chadr
Posts: 82
Joined: 1/21/2008
From: tampa, FL, USA
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I picked up a used nx3.0 magnum for $150 on craigslist then found a brand new on ebay for less than 160 shipped for a friend. I've spent about $250 in parts and stuff on mine after running less than a gallon of gas. This post gave me a good opportunity to track almost all of my spending on this car. Sure hope that I stop spending so much on it in the upcoming months...
** some prices below incl. shipping
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clutch bell bearing seized shortly after someone ran the car through a couple inches of water. I damaged the cluch bell and gears on accident when trying to remove what I thought was a stuck outer bearing shell. Turns out that was part of the machining of the inside on the cluch bell. Nice work, huh? Clutch shoes looked worn so some bought new ones - why not? Not sure how much the truck was run to wear out the shoes because I bought it used. Maybe it could have lasted longer on the clutch shoes but due to shipping and buying on the internet I didn't want to run the shoes to the limit and have to wait on a new set to arrive.
clutch bell (stock magnum gears), 15
clutch bell bearings 5X8X2.5 (10), 13
clutch shoes, 15
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bought this on accident because I didn't pay attention to the model number for the magnum. May use with the stadium tires to bring top speed back up though the truck is plent fast still with the smaller tires.
clutch bell (stadium truck pinion), 10
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ran over a tree branch and it jammed into the muffler mount and broke it. didn't realize this until the car started getting real jittery and uncontrollable from the interference of the metal on metal touching
muffler mount, 5
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engine mounts came loose and damaged spur gears. If I would have known better would have checked this more often.
spur gears, 14
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hit a tree dead on at full speed on pavement - couldn't tell from my angle the road curved so much. The chassis bent and the 4wd shaft bent too. I just bent these back using a vice and push/pulling with my hands to straighten the chassis. The 4wd shaft was a bit difficult to get straight - still isn't 100%. Used a hammer and block of 2x4 to tap it close to straight as possible.
FF210 Counter Plate, 5.00
FF237 Mech Plate, 10.00
FF244 fuel tank Drain, 4.50
fuel tank, 16.50
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wanted to run at a clay track, got this good deal on wheels/tires when buying parts to fix the truck after the tree incident. The monster truck tires with no foam inserts performed horrible on the track. The stock tires also shake/shimmy like mad when running at high speed on pavement. Any suggestions on replacement for general bashing around?
MD014 Stadium Tires (4), 20.00
MD016 Wheels (4), 10.00
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didn't really need this stuff at the time, just bought it in case I ever do
FF080 Brake Disc 0.50
G70205 Silicon Differential Oil #5000, 4.50
G70429 Super Glow Plug #3 (2), 8.20
wheel bearings 5X11X4 (10), 16
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other stuff
failsafe, 12.5 (decided to get this after car went out of control and smacked a fence a medium speed)
5 cell hump pack + charger, 16
on/off switch for new battery pack, 6
infrared temp gauge, 12.5
2 gallons of nitro, 48
tire glue, 4
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today the pilot shaft (holds the clutch bell to the crank shaft) snapped off after about 45 minutes of running at the kids bmx clay track. Jumps weren't extreme and nothing seemed to cause the part to break but its so thin now that I can see where it sheared off. Luckily this is about the cheapest part I've needed yet.
CEN Pilot Shaft - SP34, 3
< Message edited by chadr -- 3/24/2008 7:12:30 AM >
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