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I also need to decide which gearbox is going in. I kind of think the new Factory Works / JC Racing hybrid gearbox would be the right setup, but have to think about it a little more. For now it's at a stopping point. . 1000010425.jpg . 1000010424.jpg . 1000010422.jpg . 1000010427.jpg . 1000010428.jpg

I dislike aluminum gears. In my experience they wear down and then with shortened teeth they strip out the mating nylon gear.

I trust no one on April Fools Day

I have a nice 6 gear that has needed a home for a while. This chassis feels like the right one for it.

I didn't realize the AYK Buffalo had laydown rear shocks like this. I think I need to update the name to the Buff CAT
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2" stretch Super Clodbuster
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Cloddin' around a little:
https://youtu.be/6oQ53GN6l-s?feature=shared

Build thread is here:
https://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?t=49060

TRX-1-3 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2024 4:25 pm My brother put salt in the sugar bowl and told my other brother it was salt. Other brother figured THAT was the joke, proceeded to salt his Wheaties. Saturday morning slug-fest. Classic.

Never trust the truth!

Some oldies came my way. Excellent functional Bantam / Ace midget and micro servos, and a really cool Novak NEC-1 charger packaged in an ESC size case.
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The pinion end looks like it uses a Parma can.
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Now just the need to decide on a body.
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https://youtu.be/7QIo3qcXDbQ?feature=shared
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I think this Penguin body is going to be the right choice since it's meant to end in front of the rear shock tower.
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I like the low slung sawed off look of that body, great candidate for this build…… I’d say to figure out a paint scheme that shows off the lay down front shocks maybe either clear or trans candy. It would be a shame to cover them up. We are thinking similarly on the paint scheme. Body is trimmed an...

Had a little more Cloddin' fun today. It was too warm though for the dogs to join in.

https://youtu.be/6oQ53GN6l-s?feature=shared

I asked Bob about some motors I'm looking for and he didn't have them in his collection. I asked vectorsolid and he came up with some of them. So far though getting to buy one has been a challenge.

I asked Bob about the motors through PM here and vectorsolid through eBay messages.

It's not July 4th yet, but the aliens are coming in a little early this year. Alien space ship cloud rolling in on the horizon.
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I was looking to see if any spare parts are being made available and came across this. Available late May? What the heck?!?
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