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Man u do some amazing builds

Swap gold endbell to ultrahive motor

Made some progress

1911Colt wrote: ↑Tue Jul 09, 2024 3:36 pm That is coming together nicely. Since it is a replica, I assume you already have plans for the body and paint scheme.

Thanks...sure do...it's based on a Pontiac Grand Prix with STP livery...that's how he had it back in the day...got the body but haven't started on it yet

Frankentruck wrote: ↑Tue Jul 23, 2024 8:39 am

coxbros1 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 20, 2024 4:26 pm 1000013294.png

Watch out!!! Someone is peaking in the window behind you!!!

That's Shelly from Friday the 13th part 3...epic flick!

Well it didn't win, so now it's time to start this thing up...its 36 yrs old, never fired...found this starter on Ebay...hopefully it will get it to fire

Frankentruck wrote: ↑Sat Jul 27, 2024 4:59 pm It didn't happen if there isn't a video.... VROOM VROOM!!!

Oh, there will be!

question is in the title

There were issues with the clutch pulley that years later could easily have been fixed by Dadio Designs....unfortunately the boat was abandoned in the basement of "Thumbs" mansion...yes its quite extravagant!...anyway the abandoned boat was returned recently and now I just ordered two 13×1...

R6cowboy wrote: ↑Sat Aug 03, 2024 6:18 pm One of the greats


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Best ever!

Along way from a video, very limited time to work on crap....but it started!...that's all I can say at this point...the engine is a 1985 O.S. Max 21SE-B

Since I was born in the late 70's, the "music" is all that I have. Exactly! The music doesn't tell the story, so if you missed the hype, it is hard to understand why it ever happened. :lol: Evel Knievel is the same story. If you sat on the floor at grandma's house watching this maniac(!) ...

Thumbs has the video of it idling..hopefully he'll get permission from his wife to post it 🤞....it starts right up, but won't idle low enough to disengage the clutch..the clutch and engine are all NOS parts, the carburetor was used...it being very finicky....the clutch is real aggressive as the spri...

Got a running vid! Thumbs has it, grabbed a carb off a vintage Max Power 8th onroad engine and machined throat down 2mm to fit it... idles down nicely now....only hold up, even with 2.4 radio, servos glitch badly, so I didn't get crazy with it, but did drive great, brakes worked....sent Benji (Thumb...