Is Hammad Ghuman still in business?

[Group B]

I was looking through some RCCA mags from '97-'99, and ^ came across some ads for Hammad Ghuman, the guy who's company made a bunch of machined alloy and titanium hop-up parts for R/C cars, like titanium stealth top shafts, alloy diff gears, machiined lexan shock bodies, etc.

I looked the company up on the web (http://www.1hg.com/) and when I selected 10T parts in their online catalog, there was a web error. I tried emailing them to see if they still made parts for the 10T, and I still haven't received a response.

Does anyone know if they are still in business?

[scr8p]

as far as i know, they're not in business anymore.

[flipwils11]

Resurrecting this thread (I used the search function, whoohoo!) because the rear axle carriers I just got on ebay for my B3 are from Hammad Ghuman. Their website is back up (but with limited ordering functionality) but they are listing quite a few parts with pictures and descriptions for the RC10, B2, B3, etc. I just contacted them to find out more about ordering.

Are there any advantages to the gears they sell for the Stealth trans including the differential gear, idler gear, and titanium topshaft?

http://www.1hg.com/home/Indexnf.htm

The site is functionality challenged. You have to mouse over the the menu on the left and click around blindly to load but then it displays the cars they make stuff for and you can get the parts list. Says they also are asking for feedback on their website, hah!

[slow_jun]

Think there back, but not 100% yet....

[lpddpd]

I have a Ti topshaft and alloy diffgear plus other parts for my nitro rs4. I don't race so I don't know how they hold up under stress, but the top shaft is much much lighter than the associated so less rotational weight. The diffgear I have is mated to mip litedrives and the whole setup is very smooth (acer ball bearings too). The Ti inline axles are too short for to fit in the steering knuckles, they make the wheels bind. Its the part that goes into the knuckle that's too short, the part of the axle that carries the wheel is a perfect fit, also, its heavier than an associated aluminum axle. On my rs4, the alloy diff outdrives are starting to show some wear even though I haven't put a lot of run time into them. I am running a TZ-18 however so perhaps they are not meant for that kind of abuse. I picked up a spare set from ebay for $.99 in December so I'm not too concerned. I've had no issues with the pulley shafts, those lexan shocks, steering knuckles or sedan wheels.

[lpddpd]

Oh yeah, that web site and its layout and design haven't changed at all in 10 years or so.

[Lowgear]

Haha yup, I just went there for the first time in years and their site is still exactly the same.

[littleVETTE]

yeah, there in business. some what. they/he had terrible terrible service with their last ebay handle. which i think was photosolutionz or something like that. they wouldn't combine shipping for crap. if you had about 15 won auctions from them and the shipping was 4.95 per item...well you could see how their feedback was after a while.

well just recently they started up again with a fresh name. i couldn't believe it when i first saw them. don't get me wrong they had some good parts, but this guy was just in it to rip people off point blank. i emailed him not to long ago just to see what he would say about all the people that he ripped off on the shipping from his last dealings. his response..."hey i had to make a living"

[klavy69]

they/he had terrible terrible service with their last ebay handle. they wouldn't combine shipping for crap. if you had about 15 won auctions from them and the shipping was 4.95 per item.

Yep, still the same customer satisfaction. Picked up 3 auctions a couple weeks back. One of the Three stated in the auction that they did not combine shipping...well I didn't see that one . Paid $18 to ship $3 worth of winnings and it came in a plastic shipping bag that I could ship to him for $1.60 or so with the bag.
Todd

[slow_jun]

Whats the ebay webpage?

[klavy69]

Whats the ebay webpage?

http://shop.ebay.com/hg_rc_hobby/m.html


Good luck. Looking back I see that I paid $21 to ship 3 items
Todd

[Lowgear]

Item location: Northeast, United States

All this time I've thought they were in Asia somewhere.

[littleVETTE]

their based in new york. and you want to know the funny thing? it didn't hit me, til a while ago. i think he's based exactly where asa lives. wouldn't that be something if it was asa. lmao

[Group B]

wouldn't that be something if it was asa. lmao

lol

[slow_jun]

checked their ebay site, was looking for their Metal Diff gear but they dont have, well better luck next time.