won bid on GS STORM PRO..

[alkyula]

well i jsut won a bid on ebay for a storm pro, it is supposed to come with the complete pro kit, hyper 8-port, proline dirty harry's on inferno 7.5 wheels, extra wheels/tires, THS off road pipe and header, and extra hing blocks/arms/msc parts for 365 shipped. from the pics it looks in good condition, only time will tell once i recieve it though. so what do you guys think did i pay too much or is that a decent deal? if everything was new it would be about 700+ dollars, so thats why i went ahead and bid on it.

[mattyk6]

I think you got a great deal. Assuming the conditions is as promised!

Matt

[lykan]

send us the link to the completed auction so we ken have a looksee

[alkyula]

heres the link

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=3168550267

upon closer look at the pics i noticed the pipe is dented, oh well i dont think that effects the pipe that much does it?

[lykan]

Looks damned nice to me!

[kazi]

looks like a good deal if the engine is in good shape. Congratulations.

[GilBeQuick]

For the dent in the pipe, some people have said that filling the pipe with water and sealing the ends off REAL tight and then freezing it will take the dent out. Never tried it myself, but maybe that'll work for you.

[lykan]

That could poossibly work. How I do it on motorcycle pipes is to plug each end with a potato. I then stick the air compressor air nozzle in one side jammed thrugh the potatoe. I heat the dented up are until it is red hot. Then gently add pressure until the pops out.

I shouldn't say pops out. I use just enough air to slowly remove thedent without making the pipe explode. The reason I use a potato is that it is more likely to pop out or blow up than the red hot pipe. :

I think in the wrong hands that proceedure could be very dangerous. You've beeen warned Always wear protective gear, and don't lblame me if you get hot slag on your face. :flaming:

[alkyula]

ill have to wait till the buggy gets here to see if its bad enough to require some work. he shipped it out friday from michigan or somewere and im in kansas. so probably be here next week? thx for the idas though, i had also thought of somethng similar using air pressure.

[FastEddy]

Once you purchase a used product never look back. You bid, you won, now have fun with it. When you buy used, you take your chances. If you want to have no dought that its in great shape get a new one. If for some reason it isn't as you expected well, to bad. Fix it and move on.

As it looks you got a good deal. If it isn't a good deal you still have a buggy. That in itself is rewarding.

-Ed

[alkyula]

oh in no way am i having doubts. jsut planning ahead on wether or not it would be useful or needed to fix the dented pipe, as i have heard from some people dents in pipes dot matter and from others it can change the way the pipe pulses the exhaust. hey nothing wrong with planning ahead on making what ill be getting better!

BTW this will be TWO buggys...so that will be even more rewarding...hehe --peace

[pissant]

great deal, a PRO for less then $400 is a great deal, my savage was $370, you got the greatest car ever! :o:

[pissant]

did u get the car yet? how does it run?

[Roadrash13]

That car looks to be great in the pics. As for the dented pipe, I have used the water trick with great success! Just don't seal the ends to tight, I use electrical tape 4 wraps over the whole & 6 wraps 90 deg. from the others to hold them in place. This gives a little room for expantion & check about every 15min. to 30 mins. till dent is gone. If you cap it to tight your pipe will balloon out & damage it! Let us know how she looks....& welcome to 1/8 buggies :^)

Steve

[alkyula]

wassup guys....well came home from work tonite and the storm pro had arrived...needless to say it didnt stay in the box for long. ok first impressions while giving it the look-see is that the buggy is in good condition. no major scratches anywere, and had regular scratches on bottom of chassis. only thing is some of the screws/nuts were a little more chewed up than id like...but thats jsut nit picking. neither of the shock towers had scrapes...which probably means it didnt roll very often. tires are basicaly brand new. while adding the servos i had to tweak some of the linkages..they just didnt work right the way the owener had them set up. anyways as for the condition overall i am pleased. the hyper 8 port which came with it looks very new..the engine head doesnt have a scratch on it..and taking the plug out and turning the flywheel it still has a little pinch at TDC...needless to say the mill still has great compression with the plug in. the pipe is pretty dented..but i think i can fix it..we will see. now for my overall impression of a GS storm pro as a buggy..as ive never seen a storm in person. i realy like the desighn of everything on the buggy..and the pro parts are very nice...except 2 things. first is the way the a-arms connect to the chassis via the hinge blocks. i really feel being a pro model it should at least have front and rear hing pin braces that go across and connect the right/left hinge pins. to me it jsut looks like a good hit will cause something to give to easily. and also the rear chassis holes were the rear-most hinge block screw goes thru...there is not much aluminum there. and the other thing is something ive already heard about on storms as a weak point..the rear shock tower/wing mount desighn. ok to me that is a very bad desighn, it is the same basic idea as the way my x-terminator's wing/tower mounts..but at last the xtm has a triangle brace in there. (not that the brace did much..i still broke it first time out and had to fab my own extra braces) i will havto either fab a brace or buy the one i saw online, as i am sure it will break my first time realy driving the buggy. of course everything im saying problably doesnt mean squat becuase the storm is a proven performer...is very highly regarded on this forum, and has won races around the world. in all i cant freakin wait to wake up tomaro and tear around with it before i go to work. (hmm maybe ill call in) very nice buggy...

BTW roadrash this is my SECOND buggy in my R/C fleet...hehe