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  3. Posted

    5 hours ago, JimBear said:

    Gulf livery is cool, but why not paint it light yellow and call it a 916? ;)

    Jokes aside, one of my favourite cars - always had a soft spot for it.

     

    15 hours ago, Andreas W said:

    Today I got my Porsche 914/6 body for the M-08. Now I have a masking orgy in front of me to make it in Gulf-livery.

     

    I also got a big haul of PS paint I ordered yesterday. Way to go Løten RC shop and Posten! Not only Plaza Japan is giving you bonbons.  Also a norwegian vendour in a rural area does that B). 

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    Me too I’m a big fan of the 914/6 👍

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    Should I be looking at any upgrades to the diffs before I go any further? 
     

    The GV parts are a white plastic, part 51460

    I’ll need new gaskets, the old ones look great, but I suspect reusing them is a poor idea.
     

    Do the gaskets need any additional sealant? 
     

    Final question - diff oil?


    Recommendations please.

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    Last 3 parts to dismantle - in truth I suspect if I put the obsessive GP away then these parts will work just fine with a good soak in WD40 and a clean up.
    Taking them apart any further will damage the parts and mean more cost and delays. 

    Somehow what started out as a cheap quick project has now doubled in cost and taken months to get this far, I really should know better by now 😭

    I was tempted to stick it the classifieds this weekend, whilst I’m almost there, I’m not quite there yet 😳

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    2 hours ago, gogsyfinnie said:

    I had a day off to myself today, so got the electrics and race wheels / tyres sorted on my M08 chassis recently acquired from @Grumpy pants.

    Also took on the Phat Bodies Mini shell that was kindly included, Racing Green with some Martini decals picked up on eBay.  Just got the posts to trim down and I think I’ll be race ready for a visit to Ayrshire RCCC soon!

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    Looks fantastic, a race winner no doubt 👍

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  15. Posted

    On 3/27/2024 at 10:27 PM, Re-Bugged said:

    Cool @Grumpy pants 👍🏻,  just thinking the wheels off your XV-01 would fit on there for a test run? Maybe the body too (if it had one can’t quite remember) until the Skyline is painted up.

    A basic TT02 with only aTorque Tuned in it can be a great care free budget friendly runner, so the TT02D with a ST should be fun,

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    My XV is the ‘T’ version and has the larger chrome wheels used on the CC01.

    I’ve got some wheels and tyres with foam inserts held back off the M08 sale last week, which might work. 
     

    Realised the decal sheet and window mask was missing, but the seller has found them and is posting them on separately - what a legend 👍
     

     

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  16. Posted

    This purchased arrived today, I’ll add some photos at the weekend - looks nicely spec’d as standard.

    CVA’s

    Sport Tuned motor

    Heat sink

    ESC

    Bearings

    This one is new built, unfinished and never run. 

     

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    58 minutes ago, BuggyDad said:

    That Supershot looked lovely and was quite the bargain. Not at all surprised it went in a flashI. I'd have been seriously tempted had I not just bought a Boomerang kit. 

    Totally gorgeous, Ist one I’ve owned, but I wanted to build something new out of a box, as I never have. 
    Figured start modestly, use up some of spares I’ve got and work up from there. 
    The resto’s take me to long, end up costing a fortune, and then become long term projects, which was never the original intention.

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    1 hour ago, Re-Bugged said:

    I’ve been watching with a keen eye at what you’ve been letting go, and I have to say it’s a good job I don’t live next door to you as I’d be broke &/or divorced by now 😉

    Having a major rethink on Tamiya, lack of time and spare £££‘s is getting me down.

    Figured roll back to basics, sell what I can’t enjoy and buy some basic models to build to keep my hand in with. 

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