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Well, securing the battery turned out not to be the problem. Since the only track in town closed, I had no choice but to try and find the smoothest parking lot I could. This is the result of a 5-minute run and an invisible *@&#&% drain pipe. The thing was gorgeous - the shiny new (and overpr...

Thanks .. I actually wound up finding a roll of 12mm glass tape after a lot of searching. I had to buy 6 rolls, so I have enough to last through the apocolypse, but it does work better than the other options I've tried. I'm actually heading out for its maiden voyage here pretty soon...trying to get ...

Anyone stumbled upon anything resembling a set of high quality adjustable tie-rods that'd work with this or any 1/12 Kyosho car?

Thanks.. I have some of those but they just didn't secure it well enough. I could hunt for some others but someone smarter than both of us has to have a tested method! The last time I took my Fantom to the track, the battery-shifting was very annoying & I think I ended up using electrical tape! ...

Very nice rig; just finished the build & its adjustment time... I'm first wondering what y'all do with these cars when it comes to securing the battery. Glass tape is very annoying & messy (especially since it is virtually impossible to find the right width, so there's cutting, etc. Zip ties...

Thanks...though it is the original I've been hunting for. I'm not sure there is an actual difference beyond the decals, so I suppose if I wanted to spend a lot more, I could order one of these & then hope to find the decal set by itself...but it is really just irritating that parts seem to be sc...

This is pissing me off to know end. I've been looking for a replacement body for months now, and have given up . Unbelievable - the car was popular enough for Kyosho to come out with 3 different versions of it ... and replacement parts are already scarce, and Kyosho America has zero information abou...

Ok cool, just wanted to make sure you were "unscrewing it" clockwise not counterclockwise I actually brought the hub into my LHS, and all that was really needed was a better wrench; though it wasn't all that easy for him either. The plastic one that came with the kit was just not going to...

That one looks like the closest I've seen ... Mine is about 12" long & 3" at its widest part, which seemed a lot skinnier than the modern versions .. but I wasn't able to find the dimensions on most I saw offered for sale. I think that one will do the job just fine .. if the budget all...

I really appreciate all of the advice here. After giving it a little more thought, I think my chance of coming out of this with a nice looking finished product are between slim and none. I think it'd be a better option to try and replace it. I was originally thinking that a direct replacement would ...

Sorry to hijack the thread... most recent one on the same topic I could find ... I'm wondering if anyone has any advice for polishing the OEM chassis. I'm about to start a restoration & want to use as many of my original parts as possible to control costs, but every time I've tried to do somethi...

Good eye - I did have it reversed - that's why it's off the car right now - but now that it is, I can't unscrew the hub & pull the bearing out.

GoMachV wrote: ↑Sun Jan 05, 2025 2:11 pm The groove line mean that is the left hand thread side Any chance you were you going the wrong way with it?

Anyone have any advice for how to get this hub un-stuck? I cannot possibly apply more force with the crappy plastic wrench included with the kit. I've tried WD-40, hot water, securing the thing in a vice - nada. I don't know how it got on there so tight; I used some different washers than the ones t...

Sounds like an R/C Car Action "Pit Tip" ! I was just saying to myself that I needed to enclose that space regardless ...eClips are always a pain, but having to move a spring simultaneously is next level If it helps, work with your hands and components in a gallon ZipLoc or freezer bag as y...

Oh good... I feel better now ... When I was 14, I could build a Kyosho buggy or pancar practically without even needing the manual...Not only is my vision making it a lot harder, what's worse are these these newer cars that come assembled with only an exploded view & no step-by-step assembly ins...