Recent content by mbartell

There is nothing coming out of the accel. pump squirter- I think I found the problem!

I haven't been able to check vacuum while accelerating- sick toddler and a pre schooler makes it hard to get any garage time. It is a 4 hole spacer, and the holes closely match the carb and the plate I made for the intake (One reason it was cheap, there wasn't a carb plate on it.) The...

I like to drive on the highway. I don't race, it's not for 1/4 mile. Just want to cruise around town, get on the highway and drive cross country. Think about mileage, what makes an engine run happily. If I was racing I'd "just" put in a V8. I've read Doug Roe's book on quadrajets, and what...

I've been doing a ultra low budget build for my Buick. I've hunted and collected parts for years, finally got it all together and running, and I need some advice on getting the carb closer to working well. Right now it bogs off idle. The build? 231 bored 1st over, stock compression dished...

I almost painted the whole tail light red! I took everything apart and painted it all separately, the body needs another coat of black and some clear. Don't know if I'll make decals or not. To keep the lights working, I wired them into the receiver, where the battery input goes when you run...

Sorry, it's a little lame. YouTube - R/C grand national TL01

I have some bad video of running it around too, but it's a little hard to run it, film it and not hit anything. I knocked the rear clip off. :frown:

After paint and "under the hood"

I did one too, but I stretched the rear wheel mount a little. Before paint: It's 1/10 th scale, but a little long for most 180mm chassis. I'm trying to get my paint perfect. Making a lexan body would be little hard, but not impossible, there are a lot of undercuts and detail.

It's a radio shack xmods car with a monogram grand national body on it. If you can find an x-mods car that still works, that would be a good place to start. The wheelbase is a bit short, but it can be stretched out.

gotta wonder if they are really going with a GNX. Most of the rumor sites I've seen say it'll also have a "Chevrolet Opala" is that an impala crossed with an oompa loompa? I bet it'll have 5 turbos... OK I admit I just want to see it, and buy all the buick related merchandice.

Wow- I was searching for the info, and I already asked! I helped a freind part out a camaro, it had the tach and 140MPH speedometer. Now I have a tach and 140 mph speedometer! Anyone know how to hook any of this up? Is it really any harder than aftermarket electronic gauges?

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Exactly. :D I used a 4wd tamiya tl01 because that's what I had. The rear suspension arms are flipped over to get a longer wheelbase, and I had to make new shock mounts. The tl01 is the right width. Any other touring car chassis would be better to lengthen, but I know this one is pretty...

the front here is the front. I haven't even ran it yet. I figured I'd post pictures before I mess it up.