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[MrSober88]

Love the car man, Really like this colour.

you get some cheap Tamiya (good brand) elec RC cars out of Hong Kong off ebay
not tamiya but if you just want a rolling chassis to have as a model http://www.ebay.com....=item33695ed3dc

Man I went nuts when I was over there...... Everything is massively cheaper, More so when bought from the shops as ebay sellers put the price up abit......

I happened to find a B4 when I was over there to paint...... but just the model not the RC cars

Use to have a photo of one of the stores inside, stocked from the floor to the roof of models.

[bd-850]

Cheers Mate, yeah i live the colour, when i got it, it was overcast and raining, so i never got to see the real colour until about 4 days after buying the car.


well here is my small collection of RC cars, old photo, but i have another 2 and a heli

[bd-850]

went on a cruise yesterday with a few mates, most expensive cruise i hope i ever go on



suspected Big end bearing, just need to wait and pick it up then get it looked at.

i was in Canberra, lucky i have a friend who lived 17ks away from where i stopped so the tow truck was only cheap, now during the week we are going to get a car trailer and go pick it up. sad, and i use my car for work, i have to take clients around town, hope they dont mind walking.

[cameron]

shame about the big end such a nice car. if its in canberra tekworks would be a good option to have it looked at.

car for work = single turbo tax writeoff

[bd-850]

lol, i wish.

i will keep them in mind, would prefer it to be local though, but thanks

[aekOne]

damn man sorry to hear! good luck getting it sorted asap...

at least the tow was close, last time i did a big end it was 250kms from home haha

[bd-850]

it would have been about 3g if i got it towed home.

going to have a talk to a few people tomorrow about it, 2 options are WRX STI motor or new block and rebuild current motor.

[simon]

Oh shit dude that sucks........single time!!!!

[bd-850]

i like the characteristics of the twins for the way i drive, i dont drive it hard and i kinda like the VOD, we will see whats best value for money on a tight budget

[Scott]

sucks to hear mate!

sti motor is the way to go if you have the cash, you wont look back..

[dks51r]

Mate, sti motor ftw!

Seriously, you might spend a bit extra, but it will pay off!

Theres also the guy that did mine( in canberra too) and there's a v6 sti on eBay for 2,5k at the moment which would look great in a b4...

[bd-850]

ok so i got my quote, and its $3900 give or take depending how smoothly it goes.

thats for a New Short Block from Subi, getting it done at the Subaru Dealer aswell. we are actually getting most parts at cost price and $10/hr Labour cheaper than normal.
atleast getting done by Subi i will have alot more warrenty on the engine than i will with a 2nd hand motor

[B4Cruiser]

F@rk bad luck mate. Another TT big end bites the dust...

G'luck on the rebuild and keep us posted!

[Camb4]

That's bad luck mate. Just interested, is it not worth opening them up to just replace the bearing? What else usually gets taken out when this bearing goes?

[bd-850]

just been told that the Piston is hitting either the Valve or the Crankcase, so i dare say thats why you dont just replace the bearings

[Camb4]

Damn. Seems like a decent price from a dealer. Might seem expensive compared to other options but I do see the appeal in just getting it back to the way it was plus the peace of mind of the brand new engine.

[bd-850]

some people will say i should have gone STI motor or what not. but this way i KNOW im getting a good motor and its not going to happen in 5000ks later on. i will have alot more warrenty on the motor, yes i may not have as much power and everything, but i like the twins, and everyone seems to do it, so in 5 yrs time the Twin Turbo B4s will be rare

[bd-850]

my tyres arrived today, pitty my car is out of action for a while







should get good traction pushing them around the lounge room

[Morgan]

should get good traction pushing them around the lounge room

Hahahahaha!

[bd-850]

Hopefully i get my car back this weekend,

but i finally got around to painting my RC Liberty

colour isnt a match, but good enough

and got my tyres fitted to my rims ready to go on the car.