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Incredible_Serious post wrote: I'm guessing it was the "Must not buy a Tamiya" rule......

Yessir!

All rc cars are related to tribbles , they multiply !

It will be in the last one

Chuck

XLR8 what did you use for the chrome strip around the door ways ? Looks really nice , the whole truck looks very nice . Thank you Dadio. I have a roll of adhesive-backed aluminum foil tape that came from Lowes - it's meant for sealing HVAC ductwork. The foil is thin and has no coating so it stretch...

From that description its pretty clearly a mini mustang , full chassis and same arms all round , thank you , not sure witch I was hoping for but its the mustang I remember not the maxima and the performance difference means very little , I do like the maxima body better though .

PB Mini Mustang in pretty good nick , nice Trinity motor in it as well , came from Ebay just listed as vintage rc car , i think somebody else noticed what it was as well but still not a bad price , i would have paid more . Was wearing a Testarossa body on for some reason , also UJ front drive shafts...

I milled a slot in the inside of the bumper mount to clear the diff , there's no contact , its 3mm thick Kydex and the slot is 2 mm deep on the inside for clearance , my only fear is its being too strong and transferring too much force into the backbone in a crash , I did think of 3d printing a bump...

A new belt and spur gear arrived today so I swapped out the belt and WOW what a difference ! I need so much less tension on it , probably because it has teeth on it lol !

Mini Mustang 2 speed gearbox bits .

Congrats to all the '19 winners... and thanks to EVERYONE who submitted builds every month. It's such a treat to see all the cool stuff people are working on! Here's to more in '20...

Cheers!

Sometimes it takes just a little while to mount 4 tires and a wing

Hi. I got one of these in a lot of incomplete cars. Actually I’m not sure what MK it is. The Irvine 15R in it was completely seized. I’ve disassembled it as far I could and it’s been sitting in kerosene for months now. I should check on it one of these days. Fortunately the lot also included an idén...

klavy69 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 31, 2019 9:36 pm Happy New year to all those already in it and those waiting for midnight yet. Hope it's a safe one and 2020 is better than 2019 was

Todd

P.S. can someone from Australia get Alex from writing in the truck stop bathroom stalls about me

No such thing as bad publicity

Sorry, I'm late to the party as usual. I had to stop for ice. Happy 2020 fellas, make the best of what you're handed!