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I hate hex head screws! I even prefer the slot head wood screws schumacher used to use and there terrible 😂 The fasteners (and general lack of finesse) are the only things I don't like about my rc10 gold pan.

The vanquish rere was mentioned by the new Zealand distributor back in December last year. The pricing may be corona related, but this rere was planned before all this kicked off.

Yes, but change avante to egress.

I have one rear tyre if that's any good.

How about notching the side like schumacher pistons?

Keeping the esc cool wont stop the motor overheating though. Best to get that 12t out of that car in my opinion

The only press nut issues ive had is them coming loose if they are not threadlocked. I have probably done hundreds of laps on track with my original SA and the only failure ive had was breaking the front bulkhead, but that was due to impact. Ive been surprised how resilient it is to be honest. Ive read about a few possible issues and i was nervous driving it as i assumed it would brake, but it hasnt, and thats with a 14t motor and driven/jumped pretty hard. Crashed it a good few times and its been fine (apart from the one bulkhead issue 😂)

What associated spur did you use?

Today i was delivered a tekin 610r esc. Probably destined to replace the 1060 in my super astute, as the tekin is cooler 😎 Dont suppose anyone has a gold tekin heatsink spare?

Thats great! Thanks for the pics.

Do you have any pics, or a build thread? A little m chassis stadium truck appeals since i discovered how much i like my stadium thunder.

This got me thinking! I didnt realise there was so much cross compatibility. M sized stadium truck.... Sounds good! How would that work, m06 with wider arms?

There is a few in there 😂 I may be able to scale the digital manual on my phone untill a screw is the right size and then try and measure the shock shaft. Not exactly 100% accurate though!

Im putting my vanquish back to stock, which means rebuilding the original cvas. Problem is, i took them apart and dumped the parts in my shock parts tub and now i dont know what shafts are what. Rears are 42mm i believe, but what about the fronts? Thanks.

😎😎😎 Guess id better make those spacers then!

Oh, it's definately a driver! I have a 10.5t brushless in mine and im not afraid to thrash it on track, at home, over jumps etc. I may be being a bit unfair on it, its a great car, just not as good as dedicated race cars at getting round a track. I have to 'drive' my egress, my procat just instinctively goes where i want it to.

The rere's are the same as originals, but value is high and new ones very hard to get. If you want a runner, an old, used, scratched one of any origin is best. A couple of parts on older ones like to break, but in the US spares are easy to get. Running one of these in the UK is a pain. If the frog has an emotional pull for you, then buy a frog! I like them.

Cat xls makes the egress feel like a drunk buffoon. Ive driven both, back to back, on the same track. No contest. I do feel a bit guilty driving my egress, but ill thrash it anyway. Always worried ill break it though where as my procat (basically an xls) feels indestructible. Edit, old Schumacher 4wd's are a pain to work on though. Simplest of jobs tends to end in complete strip down and they are fiddly to then put back together. Make the egress seem like lego.

It drives ok. Im not really gelling with mine though, havent been able to get it set up nicely yet. I prefer driving my terra scorcher. Egress jumps better though, in fact, egress has the potential to do everything better, i just find the terra scorcher easier to get round a track. In fact, apart from my lunchbox, i find all my cars easier to get round a track than the egress 😂 Its a little twitchy and unpredictable. Sometimes it oversteers, sometimea oversteers, sometimes grip rolls. If i can get it to do one of those 3 and stick to it id be happier. I think i need less grippy front tyres to promote some understeer and stop it snatching.

Your in the US? May as well buy an old rc10! Cheap as chips for you guys and they drive great. I wouldnt buy a frog unless you really want a frog. Id be buying a terra scorcher or a super astute.

I knew about the troll tyres, but im sure the ones in that pic arent trolls. I also have a vague recollection i may have seen red tamiya tyres for these before, like they did the coloured oval blocks. If tamiya did make red tyres im sure they wont be easy to find, but just trying to find out if they did actually ever exist.

The only troll tyres ive seen are more square in profile and a darker red. These look exactly like the original tamiya tyres.

Can anyone shed any light on the tyres on this car? Red version of hornet or grasshopper tyres? Were they released? I vaguely remember seeing some once maybe.

Was there a specific hi cap set sold for the super astute?

Hmm, new kits, i think... Hornet Blackfoot/brat hybrid Grasshopper Egress Ta02sw porsche Tt02 but built as a racecar Stadium thunder Lunchbox I think thats it. I mainly restore old cars.