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Ranger front rims (or at least some of them) are deeper dish than the brat fronts, I can't remember the measurements off the top of my head but yours look to be the "regular" kind.

Re your "Re-re" "front suspension axles" if you mean that they have the sticky out nubbins that locate the end of the springs on the outside, rather than being on the inside, tapped for M2 screws, there are a number of features on the vintage cars that are generally referred to as "Mk.1" and "Mk.2" (though perhaps more correctly "early" and "late") as the SRB chassis evolved, these are documented somewhere on the site ...




I'm not at all conviced your cat is at all "pure" bred, BTW - but she looks better for it, the trend seems to be breed them purely for gremlin-esque ear size, regardless of the other issues that might go along with it (dwarfism, especically of the legs, etc)- yours looks to be a much healthier looking "hi lift" version . I hope she has a suitable name, like "Pyewacket" or "Gizmo" ... I've noticed that when at the vets, they call out the cats name, followed by your surname, so I'm determined to name my next cat something like "Ribbidibbidibbidumbahdeh", "Rumtetumtetiger" or maybe even "Blyaat!"

Jonny wrote:

Ranger front rims (or at least some of them) are deeper dish than the brat fronts, I can't remember the measurements off the top of my head but yours look to be the "regular" kind.

Thanks for the info, most useful!

Jonny wrote:

Re your "Re-re" "front suspension axles" if you mean that they have the sticky out nubbins that locate the end of the springs on the outside, rather than being on the inside, tapped for M2 screws, there are a number of features on the vintage cars that are generally referred to as "Mk.1" and "Mk.2" (though perhaps more correctly "early" and "late") as the SRB chassis evolved, these are documented somewhere on the site ...

These are the parts, the original one is on the left, the one on the right is from 30 years ago.

Jonny wrote:

I'm not at all conviced your cat is at all "pure" bred, BTW - but she looks better for it, the trend seems to be breed them purely for gremlin-esque ear size, regardless of the other issues that might go along with it (dwarfism, especically of the legs, etc)- yours looks to be a much healthier looking "hi lift" version . I hope she has a suitable name, like "Pyewacket" or "Gizmo" ... I've noticed that when at the vets, they call out the cats name, followed by your surname, so I'm determined to name my next cat something like "Ribbidibbidibbidumbahdeh", "Rumtetumtetiger" or maybe even "Blyaat!"

She is called Eve but there is a longer name on the pedigree certificate. Maybe I am mistaken about her being a pure Devon Rex?

I'm quite happy to admit I was wrong - looks to be a genuinely pedigree cat
No reference to "that sodding tom from next door" at any point in her genealogy


Your suspect part is almost certainly a home-turned replacement for a bent or broken one

Jonny wrote:

I'm quite happy to admit I was wrong - looks to be a genuinely pedigree cat
No reference to "that sodding tom from next door" at any point in her genealogy


Your suspect part is almost certainly a home-turned replacement for a bent or broken one

No need to apologise, I am in no way a cat aficionado - I have only previously owned rescue cats - we got this breed because if the low molting.

i think you are right about them being home made - the servo saver is made out of metal - I assumed the new one was only plastic becasue Tamiya cheaped out on the re-release, but not so it seems...

Jenna (pedigree name Churston Chocolatetime) doesn't do photogenic - this is her in my underpants drawer, checking it out in case it led to Narnia

wow.. they are both beauties!

Got the front end all cleaned up and ready to go back together - waiting on one of the screw bags to arrive in the post. Used some very fine wire wool to bring back the shine on the aluminum roll bar and front tubes.

Pics to follow once I start re-assembly.

I'm quite sad that most of the car is too far gone - the gearbox casings are worn out at the output shafts where the bearings were worn so badly - the same is true of the rear suspension arms - ballraces were out of my reach when I was a lad.

Minibus ready to run the srb

Re front wheels, I foound this in an old thread:

Jonny wrote:

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Ranger front wheels have a deeper "dish", they have about 2.5mm offset compared to the Brat & Pajero wheelie

Mine look like the Pajero/Brat variant.

Things have stalled on the build while I wait for a part to arrive from Japan.

I should be able to assemble the front end tomorrow, so pics to come.