My first restoration for someone else

This was brought to me by someone I work with after they saw me looking on TC during my lunch break one day. Had been sitting in their loft for years and wondered how broken it was.



Came to me with 3 wheels and a broken rear suspension bracket and quite a lot of dust and dirt. Didn't have a body shell or wing/holder either. I've replaced the rear bracket, got two new wheels and 4 new tyres. Only bit I haven't bothered with is the wing as he isn't that fussed and I'll keep looking until I find the wing bracket on its own (open to offers!)

First time I've ever sprayed a car and I'm reasonably pleased with the results. The finish itself is pretty good but I could have masked better, considering it's a first time though (all my other R/C models have been 2nd hand or pre-painted) it's not too bad. First time I've done stickers as well, harder and more time consuming than I thought it would be and again the results aren't too bad but 'could do better'. Only paid £20 for a brand new shell and decal set though (well he did!) so I'm quite pleased with that.

Other than that it had full electrics which still work so I've donated a spare transmitter I had and he'll just want a better battery and charger (old 1800 nicad and an overnight at the moment) and he should be happy! Then I can tell him about ball bearings, ESC's, tuned motors, brushless.... ;)

Comments and suggestions welcome, thanks for looking!