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Update: screw kit finally arrived!...got all the stuff to complete it. Last build for awhile..."the diamond one" will be assisting me so he will be the one entering it in botm, not myself

Gotcha doug, Springfield is way north of us. If those shocks leak it is the tiny inner orings. I have never found replacements. I did buy a nip front set that came with 4 extra and i used them on my leaking ones and it fixed it. Mounting upside down is only other option.

I took it out for a trial this morning. The tires didn't grip as well as I'd hoped. It was only about 45 degrees Fahrenheit or so which didn't help any either. The stock Wimpy is a beast too which also didn't help, but it is sweet! It looks lie I didn't have it slipping, but I did. I thought I had i...

Very cool! It can be really frustrating when the back end keeps snapping around. Is it possible to hold the back of the car, spin the tires against the pavement and build a little heat in them? If I'm not mistaken, the rubber compound for caps will soften as it warms and become more sticky. Yes, I ...

Cleaning , polishing and a little paint. Hours of cleaning. Hours of sanding. Hours of polishing. And a little paint on the wheels. Toothbrush with simple green, dishwashing detergent and marvel mystery oil. 220grit, 320, 400, 800, 1000, 2000 and 3000. May be 50% of the way done with cleaning and po...

Man Chuck that is amazing! I know your opinion of Kyoshos back at "Right Stuff Hobbies" in the late 80's weren't that great.....but your about to find out 80s Kyosho's are as good as anything....if not better! Wait till you get the Le Mans bug in you :lol: Derek I am almost beginning to g...

Doug, the only time I tried adhesion promoter on Lexan was when I dipped some bodies.
Not really sure of effectiveness as my dipping results were kind of mixed.
A couple of pretty nice successes and one or two failures. Pretty steep learning curve on hydrodipping for a novice.

Chuck

Chuck, Kyosho Le Mans never made a 27t stock motor. They did have 2 Super stock motors with 20 and 34 degree fixed timing , closed endbell, bushings....but that wasnt stock.

Chuck, Kyosho Le Mans never made a 27t stock motor. They did have 2 Super stock motors with 20 and 34 degree fixed timing , closed endbell, bushings....but that wasnt stock. Ok you got me.... I will admit to owning more than one Kyosho motor. But only under the most dire circumstances. Please don't...

Back then, an RC10 with a bunch of Kyosho stickers all over it
And a Trinity motor
Chuck

Back then, an RC10 with a bunch of Kyosho stickers all over it :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: And a Trinity motor :lol: :lol: :lol: Chuck Actually, it might more accurately be the opposite. Back then, RWD and 4WD cars competed together as few 4WD's could outrun the RC10...the Optima changed all that, and ...

What's it worth questions are normally against the rules, but since you're not looking for the value of something you personally own, it's cool. :) The only answer I can give is the one we always do. The classic it's worth what you're willing to pay line. The problem with vintage R/C is that there's...

Because 4.8-6 volts are still commonly used in BEC'S. NIMH receiver packs are still used as well.

Servos made for high voltage typically have those ratings as well.

This is one of my favorite buggies.

Out of the box this suckers pretty quick it gave me a run last weekend during testing.....................................