Im not sure how far this is going to go yet!
I cannot decide if I want to just clean it all up and keep it original, or buy new bits where needed. No doubt time will tell, and also when I start taking it apart! So far, I can see the following: Incorrect front drive shafts Dented roof Steering servo horn missing Aerial mounting point broken Atleast one drive shaft bent One black wheel mount One side of the front suspension hangs a lot lower than the other (any ideas?) Dirt, dust and grease... lots of it! Feel free to spot any other incorrect parts, Im sure you lot are more knowledgeable than me So, onto the bit you all want to see, photos! |
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Love that transmitter, "Bionic Gold" is great Engrish
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Today I started the strip down, the list of parts to replace is growing, but thankfully not by many.
The plastic wheel bearings were so worn they just fell out. As its not going to be a runner, I will replace them with the plastic ones I didnt use on my rere Hotshot. One side on the rear had so much play you could move the wheel nearly 1cm side to side! There is so much grease it has actually preserved the joints very well, obviously the trade off being all the muck it attracted, but atleast that can just be washed off! Onto some pics.... The offending alien upright There's a pin in there somewhere! LOL Muck More muck! I wonder when these last saw light? Im not going to even try to clean this up, especially with the melted rubber bag stuck all over it. It can be replaced with my hardly used rere one. Thats all for now, next job will be to strip the suspension and gearboxes Still trying to decide if I should get a new body for it as the hole for the missing foglight is too big for a replacement, unless you use a big washer, which will still make it look messy. Front uprights and suspension needs replacing, even on the complete side it has loads of play on the ball joints. So far, that is all that needs to be bought, so Im pretty happy with that! |
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This is my first restoration, so any feedback good or bad would be very welcome!
I stripped the rear suspension and gearbox today, then cleaned and rebuilt the gearbox. Ive used new plastic bearings to replace the worn ones and reassembled it all dry as its not going to be a runner. The gears were all in good shape with no uneven wear. Rear suspension stripped. Does anyone have a tip for removing the C/E clips without bending them? One very dirty rear box! Cracked open for the first time in years no doubt Thats better! A back together with new motor from my rere Hotshot. Rear suspension clean and rebuild next |
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If they only were E-clips, right? Removing e-clips is fairly easy if you have a very small screw driver to use to wedge out the E-clip. The C-clip, on the other hand, has given me hours and hours of frustration! Sometimes I have actually given up on them, like on my ongoing 959 resto. But some times they come off after a lot of struggling using two small screwdrivers, one under, and one "inside" at the same time. If they come off, they usually pop away onto my light grey carpet making me spend another hour looking for it.... So, if anyone has good ideas to remove C-clips, I am all ears! -Lars Signature now gets correct formatting if you edit it in your Profile. Use normal BBcode if you want.
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