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Looks fantastic Chuck. The colors do work together well. Ya know, at some point the chassis will be finished and you'll probably want to cap the project off with a nicely painted body. Unfortunately, that means covering most of the car making it appear to be just a nicely restored but otherwise ordi...

All wired for 12volts, F26 Composite engine installed
Houston....we a have a go for main launch

Those sound perfect, for a shelf car.

Kyosho Optima Pro, last of the chain driven Optimas. Period correct LeMans 480 SPA to finish it off.

Awesome post! But I have to say the Gold's would look better I believe.

Yep, they are really cool shocks but rebound dampening being adjustable really makes no. It should have been the compression instead. Oh well.

This morning.

Ok, yeah. I totally understand now. Any testing on these shocks is welcome. I have set of medium length platinum shocks that aren't being used right now. I may do some testing like you've done.

This is the best illustration I know of that traces MIP through the 1980's. http://www.toybaron.com/MIPreference.htm

I used Batemans and the service and price was great. The gold color he used is a pretty good match (edit: some of the later darker chassis) but unfortunately he had to strip my chassis from black. Because of this the chassis has a sorta dull color to it instead of a slight sheen. Maybe there is more...

I think I got the tooth count, Mod , pressure angle and dimensions correct. Finding the pressure angle almost broke my brain. :shock: Here's a trick for you, go on sdp-si.com and find a gear with the tooth count and pitch you need, they have cad models for all of em. Stick a hole in the center of t...

No, nothing is a direct fit. That said, there will soon be an option to run a full B6 modern drivetrain with either ball or gear diff.

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It's an invasion! They're everywhere!!!

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It has happened before....