Fat Freddy Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 (edited) Did a bit more to my SCA-1E/1960 Toyopet Stout project. Soaked the plasti-chrome parts in bleach to de-chrome them. Worked a treat, except I’d glued the headlight lenses in place and wanted to keep the chrome inside the light buckets, so set about the front grille with wet and dry until it was keyed up enough to paint. Edited January 11, 2023 by Fat Freddy Deleted pics to make space Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain .R Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Nail polish remover takes chrome off plastic and as the plastic is black it wont go pink . Also it dont stink as bad as bleach .and washes off /losses the smell quicker . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Freddy Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Iain .R said: Nail polish remover takes chrome off plastic and as the plastic is black it wont go pink . Also it dont stink as bad as bleach .and washes off /losses the smell quicker . To be fair, I did it in a sealed container and washed it off straight away in the kitchen sink. The smell wasn’t really an issue and I got brownie points for bleaching the sink🤣 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post No brains Posted February 17, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 17, 2021 Did some building on the hobao dc1 chassis and build the shocks for it 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post James.S Posted February 17, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 17, 2021 Fitted new drive shaft and axle to the Quantum. She's up & running again 😁 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Oh How Original Posted February 17, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 17, 2021 Sent it. 6 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Fat Freddy Posted February 17, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 17, 2021 (edited) Also fitted the pretty brass that my beloved bought me as a valentines present (yes, I was surprised too!?!). Not really in keeping with old and battered look I’m going for but they’ll soon get scuffed up. Adds a little weight to each axle (about an ounce each, probably insignificant really??)but same as the heavier wheels I fitted, I keep adding the same to front and back, isn’t it supposed to be better to have more weight at the front? Something to think about for the future...... Also, while I was at it, added spacers to raise the steering ackerman 5mm so it doesn’t foul the pumpkin. The standard plastic one is angled each end to clear it, but the “upgraded” steering kit has a straight one which rubbed the pumpkin on full lock and actually restricts the steering slightly....... sorted now. Edited January 11, 2023 by Fat Freddy Deleted pics to make space 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Freddy Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 9 minutes ago, Oh How Original said: Sent it. 9 minutes ago, Oh How Original said: Sent it. Stood next to the sign saying playground.... very appropriate. 🤣 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ag100 Posted February 17, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 17, 2021 Fitted some light switches, so now I can control the interior and exterior lights from the TX. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jens Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Replaced the 17T pinion with a 10T to better suit the 3S batteries. And give it a bit more punch instead of speed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turok007 Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Soldered up some old 7.2v stick packs. it took me longer to find the plugs than the fitting of them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jens Posted February 17, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 17, 2021 Moving on: Fitted balance plug savers now on every car. Some with 2S, some with 3S some with both types. ---------- ----- No more dried mud to peel out. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Fly In My Soup Posted February 17, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 17, 2021 The msuk caravan is nearly ready for action... 🎥🎬 7 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redback Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Looks great, are you going to fill it with fireworks and drive it around? 😄 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fly In My Soup Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 16 minutes ago, Redback said: Looks great, are you going to fill it with fireworks and drive it around? 😄 Well... Now you mention it... I do have a few fireworks in the boot of my car since bonfire night.... One of them is a 30 shot cake.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fly In My Soup Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Found this in a box in the loft... A blem/reject body from last year.... Top coat, trim and some touch ins and it'll be bash ready 😍 In blood red and black weave ❤️🖤❤️🖤 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpowell911 Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 3 hours ago, Jens said: Moving on: Fitted balance plug savers now on every car. Some with 2S, some with 3S some with both types. ---------- ----- No more dried mud to peel out. Got a link? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kpowell911 Posted February 17, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 17, 2021 I used my tools! To fix the wing 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain .R Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Fitted balance plug savers now on every car what do these do /for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Hell horn. Posted February 18, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 18, 2021 Mostly built it to a roller. Impressive that I managed that much tonight. Considering how much I hurt now. But worth it. More work tomorrow now. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jens Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 7 hours ago, Iain .R said: Fitted balance plug savers now on every car what do these do /for Prevents the balance plugs from getting dirty when I go bashing through mud puddles. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jens Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 8 hours ago, Guns said: Got a link? Here we go: 2S: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Balance-Lead-Plug-Protector-Tidy-Saver-for-2S-lipo-Battery-Drone-Plane-orangeRX/191809514666?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649 3S: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Balance-Lead-Plug-Protector-Tidy-Saver-for-3S-lipo-Battery-Drone-Plane-orangeRX/191809517250?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 53HRA Posted February 18, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 18, 2021 Drove it. The term men cannot multitask is clearly a lie... 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugoagogo Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Is that how Guy Fawkes started out (albeit he kept his in the boot of his wagon). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ag100 Posted February 18, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 18, 2021 Drove it in the wild!, this thing is brilliant, drives and handles really well, only downside was that I forgot to use thread lock on the rear hub carriers, so lost a screw, but otherwise a great buggy😀👍 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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