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Got these two newies in the post the other day

They do look awesome - the proportions are pretty spot on. I have read they handle pretty badly out of the box due to the inherently high CG and being underdamped in the rear end causing a lot of pogo action..

I got into RC in the late 90's at about 10 years of age. I remember reading RC Car Action and being drawn towards the colourful illustrations and descriptions of many kits of that period. Gas powered models fascinated me the most - as a child I was only allowed to have a Nikko Humvee which my parent...

We all expect pictures

Cool, I will let you know. Gonna have to find the truck first

Sounds like you got a great deal, GT2 looks like it will scrub up nicely

^ WOW that looks awesome! I absolutely love those Associated 3 piece wheels, always liked the look of them. Seems like under all that dust and fluff there was a pretty clean truck, sweet find. If I can find one for around the $100-$170 price bracket (depending on condition) I will probably snatch it...

I like the idea of a white parts GT. What sort of price bracket would I be looking at for a reasonable base unit?

Thanks everyone, appreciate the kind words!

Hmmm, what truck do I want next!?

Ehhhh, had to do a self-indulgent before/after comparo


Before


After

Thanks for the kind words everyone! Progress: All electronics worked perfectly when I tested them, so it was just a matter of cleaning the nitro residue off everything, clean/check the mounting hardware and coil the leads. I mounted it all up, and presto, completed truck! http://s21.postimg.org/6qtt...

Progress: Got the transmission mounted, and the rear bulkhead cleaned up and installed: http://s16.postimg.org/8ibh8dhh1/20130819_130934.jpg Rear bulkhead in. Shock tower, arms, dogbones and hardware all cleaned up well, and there was no corrosion on the metal hardware. All hinge pins installed with...

GT is looking great! 8) Awesome gf/b-day gift. It'd say she's a keeper! I'd say so! Cheers mate! That'll be a nice stocker when it's done! I could never have one like that; the blue chassis trucks are just to easy to modify, and I cannot resist the temptation! Haha yea, i've thought of all the cool...

And just quickly, had to post up what my amazing girlfriend got me for my birthday:


Nitro Sport

She knows what makes me happy

I was originally going to polish the pipe, but it really would have looked more 'blingy' than I'd like, especially on an otherwise completely stock vehicle, so I attempted to restore the original finish. I think I did a pretty good job: http://s17.postimg.org/fnkhjl7nz/20130819_145411.jpg Tuned Pipe...