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bah my heater stopped working before i started, so im assembling a slammer runner car using random old parts.. just polishing some stuff to finish, and trying to make a b2 tower work, i got the bottom grinded but now i need to drill holes cause its going in the aluminum chassis and needs to have holes drilled for the chassis tubes

i am so jealous!!! that is gonna be sweet once you paint it red metalic LOL!!!

im so undecided on what color im am going to paint it to be honest lol. i am strongly leaning toward high gloss black at this point.. i just dont know lol

black is boring

i know it is lol.. maybe a black metallic flake? lol...

i really wanted to get this chrome plated but the chroming guy said no way jose'. lol.

i might try a mirror chrome finish on it with the spazstix chrome, gonna decide soon.

well atleast theres metallic to it but the spazstix red would really stand out and not like a sore thumb well maybe but thats just me

updates mike?

after a couple coats of stripper, i got most my powdercoat off. i had intentions of re-doing a couple things, but screw that i'm just gonna fix what broke and get it the heck done...

ive been working on this thing so slowly lol..

im trying to determine what kinda body i want on it right now, i made 3 different style aluminum roof plates, and they all look so stupid on this kinda car for some reason.. i was going to use some protech bodies and cut them out etc... but after destroying 3 bodies and only having the lexan roof peice looking good.. i dont know what im gonna do...

1 thing i might try is to custom make a vaccuum form body by forming a sheet on top of the car directly, filling the gaps with some hard sculpting clay with scoops and definition, and then forming a master body.. but im still waiting for my order of 4x8 petg and lexan sheets to come in...

its ready for paint or powder at this point chassis wise, i added a battery brace thingie from tube cause i made the chassis so low profile im having a hard time installing a battery cup, so i made a "cup" from a tube with side peices and going to use a velcro strap in the middle.. So i think for now the brazing is done... maybe just a random nut or two left to support some sort

i also painted a tamiya driver that i re-molded and am going to use, i made some extra too as a diversion from this car lol
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=320197040238&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT&ih=011
they came out really nice and assemble perfectly, but im having a hell of a time making a steering wheel mold... but im working on it lol


pictures to come later tonight

chassis is out for powdercoating finally, went with a flake metal silver, 3-4 day turnaround, $40.

here is a pic in the car in the current state, i know its a disgrace but im a slob

here is a pic of the driver i cast myself

$40 for the powder coating? Can you PM me their name/number please Mike? I am getting ripped off out here in Suffolk!

the place i used here was in farmingdale,

http://www.actionpowdercoat.com/

i dealt with john, they seem to do some nice work.

Nice paint job on that driver!

thanks, you should see all the ones i threw away that i messed up lol, i think i still have a bag of the recast ones that i made into a disaster lol

Ok, just got back from powdercoating shop, came out pretty nice, got a silver flake chrome powdercoat.

going to assemble when i get home from work, and paint a couple body panels, and heading to the engraving shop to get a plate engraved for the front with the AE logo on it.

wooooow mmmmm droolin on keyboard!!!!!!!! Cant wait to get mine,DON