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andyaus wrote:

Hey what are those wheels

Old school tamiya alloy wheels. Not sure if ill use them on this project. Their not in the best condition.

They sound Nice. And look like TA02w ones

Today, I installed à new multimedia set in my stepson 's car. Autoradio, antenne etc. Polished a cloudy headlight, and finally installed rear parking radars. 5 hours under cold ans rain .

À family restoration waiting picture

stingray-63 wrote:

À family restoration waiting picture
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I've always thought of the Fox as a 2WD Hotshot too

Fixed an avante universal drive shaft joint with a new pin.

Jonny wrote:

stingray-63 wrote:

À family restoration waiting picture
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I've always thought of the Fox as a 2WD Hotshot too

I put a finger in this type of chassis with the Fox... Or it was with the terrascorcher ... One thing is sûre, it's that I begin to bé passionate by this type of chassis.... Is it normal Doc?

blairis wrote:

Old school tamiya alloy wheels. Not sure if ill use them on this project. Their not in the best condition.

Even if you don't, they're very cool

blairis wrote:

andyaus wrote:

Hey what are those wheels

Old school tamiya alloy wheels. Not sure if ill use them on this project. Their not in the best condition.

Those look perfectly good apart from the very outer edge, so are more than salvageable if you don't mind loosing a bit (or all of) the very outermost lip - spinning them up on a compact lather would be the fastest/easiest, if not a wet rub down on wet & dry paper would soon get them back to undinged metal. Just do it on a properly flat surface & use progressively finer grades, starting with something like 180 grit , then 240, 400 & finishing with 1200 & a polish.

Jonny wrote:

blairis wrote:

andyaus wrote:

Hey what are those wheels

Old school tamiya alloy wheels. Not sure if ill use them on this project. Their not in the best condition.

Those look perfectly good apart from the very outer edge, so are more than salvageable if you don't mind loosing a bit (or all of) the very outermost lip - spinning them up on a compact lather would be the fastest/easiest, if not a wet rub down on wet & dry paper would soon get them back to undinged metal. Just do it on a properly flat surface & use progressively finer grades, starting with something like 180 grit , then 240, 400 & finishing with 1200 & a polish.

Thanks for the tip Jonny, unfortunately those are the better 2 of the 4 wheels. 1 of the others has a noticeable flat spot and the other has a chunk missing out of it. These were my first ebay purchase ever and the pics did not show the damaged wheels, so lesson learnt always ask for more pics of your not sure and when posting i always show damage if any.