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wow I guess I can see the future! How the heck did my response get above the question?

Yup early spine plate. That's really cool. I wouldn't be too disheartened with the discolorations. It was like that from the molds, and every car that has seen sunlight will have it. The plastics we're always more of a bone color.

Spur gear changes were pretty much the norm, so that's pretty easy to lose the original. The original had a smaller number of holes and was available for quite a long time since it was the same up until the stealth came out. If you keep you eyes peeled you should be able to find a white one somewher...

the tubs are stamped(so they aren't always perfect), and if it's been used at all, there is a very good chance someone impacted something pretty hard. It's very common that tubs go banana shaped. You can flex them back down, with the right amount of wood blocks, some tweaking and pressure. Be sure t...

the b5 cars are already discontinued

30 degree blocks will give you the most srock caster, at 8 degrees to match the ds noseplate. The 30 degree blocks have no offset. So they will be any angle a kickup would be. From there, to get any more caster, you would have to flip others left to right and trim the rib off to get the travel you n...

whoops. yes, i meant positive caster, with the top of the spindle leaning behind the wheel as you move forward. yes, you have to trim the caster block, the rib and possibly some of the back side. though, as a dragster, you might be OK as is with just a few degrees of steering angle. you likely won't...

If you can find some regular #4 screws about half inch long, you could cut the heads off and use them. Or just wire wheeling the setscrews to remove the oxide coating

The very best is the original service manual which is printed by helms. They have the best detail and troubleshooting guides, but obviously are pricey. Worth the the money though for tough issues. You might be able to find the manuals as CDs or downloads cheaper. What are you looking for information...

There is a lot of play on the top shaft, you can shim it. But those screws look like they are sticking out pretty far. They should be barely proud of the motor plate. I'd add a washer behind the screw heads.

nah, don't worry too much about the brushes. You aren't trying to eek out every last ounce of power out of the motor and the brushes will wear in no problem. as for doing the water trick and then rinsing in alcohol, make sure you apply some light oil to the bushings for the motor shaft. that by far ...

you should in general as much as possible, use matched crystals that are specified by the manufacturer, ie, futaba matched pairs, airtronics matched pairs, etc. Now, in theory, the crystals should work in any system, am or fm. In practice, crystals can be manufactured that operate slightly different...

i'm not sure what they are doing from a business perspective, surely doing what they need to do to survive and comply with their overlords.. If you look at their website on the discontinued list vs new models, it's very striking. the b7 stuff is either out or will be soon, so i expect the b6 stuff t...

The purpose behind the quadra symmetric design is to give the front and rear suspension the same geometry. Same arm length, same chassis width. So in order to accomplish that with the tub with no mods, the arm mounts needed to squeeze in ever so slightly. If you don't really care about that as scr8p...

yeah, you will be fine, just remember the crying and fussing feels like an hour, but it's only 15 minutes. check all your local stores, amazon, etc and see what models of bassinets are out there....gotta be one that's just perfect for what you are looking for. be sure to tag team to help both of you...