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Re: Jay Halsey 85 Worlds Build

Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 12:29 pm
by RJK33
Anybody know if I Rit dye this black will it come out a good quality black?
I have only dyed white plastics black....
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Re: Jay Halsey 85 Worlds Build

Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 12:34 pm
by RC10resto
Don't think the Kydex is going to take the dye. And if it will the boiling water will probably warp the part.

Re: Jay Halsey 85 Worlds Build

Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 12:35 pm
by scr8p
i don't think you can dye kydex. not to mention, it would probably flatten out in the hot water.

Re: Jay Halsey 85 Worlds Build

Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 12:39 pm
by RJK33
Thanks guys! Been watching this on ebay for a while now. I'll just have to keep looking for a black one. :roll:

Re: Jay Halsey 85 Worlds Build

Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 7:41 am
by RJK33
Got a couple of bottles of peroxide last night! Now all I need is a sunny day in Michigan! LOL :lol:
Here's my wheels & tires I scored for my build. :)
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Anybody know if the rear wheels on Jay's car were stock AE or not?
Not too sure about these rear tires either? Read in a thread that he used a couple of different tires at his Worlds race. These are the Proline 109-R. Only the knobby pattern doesn't seem to look the same as any pics I've seen of his car?

Re: Jay Halsey 85 Worlds Build

Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 7:45 am
by scr8p
stock 3 piece rear rims. the rear tires you have are incorrect.

Re: Jay Halsey 85 Worlds Build

Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 7:51 am
by RJK33
scr8p wrote:stock 3 piece rear rims. the rear tires you have are incorrect.
Thanks SCR8P. Should I be trying to hunt down a set of AJ's?

Re: Jay Halsey 85 Worlds Build

Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 7:54 am
by RJK33
RJK33 wrote:
scr8p wrote:stock 3 piece rear rims. the rear tires you have are incorrect.
Thanks SCR8P. Should I be trying to hunt down a set of AJ's?
Check that... Read Jason Read! LOL

"Tamiya Holiday Buggy tires (PN. 153)"
"AJ's/Twinn-K Inc. Off-Road Tire PN. 9719"

Re: Jay Halsey 85 Worlds Build

Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 8:05 am
by scr8p
holiday buggy tires would be the way to go. but the aj's look the same, and parma has a version of those tires, too.

Re: Jay Halsey 85 Worlds Build

Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 8:14 am
by RJK33
scr8p wrote:holiday buggy tires would be the way to go. but the aj's look the same, and parma has a version of those tires, too.
I noticed you had answered that question before in another thread. You veterians must get tired of answering the same old questions for us newbies. :roll: I did read a post somewhere that referred to the proline 109-R tire. I saw those on ebay, got excited and jumped on those thinking they were one of the tires used. :lol:

Thanks again!

Re: Jay Halsey 85 Worlds Build

Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 12:13 pm
by RJK33
Broke her down today with a little help from my boys! :lol:
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Ready for a good cleaning and a peroxide bath... :)
Is that an after market servo saver? Notice the color difference! :roll:
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Re: Jay Halsey 85 Worlds Build

Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 1:09 pm
by Charlie don't surf
Looking good! That's the correct servo saver, its plastic instead of nylon :wink:

Re: Jay Halsey 85 Worlds Build

Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 1:52 pm
by RJK33
Charlie don't surf wrote:Looking good! That's the correct servo saver, its plastic instead of nylon :wink:
Thanks for the info! One less item on my list! :lol:
Scored a brand new Futaba FP-S132H servo and have a lead on a Novak NESC-4 ESC. I know it's not a 1 but probably as close as I will be able to get.

Re: Jay Halsey 85 Worlds Build

Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 7:25 pm
by Jay Dub
You should be able to paint the Kydex bumper btw. -Jeff

Re: Jay Halsey 85 Worlds Build

Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 7:33 pm
by RJK33
Jay Dub wrote:You should be able to paint the Kydex bumper btw. -Jeff
Thanks for the info, much appreciated, but I found one! :) Just need to wait for it to get here..... :cry: