Nickel Plated Sand Scorcher Project

I wanted to do an SRB that retained the flavour of the original, but bling'd up a bit :).

The pot-metal parts went off as usual to be bead-blasted. Following that, and a clean, they were then pickled in an acid bath prior to plating. We had mixed results with the bright nickel finish - see this post for details. Ho hum.

Here's the build so far with the parts that turned out well and were not destroyed. Front suspension will have to follow once I've sourced replacement bits and got those plated.

Gearbox parts. Decided against a ball diff for this build as primarily it'll be run on the beach with a bit of luck!



 I'm not sure of the origin of this rear bumper cage. It's reasonably well made in alloy, so I decided to keep it, at least for the moment.


There's 2 problems with the Rogue Element Components motor cover. First, any standard 540 brushed motor is going to get shorted out as it's a very tight fit against the connectors. Secondly, whilst I finally came across an old Johnson 540 that had the right end-bell size, it will simply not fit most of the old Mabuchi motors. It'll fit the new ones just fine, but on the oldies the rotor holding case is too big.

I would have liked to have put a Sport Tuned in this build, which would have fit with the Rogue Elements motor holder just fine, but the vintage casings are only 33.5mm, whereas modern motors tend to be 35mm diameter.

So I'm on the hunt for either a new but 33.5mm 540 motor or a vintage alternative.


P.I.T.A. to fit, but they do look pretty :)


This is what it looks like in situ with the new RC Channel shocks (these are very nicely built btw) and unknown rear cage. Looking smart - and it's very shiny :)





Recommended over and above the re-re's - my experience with these shocks is that they work better and leak less. And they're a more genuine replica of the original vintage items too.


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