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Most guys ran RCPS bodies. Either the Mirage SS or Turbo Mirage.

Not everyone ran the copper springs. There are a few pics of Rick Howart's car and he has silvers on it.

Yes you could copper plate a set of springs pretty easily. They are just slightly different rate than the associated silvers.

Servos work in any orientation, and some cars do place the servo vertically, such as the losi xx4. Nothing wrong about any servo installation from a function standpoint as long as it's secure, can travel without binding, and allows for a symmetrical range. It may not look right, and shaft down is ce...

I've modified other bulkheads using a bandsaw with thin blade for complex curves and that worked great.

I agree -- super clean and tidy. Very nice work Nomad. Also, it pays to use a good quality soldering iron. Just curious, what wattage setting are you using for soldering the bullet connectors for instance? Thanks guys, I strive to do the best quality work that I can. :) I have a vintage (20+ yrs ol...

Very cool Doug! I've been eye ballin' the re-release at amain for awhile.

cool car and cool pic's. Pic's look almost factory-like

Look at G-Made wheels. Not sure if they have exactly what you're looking for, but their wheels are reasonably priced and I've found them to be very good quality. I bought a set of chromed plastic 3 piece truck wheels for my Optima truck build and was very happy with them. iirc they were under $30

If reasonably priced aluminum wheels are an option, this is what I got for my bruiser-ish truck. Most crawler wheels are much narrower than a bruiser type wheel, but these are about the same.

http://www.spiracingwheels.com/prooutlaw.htm

If you aren't fixated on 1.9 wheels, I used some 2.2 RPM revolvers in the past...very similar look and stretched the stock tires onto them. I can get a pic tomorrow if you'd like.

Thanks. I think we choose to tinker with these old RC cars partly because they remind us of happier times, places we’ve traveled, people we’ve met, friendships we’ve began, etc. They certainly do that for me. They certainly do that for me as well. Lots of memories tied up in these toys. Beautiful b...

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Hey Phoenix, the car looks awesome! 8) What motor and electronics are you running? Man, how I wish we had a track like that in my corner of the world. I'd be there every weekend. :) Thanks, electronics are muchmore stock ETS Blinky esc and 13,5 turn brushless motor. Sadly the track is also a few hr...

Yeah, this car is always up to some crazy shenanigans... :lol: . 7E5C0CB1-ECBC-40EC-AF1E-A3BA99ED8349.jpeg No, we were saying that the car must've had serious downforce if it was staying planted while running on the ceiling. :mrgreen: Or maybe you should change your topic title to WUSD...What's UpSi...

Drill and tap to take a screw rather than a make thread.