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TM Ru22311 wrote:I have some Permatex white lithium grease, would that be suitable for the differential gears in the gearbox?

That should be fine as it's an all purpose grease. I use park bicycle bearing grease for my builds

Thanks you Shodog I am expecting my screw kit and bearing set to be delivered tomorrow. Hoping to get some assembly done this weekend. I sent some picks to a local machine shop that offers Bright Dip anodizing services. I'm hoping the minimum charge isn't to expensive and I can get the parts anodized. I like the look of colored anodize and it would offer a great protective coating. I did some dip dying last night and it turned out pretty nice. I also got a few parts delivered the past few days.




My camera was about to die when I took this one....got to charge it tonight :/

Received my Tomahawk screw kit from RCScrewz and NO flatheads!!! WTF?!? I noticed the price of these kits are $29.95 (Plus Shipping). I am greatly regretting not taking Lars' advise and just getting an original screw kit from eBay for $35! I guess you live and learn. I have contacted the owner. I want to see what he has to say about it.

After looking at some closeup pics of my polished aluminum parts, I am not really satisfied with the finish. I can still see a lot of scuffs and pitting. I think I will sand on them some more to get them factory new looking. I am not one for cutting corners (If I can help it).

What I really want to know is if they sent you a Tomahawk screw kit does it contain the screws I have been talking about the 2.3 or did they send you 2.5 because if they sent you 2.5 for where they are suppose to go THAT's FALSE ADVERTISING! I told you that those scews are specific to a Tomahawk.

RC

TM Ru22311 wrote:Received my Tomahawk screw kit from RCScrewz and NO flatheads!!! WTF?!? I noticed the price of these kits are $29.95 (Plus Shipping). I am greatly regretting not taking Lars' advise and just getting an original screw kit from eBay for $35! I guess you live and learn. I have contacted the owner. I want to see what he has to say about it.

After looking at some closeup pics of my polished aluminum parts, I am not really satisfied with the finish. I can still see a lot of scuffs and pitting. I think I will sand on them some more to get them factory new looking. I am not one for cutting corners (If I can help it).

Yeah, I know you said that and I believe finding them will be a challenge. Did you receive the ones you ordered? Wondered if those were the right ones. If I was that guy and I couldn't find "Exact" matches, I would go with the next biggest size and include a tap in the kit. I have been to quite a few local places and the closest I have found is a 2.5mm. I have no idea what is in this kit as nothing is labeled. I have measured length, but I have no means of measuring diameter. There are NO flatheads at any rate

I will take a few pics of the kit and post them for everyone to see. I have sorted them best I could.

I think all the button head bolts are M3 and the others are M2.5 but I may be wrong. They are of nice quality and all, but the 2 specialty screws are really the deal breaker since they are so rare. Like I said, there are no flatheads at all. If you look at the pic on the website, it clearly shows flatheads. Not too happy about that. Like you said KSK...false advertising!

http://www.rcscrewz.com/product_info.php/p/kyo150-kyosho-tomahawk-vintage-stainless-steel-screw-kit/products_id/4569

These are the closest sized screws in the kit (there are 4 of them). You can visually see the size difference in the pic. It is very loose in the upright...way too small.

I've seen people tap that item out which is fine for a couple of cars I'm sure, but when you're dealing with A LOT of them you want everything to fit with having to tap sXXX. I hate these people who thinl they know what they are talking about, this IS NOT a Tamiya stop treating it like one. I've had these cars since I was 16 and I'm 46 now I know what I'm talking about!

AXXXXXXX!

TM Ru22311 wrote:These are the closest sized screws in the kit (there are 4 of them). You can visually see the size difference in the pic. It is very loose in the upright...way too small.

Got a reply from RCScrewz today and they said the 2 "Missing" flatheads are on the way. Now whether they will be the correct size or not is a different thing, LoL. I have decided if these don't fit, I am getting a 2.5mm tap set and be done with it. It seems 2.5mm bolts are far more common that the goofy size Kyosho decided to use. I did receive my TBG Tomahawk body and driver in the mail today, so I am pretty happy about that. I got an email from the local machine shop about my anodize request. Seems they don't offer that locally, but their Minneapolis, MN office does (With a $155 minimum charge). So that is not happening unless I find somewhere reasonable but after calculating what I have spent already on this project and not even having wheels yet, it's probably not going to happen. I will probably step away from this project for awhile to save up for wheels and then pick up where I left off. I wanted to give Michaelplatypuss1 a big thank you for his help as well as everyone here that has been so kind. I would not have got this far without all the help from you gentlemen. I still have a lot of work ahead of me and I will keep updates here of my progress.

If anyone comes across one of those gear base covers (SC-36) PLEASE let me know as soon as you can. I am still looking daily, but I don't want to miss a chance to get one. Thanks

TM

Ask and you shall receive.

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Graupner-Kyosho-Scorpion-Getriebeabdeckung-Nr-4966-36-Raritat-OVP-NEU-/351031098543?pt=RC_Modellbau&hash=item51bb157caf

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If anyone comes across one of those gear base covers (SC-36) PLEASE let me know as soon as you can. I am still looking daily, but I don't want to miss a chance to get one. Thanks

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Thank You KSK! I have contacted the seller about shipping to the States....fingers crossed!
Just noticed it is an auction :/ I will give it my best go, lol

Dang, another issue is I don't see PayPal on that auction (Only cash on pick up and CreditPlus???). Waiting to see what the seller has to say, but not looking good for TM.

Well, I have ordered my swing shaft arms from a German eBay seller, but this one looks complicated:

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Graupner-Kyosho-Scorpion-Getriebeabdeckung-Nr-4966-36-Raritat-OVP-NEU-/351031098543?pt=RC_Modellbau&hash=item51bb157caf
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A shipping to non-EU countries is possible, please ask for the shipping costs in advance!

For inquiries, please contact me at your disposal.

International buyer welcome.

A payment by Paypal is not possible, but an IBAN / BIC bank swift code is stored for international transfers.

This is a private sale, no warranty, return, exchange of the auctioned / purchased items.
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Man, the only one I have ever seen and I can't even bid on it! Guess it was not meant to be Thanks anyway KSK

Did you buy it already? Maybe you should wait.

RC

TM Ru22311 wrote:Well, I have ordered my swing shaft arms from a German eBay seller, but this one looks complicated:

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Graupner-Kyosho-Scorpion-Getriebeabdeckung-Nr-4966-36-Raritat-OVP-NEU-/351031098543?pt=RC_Modellbau&hash=item51bb157caf
__________________________________________________________________________________
A shipping to non-EU countries is possible, please ask for the shipping costs in advance!

For inquiries, please contact me at your disposal.

International buyer welcome.

A payment by Paypal is not possible, but an IBAN / BIC bank swift code is stored for international transfers.

This is a private sale, no warranty, return, exchange of the auctioned / purchased items.
__________________________________________________________________________________

Man, the only one I have ever seen and I can't even bid on it! Guess it was not meant to be Thanks anyway KSK

Would any of you know where to get some rubber bushings for the shocks? Maybe a part # for a brand that fits. I seen a set of 4 for a Scorpion listed on eBay for $17.95....there has to be a cheaper alternative. Going to be getting my shocks, motor and wiring soon. I think the funnest part of this project will be assembly, I can't wait.

Man you are so lucky you know us

http://kyoshoparts.blogspot.ca/


Check further down, there are shock bushings.

RC

TM Ru22311 wrote:Would any of you know where to get some rubber bushings for the shocks? Maybe a part # for a brand that fits. I seen a set of 4 for a Scorpion listed on eBay for $17.95....there has to be a cheaper alternative. Going to be getting my shocks, motor and wiring soon. I think the funnest part of this project will be assembly, I can't wait.