Old Durango restoration Project!

[miura]

Originally Posted by Rebelrc

I did manage to get the car finished to a raceable standard and raced it last night.
I ran the car with it's old school brushed speedo/motor cause it was convenient with the lack of time that I had and it was slow !(27t stock) verses the rest of the club with modern brushless 13.5's and lots of boost.
The car ran completely reliably
Now all I need to do is pretty it up a bit by making a new shell etc and re anodising
Battery straps were made from a pop bottle 10 mins before the meeting......recycling is the way to go.

Very nice to hear but we need pictures

[Rebelrc]

Here's some pics
hope you can see them ok miura....crappy Iphone camera.
cant wait to get it running brushless for next week ( Wednesday eve at faversham)
cheers

[Rebelrc]

Those last two photos are a do not do this at home lol

[whissstle]

The car looked awesome yesterday! Top job and up close it looks the nuts.

[Rebelrc]

Cheers Tom . Have a little go with it next week if you like?
Did go well though for a shakedown ... Little bit more power and killer again lol
Could you tell last night I was excited

[Rebelrc]

It was on pace and stu only just pipped me lol. I was gutted hehe but he was twice as quick on the straights

[discostu]

yeah yeah scot i was sandbagging LOL the car is beautifull well done mate

[whissstle]

^^^LIES^^^ lol only kidding. And yeah whack some brushless stuff in it.

[Rebelrc]

Thanks guys , very kind ,See you Wednesday
Oh and thanks to Adam H and team Xtreme

I need to find now some sticky lead cause cell area needs more gravitational pull lol . Can't find any though , I used to have lots of it.

[Hedlro]

Great job!!! I especially like the photo above where you are milling the chassis with the front and rear ends still in place!!!

You don't see enough of this now a days where people modify or redesign cars. When I was a kid there was one a week at the club I went to. I even created a 4 wheel steer version of my Schumacher Cougar which worked well until the chassis started to bend. I hadn't really taken into account that removing part of the aluminium from the chassis would weaken it!!! I was only 13

[Rebelrc]

Many thanks hedlro
You would love my workshop then! Most things are cut up lol all in the name of speed. In the background of one of those photo's there is a new carbon tub
For another car I made many weeks ago. But haven't had time to finish... It's in rough stages without gloss.. I really should clear up a bit in there as I keep taking photo's forgetting what little secrets are in the background lol
Glad you like it. Hopefully some of my work/creations will inspire people to put down there playstations and laptops and have ago themselves .
Isn't 4wheel steer banned now? Always a tricky one that as you want the front wheels steering one way with the rear opposing at low speed, then at high speed you need the rear to swap direction and then all wheels would steer the same direction together . If that makes sense? Tricky
Cheers

[MHeadling]

Good job Scott, it looked really good on Wednesday, I wish my cars went that well on a shake down run!

Nice to see it going again, its now had two top owners, Hara and Rebel rc!

[Rebelrc]

Cheers Mark
3= Peter Pinish! Also

[Ebi]

This is my vintage Durango - waiting for a new life

[Rebelrc]

New life? It looks mint ebi!
I was going to ask how you got yours but then I remembered your team lol
Ebi I am searching for a new rear prop, I know it's Schumacher but do you know what it's off?
I am going to make some new shells for mine unless you can help? Do you have any I can buy? I don't mind paying over the odds for one!
They are great cars are they not.....? Someone recently described mine as a proper weapon
Do you need a lipo chassis?
Cheers
Scott

[Rebelrc]

Thanks for the pm Ebi
Brushless fitted
Ready for some boost tomorrow night at faversham lol

[MHeadling]

Im sure it'll go great with the brushless set up, watch out for it in the A final each week!

[lcpvcce]

Wow.............good stuff