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@ XLR8, I had a look at the gearbox in the instruction manual, there is only one washer. ... I also note that all bearing kits I saw were mentioning 3 850 bearings, but I believe only 2 are required for the counter gear, and that replacing the metal bearing next to the big bevel gear on the right s...

Lovely build!!! The body is a beauty. I'm not a Tamiya guy but i had to get two Tamiya Volkswagen Karmann Ghia kits last summer with intention of finishing the two towards end of 2021. So far, I've only managed to partially build one with ball bearings as an upgrade. The chassis is basically done mi...

I've never had a Pan Car but I'm sort of curious and after a little advice from a few of you guys in my Pan curious thread I settled on some (forgotten to me ) middle ground in the form of the Bolink Digger , the Digger was basically a 1/10 Pan car called the Round Tracker that was retro fitted with...

Chassis design credit to Thomas Peter, his take on the Schumacher conversion

That's an interesting decal sheet - i wasn't aware Traxxas was offering it. Back in my hot rod days (70's and 80's), I've bought parts from most of the manufacturers represented on that sheet. Really brings back memories. Anyway, here's what I'm doing for rear springs - FYI. I think they are RC10T f...

Yeah, apart from having only one o-ring, I think the dampers will be fine for this car. The problem is with the springs. I've read that CRP has offered a soft spring kit for the Frog that will also fit the WO but I prefer to use what I have on hand. Maybe, if I were planning to race my car, I'd cons...

When it comes to bumpers, I think it's entire subjective; there's no right or wrong. I typically don't installed bumpers on Ultima's or RC10's. Having a bumper on an RC buggy just looks odd to me. The 91 Stealth replica is the only RC10 in my collection with a bumper. So finally, here's the front da...

One curiosity: the uprights are fixed on the upright axle by a setting screw. (one note : I don't put grease on parts that are exposed to dirt as it tend to capture the dirt, so no grease here (if needed I'll spray some PTFE dry lube on the axle). Put a tiny bit of blue locktite on the settings scr...

They make plastic safe Loctite. If you read the SDS, it's just CA glue.

But yes, the solvent in regular Loctite will damage plastics.

Very nice work so far. I agree with you completely regarding the use of grease on exposed parts. Grease + dirt = grinding paste (or anti-lubricant). One quick note: If you are planning to fit the supplied top lexan panel, you will want to remove these two protrusions from top of cage (step 15, page ...

One curiosity: the uprights are fixed on the upright axle by a setting screw. (one note : I don't put grease on parts that are exposed to dirt as it tend to capture the dirt, so no grease here (if needed I'll spray some PTFE dry lube on the axle). Put a tiny bit of blue locktite on the settings scr...

Here are those dimensions you've requested. I have designed this part in imperial decimal units to make it easier to lathe (unfortunately, my old lathe doesn't accommodate the metric system :roll: ) so I have changed units to mm for you here. The result is some dimensions may appear a bit random. Yo...

A very interesting thread! It looks very nice, congrats Hitec! Thank you optimaforever! There hasnt been updates, as I've been busy and mostly just testing the car when i've had time. I found two weak spots when doing some jumps in freezing temps and fixed them. The updated and re-tested parts have...

Additional thinking about the range of move from the rear suspensions: it's not only the arms by the rear axles are also touching the roll cage. Modifying the rear arms would not be enough to change the situation. Further it seems that extending the range would lead to loose the dog bones. So I wil...

toys.JPG I guess my car came from that other Tamiya company. :lol: I have a feeling I'll get frustrated running this car on the track. I might as well accept its limitations and have fun or put it on the shelf where it was meant to go. I do agree with you, it should be great fun on a beach. I just ...