870c to 91 works build

[mikea96]

Picked up this barely used 870c for dirt cheap. Working on making some custom parts for this.

[mikea96]

Lots of parts coming for this. I have new chassis, top deck and shock towers coming from fiberlyte. I have associated hard anodized shock set, new diffs, masami replica rear arms, custom longer front arms, new universals and more but I can't remember what.

[klavy69]

Huh, I bet they magnesium parts will look amazing

Todd

[mikea96]

I'm sure they will

[mikea96]

Got some parts in the mail today for this one

[jwscab]

did you get the magnesium parts bead blasted? If so you want to preserve them if you can, clear coat or wax or even wiping down with wd40 or some kind of oil and wipe down really well. They will oxidize pretty quick.

[mikea96]

Yes they got bead blasted and I was going to spray them with some clear coat this afternoon.

[XLR8]

And of course you'll want to keep the magnesium away from open flame.

[klavy69]

good to see some of your other parts came in also. Keeping an eye out for updates on this one.

Todd

[mikea96]

Just waiting for fiberlyte to ship my chassis set and towers and still trying to find some 91 works wheels.

[mikea96]

Fiberlyte parts showed up today! Can finally start building.

[XLR8]

Very nice! I've probably mentioned this before but I have absolutely zero experience with Yokomo so I'm really looking forward to watching this car come together. I have a feeling it's gonna be awesome.



Well, there's the CW Dominator but I don't think that counts since it only makes left hand turns and probably doesn't handle jumps very well.

[mikea96]

My only other experience with Yokomo is a 834 that I started and then put away in a box to some day finish. I also have a 93 works project as well.

[mikea96]

Took a few minutes and installed the bulkheads. I will build the differentials tomorrow.

[mikea96]

Well I got the diffs built and installed, belts installed and caps. Then installed the shock towers.