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Old 10-23-2011, 09:30 PM
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I went to an estate sale today (last day of the sale) and ended up buying all of the RC stuff that was left over. I was told that it has been sitting since 2004. I got 3 rolling cars (1 mostly complete, 1 sorta complete, and 1 with wheels), 3 frames, 40 tires/rims, 5-6 engines, carbs, pipes, parts, etc.

I am going to try to get the most complete car going (first car below). I suspect that the carb will need a rebuild or replacement and I am going to need to find a receiver/transmitter and battery set up. It looks like this car has 2 servos to steer and one for throttle. It has a large (6 cell) battery pack. I don't know what the brake set up is (if any). I didnt get any of the radios. What would you recommend for a radio setup? Should I buy a complete radio/servo/battery package?

Also regarding the other cars ... are these frames built to a standard spec? Could I get all the parts I need to complete them (suspesion, gears, etc) from a vendor?

Old 10-23-2011, 11:11 PM
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If you want to sell them I'd recommend listing them in the RCU Classifieds (ads are free) or try ebay.
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Hi mate
Mike at Quarterscalelegends will be "the book" on the stuff you have there..
He surely will be able to help you out with info on those.
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I will probably sell some of the stuff but am thinking I would like to get one of the cars going to play with first. 

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pm me if u need to sell them..
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I wish I could come across stuff like that...
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Mike identified one of the Cars as a pro1 and that's the car that I am going to try and get going (appears to be current with parts available).  I need a radio recommendation (mike said Spektrum). Anyone have other thoughts?

I may also build out the truck since it is pretty complete. 

The rest of the stuff (3 mostly bare frames, 1 roller, bodies, differentials, engines, etc) will be sold. If it costs too much to get the pro car going I may sell the entire lot. 
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how much did you buy them for?i wish ill come across on something like that.go with futaba .
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It was not cheap ... I actually missed out on a lot of the stuff.
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i guess its the same car here...
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I think so.
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I did a little more digging tonight and it looks like the mostly complete car has a futaba receiver (fpr113ip) on 77. Any idea what a compatible radio would be for this receiver?

Here a few more pictures of the lot. If anyone has any idea who made these frames or what they are I would appreciate knowing. 

































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Holy crap, that's a lot of gear!

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Whatever you paid for it I'm sure you'll get it back by selling stuff piece by piece.




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You may get some good coin for that little differential/rear axle if it's in good nick. any idea what make it is? items like that would be getting rarer these days.


you HAVE got a lot of gear there[8D] good luck
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why not sell me just 1 car...u choose which ur selling n i buy from u can?
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You may get some good coin for that little differential/rear axle if it's in good nick. any idea what make it is? items like that would be getting rarer these days.


you HAVE got a lot of gear there[8D] good luck
Your guess is as good as mine on the make of the rear axle. I have no idea who makes it or if it is a working piece.


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why not sell me just 1 car...u choose which ur selling n i buy from u can?
I only have one complete car. I am going to sell some of the parts but I need to research what they are first.


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let me noe wat a re the part u wanna sell.
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Visit Quarter Scale Legends. They will know A LOT more about these cars then us here.
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Visit Quarter Scale Legends. They will know A LOT more about these cars then us here.
They aren't taking any new members.

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well just sort out wat stuff u have and take a pic of the ting u wanna sell,those u wanna keep for ur own use dun snap a pic..
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Hi mate
Mike at Quarterscalelegends will be ''the book'' on the stuff you have there..
He surely will be able to help you out with info on those.
Definitely contact Mike at QSL, even if he's not in a buying mode he can put you in touch with the right people. I sold him a Conley powered car last year and he is first class all the way, you can trust doing business with him he's a decent guy.
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looks like ur not interested in selling to me..[]
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I am more interested in getting a car going at this time then selling any. I'm just trying to id the stuff now.
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looks like ur not interested in selling to me..[]
Please don't try to buy or sell in the forums. If you see something that interests you, PM the member. I'll let it go this time, but will delete any further discussions of transactions.

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