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Looks excellent!

No. Not this year. I plan on being there in 2025. My cars will be ready even if I'm not. :lol: 2025? Wow, that's some forward planning! Would be good to cut some (chaotic) laps, while talking complete crap :wink: It is. I don't need the wheels falling off my car on the starting grid. :lol: Talking ...

Got myself a race truck from eBay.... a nice T3. 01.jpg 02.jpg 03.jpg Should be great for the Vintage Bash in November.... even if I can't drive! What is this blasphemy!???? I thought you were running a Schumacher? :D Hey 1300GT , I was planning on running a Schuey, building up a Shotgun or Storm.....

Incredible_Serious wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 8:00 am Got myself a race truck from eBay.... a nice T3.

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Should be great for the Vintage Bash in November.... even if I can't drive!

What is this blasphemy!????

I thought you were running a Schumacher?

MIP B200 or B400 diff. Cool.

I reckon you need some lightweight stub axles or it's going to be massively overweight.

Really nice score. Does it have an MIP or Thorp diff?

Made this battery strap for my Classic. The post stops shorty lipos from sliding backwards. It's upside down in this picture. Fitted.

Bring back Dick Brinton and his "Budget Racer" series in RCCA. Columns like that and other individual articles about people's mods to their cars, explaining how they got more out of them were and still are part of the reason that keeps me playing with these things.

I spy a Thorp wing.

Cut, painted and fitted a Penguin RC undertray and wing to the Optima.

Penguin goodness.

The sway bars are attached to the wishbones via four small aluminium posts and some spare ballends and ballcups I had sitting around. The front. 12.jpg The rear. 123.jpg I currently have the stock Kyosho springs on the Tomahawk shocks. They seem a little soft for this buggy. I've found some stiffer ...

GoMachV wrote: ↑Thu Jun 15, 2023 1:28 pm This kid is holding it properly

No wonder I struggled with it. It's not designed for all the Southpaws, Mollydookers and Goofy-footers.

There's a throttle lever on the right hand side of the transmitter which isn't visible in the picture. You can see it here in this picture. I had one years ago and I found it terrible to use after getting used to conventional stick radios. images.jpeg I guess modifying them to accept a slot car cont...