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Thanks for the reply :D I don't have any arms but I do have all 4 carriers, missed that off my list above! Got two spare plugs but no spare spur. I took the rear shocks out this weekend to give them a clean up an replace the oil since I hadn't checked this since I mentioned it earlier on.. One...

Over the pond in Florida where my new unnecessary parts have safely arrived. The car is back home in the UK so hopefully I'll be able to transport them safely back in a couple of weeks.

Well, didn't take long to rebuild the shock, refilled the oil and it felt great. In fact it felt much better than the other side so I took that off, emptied it and refilled it with the same oil. Now the front feels great but the back feels like it could do with the same treatment as I'm stiff at...

I'm starting to feel this thread has become more of a project than an introduction. Maybe I should get it moved/split and the thread title changed to HPI Firestorm? The suspension shock turrets arrived today along with some spare wheel washers as I noticed these were missing from the front when...

So I've run about another 4-5 tanks since the last update, which feels like an age ago! I've adjusted HSN by 1/8 clockwise and adjusted the camber on the rear wheels as they looked like they were angled too much inwards. On the most recent I took it on some open space so that I could fully...

I did notice it was rather over fuelling, it spat all over me and the surrounding area :doh: I figured it would be best to leave any tuning until after the break in though.

The next update; Well after reading the HPI guide I decided to give it a go with the plug fully seated. After actually priming properly (The first time I didn't pull enough fuel through) it start up! Yay. Having not had a nitro running properly before it sounded a bit fast to me, using the...

Hopefully I'll get the chance to start it up tonight, I've always been putting it on my toolbox out of habit which keeps all wheels off the floor, just need to make sure that the flywheel doesn't catch the box for any reason. Thanks for the advice, I'll see what the HPI guide says and then...

Tonight's installment.. My new engine was delivered today and was exactly as described, as new removed from a new car. After giving it a visual inspection I set about removing the original engine and replacing it with the new one. To get there I had to swap the mounts, clutch, air filter and...

Thanks olds97_lss, I'm hoping that because I've been forced in to doing some reading and engine inspection rather than just buying a brand new RTR that I may be better prepared :hehe: :hyperbuggy:

Thanks! Minor update, the seller has agreed a partial refund so whilst that progresses I've ordered another engine. If I enjoy using it as much as I expect I will then I'll see if I ca repair this one too. I'll let you guys know if and when I've got it up and running, I guess I'm going to need...

I'm looking at a complete unit as a replacement but I also think this is a good opportunity to get some knowledge about how they go together and maybe then have a spare if I can get it going. I'm also in contact with the seller about it not being as described to see if we can come to an...

Thanks, the rod came out from the view in the photo, it is broken. I don't know how to get the sleeve and piston out yet though.

Thanks! Looks like I've found the problem, "stuck pull cord" equates to piston not attached to the connecting rod! Not sure how to get the sleeve out yet to get the bits out but I'm looking it up, mostly they look like they just pull straight up but most people put something in the exhaust...

Here's a couple of photos :) It does look in pretty great condition other than the engine not running so hopefully soon it'll be a sound car.

I'd imagine they would be pretty tight, I'm ok with basic car mechanics but Nitro cars are a little different, I did read something about heating it up manually, unfortunately I doubt I have the correct tool to do this. I'm just in conversation with the seller currently so I'm not going to...

Thanks for the welcome. The piston gets stuck pretty much near the bottom so it doesn't get anywhere near to the top of the cylinder at the moment. I'm a complete novice when it comes to engines but I'm pretty handy taking things apart and putting them back together so I'm willing to go as far...

Hello everyone, I'm from Cambridgeshire and on a whim started looking to get in to nitro RC after being out of the electric RC scene for a while. My interest started a few weeks ago when a Nitro buggy showed up on a Facebook buy/sell site for what looked like not a lot of money, it was...