project 'wideboy' buildup **new pics**

[FlyinGN]

here is my ebay win that I will call 'wideboy' that I have been collecting parts and building up.. Its coming together good. Im still up in the air on whether Im keeping the alum wide arms or going back to stock width and andys arms I have...

[Eau Rouge]

Looks cool. Put some truck wheels and tires on that bad boy and do what those arms were intended for.

[teshreve]

All that natural aluminum looks good.
I am not sure if you added or removed the blue aluminum upper shock mount screws, but if you plan on running this car you probably don't want to use aluminum for that application.

[justinspeed79]

Please don't run those black aluminum shock caps! I'll buy them from you if you would be interested in selling them???

[FlyinGN]

no??? I just bought the aluminum screw set for the rc10 and will try to use em.. No good? You don't think they can stand up without breaking?

All that natural aluminum looks good.
I am not sure if you added or removed the blue aluminum upper shock mount screws, but if you plan on running this car you probably don't want to use aluminum for that application.

[FlyinGN]

why???? are they are hard to find???? Was not aware... I was just gonna leave em on... Ya want em??

Please don't run those black aluminum shock caps! I'll buy them from you if you would be interested in selling them???

[FlyinGN]

oh and btw- did anyone notice my home made front nose brace bars??:)

[justinspeed79]

oh and btw- did anyone notice my home made front nose brace bars??:)

Yes I did notice them, very creative. Are they threaded into the rod ends all the way, if they aren't they would probably give pretty easy on an impact.

The black caps are getting hard to find. Unless someone here knows where to find them???

You have a PM.

[FlyinGN]

yea they are in pretty tight..

[FlyinGN]

more pics..... comments ??..
The wheels are really growing on me..

[Eau Rouge]

Interesting mix of parts on there—old and new. No, aluminum screws in high stress areas are BAD. They will break in their first opportunity. Use them only in no stress/no impact spots, like in the battery cup tops. Aluminum screws are soft and will not withstand any abuse, AND when they break, they almost always break in a way that makes them really difficult to remove without destroying what they broke off into.


Honestly, I'm not a big fan of the truck arms with buggy wheels and tires on a car. I think the car tends to look really out of proportion and funky. If you are interested at all in any handling, it's probably not anything that you'd want for a good handling car, either. Wider is not always better.

I do dig those QC wing mounts a lot, though. A nice touch from Tecnacraft.

[FlyinGN]

thanks.. Ill change out those aluminum screws...

Yea I hear ya about the arms.. I want something 'different' . That was what drew me to the car on ebay.... I have a complete set of Andy's arems so Im gonna get it done and try it out. If it does handle odd Ill swap em out..