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Finished: Grasshopper II restoration.

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Chassis was toast and have lots of other issues but a total spend of £35 excluding paint and I really love this classic. One of my first cars was a Hornet and this brings back so many memories.

Going to fit some electrics and a 540 27 turn motor,it will be a blast to drive I hope. oh and custom decals will be added soon, will update this post once I have done them.

K

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Nice!  What kind of shocks are those, front and rear???

Terry

 

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2 hours ago, Frog Jumper said:

Nice!  What kind of shocks are those, front and rear???

Terry

 

They are 1:18th buggy shocks from an excellent Ebay store I use all the time. They are HSP/Himoto shocks to fit WLtoy buggies but are perfect for the hopper :) 85mm rear, 65mm fronts 

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Decals added.. wanted to mimic the original but in my own colours and a slight re-design. Added a cute grasshopper cartoon I did :)

I need to do a little tidy up but that's it till I fit electrics. 

K

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1 hour ago, kaylon said:

Decals added.. wanted to mimic the original but in my own colours and a slight re-design. Added a cute grasshopper cartoon I did :)

I need to do a little tidy up but that's it till I fit electrics. 

K

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great work! the cartoon hopper is quite cool.

were did you print the decals? 

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On 6/29/2016 at 8:11 PM, Dangerseeker said:

great work! the cartoon hopper is quite cool.

were did you print the decals? 

I use inkjet self adhesive vinyl it's about 200gsm and works on most normal inkjet printers, mine is actually quite old so a new printer would do better. The end result is already quite smudge proof unless you've used lots of black and it's splash proof. I then use Halfords clear gloss Lacquer spray and it seals it really really well and adds UV protection. Granted it would probably not stand up to driving under water or sitting on a windowsill for 5 years in direct sunlight but it's pretty good :) 

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