RC12i Restore ****Finished!****
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Re: Minty RC12i
Nice wax job, rook!
Looking great, sure wish my white parts were still white
What did you do to polish up the motor?
Looking great, sure wish my white parts were still white
What did you do to polish up the motor?
It's time to stand up to the bully. Support the companies that support the industry, not the ones that tear it down. Say no to Traxxas
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Re: Minty RC12i
Thanks man! Since I couldn't find a mod motor I had to make it look fast.RC10resto wrote:Nice work on the motor's can
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Re: Minty RC12i
gomachv wrote:Nice wax job, rook!
Looking great, sure wish my white parts were still white
What did you do to polish up the motor?
Thanks gomachav! I still like your black 12i. It looks right to me.
To polish up the motor can I used fine steel wool dipped in Mother's metal polish. After cleaning off all the gunk with the steel wool and polish I used plain paper towels to polish out the impurities. I'm not sure why, but paper towels work much better than cloth for polishing metal. I just kept polishing until I was satisfied. It's still not perfect, but I can live with it. It runs great too! If you look on page three of my 12E resto you can see some of the stuff I use for metal polishing.
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Re: Minty RC12i
if it don't go fast.......chrome it!!!!PlastiZapCA+ wrote:Thanks man! Since I couldn't find a mod motor I had to make it look fast.RC10resto wrote:Nice work on the motor's can
Seriously though, regardless of perfect originality of parts finishes etc- this is very much a great restoration! Hurry up on that IFS!!!
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Re: Minty RC12i
Charlie don't surf wrote:if it don't go fast.......chrome it!!!!PlastiZapCA+ wrote:Thanks man! Since I couldn't find a mod motor I had to make it look fast.RC10resto wrote:Nice work on the motor's can
Seriously though, regardless of perfect originality of parts finishes etc- this is very much a great restoration! Hurry up on that IFS!!!
Thanks Charlie! I hope to get the IFS together by the end of the week. It had some kind of grease smeared on it which yellowed pretty good. I'm thinking one more week of soaking in peroxide out in the sun should do it. The shock will get the polish treatment and full rebuild. I like my cars sleek and clean. Can't wait!
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Re: Minty RC12i
With the exception of a body this car is done! I ran it in our conference room at work last night and had a blast! Really couldn't open up the throttle on it as there's just not enough room up there ,but the difference between this car and the 12e is obvious. The handling is impressive and she has a tight turn radius thanks to that IFS up front.
Here she is!
Here she is!
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Re: Minty RC12i
And a poorly shot and edited video of me doing stupid things with a rare car.
[youtube]QOseBnrTjZQ&feature=plcp[/youtube]
[youtube]QOseBnrTjZQ&feature=plcp[/youtube]
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Re: Minty RC12i --Updated 9-29-12--
Omg when I first saw the car move I thought you were on asphalt! I about died! When I saw it was carpet I was OK again lol
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Re: Minty RC12i --Updated 9-29-12--
gomachv wrote:Omg when I first saw the car move I thought you were on asphalt! I about died! When I saw it was carpet I was OK again lol
Never! That gives me the chills just thinking about it. This car will probably never touch the ground or carpet again after this.
I just picked up this parts car for my carbon fiber 12e experiment. I found a track that runs 1/12 races so I need a runner now. I think half of it's junk but it has some good parts I can use like the rear axle and motor mounts. Might try an experiment by adding a front suspension like you did.
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Re: Minty RC12i --Updated 9-29-12--
I have a couple weight saver replica upper and lower chassis if you shoot me your address I'll get one out to ya.Then you will have a solid runner without the guilt
You have to promise to take pics and video tho
You have to promise to take pics and video tho
It's time to stand up to the bully. Support the companies that support the industry, not the ones that tear it down. Say no to Traxxas
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Re: Minty RC12i --Updated 9-29-12--
Yes! PM sent.gomachv wrote:I have a couple weight saver replica upper and lower chassis if you shoot me your address I'll get one out to ya.Then you will have a solid runner without the guilt
You have to promise to take pics and video tho
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