Jay Halsey 85 Worlds Build (Chassis MODS)

[RJK33]

Anybody know if I Rit dye this black will it come out a good quality black?
I have only dyed white plastics black....

[RC10resto]

Don't think the Kydex is going to take the dye. And if it will the boiling water will probably warp the part.

[scr8p]

i don't think you can dye kydex. not to mention, it would probably flatten out in the hot water.

[RJK33]

Thanks guys! Been watching this on ebay for a while now. I'll just have to keep looking for a black one.

[RJK33]

Got a couple of bottles of peroxide last night! Now all I need is a sunny day in Michigan! LOL
Here's my wheels & tires I scored for my build.

Anybody know if the rear wheels on Jay's car were stock AE or not?
Not too sure about these rear tires either? Read in a thread that he used a couple of different tires at his Worlds race. These are the Proline 109-R. Only the knobby pattern doesn't seem to look the same as any pics I've seen of his car?

[scr8p]

stock 3 piece rear rims. the rear tires you have are incorrect.

[RJK33]

stock 3 piece rear rims. the rear tires you have are incorrect.

Thanks SCR8P. Should I be trying to hunt down a set of AJ's?

[RJK33]

stock 3 piece rear rims. the rear tires you have are incorrect.

Thanks SCR8P. Should I be trying to hunt down a set of AJ's?

Check that... Read Jason Read! LOL

"Tamiya Holiday Buggy tires (PN. 153)"
"AJ's/Twinn-K Inc. Off-Road Tire PN. 9719"

[scr8p]

holiday buggy tires would be the way to go. but the aj's look the same, and parma has a version of those tires, too.

[RJK33]

holiday buggy tires would be the way to go. but the aj's look the same, and parma has a version of those tires, too.

I noticed you had answered that question before in another thread. You veterians must get tired of answering the same old questions for us newbies. I did read a post somewhere that referred to the proline 109-R tire. I saw those on ebay, got excited and jumped on those thinking they were one of the tires used.

Thanks again!

[RJK33]

Broke her down today with a little help from my boys!

Ready for a good cleaning and a peroxide bath...
Is that an after market servo saver? Notice the color difference!

[Charlie don't surf]

Looking good! That's the correct servo saver, its plastic instead of nylon

[RJK33]

Looking good! That's the correct servo saver, its plastic instead of nylon

Thanks for the info! One less item on my list!
Scored a brand new Futaba FP-S132H servo and have a lead on a Novak NESC-4 ESC. I know it's not a 1 but probably as close as I will be able to get.

[Jay Dub]

You should be able to paint the Kydex bumper btw. -Jeff

[RJK33]

You should be able to paint the Kydex bumper btw. -Jeff

Thanks for the info, much appreciated, but I found one! Just need to wait for it to get here.....