i dont know if its the whole vintage thing but im slowly going backwards instead of forward and im using a lot more brushed motors (just killed my last bl system) have you guys found any good sites to still find a wide selection of parts and such. im at that point where i might even pick up a comm l...
indication was that after the run during open practice i lost power driving it back to the pits, temped at 200, talked to our tracks "engine guy" and he and i checked it out, both of us agreed that there was no compression, i thought it might have been an air leak (as in, something i did, ...
ive always maintained you need to be a special kind of crazy to collect vintage rc's but...
took it to the track and discovered that my p/s had too light a pinch, was way down on power so i slipped it under the pit table and left it alone for the day, going to either send it out again or idk what
if you can find a dahm's body that would be close, also i really like this guys bodies, very 90's lines i think. just a matter of making it fit an eagle.
got the chassis done and mounted, the lighting isnt doing the polish job any justice at all especially on the nose plate... but the masking tape didnt help either :x http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr198/FieroMan121/rc10gt/DSCN2397-1.jpg didnt put too much effort into the paint, even though its a...
got the engine mounted and the radio roughly dialed last night and while i was out picking up some random stuff at the super market today i grabbed a can of easy-off. that stuff works fast! got the spare chassis's nose plate and chassis tub stripped and polished, decided to paint a little bit of the...
yeah, broke 90mph about 20 minutes ago in the rain
waiting on that roto starter gear/1-way, maybe i can find a 8mm one way bearing and try to rig it up to a drill to get going for the idle break in but thats all i think i can get away with :\
got the piston and sleeve back yesterday (saturday) and its a light-ish pinch which will be perfect for a quick break-in im waiting on the tiger drive now but i should have the engine basically done and maybe even installed (minus the tiger drive) some time today on a side note, i already had the ti...