Winter Projects
- Halgar
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Winter Projects
What kinds of projects - RC related or not - do you guys have planned? The weather is a changing so it's about time to move our antics indoors.
For my projects, It's high time I finally get that TMaxx cleaned up and sold, and I still have to clean up the HiLux and Fox that I found over the summer. Will definitely be selling the Fox, still undecided on the HiLux. I'm pretty much going to go through all my gear and get rid of the things I don't need or am not using.
Outside of RC, the girlfriend has some furniture items that she wants built, there's the cat tree to finish repairing (old cat hosed the interior - have to build new base ), and Christmas gifts to make.
What about everyone else?
For my projects, It's high time I finally get that TMaxx cleaned up and sold, and I still have to clean up the HiLux and Fox that I found over the summer. Will definitely be selling the Fox, still undecided on the HiLux. I'm pretty much going to go through all my gear and get rid of the things I don't need or am not using.
Outside of RC, the girlfriend has some furniture items that she wants built, there's the cat tree to finish repairing (old cat hosed the interior - have to build new base ), and Christmas gifts to make.
What about everyone else?
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- shodog
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Re: Winter Projects
Out here in Cali, the winters are fairly mild. There have been seveal times I have spent Tahinksgiving in short pants.
I would say my big task is to organize my garage better so that I can fit all my cars and trucks in it. My wife has been complaining that i'm taking over the office.
I would say my big task is to organize my garage better so that I can fit all my cars and trucks in it. My wife has been complaining that i'm taking over the office.
- Volumiza
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Re: Winter Projects
most of my time now is going to be spent decorating my new house and converting the garage into a nice workshop. rc projects are my A&L, teamcar in the pipeline and i'm on the lookout for a nice graphite.
"I want to die peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather, not screaming in terror like his passengers!" The late great Bob Monkhouse 1928 - 2003.
- RichieRich
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Re: Winter Projects
I've done too. In fact, I remember playing softball on Christmas day a few years back.shodog wrote:Out here in Cali, the winters are fairly mild. There have been seveal times I have spent Tahinksgiving in short pants.
Anyway, it'll probably be business as usual in regards to projects with me.
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Re: Winter Projects
This winter I will be rebuilding my runner GT. Right now it has a complete set of RPM parts. I've accumulated enough parts to make it almost fully aftermarket. I'd like to get ahold of an old gt with white parts to make it completely blue without going to anodized alloy parts.
I will also be building an HPI 5 SS, and possibly another tlt.
Winter also brings out some indoor hobbies like slot cars and trains. There is an almost local shop that is supposed to be putting in a 1/32 scale slot track, so I may get one to race.
I will also be building an HPI 5 SS, and possibly another tlt.
Winter also brings out some indoor hobbies like slot cars and trains. There is an almost local shop that is supposed to be putting in a 1/32 scale slot track, so I may get one to race.
- mikedealer
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Re: Winter Projects
this fall/winter i will be building some chassis' and hopefully selling them on the domain i bought at rc10shop.com
ill be making 1-off custom peices for sale there, Aluminum wings, tube chassis for buggies, trucks and gt's, milled/cut chassis-motorplates-noseplates, and other randomness i havent decided yet. probably reproduction bodies also, working on it all now. In 2-3 days i will be finished with my tube chassis for the rc10, i had to move my operation outside into my shed cause the mapp gas fumes are killing my girlfriend at night lol.
ill be making 1-off custom peices for sale there, Aluminum wings, tube chassis for buggies, trucks and gt's, milled/cut chassis-motorplates-noseplates, and other randomness i havent decided yet. probably reproduction bodies also, working on it all now. In 2-3 days i will be finished with my tube chassis for the rc10, i had to move my operation outside into my shed cause the mapp gas fumes are killing my girlfriend at night lol.
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Re: Winter Projects
I plan to get a WHOLE LOT of painting done this winter. I've been slacking this year.
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Re: Winter Projects
Paint for a few cars, plus the restoration of at least one ASCOT RC10 sprint car, a gold pan dirt oval car and the complete build of my bucket of parts for an original Titan TXO.
Might have to start on the replica Rob Cutman ROAR National Champion Custom Works Dominator from 1990, too.
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Might have to start on the replica Rob Cutman ROAR National Champion Custom Works Dominator from 1990, too.

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Re: Winter Projects
dittoMelvinsArmy wrote:I plan to get a WHOLE LOT of painting done this winter. I've been slacking this year.


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Re: Winter Projects
on the 1:1 side, i need to get this 67 442 conv. finished before winter. i need to get this 55 chevy painted before winter, so my dad and i can assemble it during winter. it's much further along than the pic shows, but i don't have any recent ones. then once the olds is gone, this 63 implala ss is coming back to the garage to get started on again. all we did to it so far was set the 409 in it to build the fenderwell headers, and mocked up the suspension so we could send the right parts out to be powdercoated.
and hopefully, i'll get a couple of the r/c projects done, too.
and hopefully, i'll get a couple of the r/c projects done, too.

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Re: Winter Projects
I've got a few RC projects "lined up"...
I really need to get going on a vintage runner for the winter indoor offroad season...and buy current tech batteries, a motor etc... I just bought out the LHS on B2/B3 wheels and am waiting on B2 CVD's. I think I already have a truck that's ready to go, but the buggy is what's going to be a project. Think Pink!



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Re: Winter Projects
Oh yeah, and I've got to clean off the bench... 

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Re: Winter Projects
i need to replace the head gasket in my vintage '71 scorpion stinger 2 snowmobile. i've been dreading it because i think need to get the head shaved and the block decked.
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Re: Winter Projects
Might as well clean up the ports and optimize the port timings while you're at it and have a few extra HP...wyldbill wrote:i need to replace the head gasket in my vintage '71 scorpion stinger 2 snowmobile. i've been dreading it because i think need to get the head shaved and the block decked.


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