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by matthew john
Tue Oct 13, 2009 4:09 am
Forum: Off-Topic / Chit-Chat
Topic: == Who the Heck Are You? ==
Replies: 341
Views: 80403

Re: == Who the Heck Are You? ==

name is matt. 20 yrs old, mechanic in the Army. weekend /after work shade tree mechanic,some times construction and land scaping. body work here and there, get a junk truck that needs just minor work ( end up doing a complete body swap and engine swap... see my ford ranger and s10 in my other post) ...
by matthew john
Tue Oct 13, 2009 3:54 am
Forum: Off-Topic / Chit-Chat
Topic: matthew john rambling on about stuff,updates and questions
Replies: 17
Views: 1189

Re: matthew john rambling on about stuff,updates and questions

got a ?? for another mechanic here. i replaced the belts, brand spanking new. when you hit the gas they squeal. or if you gun while going down the road, they squeal . they aint loose , brand new belts from napa. just came to mind, could that noise be coming from a seized up pulley or some thing like...
by matthew john
Tue Oct 13, 2009 1:04 am
Forum: Off-Topic / Chit-Chat
Topic: matthew john rambling on about stuff,updates and questions
Replies: 17
Views: 1189

Re: matthew john rambling on about stuff,updates and questions

heres some pics of my new ramcharger. i think its pretty nice. needs some work, but oh well. gotta repalce the u joints, and i gotta replace that part that goes in to the axel and it also holds the u joint. that was cracked and chipped, so i think its why the u joint went out. it made it home, but l...
by matthew john
Mon Oct 12, 2009 7:42 pm
Forum: Off-Topic / Chit-Chat
Topic: matthew john rambling on about stuff,updates and questions
Replies: 17
Views: 1189

Re: matthew john rambling on about stuff,updates and questions

yeah i was reading in a forum , said some of them ram chargers came with sure grip rear ends. some cam with danas. need to check the numbers to see what i got under there. has a straight front , feels weird! all my 4x4s had independt front suspension ( except for the ranger) . i got a few things im ...
by matthew john
Mon Oct 12, 2009 4:39 pm
Forum: Off-Topic / Chit-Chat
Topic: matthew john rambling on about stuff,updates and questions
Replies: 17
Views: 1189

Re: matthew john rambling on about stuff,updates and questions

yeah 1976 cosworth big typo! that one too is down. cuz they have them dang unibodies. put in a too big of a motor and twist the frame , youre done cuz youd twisted the body! it was like 2 am in hawaii when i typed it, i meant 1976 rc10johnny. nice car gary! that thing is clean, my ram charger is pre...
by matthew john
Mon Oct 12, 2009 7:16 am
Forum: Off-Topic / Chit-Chat
Topic: matthew john rambling on about stuff,updates and questions
Replies: 17
Views: 1189

Re: matthew john rambling on about stuff,updates and questions

thanks for the welcome! new to mopars. all i ever had was chevy and ford compact trucks ( s10 and ranger) had a 1967 chevy vega,1 real full size truck that was a 1979 f150 4x4 ( shoulda never got rid of that!) ive always like them Dusters and dodge chargers, a few others but them where the main 2. o...
by matthew john
Mon Oct 12, 2009 5:19 am
Forum: Off-Topic / Chit-Chat
Topic: matthew john rambling on about stuff,updates and questions
Replies: 17
Views: 1189

matthew john rambling on about stuff,updates and questions

just wondering if anyone else here builds them guillows balsa wood kit planes. u can use them for free flight, or rubber band power, glow powered u control or radio controlled. i just started building my guillows PT-17 stearman biplane. wing span of 28 inches. gonna be a SLOW build. just gonna build...
by matthew john
Fri Oct 09, 2009 4:17 am
Forum: RC10 Buggy Forum
Topic: kyosho / rc10 sprint car.
Replies: 12
Views: 1662

Re: kyosho / rc10 sprint car.

nice kyohso side way sprint car. i just happen to know some one who has one NEW IN BOX :D

what year did that side ways by kyosho come out?
by matthew john
Thu Oct 08, 2009 5:38 pm
Forum: RC10 Buggy Forum
Topic: kyosho / rc10 sprint car.
Replies: 12
Views: 1662

kyosho / rc10 sprint car.

traded a box of parts for this. realy dont know what im gonna do with it, so its in the BST section!! it has a kyosho frame, and rc10 a arms, and stealth trans. plastic nerf bars. i think i seen this chassy on a older kysoho sprint car from back in the day. but the body was different and it had kyos...
by matthew john
Wed Oct 07, 2009 1:11 am
Forum: Nikko / Toy Grade Forum
Topic: $15.00 Golden arrow project.
Replies: 2
Views: 734

$15.00 Golden arrow project.

saved this from going to the trash. snagged it for $15.oo radio shack brand, nice codition. didnt come with a remote at the time. got it home and cracked it open. it had a futaba servo in it, futaba reversable ESC , and a micro reciever named branded or something like that. had a ruby motor with bea...
by matthew john
Mon Oct 05, 2009 5:14 am
Forum: RC10 Buggy Forum
Topic: another goldpan build.
Replies: 1
Views: 327

another goldpan build.

got this from redscampi. along with another goldpan and red one. this one is a A stamp tub, i had built it up half way, decided to put on black andys a arms from another car. didnt like it so i built it up with all white nylon,and front wide track andy arms for the front. running a novack Esc and a ...
by matthew john
Sun Oct 04, 2009 7:48 pm
Forum: RC10 Truck Forum
Topic: SC-T3
Replies: 15
Views: 2393

Re: SC-T3

upload your pics to photobucket, copy the img. code and paste it to what ever your typing , and the pic will apear.
by matthew john
Fri Oct 02, 2009 7:44 pm
Forum: Tamiya Forum
Topic: tamiya astute
Replies: 8
Views: 1810

Re: tamiya astute

darn . are the vintage ones built the same way too? what year did they start making these?

looks like itd be a good buggy , or a carpet racer!
by matthew john
Fri Oct 02, 2009 6:37 pm
Forum: Tamiya Forum
Topic: tamiya astute
Replies: 8
Views: 1810

Re: tamiya astute

must be a heck of a car. some thing id like to build then, looks like itd be a good runner, add a good brushless system .

looking forward to build photos!
by matthew john
Fri Oct 02, 2009 6:03 pm
Forum: Temple's RC10 Tech Forum
Topic: Novak Question
Replies: 5
Views: 572

Re: Novak Question

which novak Esc is the one that recharges the battery when you let off the throttle? apparently when you let off the throttle the battery rejuvinates ( motor acts as a generator for a few seconds?)

back in the day this was pretty fancy and expensive. any one ever heard of this one?

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