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Ok, have some runner wheels and tires so I don't destroy the nice kit stock ones. Can't wait for Wed!

Thanks! I should have a video next week when I have a day off.

Lol, the extra floppy was because one side came out of the roll cage.

Yup, but it's EXTRA floppy lol.

I almost went with Purple, but at the last minute before paint, I kept it true to the one of my youth.

Anytime you are free, you are welcome to. You can drive it too .

That's where mine came from.

Thank goodness for stickers. They always save my behind when I have a paint mishap. Anyways, it's done. Here are my final pics. I will run it in a few weeks when some tires come in, so I'll post a video here. Thanks for all the comments along the way!

I noticed that too, but it does need to move some for suspension articulation. I'll find out how well it works when I run mine.

On a side note, apparently it got really cold last night here in Colorado. My body was in the garage drying, and some of the paint "shrunk" causing tears in it. I fixed what I could, but it's not perfect. Oh well, these things happen lol. I guess this will end up as my runner body, and I'll have to get another for the shelf. Pics will be posted tonight once it's all stickered up. Anyone know if Tamiya will make the body kit available seperately? They have no parts listed yet for the 58517 kit and I don't want to pay EPay prices for another body.

I figure they are threaded now lol. Just need the replacement screws for the future. They still have a little shape so it shouldn't be too much of a chore to remove them. Luckily, if worse comes to worse, those are the only two screws that the screw holes go all the way through and I can easily get a thin drill bit to push them out through the bottom. Great tip for anyone building a 'Shot chassis.

Wouldn't you know it. I'm sitting at Discount Tire because there is a hole the size of a quarter in one of my Evos tires. The others all well worn, so a while bunch of money later, nothing is left for RC for about a month. Oh well, I have plenty of projects to occupy my time. Lol

That looks great with the buggy wheels. Wish I had seen the TamiyaUSA sale, would have picked one up to have the whole "new" Avante family.

LOL, i do wish I had a new NIB for all my kits . I could still be on the show as I have about 40 cars in my house at this time. My living room table features an Avante, Brat, Wild Willy 2, and Subaru 2008 DF03Ra. It's sometimes nice being single .

Looks great! I always wanted on of these. You just need a FAV next to them and you have a complete RC fighting force lol.

I'm not sure if it's graphite. It might be. Very strong and light. It is some form of composite. At first I thought it was black delrin but I honestly have no clue.

Almost there lol. Don't mind the toe in, the manual lengths seem wrong, or my digital caliper is going awol on me. It was fixed. Paint will be ready tomorrow. Good night!

Ok, I'm in the home stretch now. So little left to do and yet I have so little time that it may be three more days before I'm done. Oh well, I'd rather it take longer than my half a**ing something. On to the pics for a few things I did on my lunch break. Now this step is the only issue I have had all build. The 2 BA27 3x27mm screws that hold the front of the radio box to the chassis stripped. They are long screws and the torque to get them in stripped the soft metal tops. Not a biggie, but when I take it apart the first time, I'm going to have to replace those two. Back to work. Paint on the body and wing will be done in 2 days time, and by then the build will (should) be complete. Thanks all for sticking around with me .

She's cool. She wants to drive one sometime. She rides motocross, shoots, and is a very athletic gal.

If there was an RC Hoarders TV show, half the people on this board would be featured .

Sorry for no pics last night. Had a date. I'll post more tonight.

. I bet Wandy could. He's very thorough and a stickler for details

The F1 car is probably the classic Tamiya Lotus 72 done in John Player Special livery. Don't know if they licensed driver info, but if memory serves me right, Emerson Fittipaldi won a world championship in one. I had that model and blew it up with firecrackers. Oh the sins of my youth. Can't help with the Porsche.

Wandy, I was home for lunch so here you go. Looks to be the same but the material appears to be different?

Will check when I get home late this evening.