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Frankentruck wrote: ↑Mon Jun 10, 2024 2:48 pm MIP won't reissue the 410 Legend kit, but they will make a buttsink. So what is a buttsink?
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I scanned the documentation back some years ago as I bought one I've yet to use: https://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?t=44769

LaTrax LTX-40 Instruction Manual

Here's an obscure item. A wing kit for the Latrax LTX-40 Corvette and possibly the Firebird. It's from the late '70s to early '80s time frame.

I'm not sure of the date on this catalog, but on the back cover there's a 1086 so I'm guessing that's October 1986.

Those Hi-Lux Monster Racer wheels are indeed a perfect match. That's a great looking truck. :) I was thinking the same thing when I got the wheels but I have the hilux and the wheel are a bright red these are a dark burgundyish color. I don't know if you can tell in the pictures. Ooohhh that's inte...

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Coelacanth wrote: ↑Fri May 31, 2024 10:29 am Those are some sweet rimz!

I dig them too!

Pargu gets the credit! I reached out via eBay and he confirmed he made them.

I knew it. It's funny how between the designs, and machining process used, you can tell who made certain wheels by those identifying characteristics.

Can confirm. The body on my King Cab is all cracked and broken. I forget exactly what the story is but I believe Tamiya used too thin of lexan on the originals.

I'm always looking myself.

Thanks for the detailed account of things! It almost made me feel like I was there. :) It seemed like my kind of an event. :lol: Garden tractor and mini rod are both fairly new classes so they're pretty popular at the moment. Garden tractor though badly needs an official rule change to allow pumpkin...

Those Hi-Lux Monster Racer wheels are indeed a perfect match. That's a great looking truck.

I think it's a wood nymph. I've only seen one out in the wild before.

ACE Hardware & Hobbies - Parts & Pricing Guide Vol.2

This catalog doesn't contain a date, but I believe it's from the early '90s. ACE Hardware touts itself as being America's largest gas hobby supplier at the time. Who knew?!

Due to my puller builds, I became pretty obsessed with bearings in my quest to use the best of everything. What I found is that there are American manufacturers that still produce miniature bearings, but with a catch. They either don't sell to the general public, or you have to buy in large quantiti...

Those look like Pargu wheels to me, and I believe he made various designs in that configuration. Why don't you contact him to see?

I just acquired my first ever Edelbrock carb when I bought my F100. I always had Holleys (and 1 Demon, which is basically a "super Holley"). The Eddy is doing a fine job, haven't felt the need to touch it. I am intrigued, though, as it is very different. Same experience here. I've had Hol...