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Well I think tamiya was smart this time on keeping the price up they should have done that with the scorchers and rough riders.

Lowgear , 3m makes what you are looking for http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/convolute-non-woven-wheels/abrasive-wheels/abrasives/ecatalog/N-i9l?op=search&sst=subset

when you finish drying it off spray the any of the steel parts with wd40 or use mystery oil that should keep any of the metal from rusting though I never had any problem with the out drives rusting just the original turnbuckles

No problem you should also soak the body in dish soap that will take alot of the tar from the smoke off

I just use my marine tape on the rear trans where the cap is if you have the original kyosho turnbuckles on it then I would remove them aswell or just make sure to lube them up after your done with the dish washer and the tires soak in dish soup I do recommend for the tecs removing the screws cause ...

take all the electonics, tires wheels off and stick it in the dish washer

Really nice grab congrat's!! though I would loose the wing

your best bet would be to just change your lower chassis to the composite craft or maybe the sassy chassy then you can use a saddle pack set up

you can find what you need here for prop shaft grease just scroll down to the bottom of the page http://www.finedesignrc.com/hardware.asp

here is a link for the jeti brushed speed controls which are very good speed controls http://www.hobby-lobby.com/jeti_speed_controls_304_ctg.htm

The best motor you could use for this would be Graupner 600bb SP 7.2 with ball bearings. The shaft drive on this boat wont handle a brushless set up. You could also use a cordite motor aswell both are good marine brushed motors. A larger prop will give you more punch off the line but less speed on t...

The chassis is shared with the gallop , progress , and gallop mk2

The white trans with gold parts go to the traxxas bullet. Welcome to the forum

Welcome to the forum... Are the chassis he has only for the rc10 or does he have any others also if you could ask him if he remembers which body was used on the optima mid sassy chassis? Thankyou Chris

That really sucks!! the knee is a very painful iinjury 10 years ago I feel off a second story roof onto a concrete driveway my left knee is what broke my fall now I have a man made knee which I have my good days and bad but life goes on. Hang in there Doug I hope your recovery is quick