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Bullhead Rebuild ... Ford F350 Mods ... Manta Ray Revival ... Custom Super Hornet Build ... TL-01 Crawler ... CC-01 Pick-up ... CR-01 With Hop ups ... Project Unknown ... Clod crew cab ... Other: Custom Display cases ... Limited Slip Diff(LSD) ... |
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The idea behind this is awesome, but just badly finished off. The rear floor is from a Tamiya F350, and as you can see, the Pajero body is cut and shortened into a pick-up.
The chassis is not in bad condition, but I will be tearing it down, cleaning, and rebuilding it before using it. The diffs are already locked, but there seems to be a bit of play in the drivetrain. I have already torn the body apart, and have submersed it in brake fluid to remove that horrible "Monster energy" meets "Shrek" color from the poor Tamiya ABS body. More soon... My Projects:
Bullhead Rebuild ... Ford F350 Mods ... Manta Ray Revival ... Custom Super Hornet Build ... TL-01 Crawler ... CC-01 Pick-up ... CR-01 With Hop ups ... Project Unknown ... Clod crew cab ... Other: Custom Display cases ... Limited Slip Diff(LSD) ... |
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Isn't the brake fluid gonna "melt down" your body??
Cheers, Bram Ps. looking forward to rest of the build Restoring Countach 58005
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Hey sorry for the long wait. To answer your question Bram, No, Brake fluid is safe for ABS Tamiya bodies. I use brake fluid all the time to remove old paint off bodies. I've every used it on Lexan bodies too.
I'll post pics later, I don't know what paint the previous owner used, but it has about 7 layers ranging from Blue to black to green... More progress soon. My Projects:
Bullhead Rebuild ... Ford F350 Mods ... Manta Ray Revival ... Custom Super Hornet Build ... TL-01 Crawler ... CC-01 Pick-up ... CR-01 With Hop ups ... Project Unknown ... Clod crew cab ... Other: Custom Display cases ... Limited Slip Diff(LSD) ... |
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Tnx mate! i need to do a lexan body, i before always used some kinda paint remover paste, but this time it doesn't seem to work
Any usefull tips on the brakefluid remover or just soak the body with it Do you use a special brand or is any dot-4 good? Cheers, Bram Restoring Countach 58005
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Whoa there! Don't use brake fluid on a lexan shell - at best it will make it so brittle that it will break if someone so much as farts in its general direction, at worst it will make it go cloudy and/or melt it. The generally accepted best stuff to get paint of lexan shells is Nitro fuel |
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Tnx! That saves another body from melting down
Lucky for me i drive 5 nitro's myself, so enough fuel around in my shed Cheers, Bram Restoring Countach 58005
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@ Louisbaby - that is some nasty looking paint & bodywork there ... have you reported the previous owner to the Tamiya Police so they can go round & confiscate his tools ?
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Hahahaha, no, I think the poor guy didn't have a clue, or didn't care. Back to the brake fluid on Lexan - I have soaked a Tamiya Landcruiser body in Brake fluid for about an hour at a time without any cloudiness or brittleness. I then resprayed the body on the outside, because I didn't have the window decals, and it came out great. But Bram, I can't promise anything. Maybe I was just lucky My Projects:
Bullhead Rebuild ... Ford F350 Mods ... Manta Ray Revival ... Custom Super Hornet Build ... TL-01 Crawler ... CC-01 Pick-up ... CR-01 With Hop ups ... Project Unknown ... Clod crew cab ... Other: Custom Display cases ... Limited Slip Diff(LSD) ... |
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My Projects:
Bullhead Rebuild ... Ford F350 Mods ... Manta Ray Revival ... Custom Super Hornet Build ... TL-01 Crawler ... CC-01 Pick-up ... CR-01 With Hop ups ... Project Unknown ... Clod crew cab ... Other: Custom Display cases ... Limited Slip Diff(LSD) ... |
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