Tommy Kaira R35 GT-R Aero Parts Development

Tommy Kaira have a nice line up of complete cars and they are about to add the R35 Nissan GT-R into the mix with what is shaping up to be very much like WALD’s  R35 GT-R Sports Line.

If previous GT-R complete cars by Tommy Kaira are anything to go by, their current efforts continue the trend of making an already aggressive shape even more so but without going totally overboard. Now that the clay modelling is almost complete we can get a good idea of what the final product will look like… on the outside at least! Going through their (badly written) blog entry we’re informed that the air vents in front of the front wheels are marked out and ready to be cut so the dry carbon air ducts can be fitted. Much like the WALD R35 GT-R Sport Line the Tommy Kaira 35GT-R will feature comprise mainly of FRP but with some pieces made of dry and also wet carbon making a kind of “pattern” around the car. Could be a rather interesting look.

The rear over fenders will extend 20mm each side and be made of wet carbon and flow into the FRP and wet carbon side skirts to give the design an OEM-like quality, something that more than a few people didn’t like about WALD’s “bolt on” rear over fenders.

The rear wing will use the original base plates with uprights that will extend higher than standard and offer two settings to choose from. Unfortunately for Japanese customers (this is a rarity), the absence of a high-mounted stop light will make the rear wing you see here available for foreign customers only! Japanese customers will have to make do with a carbon wing extension mounted to the standard rear wing, although a final decision on this hasn’t been made yet.

The rear diffuser will surely be a highlight of the new design with the two piece design making the rear end look very menacing indeed. The rear under tray will be made of wet carbon while the diffuser underneath it will be made of dry carbon making the contrast between wet and dry parts most obvious in this area. These parts in particular aren’t just for looks either as both (along with the rest of the kit) have been designed to have aerodynamic benefits.

There will be a list of optional parts available comprising of mirror covers in dry carbon, air intake ducts in wet carbon and muffler protectors in dry carbon. Other areas of the car will get the Tommy Kaira treatment too, apparently the braking system and suspension are getting looked at for possible upgrades as well as the interior which should receive subtle enhancements along the lines of the WALD Sport Line. There are other some other changes to be made in the near future but for now, that’s where the project is at the moment.

Words: Justin Karow
Images: Tommy Kaira