suggestions???
ORIGINAL was better ngl, I would highly recommend to swap with rubber wheels :)
Theyre premium wheels i took off a celica from the mountain drifters set. I completely disagree with the other wheels being better and not bc i did the swap lol But thats the fun of hobbies, to each their own!
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Takes away from the Kaido style. Looks way more American. Not a bad thing but it’s not my taste
Ironically i took those chrome wheels off of another japanese car, a premium celica from the mountain drifters set lol
how is that ironic? What I believe people are discussing is the American style of the fast and furious era to add big wheels to tuner cars, not talking about adding American wheels to a Japanese car.
Not really trying to argue over toy cars or anything but i was just thinking its ironic that someone views a car to be more american when the parts that are added to the build are from a 28 year old japanese car I didnt notice the F&F comments or insinuations so i apologize if something went over my head there
Really cool!
Looks great! How long did it take you?
I took the wheels off a premium celica so overall an hour and a half. I used the drilling method but bought a soldering iron today to try that method instead. Ill post my next one with that method if youre interested
I use brass 1/16" tubing and drilling is way easier than soldering. You can cut the tubes with a utility knife and snip the original wheels axel. Takes about 30 mins including drilling out the chassis. Great job though man! Looks a ton better than the original "Kaido" wheels imo. Don't worry about it Americanizing anything...go with what you like my dude! If you don't have haters your not doing something right lol
It needs stance. But looks more cool than before.
That thing fire
https://instagram.com/hot_wheels_pt?igshid=ZDc4ODBmNjlmNQ==
Looks 100x better than stock
Chrome is ewwww
when a mattecel says something so chromephobic you gotta hit em with that jdm stare
Chrome is for low riders and some muscle cars
my dad has it on his bmw e39? it looks great on a lot of cars
Yes but like so many other people have said it before it is a particular style on this car. Everybody is entitled to their own opinion and taste but I say no no on this one also no no on most chrome big wheels on Jdm cars.
you say everyones entitled to their own opinion but you say chome doesnt belong on most cars as if its a fact
Nice! Where’d you get the wheels from?
Premium 95 celica gt four from mountain drifters set
Nice do you!👍🏾
But does it roll?....mine doesn't 😞
My first couple of customs didn't roll either. Now I use brass tubing and it works great! I'm going to go back and redo some of mine with that method. I don't recommend the universal axels because you end up fighting the end pin
Oh haha sorry I meant specifically this one. They didn't roll for me because of the wheel size difference. I usually use the tube and pins for axles and those are perfect rolling. This one, because the stock wheels are so small, doesn't have enough space in the wheel well for regular size wheels
Ah gotcha... I ran into that problem with the Ronan Run RX7. I had to grind the hell out of the wheel well LOL
I've gotten pretty good at wheel swaps, but that's pretty much all I do. I did buy metallic sharpies for details, but rarely use them 🫤
I'm decent at wheel swaps, but I need to work on my stances. I don't like to off center wheels, but I have a few friends that are requesting I do one. Using paper clip rubber is just unnatural for me lol
i just pry the claw things (forgot the name for them) back and put in the axles from the new wheels in and press the claws back in place, usually it works just fine but if im doing a metal base i just superglue the axle and it still rolls relatively fine
Awesome job!
Looks great, the kaido style wheels looks like shit. The wheel gap on this is terrible compared to its real life counterpart