gomachv wrote:What does the CRP adapter look like? Does it go right on the taper?
I've seen this pic before and it is misleading. These are just stock discs with an old header? Actual CRP discs are silver and larger diameter (they fit onto the taper just the same). CRP stuff was never black, only silver or gold btw. I will have a pic for you over on my build when I get back to it.
Cool build. This is reminding me to get back to mine.
I've been waiting for an update on yours.
Actually CRP did have them in black also, have a couple of pairs of them still nip also have them in silver.
Will take a pic when I update my build, going to change a few things.
Just went through some parts, looks like crp made them in 2 different sizes.
I have them in black which are small and silver which are large, both have the same header card and part number 1702.
Never noticed this, guess it was for the ss & rr differences in size?
Some updated pics of my buggy!
Still need to soak the radio tub and finish the steering.
Need to edit the original post as to parts used, a lot changed.
FYI you bought the gears from me You would not have known as I do not advertise my ebay auctions on this site, nor have I sold any of my cars posted to this site.
I may as well advertise here... it seems like everyone else does
scootmike wrote:Here's a pic of the CRP 1702's, crappy pic but definitely 2 different sizes.
Could it be that the black ones didn’t give enough room between the wheel and shock? Or are the natural made for fitting Fox wheels or similar and the black for SRB wheels? Just thinking out loud...
scootmike wrote:Just went through some parts, looks like crp made them in 2 different sizes.
I have them in black which are small and silver which are large, both have the same header card and part number 1702.
Never noticed this, guess it was for the ss & rr differences in size?
I just compared my silver CRP adaptors to some RR and SS wheels and I think that the silver ones are meant to be used with the RR wheels. When placed together I noticed that the roll pin lines up exactly with any one of the five screw holes in the RR wheels. The SS wheels screw holes are a smaller diameter and don't line up with the roll pin in the silver adaptor. CRP didn't supply any instructions, but I think that once you have your wheels assembled you take out one of the screws and drill the hole to the same thickness as the roll pin. With the adaptor on the Scorpion's axle you then put the wheel on making sure that the roll pin fits in the enlarged screw hole thus ensuring that the wheel dosen't spin on the adaptor. Are the roll pins in the black adaptors closer to the centre hole of the adaptor when compared to the silver ones? If so I'm betting that the black ones are meant to be used with the SS wheels. That would explain why there are two different sizes.
scootmike wrote:Just went through some parts, looks like crp made them in 2 different sizes.
I have them in black which are small and silver which are large, both have the same header card and part number 1702.
Never noticed this, guess it was for the ss & rr differences in size?
I just compared my silver CRP adaptors to some RR and SS wheels and I think that the silver ones are meant to be used with the RR wheels. When placed together I noticed that the roll pin lines up exactly with any one of the five screw holes in the RR wheels. The SS wheels screw holes are a smaller diameter and don't line up with the roll pin in the silver adaptor. CRP didn't supply any instructions, but I think that once you have your wheels assembled you take out one of the screws and drill the hole to the same thickness as the roll pin. With the adaptor on the Scorpion's axle you then put the wheel on making sure that the roll pin fits in the enlarged screw hole thus ensuring that the wheel dosen't spin on the adaptor. Are the roll pins in the black adaptors closer to the centre hole of the adaptor when compared to the silver ones? If so I'm betting that the black ones are meant to be used with the SS wheels. That would explain why there are two different sizes.
If your assumption is right, then my reasoning wasn’t that faraway
I also tried the larger silver adapters with rough rider wheels and they do fit.
Crp wasn't too much for giving instructions
I'd agree that the silver's are for the rr and blacks are for the ss.
Going to use mrp' s super Harris 1600 repo body on this, still need to order it.
Thanks for the gears knucklbuster! They came in handy, bit hard to find.
I found an old “Scorpian” racer on eBay… no no, that’s not correct! “Mikedealer” brought this car to my attention and “Lowgear” gave me the link! And now it have found new home in Gothenburg Sweden and will be these guys forever grateful! But it was...
Last post
Awesome!
The reinforcing for the front end looks like it would be pretty hard on the plastic radio tub :?
Was very lucky to end up with this old racer.
One of my favorites for sure.
Jim Schauer's Scorpion with an original Andy's painted body. Haven't seen many that ran the Mip trans.
Last post
Definitely!
This was an Srb with a Yok trailing arm mod.
That's about the least SRB parts left on an SRB that I've ever seen :lol:
The COX/ Kyosho Scorpion had its peak on the track 83-85 until the RC10 hit the tracks! This will be an effort to build a 26 year old Turbo Scorpion racer with some hop-up parts from CRP + some others. You could say that the Scorpion was the first...
Last post
Yes, got my Beetle last night.
Awesome to build.
Now I just miss all the pieces you have said and some that I think just looks cool.
Straight off the bay, it is pretty rough but I can see some potential here:
Not that I don't have any other builds in progress, but it's time to add one. Like most of my projects, it will be raceable, and stems from an inspirational snapshot. In...
Last post
Love the paint and the deep dish sand rover rear wheels. Some day I'll get motivated to build my scorpions up
This little Kyosho Scorpion beetle has been a long running project of mine that has just about taken me 2 years to complete. Not content with the Tamiya SRB beetle I wanted something a little more 'racer' orientated and the Turbo Scorpion seemed...
Last post
Those tires look badass. How is the tranny holding up to the 19turn?
I bought a heavily modified and very well worn Scorpion and a good load of spares 1988, it was considered an old buggy at the time but it ran and I had fun with it. Eventually I broke a rear trailing arm and had no way of getting a new one so it...
Last post
Couldn't resist, £60 worth of Beetle sans shell but with original radio box cover, in much better nick than my own one saved from the 80's.
Good rear tires and rims, proper diff instead of spur gear. All plain bearing, missing front wheels but I...
I'm thinking that with the extra grunt that I'm going to be putting through my Turbo Scorpion drivetrain, I should look at putting the old gears in a bag and finding replacements of the same pitch or maybe even replacing with a different...
Last post
Not at the moment mate. What did you want to know?