andyknight Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 (edited) Picked this up on Thursday from a friend for a very reasonable price. It needs some work but spent a day on it today tidying it up and replacing screws and fixing bits. I reckon a new pinion, diff case and tube and lots of replacement ball joints and it will be fine. Current diff is leaking its grease everywhere and the tube looks like it's seen better days (must have been on and off a fair few times). Edited March 25, 2016 by andyknight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carpmart Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Need any tyres.... Got loads you can have mate... Need a good sorts through, but some useable ones in there.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scatteh316 Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 I always fancied an on-road 1/5th scale for when we have tarmac meets..... Any more information in terms of specs Andy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyknight Posted March 26, 2016 Author Share Posted March 26, 2016 According to the shape of the front arms, chassis plate design, type of shocks etc it's a sportline touring. it's missing the side exhaust but most importantly you can get parts for it as alot of the ones you see on ebay are so old parts availability becomes a real issue. I reckon the pinion's got an hour left in it before the teeth start coming off lol. I stripped the carb, insulate etc and removed what looked to be lots of instant gasket sealant as had real trouble starting it. changed the insulator block, put a fresh set of gaskets on, reset the low speed needle with adjusted throttle trim and it started straight up. According to the manual it should be a zenoah g230 but my friend says it's 27.5cc so it's had some work done on it along the line. it's fitted with a multiplex throttle/brake servo and a Futaba steering servo. the steering rods from the servo to the saver are wrong and have been bodged but after some re-bodging by me yesterday they now actually work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyknight Posted March 26, 2016 Author Share Posted March 26, 2016 Need any tyres.... Got loads you can have mate... Need a good sorts through, but some useable ones in there.. Bring the box on Sunday, not expecting the pinion to last long but it would be good to at least try it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 I think it may be an Ecoline not a Sportline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyknight Posted March 26, 2016 Author Share Posted March 26, 2016 5 minutes ago, Leo said: I think it may be an Ecoline not a Sportline. I think it actually may be a hybrid. it has triangular lower front arms and rounded uppers. there's no model with that combo from looking at all the manuals on competitionx.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyknight Posted March 27, 2016 Author Share Posted March 27, 2016 (edited) Managed to get the shell fitting reasonably OK. It's missing the front nose and is pretty trashed. Does anybody have a second hand 530/535mm wheelbase shell forsale? Edited March 27, 2016 by andyknight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 Not sure on the wheelbase length. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/262354520909 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyknight Posted March 30, 2016 Author Share Posted March 30, 2016 (edited) Full set of bearings arrived along with a new layshaft brake disk and some brake mounting hardware. Tomorrow should see a dhl delivery from rc-car-online.de with new pinion, diff bits, driveshaft, diff and drive cups, plastics and a few odds and sods. Edited March 30, 2016 by andyknight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carpmart Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Sounds a comprehensive list of replacement parts! Certainly chucking some $ at it mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyknight Posted March 31, 2016 Author Share Posted March 31, 2016 40 minutes ago, Carpmart said: Sounds a comprehensive list of replacement parts! Certainly chucking some $ at it mate! Just the necessities to get it running reliably. still looking for a 2nd hand shell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyknight Posted March 31, 2016 Author Share Posted March 31, 2016 Box of bits arrived from the fatherland. Just to wait until next week to get everything fitted. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rover Man Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 You just cant knock rc-caronline's service . If only all model shops were as competent and efficient 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyknight Posted April 8, 2016 Author Share Posted April 8, 2016 (edited) So everything is now complete. I have overhauled the diff, replaced the brake disk and square, replaced the pinion gear, changed all the c-clips, removed all the rusty bearings and replaced with nice shiny smooth fresh ones, installed a kill switch, cleaned the carb and added a choke, binned the old air filter (actually had no filter in it at all, just a plastic hood), fitted my old X2 air filter, put new diff and drive cups on along with driveshafts with boots. The only thing that is left to do is the shell but there's nothing i can do about that at the moment, it will just have to look like a turd for a while. After all that it starts within 3 pulls which was a huge improvement, got a nice idle but will probably need some fettling to get it right at the top end. All I need is some dry whether on Sunday! Edited April 8, 2016 by andyknight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scatteh316 Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Vid of it running plz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike1970 Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 There are very few differences between eco and sportsline - The eco had the bean can exhaust and the no oil friction shocks. The considerably later sports line has the side pipe and the oil filled shocks. Most other parts are the same. There is a massive void between the skills used for driving on road and off road - unless you get the set up and technique right for on road, the car will spend most of the day spinning out or going up it's own arsenal. Tyre wise, the lower the number/letter should in most cases denote the softer tyre i.e Softer 5,10,15 Harder Softer A,B,C Harder A proper track with clean tarmac will provide infinitely more fun than a carpark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyknight Posted April 14, 2016 Author Share Posted April 14, 2016 New fuel tank fitted after the old one continuously ****** fuel out of the fuel neck at the weekend. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carpmart Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 1 hour ago, andyknight said: New fuel tank fitted after the old one continuously ****** fuel out of the fuel neck at the weekend. Maybe we can have a bit of grip now rather than the oily slick you were leaving in your wake.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyknight Posted May 5, 2016 Author Share Posted May 5, 2016 Got a new Alfa 156 shell sitting in the living room thanks to rc-car-online.de and their great service, ready for me to open tomorrow for my birthday. Just finished doodling some paint designs, got my liquid mask and logo designs done. I just need for my paint to turn up tomorrow and hope that i don't bodge it up too much at the weekend. What could possibly go wrong.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carpmart Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 7 minutes ago, andyknight said: Got a new Alfa 156 shell sitting in the living room thanks to rc-car-online.de and their great service, ready for me to open tomorrow for my birthday. Just finished doodling some paint designs, got my liquid mask and logo designs done. I just need for my paint to turn up tomorrow and hope that i don't bodge it up too much at the weekend. What could possibly go wrong.... Absolutely nothing.... Then again, absolutely everything! good luck chap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyknight Posted May 6, 2016 Author Share Posted May 6, 2016 Got a bit done this evening. Numbers are sprayed on roof and sides, sponsor logo's in place ready for spraying. everything hand cut so it's taking a while, plus my German delivery never turned up so I have none of the main colours for the panels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyknight Posted May 7, 2016 Author Share Posted May 7, 2016 Couple more bits done today, very slowly getting there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyknight Posted May 8, 2016 Author Share Posted May 8, 2016 (edited) Taken it as far as I can now without my paint delivery. Some of the edges are not quite as clean as I would like but nothing I can do about it now. Edited May 8, 2016 by andyknight 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carpmart Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 Looks good Andy... You obviously won't be running it next weekend, but be good to see it in the flesh if you fancy brInging it over? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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