It’s time to remove my Super Swamper tyres from the plastic rims they are glued to, I’ve got new metal beadlocked rims, foams and weights which you can see in this post. First step was to put a pan of water on full boil with the wheel in it. The idea is to boil the
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It’s taken a couple weeks (3 I think) for the stamped beadlocks to arrive but not I have everything I need to replace the plastic, glued rims on my Vaterra Ascender truck whilst also adding some important weight. The Ascender comes with Interco TSL SX Super Swamper tyres which are awsum so I will be
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I’ve decided I don’t like the plastic fenders which are molded onto the shell so off they come. As I’m using a Vaterra Ascender chasse the wheels are hitting the shell creating a horrible plastic noise when turning (the RC4WD D90 shell is designed for a SCX10 chassis so the wheels don’t align perfectly). I’ve
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I have a Defender D90 shell on a Vaterra Ascender chassie but it is starting to look a mess, partly due to me leaving it last minute to spray and build the truck just before the RRCI Scale Nations 2015 August meet up. We were still working on it late into Friday night ready for
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I have always been into RC vehicles and I am lucky to have Northants RC right on my door step. Its a RC club dedicated to the members with the intention of providing a safe and friendly environment to partake in this sport. The club and land are in development but we already have a
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