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Great to hear cars are still getting dirty !

That's an interesting gearbox layout , I've never seen one before , i like the inside out diff bearings .

PDI is the manufacturer. Those were the baddest of the bad speed controllers of the time, very capable. They made the Marine one as well as a few others. One was for truck pullers. You can probably dig through the rcca archives to see if they ever did a bench test on them.

Holy F! I didnt know....i will be purchasing

Hydro Zeta upper right

That is a definite must get! Always thought that was such a badass looking car when I was a kid

I am diggin' the brushless Le Mans 480T motor too!

shorties give you the most mounting options and lightest weight imho

Seems like nobody has discussed it as most didn't know about it, including myself. As a collector, I wonder how this will affect the originals value as the 1/12 Kyosho pan cars generally fetch a mint on eBay. Hopefully not much since original is still original. I'm happy to maybe get some new wheels...

we wont talk about what it cost to restore it 8) .. but this is my original truck i raced for several years until the xxx stuff came out .. best designed rc truck they ever made imo, it was a force to be reckoned with at my local track in its day ... its restored mostly true to its original form but...

Awesome! I know I appreciate/value the shelf queens that were MY OWN racers back in the day more than the others, justifies spending more on them, right? LOL

I’ve been making good progress on the Scooby during the virus lockdown. The car is basically finished, I’ve just a couple decals to fit onto the wing sideplates and to paint and install the side mirror. I’ll post pics when it’s finished. Meanwhile, I have the driver/navigator detail set Tamiya makes...

coxbros1 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 28, 2020 11:39 am

1300GT wrote: ↑Tue Apr 28, 2020 8:37 am Mine's on pre-order for $379Aud.

Where at?

https://www.metrohobbies.com.au/products/kyosho-30635-fantom-1-12-4wd-on-road-rc-pan-car-kit-re-release

Here you go. I forgot the 99 cents.

Best thing to do is take them apart and glass bead blast them then coat them with a clear coat spray.

I know this model is right on the edge of vintage, but it's Kinwald so it automatically gets a pass. :lol: I have been saving up cool and rare XXX parts for several years because I knew I would eventually build some sort of XXX car. I finally decided on a BK2. I thought it was fitting since I alread...

^ Thanks buddy! Moving to the back end I installed lovely Trinity hubs. The aluminum cvd drives are a little too long for the extended outdrives of the BK2 transmission. However I am going to make a few adjustments and hopefully they will work. I'm sure they are not optimal for performance, but shou...