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WhiteWolf McBride
Dec 02, 2002, 11:50 PM
Hi guys , remember me ? Long time no chat . Got a question for a
friend and myself .

We have Blackfoots that we want to restore , and finding undamaged
hex-cups and hex-shafts is a pain .

Now , I've had TA & TL series cars apart . They use the same knurling
on the cup-shaft , and same diameter .

Couldn't we use cups off one of them , an outer cup off one of the
longer-axled cars ( like a TL01 Castrol Mugen ) and then just snag a
dogbone of the right length ?

I know we widened the TA-02's track-width by pinching A-arms &
dogbones off a Sonic Fighter ( if I remember correctly ) and improved
its cornering stability . RC Car Action published it a while back .

Anyone done this ? Which parts do we need to hijack ? If not , anyone
got a hot-line to RC Car Action to see if they can put the question
out ?

WhiteWolf .

PS : also looking for rear Blackfoot body posts w/ cross-brace , have
some parts I could trade ( like chromed outer Frog-style rim-covers )

PPS : also want used Tamiya 1/16 Tanks , Kyosho electric Blizzards (
preferrably old style ) or German Conrad 'Pistenbully' copy .

Anthony Consolazio Jr.
Dec 05, 2002, 04:58 PM
I think this is what you are looking for:
http://mitglied.lycos.de/wloewer/id95.htm
-Anthony

"WhiteWolf McBride" <> wrote in message
news:303ee617.0212022050.447178f5@posting.google.c om...
> Hi guys , remember me ? Long time no chat . Got a question for a
> friend and myself .
>
> We have Blackfoots that we want to restore , and finding undamaged
> hex-cups and hex-shafts is a pain .
>
> Now , I've had TA & TL series cars apart . They use the same knurling
> on the cup-shaft , and same diameter .
>
> Couldn't we use cups off one of them , an outer cup off one of the
> longer-axled cars ( like a TL01 Castrol Mugen ) and then just snag a
> dogbone of the right length ?
>
> I know we widened the TA-02's track-width by pinching A-arms &
> dogbones off a Sonic Fighter ( if I remember correctly ) and improved
> its cornering stability . RC Car Action published it a while back .
>
> Anyone done this ? Which parts do we need to hijack ? If not , anyone
> got a hot-line to RC Car Action to see if they can put the question
> out ?
>
> WhiteWolf .
>
> PS : also looking for rear Blackfoot body posts w/ cross-brace , have
> some parts I could trade ( like chromed outer Frog-style rim-covers )
>
> PPS : also want used Tamiya 1/16 Tanks , Kyosho electric Blizzards (
> preferrably old style ) or German Conrad 'Pistenbully' copy .