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I ended up with a Novak Ballistic motor shell in a parts lot, and then came across a 13.5 replacement stator, and then a replacement Novak rotor, and then.... .... .... ...so after staring at the parts in a corner for a while, it felt like it was time to assemble my first brushless motor rebuild. . ...

OK guys,

I was hoping to do the drawing tonight, but I think it's probably going to be tomorrow night. Kinda tied up in something and I don't want to have to rush around later. I'll give everyone a heads up before I go live.

Snowman and the Bandit.

Where's Fred?

Tamiya Blackfoot AKA Redfoot Sassy Chassis Sees Aluminum Champ 500 wheels Sees Aluminum Knock Off Nuts Custom Aluminum Roll Bar Tamiya Type R Brushed Motor Proline Dirt Paw Tires Mip Diff. This was a big job to restore but I enjoyed doing it.

Awesome, congrats! Don't forget to crank up some Huey Lewis and the News while you're building it!

This is Futaba's product catalog from 1991.


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Then I realized I just bought ball bearing kits for the 40th and CC that will never be run :| Who's the idiot? Don't feel bad. If I went by that logic, only like three of my cars would even have electronics in them. And none of those are nice ones. My view is that all of my cars should be ready to ...

I had already drilled the chassis for the standard steering servo mount location, so this building it as a standard gold pan seems right. Well, sort of standard.
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Found a guy selling 13 brushed motors on eBay and found out he was local to me. So, figured I would msg him and see if he'd take an offer locally to save on packing/shipping. When he arrived he said he found a few more that he would throw in for a song. Spent the last few days cleaning/rebuilding/la...

Picked up the remnants of a Traxxas Stampede, cheap. I figured that if the esc or Cirrus servo worked, it was worth it. Both worked, the esc just had a bad switch. 20240624_175406.jpg Also got a couple servo lots. The Shredders were one package and everything else was another. 20240624_175809.jpg

I modified some cheap pliers to install roll pins.

I also modified a pliers. They are very easy to install now.
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Wife gave me an old storage bin she wasn't using so I figured I'd try it to store motors in. Holds them perfectly, so I ordered 8 more bins online. 550 cans are too big for the 18-compartment config, but I'm sure I'll think of something.

Before Tsukuba's R/C designers reveal their latest Buggy rebirth, I want to show you my genuine Dogfighter. Body was brushed in an age, when electric cars acted gas powered models, staged by stickers e.g. Texaco, Bardahl, STP a.o. Motor is made by Mabuchi for Graupner. It is similar to what they mad...