Page 1 of 2

Andy's Pro Race restoration with Pro-Steer rack and pinion

Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2016 5:33 pm
by Twistedaxle
Found this on eBay a little while back and hopefully I can get it back to the way it once was in it former gloryImageImage

Re: Andy's Pro Race restoration

Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2016 10:16 pm
by orangemazda
Very cool!

I went a slightly different direction with mine. More if a WOIN build. http://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=36923&start=15

I kinda wish I would have went with some trailing arms though.

I look forward to seeing your build!

Re: Andy's Pro Race restoration

Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2017 11:38 am
by aeiou
That should clean up nicely. The steering and axles are a cool twist on this setup.

Re: Andy's Pro Race restoration

Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2017 4:27 pm
by Twistedaxle
orangemazda wrote:Very cool!

I went a slightly different direction with mine. More if a WOIN build. http://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=36923&start=15

I kinda wish I would have went with some trailing arms though.

I look forward to seeing your build!
looks good man! I debated pretty heavily on making mine a 10t but I just couldn't let those trailing arms go to waste :D

Re: Andy's Pro Race restoration

Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2017 4:31 pm
by Twistedaxle
Got it all stripped down and cleaned. I washed everything b with super clean and gave the chassis a rub down with some olive oil ImageImage

Re: Andy's Pro Race restoration

Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2017 4:32 pm
by Twistedaxle
ImageImageImage

Re: Andy's Pro Race restoration

Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2017 4:34 pm
by Twistedaxle
Next is to give those wheels a bit of a cleaning. They have quite a bit of scuffs and a ton of excess glue on them, I'm going to try the acetone approach and see what happens

Re: Andy's Pro Race restoration

Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2017 4:41 pm
by Twistedaxle
aeiou wrote:That should clean up nicely. The steering and axles are a cool twist on this setup.
Thanks! So far so good, I wish I knew what axles they were so I could find some replacement shafts.

Re: Andy's Pro Race restoration

Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2017 5:34 pm
by Twistedaxle
The wheels are cleaning up really well. A bit of sand paper and A LOT of elbow grease goes along way Image

Re: Andy's Pro Race restoration

Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2017 5:54 pm
by orangemazda
Nice!

If you want to get rid of that pesky MIP trans, I'll get rid of it for you! :D

Re: Andy's Pro Race restoration

Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2017 6:34 pm
by Twistedaxle
orangemazda wrote:Nice!

If you want to get rid of that pesky MIP trans, I'll get rid of it for you! :D
You can pull it from my cold stiff fingers when I'm dead lol

Re: Andy's Pro Race restoration

Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2017 12:46 am
by Twistedaxle
Here is a nice little added touch my friend polished upImage holding off on the rears for now to let my fingers heal a bit from sanding and polishing the front rims :lol:

Re: Andy's Pro Race restoration

Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2017 4:45 am
by Asso_man!
Twistedaxle wrote:
aeiou wrote:That should clean up nicely. The steering and axles are a cool twist on this setup.
Thanks! So far so good, I wish I knew what axles they were so I could find some replacement shafts.
Nice chassis there. Rear axles are Raborn, good luck finding spares...

Re: Andy's Pro Race restoration

Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2017 5:19 am
by LurkingCAT
This cleans up nicely.

Me too - really liked the SP1, slider axles, trailing arm and steering rack combo! And a pro racer... such a desirable car :-)

Re: Andy's Pro Race restoration

Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2017 11:13 am
by aeiou
That did clean up nice - looks great! I used the MIP trans on my Andy's builds as well. I think it's the perfect match for the Pro Race setup.