QLers with Retro Motor cars

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another piece of tool arrived today ,

i can lift poor metro with it completely .

and the little chair has a height adjuster -> top at my "young" age
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I'd have that shelf on the stool overflowing with stuff, looks very handy!! :D


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Goliath has been sold ,

Together with his 2 siblings ( a legacy 2.5 gt turbo - 328 wheel bhp -full mod - , and a 3.6 tribeca - smooth as can be - ) .

the fleet has been reduced now to a toyota auris hybrid and a forester hybrid ( to go green ;-) )

the little metro is still there , to make a great project for the time i retire .


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I bet you are sad to see those go!


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Yes , and No

Keeping these special cars road-worthy is a huge investment ( which you will never get back ) .

And with a family of four , 2 of them being toddlers , makes it more difficult .

So after evaluating the runned miles in one year , the legal cost only were huge ( different laws on oldtimers overhere ) , insurance is still a year to pay for example .

Only my little metro is still there , waiting for his overhaul ( it was restored when imported , - already long ago - ) .


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the line-up of cars has been expanded , but in a different way :-)

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1/10 4wd 2 speed gearbox , 1.5 cc engine

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1/8 brute force , 4wd central double disc brake ,3.5 cc engine

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1/5 monster truck rwd arrived in poor shape , currently beeing restored with normal size wheels ( all bearings were seized !! ) , converted to all wheel disc brakes and with a 26cc engine
all not correct or messed up modifications removed .

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latest arrival , also rwd tarmac racer , needs to be verified does work fully already has 4 diskbrakes , and 29 cc engine

all on 2,4 ghz remote control by spektrum


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techy wrote: Sun Dec 31, 2023 8:18 pm the line-up of cars has been expanded , but in a different way :-)
An excellent collection there, I have a load of RC cars but none that are petrol powered. Here is a truck I did back in the summer (last year!), painted with an airbrush :)
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looks impressive , airbrush-job is really good it is "used " now .

all on 2,4 ??

- the 2 1/5's are a youngsters dream , way too expensive when i was young .
so now i tried to get them second-hand ( well maybe 3-4-5 ?? ) and it is a lot of fun to drive them .
i am currently waiting for 1 brake line on the monster truck , and need to find stronger springs for the rear-end to keep it from sagging ( common fg problem ) .
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in the state it arrived , rather un drivable because of the big wheels , so now it is on normal size marder-wheels .
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No electrics fitted in the truck yet as I'm saving for a sound unit. Those FG Marders are beasts :)


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This is how the monster hummer looks after all refurbishment ;
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all ugly paint has gone 4 disc-brakes , all bearings replaced , several new parts installed .

these wheels offer a smoother ride as they are lighter and better balanced than those ugly monster things.


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