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And finally, i copied a very old RC mod from way back and very carefully drilled into that pristine LWB radio plate (cringe) and screwed the posts top and bottom. Put in some more spacers so the arms cant float up and down. Turns out very smooth and rigid. Just waiting impatiently for the rear dog b...

Should of given up and bought some of Jeffs superior factory works ball raced sets by now, but I'm a glutton for punishment so pressed on. The link between the bell cranks is not correct either. A bit of careful measuring later turns out that if I used the spare inner holes on the bell cranks, fitte...

So FYI they dont. Took a fair bit of mucking around to get the bell cranks at the correct height to clear the recesses in the gearbox so the throw it smooth and linear. So i inverted the sprung arm, removed 5mm from the height, and then carefully recessed the other arm to the 8mm bearing would sit n...

In the bundle of bits i got from that Suprise auction was OT-267 or the ReRe steering for the new mid.
The ones I pulled off were a bit rough, ground away and worn, so I thought" those mid bits will fit straight on"
Nup.

I realized I'd have to find some shocks, and I have a few sets of original golds, but they are showing their vintage. I grabbed a few sets of these associated copy shocks from hobby king when they discontinued their BZ‐444 cars. Quite nice, alloy bodies, headed collars etc. I purchased some rere gol...

Wow, thank you so much.
Always amazed at the resources you people have appreciate the support.
Cheers

After polishing and cleaning the fun bits. Rebuilt the gear differentials, added new bearings and shims as i went. The belt was from tough racing, and the chassis/ radio plate/ gearbox brace from Fibrelyte. Kept on expecting the inevitable lwb rere, and it associated replacement chassis, but bit the...

Started the strip down, bearings were mostly stuffed, not surprising for a 1986 car, Screws were a mix of stripped kyosho, tamiya and woden slot heat wood screws. Nice, Found the screws on the front gearbox were mostly gone, repaired with epoxy and tapped to M3. Wasn't sure if the front gearbox was ...

Its great when you havevbits fall into place for a build, great looking car

This is why i never get projects finished, camping mid week in Corromandel NZ, we had the entire beach to ourselves most of the day, last good days of summer

Awesome find, we have nothing like those old shops over here

Looking great mate, liking those wheels and front shock stance, well done

Made the drive from Pukekohe to Taranaki (about 4.5hrs) to go to WOMAD. World Of Music And Dance. 3 days of international cultural performances. Full of fringe dwellers and weirdo's, my kind of place. It's probably the most chilled event I've ever been to, very family and so relaxed Recommend it if ...

Also found the Custom special bodyshell, undertray and belt covers, also found a TOMS shell / wing too
The toms is a nicer looking shell i think, but there's a few of those around already.
may change the wing mounts to the Ultima JJ parts, see how it pans out.

Occasionally on Auction sites you put an opening bid on stuff and are pleasantly surprised when it wins. This was the case with a bunch of rere Optima and Mid new Kyosho parts. Paid less than $20 for about 15 packets of bits that were poorly categorized in the auction. And double that again in posta...