I have recently acquired an old Team Associated Nitro TC3 (#2033 factory kit), that I plan to restore.
I will put my progress and questions in here as I go. I have had this up on reddit aswell, but I think this forum is a better place for insights.
I got the car along 3 spare Engines, a brunch of NIB foam wheels, starterbox, glowstarter and a number of spares:
The car looks to be in ok shape, given that it is 20 years Old. My plan is to take it apart, clean it and then get it up and running. Waiting for Imperial measurement tools to get started, but they should arrive late next week.
For the Engines I got
2 Team Infinity 512TBs and
2 Team Orion Wasp .12 Turbos
3 of them are siezed up atm, so I need to get them loosened up and my first question here is, should I aim to run the 512TBs or the Wasps? Keeping in mind that I will not be racing? Also, any insight as to how these engines compared would be most welcome
I managed to pick up some more spareparts for the drivetrain and a NIB muffler, so I think I have most of what I might need, but we’ll see
Edit: I forgot to add, I have the original box, manual ect, so that will not be an issue rebuilding this.
Picture of the spare engines:
I will put my progress and questions in here as I go. I have had this up on reddit aswell, but I think this forum is a better place for insights.
I got the car along 3 spare Engines, a brunch of NIB foam wheels, starterbox, glowstarter and a number of spares:
The car looks to be in ok shape, given that it is 20 years Old. My plan is to take it apart, clean it and then get it up and running. Waiting for Imperial measurement tools to get started, but they should arrive late next week.
For the Engines I got
2 Team Infinity 512TBs and
2 Team Orion Wasp .12 Turbos
3 of them are siezed up atm, so I need to get them loosened up and my first question here is, should I aim to run the 512TBs or the Wasps? Keeping in mind that I will not be racing? Also, any insight as to how these engines compared would be most welcome
I managed to pick up some more spareparts for the drivetrain and a NIB muffler, so I think I have most of what I might need, but we’ll see
Edit: I forgot to add, I have the original box, manual ect, so that will not be an issue rebuilding this.
Picture of the spare engines: