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Thought it was time I took a few photos of my Hotshots, one vintage, one rere

I'm doing a full restore, I've got a rere and vintage one

Those front drive shafts are a nightmare, I still need a pair for my vintage hotshot

Some progress! I still have some minor bits needed to complete it, ,and a new body after Xmas I think. It's just those front drive shafts that I'm annoyed about A few phone photos, I will take some decent ones over the weekend. Old and new

Don't worry, I sat for 2 weeks waiting for my vintage upright set to arrive, but I forgot to order the screw bag too so now I'm sitting waiting for that

A hotshot with mk1 bumper went for about £100 on eBay a couple of weeks ago

Iquite fancy a Boomerang myself, check out my hotshot restoration for over use of grease, it makes yours look very clean!

Finally the vintage upright parts arrive, it almost seems a shame to open it! But as I want it to be correct and not rere ball joints with hex then it's got to be done More pics coming up, just need to find some front drive shafts still after missing out on the last set to come up for sale

It's awesome fun! Nothing I've come across so far has been faster, but was equalled by a Lamborghini gallardo spyder off a roundabout in 3rd/4th till ran out of road. Out braked by a 911 turbo, but a brake upgrade next year will sort that the RS4 set up is coming close to its limit when pushed hard Side view

The blue you're thinking of is Nogaro blue, also known as RS blue when first used on the RS2. Mine is a '99 B5 facelift

Sorted out the electrics, although its not going to be a runner I plugged in a battery and was pleased that everything worked perfectly. Its not had any power for about 10 years. I was'nt expecting it to run as it was all covered in grease and dirt, the tub was as dirty inside as the photos show on the outside! Chassis all cleaned up inside Making progress.... pretty much on hold now until parts arrive apart from fitting the wheels, bumper and battery holders I think its going to have to have a new body and repro stickers to complete everything

It's going to be a shelf queen, so need it to be neat. I think clear model cement is probable the best, don't want to risk getting white residue from superglue

At some point in my vintage hotshot restoration I've to o sort the aerial mount which was snapped off by the previous owner Any ideas of how best to do it? Obviously being an original chassis different from the rere I don't want to make it worse or ruin it!

The mini isn't mine to sell! I've not had an RS2, but have had 2 S2's, and my S4 has an RS4 engine

Now in the process of rounding up parts to sort the incorrect front upright and suspension bits. Already sourced an original ball joint bag so they are correct and not rere hex ones. Original pressed parts bag arrived today mainly for the suspension bits but also the added bonus of a new roof to replace the bent one and screw guard plate which was also missing. Interesting to note it is silver, the rere one is black. I've never seen that mentioned in the differences between vintage and rere

Anyone else got one? This is my S4, tons of mods, running 500bhp, my gf's Cooper S parked with it

Yeah I know they are rare Just messages the seller in trades section so fingers crossed! Are the Thundershot ones exactly the same? I already have a pair of unknown ones that fit but obviously want originals

As title, needed for my vintage restoration please

Cheers, I'm well pleased with it so far! I cleaned and rebuilt the rear suspension this morning, will post some more pics soon. I think the hardest bit is going to be sourcing some correct front drive shafts The not sitting level issue was down to the incorrect front upright, but well spotted on the rear anti roll bar, it had popped out of its hangers on the roll cage

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

Today I started the strip down, the list of parts to replace is growing, but thankfully not by many. The front right upright has been replaced with a black unknown one at some point, which explains why it didnt sit level! 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!

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! Regarding the MP, I did a temp fix on the steering servo horn, and have verified that it runs. That will just get a quick tidy up and will let my step son use it. I will start a separate thread for it at some point

Picked them both up tonight, they are both as good as complete from what I can see! Im putting the MP aside for now and concentrating on the Hotshot. Ive only had a quick look this evening, will take some better photos in the day light tomorrow, but so far I can see: Missing foglight Steering servo horn missing Aerial mounting point broken (but have the bits) Bumper just needs refitting Dented roof So all in all, very pleased so far! Ive got a bag (period Happy Shopper one haha!) with various spares in, and rather pleased that he also managed to find the manual which has no rips or tears atall Couldnt resist one quick pic tonight.... Old V new

I've got the rere for a runner

That's all I spotted too, I won't run it but will clean it up as best I can