 Old Car Restoration, Restoring 1980's cars |
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 22 Apr 2009, 12:32
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Learner Driver  
Group: Members Posts: 80 Joined: 16-October 08 From: Kill, Co. Kildare, Ireland Member No.: 10,313  |
Hi all,
I have some mid 1980's cars that I'm looking to repair (and possibly convert to digital...??) so that they can run again. The motors seem to work but the tyres are so old that they have no grip anymore. Could anyone advise if I can just replace the old tyres with new ones or will I have to replace wheels, gears, motors etc as well? The guy in the local stockist suggested that the current range of tyres won't fit the older models. The cars in question are: C288 Porsche 935 Silver C289 Porsche 935 Gold C286 Superstox "Fender Bender" Yellow C285 Superstox "Stick Shifter" Red C290 Mini Clubman Mad Hatter C113 Triumph TR7 red C114 Triumph TR7 yellow Thanks in advance, Jim |
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22 Apr 2009, 12:41
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Alexis Gaitanis 
Group: PLUS+ Posts: 1,351 Joined: 4-August 05 From: Athens,Greece Member No.: 2,645 |
Slotbug stock tires for the Porsches the TR7s and maybe the minis.
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22 Apr 2009, 12:50
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 Rod
Group: Members Posts: 1,629 Joined: 29-June 08 From: UK. Member No.: 9,468 |
Hi Jim, i too restore 80s cars. They can be made to look & run good quite cheap. Have a look here for your bit's. http://www.scalextric-car.co.uk
Here's a pic of a Jag i recently done.  Hope this helps. Regards, Rod. rooster364. -------------------- |
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22 Apr 2009, 12:51
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 Trackhead
Group: Members Posts: 657 Joined: 27-January 08 From: Manchester UK Member No.: 8,531 |
Ortman tires specialize in restoring old scaley cars
http://www.rsslotracing.com/ Oh and this is tracks and scenery section, you could do with cars or scratch build sections for this question. -------------------- |
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