Dr. Fester-rc Car Surgeon (lol)

[FESTER2004]

Hey gang!i dunno if ya heard but i wrecked my radio shack golden arrow.i broke the upright bracket (?) during a crash. the bad news is its a little hard aquiring parts for it so i had to rig soemthing to get her back on the "track" again.the good news is i think with the help of jb weld,i think i fixed it!i got lucky cause the tie rod/sterring rod took the blunt of the crash ,it was bent so i straightend it out. the froent end is hard to coem apart but it acually comes off in one peice like a clip,everything seems to be "pressed" together so until i can locate a good clip ,i jb welded the bracket ,i repalced the misisng cheunk with jb weld!here r soem pics from the sugery:(lol):

[FESTER2004]

its amazing what u can do with jb weld,lol .i am sharing this with everyone to show u can improvise if u had to,just like macgyver,lol!thank goodness for jbweld,lol:

1 more pic:

[FESTER2004]

the steering knuckle/turnbuckle/upright clears where i made the repairs so fars so good,i will know if the surgery was a sucess tomorrow,i will let it dry over night! so for now its touch n go!,lol

note: "i am not really a dr, i just play one on tv,"-that famous legal saying when actors play drs on tv commercials!lol!

[microrcdude]

ok fester, if i had you as a doctor, youd perform open heart surgery on me when i needed my heart beat level checked.

j/k good creative use of materials

[FESTER2004]

lol----while i was in the surgery mood,lol i also added wire to the antenna ,when i got the car from ebay,the antenna was cut short so i slavage the anteena wire from a old futaba reciever box,i had it taped together b4 n it seemed to work but now i soldered it for a better connection:

[FESTER2004]

Gees Talk About Surgerys,i Had To Bust My Butt Removing The Old Front Tires,i Stuck On A New Pair Of Old Pro Lines For A Grasshopper,they Fit Good But If The Spin In The Rim While Runnign I Glue Them Down.

[Legend_Car]

nice surgery i like the school food in the pic. is that what it is ?

[FreeRideJunkie]

That's funny... The stuff is great though. My buddy has a GS Storm Truggy that he drives very hard... we always laugh at him because at the end of the day it is half zip ties and jb weld.

[FESTER2004]

nope is a can of pedigree dog food,i lean the soldering iron on there cuz it dont burn cuz the can is metal,also dog food cans make great workstations to put yr car on to repair it.,lol

[Legend_Car]

i thot i was like a big can of peaches or something, if i were you i would have bought a new anntenna because i tried the same thing that u did and my truck glitched like no other

[Piggy89373]

Fes, couple of things. Definitely get a new antenna wire. Soldering provides...well, I'll spare you the technicalities...the solder does weird stuff to signals. Chances are, you'll get more glitching than what you started with. It's always better to go with a new wire instead of 2 pieces soldered together.

Second, hope you thoroughly cleaned out the spot for the JB weld. In my experience, JB weld will do one of two things: hold things till the end of the world or fall apart at the first chance. Cleaning the area thoroughly will help out quite a bit. After washing with dishwater and drying very carefully and thoroughly, a good wipe down with denatured alcohol (not rubbing alcohol because it'll leave a film behind). Allow to dry completely then apply the JB weld.

I hope the weld holds. In the event it doesn't try the above steps.

[FESTER2004]

thanks piggy!i really never thought of the whole glitchen thing with the radio????as far as the antenna goes,its connected to a circut board n iwas afraid to take it apart in case i damaged it......i didnt get a chance to try it out i will do it b4 work tonight!yeah i hope the jb weld holds up,i am afarid to get on it like i use to but we'll see.

i am bidding on a parts car on ebay n it ends soon & the seller said the car's front end is good,better than mine,lol!

it ant fast as my other cars but it is fun to drive,i am not gonna dump tons of money into,just tryn to get by with it! overall i am gonna have to take it easy with it!

[FESTER2004]

legend-, u wanna laugh ,look at the can in the pic-u can read part of the label,it says crude protein n crude fat.if i saw that on a can of peaches or school food, i dont think i would be eatn anymore.,lolbut yr right it does look deasiving!lol!

[cuchytil]

Nice fix! I like your thinking :D

Here's my latest project. A T3 and motor...

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a146/rc-fx/EBAY002.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a146/rc-fx/EBAY004.jpg

[Legend_Car]

legend-, u wanna laugh ,look at the can in the pic-u can read part of the label,it says crude protein n crude fat.if i saw that on a can of peaches or school food, i dont think i would be eatn anymore.,lolbut yr right it does look deasiving!lol!


idk fester u should see some of the stuff they have those kids eating. i realized that after i posted and it was 2 late to edit it

[FESTER2004]

i hear ya!some of the food they get ant bad but i wont eat the bread they have....oh i could tell u the stories,lol!

cuchytil-cool project-i use to have a t3 n it lasted only a week, blew out my front end jumping speed bumps inthe school parking lot.i paid $300 for it a week earlier n sold it on ebay for 100 bucks!it was screwed up! i amazed my co workers but wrecked my truck,so dont jump speed bumps with it!lol!

[FESTER2004]

ok gang,i actually got around to testn the golden arrow today.well it clitched so much i was getting sea sick lookign at it. it ran but the front tires didnt help eather,i have another set i will throw on.i never doubted anyone about what u guys said aboiut the whole glitchen thing but i was hopn i would luck out but i didnt.but the good news is the jb weld held up!i actually was rough when driving it to see it if held up n it did!

i aplogize about taken so long to test it out!

[slow one 2]

fester
I bought my son a golden arrow about 8 years ago at a yard sale for 5 bucks, against my better judgment, but he had to have it. I bought a charger for it and wow it was fast for a RS toy. he has run it through more puddles than i could count and it still runs strong. I ordered a new bumper and tires from RS. we switched to gas and its been on his shelf for years, but it still runs. :D

[FESTER2004]

i bought m first 1 at a yard sale back when iw as 16ish for 8 bucks this thign was brand new,but the kid sprayed it purple.the only thing what was wrong with it was the wire for the on/off awitch was broken n my neighbor fixed it n i ahd littetly a brand new car.i drove that thing till the tires fell of the rims,lol it is a fun car!i save it for my lil sister she likes rc cars too.