This idea started with a random score at the LHS in the form of some yellow RPM parts for the B3. The rear arm mounts are pretty hard to find these days and I had never seen them in yellow. Even though I don't care much for the motor guard, they had the yellow one so I grabbed that, too. The yellow gear cover and front bumper followed, and I had some other nice B3 pieces lying around like the complete Lunsford hinge pin and turnbuckle set for the B3. Two years ago, you could get these FT blue shock bodies easily at any LHS but the supply has gotten quite scarce. It took me a bit to source these, and along the way, I got the aluminum front brace from a forum member here. I bent over and grabbed my ankles again for the Thunder Tiger BX front hub carriers and metal trans to bulkhead brace, but I used the RPM steering knuckles, plus I wanted to keep this a bit less "heavy metal" than my blue B3 Factory Team build.
Of course I used some NIP Factory Team parts; the front kickup, rear end plate, and motor plate. There are some other odds and ends worked in, like the Hammad Ghuman rear hubs (more on those later) and the Factory team shock caps that were anodized yellow to get the contrast I wanted. There are other yellow RPM bits like the ball cups and shock spring perches. The trans spacers between the case and the motor plate are from Chris at Rogue Engineering, anodized yellow for the contrast and little detail.
The genesis of the project:
Some other parts:
Completed transmission and motor plate with spacers.
Shocks and front end.
