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It is sort of similar... but definitely not the same. I've been waiting on new hardware to arrive from Tower... needed shock rebuild kits, e-clips, stealth lube, etc. I also got a set of the aluminium inline axles and matching steering blocks to replace my destroyed axle. The box just arrived on Fri...

that red body is really cool. Do you know what it is, or who made it? nice restoration going on! Thanks for the compliment. The body is cool... sort of a squashed, race-bred version of a Hummvee. I really have no idea who made it, which is a shame, because I'd love to have a fresh one. Maybe it's t...

This weekend central Delaware got about 24" of snow. We spent about three hours shovelling. It was tough, but when it was done I had earned some downtime. So, I set about re-dyeing all of the nylon parts to get everything looking fresh. Every part was scrubbed with soap and water using a toothb...

As I kid I actually had the foresight to know my chassis plate would get hammered. I had covered the bottom surface with what appears to be clear packing tape. By now it was a total mess, so I scraped the remnants off with a razor blade. I then removed the remaining residue from both sides with carb...

On a build thread I like to keep all the info at the beginning... Makes it easy for folks to find it in the future without digging through the whole thread. It should be a fun project. I'm going to detail the process for all of the refinishing of the parts. I'm gonna keep the brushed setup... but I'...

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This thread is going to get long, so as I add posts, I will list them here for quick reference.

Chassis Plate Refinishing
http://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?p=136545#p136545

Step 1: Tear-down My Futaba Magnum Jr. radio is long gone, as are my battery packs. One dogbone is missing... but may be around somewhere. Everything else is accounted for. I got the whole truck disassembled in a single night. The wheel bearings are shot... totally destroyed by rust and grime. The ...

Sometime in late '91 or early '92 I decided it was time to upgrade from my kick-ass (but far too fragile) Tamiya Blackfoot. I was 14 at the time, and I'd been drooling over the Team Trucks that had just hit the scene. My Dad told me that if I could save enough money for the kit, he'd buy the radio. ...