UK fine model car maker Amalgam has finally released the photos of their completed 1/8th scale Nissan GT-R model. Amalgam are recognized as the premiere model maker and supplier of models to high end luxury car manufacturers and racing teams globally.

At 1/8th scale this model is around 22 inches or 58 cm in length and weighs 5kg. It’s huge by any standard and is the most phenomenally well detailed model you’ll ever see.

Take a look at these photos (and the others at the link below). You can see everything has been recreated from the texture of the brake rotors, the reflections in the tail lamps, the stitching on the seats and accurate labels on the dashboard buttons.

These models are now available via Zele International in Japan for 398,000 yen a piece. For those wanting a model of their own GT-R, a custom version of the Amalgam GT-R model is available and starts at a price of 498,000 yen.

リンク: Amalgam 1/8th Scale Nissan GT-R Photo Gallery

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It’s been a full year, almost exactly to the day, since we last had an update on the Zele Performance Type-1 FZ-Titanium muffler for the R35 Nissan GT-R. Zele have this week finally announced the release of the exhaust which is targetted specifically to those chasing maximum performance and weight saving while expecting the absolute best quality fit and finish.

The Type-1 FZ-Titanium exhaust is a single side exit exhaust which saves weight and allows the user to install transmission or differential coolers in the vacant area opposite. It’s fully manufactured in Japan from titanium for durability and lightness and tips the scales at just 6.5 kgs (vs. 17kgs of the OE item).

The main pipe diameter is 89.1mm which splits into two 120mm exit tubes via a pair of resonators. If you guessed this exhaust might be a signifant upgrade in the sound department, you guessed right and you can check out the sound in the video we shot @ Zele headquarters in Yokohama earlier in the year.

The price for the exhaust is 348,000 yen in Japan.

Next up is the Zele FZ-Titanium front pipes. These high flow cat fitted front pipes keep your car street legal and emissions friendly while improving exhaust flow. They weigh less than half the standard front pipes as well at 5.2kgs (vs. 13.3kgs for the stock ones).

These front pipes go for 248,000 yen in Japan.

Hit up the links below to get more information and find your nearest Zele Performance dealer. Zele will also be attending SEMA 2009 this year in Las Vegas from 3rd – 6th of November. Visit them at their booth.

リンク: Zele Performance FZ-Titanium Muffler Type-1
リンク: Zele Performance FZ-Titanium Front Pipes

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Arios have been tweaking the look on a customer’s R35 GT-R recently. They have had a full carbon fibre Zele Performance aero kit installed which is made up of the front lip, side skirts and rear underspoiler. They liked the look of the WALD rear over-fenders (from the WALD SportsLine aero kit) though and decided to integrate the looks. Overall I feel this is quite a successful combination. Once they add some ultra-wide wheels at the rear to properly fill up the guards it should look even better.

For now it’s a one off custom made set of over-fenders but I dare say it would not be hard for any competent body shop to emulate this if you were into that sort of thing.

リンク: Arios ウェブサイト

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It’s not all news about performance parts and motor racing here, sometimes there is drama in the GT-R scene. While much of it goes on behind closed doors and in non public forums, this allegation caught my eye.

When Zele International had completed and debuted their world renowned Nissan GT-R aero parts back in January 2008, they had a mission to make the parts available globally. To do so, they signed up with a range of well known, well established businesses in a dealership model. So now, we can enjoy some very well known, local faces, who can get us our favourite Zele Performance parts all backed by Zele’s after sales service. All good so far.

It seems, according to Zele’s most recent website update, that one such dealership in the UK may have abused their dealership status to import Zele Products at a very low cost for “promotional” purposes, have them copied, modified slightly and then sold as their own product. Photos of the “new” parts fitted to one of the dealers own cars were taken at a local event and then published on a local UK forum. From the photographs its easy to see a resemblance.

The sad part about this is the company in question is generally thought to be a well respected business. Most certainly not a fly-by night web site. Copying parts is the cheap option these days and when no R&D is necessary your margins are higher. It’s really up to the buying public to vote with their money and choose to buy genuine items.

You can read the whole announcement by following the link below and the parts in question in the photos attached.

A very sad day indeed.

リンク: Zele Revoke Authorized Dealership ウェブサイト Update

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Wouldn’t it be nice to have Fuji Speedway in your backyard? Spend the weekends on a picnic blanket down by the circuit looking out on the Fuji Mountain vista. Ah memories…

Anyway where were we? Zele have been out to Fuji Speedway with the Complete Edition and in between bursts of view admiring and suspension adjusting have managed to set a 1:50.08 lap time. They’re personally not 100% pleased with the time but it is quite quick.

They think with a set of fresh rubber and a clear lap they can push for mid 1:4x’s. I’m sure the car has that in it and can’t wait till they go back which should be soon. We’ll see then if it has what it takes to be the quickest tuner GT-R at FSW.

リンク: Zele Performance
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The Zele Complete Edition is one amazing car, but with a 18.9 million yen price tag many of the exclusive dry carbon parts were out of reach for the regular GT-R enthusiast. Zele were initially restricting the sale of these exclusive dry carbon parts to the complete edition but now they’ve decided not to refuse perfectly good business if it presents itself.

Zele Performance will now sell select parts from the complete edition separately from the entire Zele Complete Edition package. The following parts have pricing for individual sale so far:

• Zele Performance Dry Carbon Fibre Mirrors
• Zele Performance Dry Carbon Rear Wing
• Zele Performance FZ-Titanium Type-1 Titanium Muffler (Video Below)

Want to get your hands on these in the USA? GT-RR and GTMotoring are both Zele dealers you can turn to to get these parts and anything else Zele have in their catalogue.

リンク: Zele Performance
リンク: GTMotoring Zele Parts Section
リンク: GT-RR.com Zele Parts Section

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Tokyo AutoSalon 2009 marks the official debut of the Zele Complete Edition, pricing is announced and orders can now be taken. GTRBlog was on the scene to check out the Zele Performance booth and it was most certainly one of the best at the show.

Featuring three cars, the Zele Complete Edition R35 GT-R, the Zele Performance Z34 Fairlady Z and the Zele Gran Turismo 5 V36 Skyline Coupe.

The Zele Complete Edition is officially priced at 18,880,000 yen for each of the eight cars that will be produced. This extremely limited edition is available for pre-order with an official on-sale date of 30th of March 2009.

We have much more information available on our recent Zele Complete Edition post including a video of the exhaust sound note so check this link for more information.

For now enjoy our photos from the Zele Performance booth, thanks to Kamata-san from Zele International for placing our GTRBlog.com sticker on the Zele Complete Edition rear window at the worlds biggest tuner car show!

リンク: Zele Performance ウェブサイト
リンク: Zele Complete Edition Launch Press Release
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First seen at SEMA in the US, Volk has recently released a new addition to their wheel lineup. The Volk Racing G2 or TE37 G2. Following this they have now added a new offset to the lineup to debut at Tokyo AutoSalon 2009. The new GT-R fitment changes the front to 20″x10″ +30mm offset while the rear moves to a 20″x11″ +25mm offset.

Zele International have a set of these for demoing at Tokyo AutoSalon in the flat black colour that everyone seemed to love at SEMA. We snapped a few shots of them while recently on site at Zele for a pre-TAS visit.

Rays Wheels will have quite a substantial sized booth at Tokyo AutoSalon as usual. They’re located in Hall 1 this year so stop by to check these out in the flesh.

Loads more photos after the jump…

リンク: Volk Racing ウェブサイト
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We are well and truly in the lead up to the biggest Japanese tuner show of the year, Tokyo AutoSalon, now. Today we paid a pre-TAS visit to one of my favourite workshops, Zele International.

Zele have two workshops not far from Tokyo. The first is at Atsugi while the main showroom is situated in Yokohama. We went to their Yokohama workshop to meet with Zele’s President, Satoshi Kamata-san to discuss their AutoSalon plans and plans for the sale of the new Zele Complete Edition package which is making it’s public debut in Japan at the show on Friday.

As already revealed, just eight Zele Complete Edition cars will be built. They are available to anyone worldwide with the caveat that you ship your GT-R to the Zele Yokohama workshop for the work to be carried out.

While many of the Zele Performance parts like the front bumper, side skirts and rear underspoiler are available through dealers, the key Zele Complete Edition dry carbon pieces will at this time, not be available to buy outside the Complete Edition full car package. This includes, the dry carbon front bumper (not including the regular FRP front bumper), the dry carbon rear wing, the dry carbon side mirrors and the dry carbon roof.

While we were there we got to check out both the Type-1 and Type-2 FZ-Titanium exhaust systems. The Type-1 was installed on the Zele Complete Edition demo car. The video below is what the FZ-Titan Type-1 exhaust sounds like on the FZ-ROM ECU Type-3 (550ps) tuned GT-R.

The FZ-Titan Type-2 exhaust is also an option on the Zele Complete Edition package. This more conventional looking quad outlet exhaust is of the best quality possible. We took a set of detailed photos for those undecided on which exhaust to go for on their GT-R.

Last but not least we got some exclusive photos of the last optional item on the Zele Complete Edition package not yet seen by the public. We will be posting those in the next 24hrs so stick around to find out what it is.

For those interested in meeting up with the NAGTROC and GTRBlog teams, we’ll be holding a meetup at TAS on Friday the 9th of January from 3:00pm – 3:30pm at the Zele International booth (#215) at Tokyo AutoSalon 2009.

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リンク: Tokyo AutoSalon ウェブサイト

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We’ve now received final specs and details on the much anticipated Zele International Complete edition. We’ve also got our hands on photos of the first prototype based upon the famous Zele International custom orange Nissan GT-R.

The Zele Complete Edition package features the following improvements on the R35 GT-R:

Cosmetics

• Zele International Custom Paint
• Dry Carbon Aero Bumper
• Dry Carbon Side Mirrors
• Dry Carbon Roof
• Dry Carbon Rear Spoiler
• Carbon Fibre Side Skirts
• Carbon Fibre Rear Underspoiler
• Carbon Fibre Hood NACA Ducts
• Carbon Fibre Fender Ducts
• Dry Carbon Front Grille
• Dry Carbon Engine Cover
• Titanium Hood Support
• Dry Carbon Radiator Shroud

Performance

• FZ-ROM ECU Type-3 – The latest FZ-ROM ECU update brings power up to 550ps
• Zele Titanium Exhaust (Option of Type-1 or Type-2)
• Rear Differential Cooler Type-2
• Zele Edition Rays Gramlights 20″ R57GT Wheels
• Zele Edition Rays Volk TE37 Generation 2 Wheels (Optional)
• Zele Coilover Sleeve Kit with lowered ride height
• RECARO TS-G Alcantara Racing seats
• Zele Sports Brake Pads

The Package includes a one year 20,000 km warranty and is available worldwide. The Zele Complete Edition can be ordered in US Specification, European Specification or Japan specifications (LHD and RHD) vehicles. Only 8 Zele Complete Editions will be made.

As for the price, this will be announced Friday morning at Tokyo AutoSalon 2009, 9th January 2009! Expect it to go for more than the GT-R Spec-V however. Zele International are located in booth #215 so drop in and say “Hi!”, English speaking staff will most likely be around much of the day to answer your questions.

As always stay tuned for more and check the photo gallery after the jump of the Zele Complete Edition Prototype!

リンク: Zele Performance Web Site

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Zele International continue to improve on the base Nissan GT-R with great parts. Today they’ve shown off the first photos of their upcoming Zele Performance Suspension Sleeve kit for the standard Bilstein Damptronic suspension fitted to the GT-R. This kit adds the ability to use aftermarket springs as well as adding adjustable ride height.

The kit will be on display at Tokyo AutoSalon 2009 which is right around the corner as part of the Zele Complete Edition Nissan GT-R. Stay tuned for more as AutoSalon approaches!

リンク: Zele Performance

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Regular readers will recall when Zele announced their rear differential cooler for the Nissan GT-R in October. The Type-1 cooler was nice and functional but pictured here is the Type-2 version with all it’s accompanying carbon fibre goodness.

For a small sum of 40,000 yen on top of the Type-1 kit you get a carbon mounting, carbon cooler surround and carbon air guide to provide more airflow to the cooler.

As with the Type-1 kit, this cooler is supplied with braided lines, Earls fittings and all the accessories required to fit it.

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Tokyo AutoSalon is coming up fast and plans are being put together. Zele International have let slip on some of their plans for the show which attracts over 250,000 people annually.

Zele will have their Zele Complete Edition Nissan GT-R there of course, followed up with a Nissan Skyline 370GT Coupe and a Nissan 370z.

Three cars this year is three times bigger than Zele’s booth in 2008 so can’t wait.

ソース: Zele Performance via 370zblog.com

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Zele add even more dry carbon fibre to their Nissan GT-R Zele Complete Edition today with the completion of their full dry carbon rear spoiler prototype.

This OEM shaped spoiler saves a significant amount of weight and will be completed for release in December. It will debut to the public at Tokyo Auto Salon in January 2009.

ソース: Zele Performance

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Congratulations to Zele International, ranked as one of the top 13 cars at SEMA by Mothers taking away the Mothers Choice trophy for design excellence. Nice work guys!

リンク: Zele Performance

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Today Zele International were nominated for the Mothers Shine award. Given for a display with an outstanding finish, this is certainly a prestigious nomination when you consider some of the level of detail SEMA cars get in the paint department.

With their world famous Lamborghini Orange Nissan GT-R they’ve managed to get quite a lot of attention and influence on the GT-R scene. Many other SEMA GT-Rs are fitted with Zele Performance parts.

The final spec of the car shown at SEMA is:

Exterior

• Zele Front Aero Bumper
• Zele Carbon Rear Underspoiler
• Zele Carbon Front Lip Spoiler
• Zele Carbon Side Skirts
• Zele Dry Carbon Side Mirrors
• Zele Carbon Fender Ducts
• Zele Carbon NACA Hood Ducts
• Zele Dry Carbon front grille
• Zele Dry Carbon intake Cover
• Zele Carbon radiator shroud
• Zele Titanium hood support bar
• Zele JDM GT-R four tail lightup kit
• Zele Dry Carbon Roof

Performance Parts

• Zele FZ-ROM ECU
• Zele Titanium Muffler (Type-1)
• Zele Rear diff cooler
• Zele Edition Rays Gramlights R57GT 20″ Wheels

Check this car out all through SEMA at the ENEOS Oil booth (#24501). This is the Zele Complete Edition early prototype and Zele plan on continuing to work on reducing the weight of the GT-R and producing even more parts for the upcoming Tokyo Auto Salon exhibit. GTRBlog will be updating you of course between now and then.

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リンク: ENEOS Oil

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Zele International keep the innovation coming today showing off photos of their latest prototype, a carbon fibre roof for the Nissan R35 GT-R. Replacing the roof with this item will shed up to 5 kg of weight while improving body rigidity.

Seen here in prototype form, you can check it out for yourself at SEMA this coming week from Tuesday the 4th of November. See the famous Zele International demo car at the ENEOS Oil booth (#24501). First person to mention GTRBlog.com to Kamata-san wins a free Zele catalogue*.

リンク: Zele Performance

*Catalogues may or may not already be free…

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We promised in September, Zele International would release their rear differential cooler kit for the Nissan R35 GT-R soon and today they’ve updated us on the release date. We’ve also got pricing for the kit and word that two versions will be offered.

The two kits on offer are:

• Type 1: This kit features the oil cooler core, oil pump, hoses, fittings and mounting hardware required. This kit is priced at 198,000 yen.
• Type 2: This kit features the same as Type 1 but with the addition of a carbon fibre air guide to provide more airflow through the cooler. This kit is 238,000 yen.

Both kits go on sale from your Zele International dealers from November 17th 2008. While this kit works best with an aftermarket exhaust, a version that works with the standard exhaust is currently in development.

More photos after the jump…

リンク: Zele Performance Home Page

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We saw these a couple of weeks back but now they’re clear coated, polished and fitted to the Zele demo car. These are lightweight dry carbon items and will make up part of the Zele Complete Edition package prototype in early 2009.

See these at SEMA in early November at the ENEOS Oil Stand (#24501) as the famous Zele International GT-R will be representing.

Updated: Added two further images of production version – Feb 09

リンク: Zele Performance Home Page

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Zele are in full preparation mode for the upcoming SEMA show in Las Vegas beginning on November 4th 2008. Regular readers will remember when we announced Zele attending the SEMA show back in early September. Since then we have had confirmation that Zele’s famous bright metallic orange demo car will be stationed at the ENEOS Oil stand (#24501).

Zele have a full English catalogue produced available to interested parties at the show as well. Photos of the catalogue after the jump…

SEMA is the largest and best show of automotive tuning and specialty products in the US and will be held from the 4th of November to 7th of November 2008 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

リンク: Zele Performance Home Page
リンク: SEMA Home Page

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