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thanks Edou, worth the money i guess.
right, i was hoping to take the car for a blast today but the weather put a damper on that so i got bored..
so meet Dennis. i had loads of spare bits in a box so i thought how much of a car have i got here?
chassis, rebuilt gearbox, rear shocks, front suspension arms,wheels and a spare body!
so now my new year project is to get it up and running.
i have a spare 380 motor, all the steering linkages so i need to get the front shocks,i have the springs and screws and lower U brackets, just need the bottom plastic spring mounts.
obviously a new ESC,rx and a steering servo but it will keep me quietly occupied when time and money allow.

Nice going. I'll have a look if I've got any spare parts for you.

Edou wrote:

Nice going. I'll have a look if I've got any spare parts for you.

thanks mate, i could do with some hornet rear top and bottom shock mounts and some standard hopper bottom front shock mounts to get the rolling chassis done

I've found some front shocks for you.
Can't help you with the parts for the rear though... but I'll dig a little more to be sure.

thanks Edou, how much do i owe you? i can get the parts for the rear off ebay, wont be till the new year and i am not in a rush as i still have to buy all the electrickery as well so it will be a steady project.
this is the right parts bag for the rear yes?
www.ebay.co.uk/..._576wt_821

I'll send you an invoice for 0,0 euro.

And yes - the D parts contain all the items for the rear, except for the small springs you also ordered before.

Do you have the Hornet rear axle shaft also?
Had a glance at the manual again and you'd need that to mount the gearbox on the Hornet axle stays...

yes i have the shaft 4mm x 95mm correct?

That's the one.

I see a possibility for a custom (hollow aluminium?) hop up there...
Gonna think about that when I'll get to my own Hopper project.

would a 4mm aluminium tube be strong enough, and would it actally act as a "hop up"? i have some 4mm O/D copper tube, i could try that, just solder up the ends to stop all the dirt getting in?