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Had this for years now and have never done it any good, so it's time I pass it on to someone that may do it some good rather than it hiding and gathering dust. I don't have great pictures at the moment but I'll get some at the weekend if anyone wants. It's in parts at the moment. Here are a few pictures to give a general idea of condition. Have a look in the photobucket album for more pictures, note though that the pictures of it as together are older pictures, but nothing has changed since other than it being taken apart!
- The wheels and tyres on the scorcher are vintage items new from box (I bought these years before re-re's began.)
- No Electronics are included
- Any SRB spares I have will be included
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Matt
Photobucket Folder
http://s14.photobucket.com/user/Madmat4x4/library/Sand%20Scorcher-
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Loved this thread. Just as Honda City Turbo II stuff was popping up in it, I though this would be a nice link to share.
Introduction
http://www.build-threads.com/build-threads/project-honda-city-turbo-ii-introduction/
Teardown
http://www.build-threads.com/build-threads/project-honda-city-turbo-ii-teardown/Engine Rebuild
http://www.build-threads.com/build-threads/project-honda-city-turbo-ii-engine-refresh/ -
With all this talk about there only 2500, then I must say that RC Car Action are really slow on putting out their article/review of the Gold Pan in their Jan '14 issue
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Where did you get the repro decals from?
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Yes that is my pride and joy of my rc collection. Thank you for the compliments. I posted a couple threads about it last year. It now sports the black bumpers, i finshed the interior, and added the TOYOTA windshield decal. I really need to post new pics.
It looks so good, extremely well finished. It makes me want to get my Mounty all painted up.
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The only way you would be able to soften the suspension is by changing the leaf springs. Changing the oils won't help much at all. If you are feeling like a bit of metalworking you could always soften the springs through heat treatment.
Hope that helps.
Is that your own Mounty?
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I don't think it can count as vintage but I spent just under €300 to buy a NIB Lancia 037 re-re years back
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Wow that paint looks so good. Excellent job on building it up.
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Some great looking projects there. Here is are a couple of mine, first up is my Sand Scorcher. Had this for too long and I would really like to have it looking well unlike the half finished state it's in.
A project for further into the future is my Mountaineer. I have almost everything required for it to be complete I am just a bit fearful of doing the painting. It's not my strong point. I will put up better pictures in a Resto thread in the future
I also have another project on the go currently but that is not fully Tamiya related so again I will wait a while before putting up anything about that.
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Really nice work so far dude. Really makes me wish I never traded on my Hilux all those years ago. I'll be keeping my eyes on this one
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This reminds me so much of when I worked in a model shop, and customers would bring in their cars and say they have a problem with it. The would then ask me to help them before telling me that I am doing it wrong!
I know this is bringing it off topic but I prefer the sound nitro and the way they accelerate alot more then I do electric.
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Do these bits both rest on the metal at full droop?
They did yes as far as I remember. That would indicate them being bent I would assume
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You checked the stopper bits, mate?
Yeah I had the calipers out, straight edge and everything I could think of, couldn't find my large protractor though so I will look at them some more as I really do feel they are cause an issue
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Okay for those interested in the answer to my mystery of the uneven arms, here is a picture that describes shows the rear arms and gearbox. It isn't perfectly clear to see the indifference because of the angle that the gearbox is lying at.
So looking at this you should have an idea now of what I am trying to solve. I took the whole lot apart early and sat the arms side by side and compared and inspected them in every way I could, but nothing was really showing up the cause. The only thing I could think of was the quality of the moldings having an effect but I wouldn't think that would cause this probably. I think the theory that there is a bend or twist in the arms may be a cause but it would have to be extremely subtle to be so unnoticeable.Here are some more photos for everyone to have a look at and maybe see something I didn't. Apologies for the bad quality of the pictures, The only lenses I had with me were not the most suited for this task
Matt
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From my experience, the minimum shipping cost is ~ €7.50 in europe no matter how small the item (as I found out in my disastrous first order), so if you were to order the engine parts you would be looking at €7.50 on top of the purchase price as I reckon it would all fit into the smallest box they send out.
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This is something I have wanted to do for years but my peak income and mindset to create projects never seemed to cross over at the right time (thankfully, my big project at the moment requires time and thinking as much as money). I really look forward to seeing this progress, You made awesome progress so far.
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Need pic's of this problem & i'm one for the restore to vintage quality . Remember this is the 1st SS
& should have it's style & sole back
.I will put a decent picture up tomorrow, the only one I took earlier doesn't properly show the problem.
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Just regarding the pricing, I have had parts made in the past by Shape ways and even though the parts were very small and I was using the cheapest material, It still cost quite a lot for them to be made. I think these are fairly priced for the moment, considering the amount of work that was put into them by James. I'm sure in the future the price could come down, but that is totally up to James. I know when I am no longer an intern I will be having one of these for an SRB
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So I had a good gander at the SS earlier and in particular the rear suspension arms and looked at all the suggestions. So far, no luck, although I can't say anything for certain yet until I have the rear end fully stripped of its suspension parts and have had a good look at the arms. I couldn't this evening as I can't seem to locate my hex wrenches which prevented me removing the arms. I think in doing this I have somewhat ruined my soon to come project thread as I will have no good 'Before' pics and only ones of a pile of parts haha. Oh well
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Here you go, I think Tamico's standard postage cost is €13 so overall you are looking at €68.
http://www.tamico.de/Tamiya-Rising-Fighter-Bausatz-58416
Also if you use Google Chrome as your web browser it should ask you if you want the page translated. Another way is by using Google Translate ( translate.google.com ) and just paste the web address you want translated into the left-hand box and select the language you want into translated from and the language to translate it into.
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The rear arms are the same (N13), just one is flipped over , the odd angle is probably from the torsion spring being bent differently from one side to the other - or a bent arm .A restoration of a MK1 is worth doing if you have good parts to start with - otherwise it could get lengthy and expensive
I didn't realise that Tamiya used the same part for both sides. I'll check out the torsion spring after dinner and see what the score is but I have a feeling that you are right. I will be relieved if you are right as I didn't really want to have the arm laying about if it was for just one side.
As far as the resto is concerned. Atleast 75% of the parts are in excellent condition and just need a clean up although there are some parts that would need replacing such as one of the tubes for the front suspension, the rear cage, the exhaust, the bushings, and the the motor cover. So it wouldn't be a huge money draw, where the major work would be in the shell and getting the parts for that.
To be honest, my SS is a bit of a diamond in the rough. I think you guys have convinced me to go with the proper resto. Sure there are NIB re-re's for drivingI will measure up the parts in a bit and let you all know what the cause was
Thanks guys
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Thanks for the replies guys, Thinking about it, I am not the kind of person that does things half-assed (Hard body painting has just never been my forté). I feel that I will do this right, I have spent so long saving up for models in the past that I can manage collecting the right parts over time. It wouldn't be a complete shelf queen though. I always wanted to race along sand dunes just like in the original commercial and that will definitely happen.
The only question from here now, is the the paintwork. I have plenty of time to figure that out though I'm sure
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So I find myself in a bit of a bind at the moment with my SS. I was looking it recently and noticed that the rear suspension arms didn't sit at the same angle, with the LHS Arm sitting closer to horizontal than the RHS arm. I looked at it for a while and even took the rear end off until I finally noticed that the suspension arm on the LHS is actually a RHS arm, hence the odd angle (How I did not notice this in the 8 years I have owned it I do not know
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So now I need to find a rear suspension for the RHS, at first I was going to get new re-re arm to put on, but through my searching to check if there would be any issues with re-re arms I came across threads showing how to tell if you had a Mk1 or Mk2 SRB, as it turns out mine is a Mk1 which I further came across people considering special.
Now, finally to my point, when I first got the SS it was in a pretty nasty state and I only gave it a light cleaning. I finally want to sort it out properly, I think it deserves it after so long. The thing is, with restoring it, should I go as far as using all the correct Mk1 parts (Okay maybe not an original 1978 Mk1 black bumper) and paintwork. or should I just get re-re parts where required if they fit, such as the rear arms? Do people care as much for a well done restoration ever since the scorcher was re-re'd?Let me know your opinions
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I was having a look on their website
... What a selection they have!
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... What a selection they have!
FS or Trade: Vintage Mk1 Sand Scorcher project or runner
in Trade Archive
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Hey guys,
Sorry for the late reply, but €150 plus postage is the price
Thanks
Matt