Before and After

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HotRodJosh wrote:
treehugger wrote: do you know what it is :?:
Not really...Epic endbell.
I just threw it in there so it was complete before going in the display case. :mrgreen:
Trinity Green Machine 1, or Trinity Green machine 2- I am pretty sure it is a green machine 2

.and the epic endbell means as much as the Yokomo endbell on a Reedy motor :roll:

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Charlie don't surf wrote:
Trinity Green Machine 1, or Trinity Green machine 2- I am pretty sure it is a green machine 2

.and the epic endbell means as much as the Yokomo endbell on a Reedy motor :roll:
And it being a Green MAchine 1 or 2 means about as much to me as the weather in India........... :mrgreen:
"I've got a fever, and the only prescription.....is more cowbell."
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Re: Before and After

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I recieved this off wreck off ebay with the idea or recreating the rc10 graphite i bought in 1990 while on holiday in Orlando, its the one on the right in my avatar next to the works 91 yoke
I particularly liked the servo mounting system!
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Thanks to this website and an awful lot of hydrogen peroxide this is how she looks now

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My latest:

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Which turned ino this because I didn't know how to remove anosizing at the time, and I sanded to much. So I ended up cutting it.
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And is now this:

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The only part I replaced was a bent dog bone. It has the smoothest 6 gear transmission I've ever seen. All the gears are bevel cut and has an upgraded diff hub with bearings on both ends.

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Here's one of just a few I had before pics taken. Tamiya Super shot.
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As received from an ebay purchase. And yes, it was cheap.
As received from an ebay purchase. And yes, it was cheap.
After resto AND a weekend of Vonats racing!
After resto AND a weekend of Vonats racing!

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Re: Before and After

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Just finished another restore. This was from my "Motherload" score. This car was in good shape to begin with. Broken shock tower was about it. i disassembled everything. All the white parts got the peroxide treatment. Every screw, axel, gear, dog, bone, nut, washer got polished with a wire brush in the dremel. Transmission and diff are like new. Freshened up the motor, installed a new MSC and borrowed a body from another car of mine. My other car is in a little better shape and i don't need two, so this one is going on ebay.

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Didn't have any original motor screws
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so this came from craigs list 45 bucks, with out electronics .
i added a buggy nose which i cut down and painted for now .
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and this is the build so far bit of a drought on worlds towers so maybe fiberlyte ?
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Re: Before and After

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Here are a couple of my transformations; my brother's Marui Galaxy & my original Kyosho Optima.
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Completed projects: CYANide Onroad Optima | Zebra Gold Optima | Barney Optima | OptiMutt RWD Mid
Gallery - Coel's Stalls: Marui Galaxy & Shogun Resto-Mods | FrankenBuff AYK Buffalo | 1987 Buick GNX RC12L3

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Re: Before and After

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nitro hawk

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http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr198/FieroMan121/Nitro%20Hawk/DSCN0511.jpg

still was a pos though as it never ran right. it sure looked good though 8)


a fiero i bought on here next to my baby
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Here's my Optima Mid prior to and after a long slow expensive rebuild: :roll: :wink:
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Re: Before and After

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Asso_man! wrote:Here is my DS project, most probably my best before/after example :mrgreen:

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Full thread is here: http://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=7298
Excellent work I love it :twisted:
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