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I could be wrong but it looks like in the picture servo or double sided tape was used. I really like your build and attention to detail.

About the chassis it is certainly thinner and lighter than the original. It's like the CC. I don't have the classic reissue so can't comment on that one.

Do you have actual thickness numbers to support the thinner claim? From my research, I have...

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Wonder if you could spray the sidewalls with clear plasti-dip to get the lettering to last a little longer...

I could see swapping wheels and bodies just for fun... Kyosho wheels, stock style dune buggy... dropped with a different Beetle...

What's the status on the Charger?

It'll hopefully be out of body & paint soon, but then...there's so much to do. Install new carpets, get seats either reupholstered or replaced with something more modern (whichever is more cost effective),...

Oh, so you're one of THOSE kind of people, eh? :wink: :wink: :wink: :mrgreen:

There is nothing about this project that is particularly difficult, the hardest part will be removing the bottom row of siding to replace the flashing, which is more...

While back from Montluçon, I reshuffle some boxes in the work area... And found some ball bearings allowing me to resume work on the 44B Hilux... I reopen the gearbox and replaced the rollers bushings by ball bearings...

Then I started to work out...

Today, some stickers arrived from Down Under, courtesy of my friend Johann (aka yogi-bear)... This is just a sample, but it's on really nice and thin material and super easy to apply, like it was on the Mitsubishi...

I applied a set on the Big...

Can someone explain the outlawed front wheels story?

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Enjoy the read, click on pics for clarity :D
Edit: sorry TRX-1-3 it took me so long to find and upload this article you answered...

When we first moved in, I had a whole plan to build a track in another area of the yard that's a little bigger. I just never had the gumption to get it going. :?

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Actually finished one of the FXT's.

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A nice group of motors showed up. I'm most excited about the Race Prep. The can and endbell are both unique. I have no other motors like this.
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I'm not a RP expert, but they typically have Racing Motors on the label instead of the...

Well, I felt like I owed the board somethin'...
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I've installed the electronics this afternoon so it's a runner now.
Reedy 1523MG, Dynamite branded HW 1060, and a Corona Futaba compatible Rx.

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I have the body cut and fitted so I just need to mask and apply paint. Still waiting for...

For my fishing reels, I make my own mix of TSI 321, Corrosion X, and 99% IPA. It's mostly alcohol as a carrier fluid.

I flood the bearings in it and let the alcohol evaporate, leaving a thin film of TSI and Cor X.

99% IPA?? How many beers in...

Looks pretty close. My Mom loves her new little RC '67 vette, but has to learn to drive on this little slower Bus first. Working up to the faster one.

The white hood stinger decal should be here next week sometime, from MCI, I'll get the pics...

If you're not changing resins and don't have the printer near a window you don't even need to drain the vat unless you're going several months with it not in use.

I know but It really depends the resin you use (not all are behaving the same on...

Now with all the clearance issues aside, on to the benefits.

15% wider contact area vs the Kyosho idler gear. More face contact = more strength.
The Kyosho idler gear, by all appearances, is quite soft and not very durable.
Conversely a...