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I rubbed a bit of silicon grease on tyres. All I can say is it doesn't seem to have done any harm.

Sunset in Paris....nah. any guesses where it is This? [attachment=0]4DFE9AE7-054D-497D-ADDA-DE1E2EFC62AA.jpeg[/attachment Warm, very warm.....no cigar ...yet Warm enough .. the Croydon transmitter near crystal palace. Cigar in the post. As sunset is in the west I must be east of it. Romulus on a wi...

Great work, should have a BOM in the bag.

Watch out for different size front suspension arms between 44b and zerda. Part nos. Ct1 on 44b and zr1 zerda
I haven't compared the dogbones but could if you want

Re LWB bumper, yes quite different on reflection.

About 172mm length

I don't think they put adjustable castor on zerda because it has castor angle on the front of the chassis plate. I guess no harm in having adjustable castor on a zerda but I haven't compared any effect on dogbone length and Zerda/44b front suspension arms are different lengths anyway. Is adjustable ...

It's turned into "A Tale of Two Zerdas"
Painted the penguin driver, not perfect paint job, not even good but better'n nowt.
Still some tinkering opportunities.

This shows front anchorages zerda and 44B Rear zerda shock plate orientation allows cage around the shock.

The hirobo 12mm hex problem. Curiosity I bought some cheap tamiya hpi axles. Then some 10x15x4 bearings to fit the cup of the axle. Can't find 5x15x5 to fit the narrow part of the axle but used 6x15x5 zerda with some spacer (rolled plastic for the time being). Offered up to zerda steering knuckle to...

I'll get a pic of an assembled unit and check the dogbone clearance as I think the tamiya needs to go a bit deeper into the knuckle .

Dadio wrote: ↑Mon Nov 14, 2022 2:37 am I'm gonna say congratulations on your last restoration for a while

I dunno just restoring a different type of buggy, and if your awake anyway...

I wonder if you find it as annoying as I do that many products and spares don't give a good description of measurements. Especially with vintage models for which spares are difficult to come by. Probably loads of compatible or adaptable parts if sufficient descriptions were available. A database on ...

Happy accident...been talking about wheel track width recently so measured zerda with stock wheels and got 24cm to outside edge of tyre. By a quirk of fate the 12mm hex wheels with adapters produced the same width even with the rear being a wider wheel. Hadn't even thought of offset. Jammy or what.

Addressing the single bearing and 12 mm hex issue. I got some cheap tamiya hbx axles, found 10x15x4 bearings fit the narrow part of the cup. Can't find 5x15x5 bearings so used the zerda 6x15x5 with some spacer. Plastic until maybe some 6mm tube with .495 wall is acquired. Dadio printed some 4mm knuc...

Shock data. Piston shaft lengths 41mm and 33mm x 3mm Piston head 7.5mm dia Cylinder barrel 38mm plus 8mm fixing head Dia 10mm wall thickness abt 0.5mm The oil passing around the piston instead of through holes is a poor point in design. So is the method of fixing seals in the cap. And shafts wear by...