topforcein
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19 hours ago, Cephas said:
Have you tried a narrower wheel hex
never knew these excisted but i will give it a go i have found some and will order a set
thanks for that
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so i have the traxxas jato wheels on my stadium blitzer and they are a lot bigger than the stock ones and their fore the wheel nut does not catch the nylon instert on the threaded part of the drive cup i want longer cups what would different cups i need to do this. i think the kit ones are 35mm long
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if this is any good to you i orderd these the other day for my grand haulers steering dont know if they are a direct fit or if i will have to modify anything
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right i have looked and sorry i cant find that
i dont have a bumper but tonys tamiya parts have them on ebay
sorry i could not help you
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7 hours ago, Re-Bugged said:
I polished my bonnet today...which was nice 😉
tht reflection reminds me of the add from 1988 in the uk for some reason
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i may have one of them i will take a look in my loft tommorow
oh and are you in the uk
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great another grand hauler build to follow
my daft cat does the same she only has to see a box and she's in she even got in a easter egg box the other day
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1 hour ago, Carmine A said:
GOOOOOOOOAAALL!!
That truly looks fantastic. 👍👍 Definitely up to your usual Standards!!
Fortunately for me, I'm only doing two colours - Metallic Black with a Gold Stripe (and that's all the Hint I can give now!)😜😂
errrrr cold that be a snowman special
hobbie concepts is a great channel but he does miss out a lot of content in his builds another great u-tube channel is terri wilde plus matteo has done a grand hauler video also you will like
thanks for the complement on my grand hauler i love that colour took me ages in the automotive paint supplier's to choose
i have installed a fibre optic dash and alloy wheels since
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20 hours ago, JAYPW said:
Can anyone help with where I can get this set of decals?
are these of any use to you
the ones in that pic look like separate sticker from diff sheets
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a couple of more bits trickle'd in today
hex adaptor
set of ballrace
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a couple of parts turned up for the manta ray resto today hex pin adaptors and ball race
yesterday the screws i orderd turn up so i go on with it
replaced a 30 year old clear film i put on the underside of the bath tube when i built it and to my surprise it is still intact and replaced with a piece of leftover 1.1 headlight protector film i brought a while back.
so the front and rear gearbox's replaced with new all gears kept and cleaned and regreased most of the screws replaced still a few to find
all new ballrace installed
first pic is of chassis with the old protector film removed and the second is with the replacement one on the centre still has to dry has it still has a bit of moister under it
and yes i am keeping the decals on the chassis as i put them on when i built it and it is part of the car history
you can see from the arms on how good the film did its job
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how much for the top-force and manta ray stickers
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looking great there
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i just filled the indent holes on the back of my grand hauler except for the trailer plug one using this stuff
if you have made the holes already then just stick a piece of hard plastic to the inside of the shell where you have made the holes and just fill away
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made a start on the original manta ray resto today
got the front and rear gearbox's ... a and b parts tree deliverd this week
ordered a tun of screws will need to order more
ordered ball race set for it
ordered tamiya hop-up hex's
ordered 3mm o rings
need to order uprights d parts and e parts when they come available
gonna keep the bath tub chassis
made a start on the metal parts with the autosol cleaned and re greased the front gear diff
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1 hour ago, Wez-li said:
No scoopy
yep and what looks like a spoiler instead a diff rear wing aswell
as soon as these come up for sale they sell out
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got this beaut of a shell today a diff kind of top-force shell
can any one tell the diff
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6 hours ago, Cynan said:
Today I’ve god sod all!
Post is so annoyingly slow these days.
yeah i agree atm we are down to ever 2nd or 3rd day for royal mail
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i just swop'd over the stock rear hubs for alloy ones of the same design as i was sick of them cracking the fronts are just ball race fitted
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i put a set on my lunch box a fair few years back they go straight on even with the alloy wheel hubs that i have on mine
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23 hours ago, svenb said:
Fancy looking stands but what are they?
don't know if they are home made but i think he does comment on them in another if his videos
why not message him and ask
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watch this at 6.30 and you will see how he displays his motors
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well today i finally finished the resto of my 58100 top-force that has been with me since new and used in anger many many times.
as any one that own's one if these or a manta -ray the plastics are the first to go and that is what has been done here both gear box's changed
new front bumper
new all j parts fitted
new threaded shafts swoped for same or used turnbuckle where cant get replacement shaft plus new ajusters
all new screws fitted either stainless for metal and tamiya plastic screws swoped also
all brass and metal either swoped or autosol'd
ball diffs are original plus gears also drive shaft original and original hop-up wheel hex's plus ball race still same from 1992
original shocks still working perfectly
original shell/wing/undercowl plus stickers
original wheels and tyres original steering servo
the original novac receiver and tekin 410 if about somewhere and i have to find them i do have a mri motor for it but i really dont want to put it in as it is nip
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the last 2 parts to finish the top-force rebuild arrived today
can not get the 38mm threaded shaft anymore so took a punt on the 35mm and they seem to fit fine
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(BACK to work 2024!) ENTERING the BIG Money Pit Club - Grand Hauler!!
in Big Rigs and Scale Armour
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why not get the tamiya tr tuned motor.
i have them in both my trucks
or if not try the tamiya cr tuned motor that i happen to have in my bruiser