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Team Associated 3163 McRae Sports

Thanks to Danomite for the ID

The body is from a 2001 CEN Fun Factor Rally car named the Buggy Schlesser.

So, inspired by MXACRES on YouTube I’m building a Bandit from the ground up because I figure if I bought the buggy whole, I’d wind up replacing everything eventually, so why not just build it from the ground up with good parts to begin with(?). Starting with the front end parts on order so far: Chas...

As for durability, the main casualty was the rear lower shock mounting screw tore out of the hole of the arm. I anticipated possible issues with the strength of PLA, so I was not too surprised (I printed out several spares). It gives me incentive to finally upgrade my printer to handle composite ny...

nbrophy wrote: ↑Mon Oct 14, 2024 10:30 am Can anyone confirm whether these rims are dyable?

I would say 100% dyeable. Final answer.

EDIT: 100% sure of a 99% chance of "dyeability"

I've got a couple sets of early style Stampede/Rustler wheels that are dyed black.

Probably some of the first parts that I ever dyed.

They are like $6 wheels; just try it out. There are only a couple of plastics out there that haven't worked for me .

These (crappy) photos may help. The measurements are in mm.