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Welcome.
First question, are you sure that car was ever run?
It looks very clean and complete.

Second question, are you sure you want to run such a preserved example?

With regard to the servo gears it might be worth trying rehydrate the plastic , many forms of nylon and other similar plastic have a water content that dries out and leads to loss of strength and shrinkage , simply soaking them in warm water for 24-48 hours might restore them . If you do plan to run...

Full replacement with 2.4ghz stuff seems like the best plan. I'll extract the original If you do this you won't have to worry about the crystals. Your Retro-Mod idea could be good if executed properly. Sneaking modern electronics into the yellow brick would be cool. Or you can pull the brick and mo...