2001 duratrax street force gp restoration

[dasrcparts]

Heres something I've wanted to do for awhile. I have a nos street force gp and tons of parts I've collected over the years, including brand new engines and bodies. I would like another mint condition street force though but not stock. I figure its time to put some of these rare option parts to good use. Here is street force i bought off ebay recently. Motor is locked and may have internal damage. Chassis is bent, however overall it doesn't look like it had much use based on the bottom of the chassis.

 

[dasrcparts]

All parts laid out so you guys can see what I'm talking about.

Starting with the ultra rare optional 3.2mm aluminum chassis

Ultra rare sfgp2 suspension conversion kit, along with the even rarer optional aluminum c hubs

Brand new old stock velocity engine with optional cooling head, Also I'm not sure i will install it since this model will never see use, but i have the optional slide valve carburetor offered for this model back in 2002

Optional graphite radio tray set and optional graphite shock towers

Nos fuel tank which was quite difficult to source. I would love to find a gp2 fuel tank but no luck yet.

Will rebuild trans and ball diffs with all new parts. Would love to find aluminum rs4 belt pulleys but i havnt seen one in decades.

I'm going to do the optional taller gearing set for higher speed. Since the original gp2 clocked in around 50mph back in 2001

Then top it off with a brand new body set i aquired and some optional wheels from 2001 with some vintage hpi tires

 

[NitroR/C]

it shows that you have a passion for this hobby ... I love seeing all those bagged spare parts ready to be mounted. good job with your restoration.

I did something similar with an Edam Spirit 1/10 RTR bought on ebay and over the years I have found and recovered some options and many original spare parts. as a nitro rc its not bad at all. I don't remember if you've seen any photos.

 

[dasrcparts]

Update: rebuilt front ball diff, with all nos parts and got the aluminum hubs fitted. Still looking for the aluminum rs4 belt pulleys for this build. May have to purchase a heavily modded original rs4 nitro one day to get them.

front graphite shock tower installed with the gp2 arms

Now waiting on some parts from italy to show up but i have enough parts to put the rear end together i think. Time will tell

 

[dasrcparts]

Last update until more parts arrive from italy. Its coming together, i have some more stuff to find and may experiment with some other aluminum hpi rs4 parts fitment to this duratrax. It is afterall a copy of a hpi rs4 so as long as i can find some parts i should have success fitting them to this model

 

[NitroR/C]

What can I say... a nice Nitro Rc seems to come out!
I can't wait to start assembling the CD3 Pro kit. I am still waiting for the new motor and servos.

 

[dasrcparts]

What can I say... a nice Nitro Rc seems to come out!
I can't wait to start assembling the CD3 Pro kit. I am still waiting for the new motor and servos.

I look forward to seeing your cd3 build!

 

[NitroR/C]

I hope soon, but unfortunately I have little time now. Definitely this summer, when I am on vacation I will start the assembly....

 

[dasrcparts]

Heres a update, got some more progress on the build. Still a long way to go!

 

[NitroR/C]

Really cool Nitro Rc! unfortunately I have yet to start assembling the CD3 pro kit... I hope to complete it soon!

 

[dasrcparts]

Still missing a few option parts. More progress too come. I've never seen another street force built with this many option parts

 

[Defiant]

Aluminum Ofna/Colt pulleys fit in place of the plastic ones

 

[dasrcparts]

Aluminum Ofna/Colt pulleys fit in place of the plastic ones

The colt pulleys are what i used. I haven't put the other small pulleys in yet because I'm missing the aluminum center support they ride on. The robinson racing pulleys for the rs4 also fit

 

[kkassiio]

Todas as partes dispostas para que vocês possam ver o que estou falando.

Começando com o chassi de alumínio opcional ultra raro de 3,2 mm

Kit de conversão de suspensão sfgp2 ultra raro, junto com os cubos de alumínio c indiretamente ainda mais raros

Motor de velocidade de estoque novo com cabeçote de resfriamento opcional. Também não tenho certeza se vou direcioná-lo, pois este modelo nunca será usado, mas tenho o carburador de válvula deslizante opcional para este modelo em 2002.

Conjunto de bandeja de rádio de grafite opcional e torres de choque de grafite variadas

Tanque de combustível Nos, que foi bem difícil de encontrar. Eu adoraria encontrar um tanque de combustível gp2, mas ainda não tive sorte.

Vou reconstruir trans e ball diffs com todas as peças novas. Adoraria encontrar polias de correia RS4 de alumínio, mas não vejo uma há décadas.

Você usará o conjunto de engrenagens mais alto opcional para maior velocidade. Já que o GP2 original atingiu cerca de 50 mph em 2001

Depois, finalize com um conjunto de carroceria novo que adquiriu e algumas rodas modernas de 2001 com alguns pneus hpi vintage

View attachment 164345você vende essas peças de alumínio, tenho um gostaria muito de encontrar essas pessoas, porém aqui no Brasil é difícil e por ser um carrinho antigo

Aqui está algo que eu queria fazer há algum tempo. Tenho um nos street force gp e toneladas de peças que colecionei ao longo dos anos, incluindo motores e carrocerias novos. Eu gostaria de outro street force em perfeitas condições, mas não original. Acho que é hora de dar um bom uso a algumas dessas raras peças opcionais. Aqui está o street force que comprei no ebay recentemente. O motor está travado e pode ter danos internos. O chassi está torto, mas no geral não parece ter tido muito uso com base na parte inferior do chassi.

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Onde encontro as peças de reposição?

 

[TMAXX]

Wow very nice I had one of these back in the day. I got it off Tower for $159 complete minus a radio. I put a $50 tower radio system on it and it was fun. The velocity .15 motor is pretty good I think it was an Ofna. It didnt give me any problems and ran smooth and cool. It had an external one way bearing and the pull start had the pin and spring to the crank. Never had to clean the one way bearing once. The stock tires you have are almost plastic and will last about 15 minutes!! They came with full bearings, ball diffs you could loosen up and make it turn real sharp. The 2 speed worked great. It was a little brittle but they had the 2 year free broken part replacement program. Your build is looking sick !! very nice.

 

[CertifiedMike]

That's a VERY cool build full of unobtanium!!! VERY IMPRESSED!!!

 

[luke66]

Awesome thread and build, but hasn't been updated in a year. I think this guy's gone.

 

[CertifiedMike]

I saw action on the thread and checked the build. It looks nasty! I doubt it ever ran, being built as a shelf queen but boy wouldn't a video of it running be sweet!!!

 

[dasrcparts]

Here is an update: these parts are quite rare, so time consuming to get. I've been busy on some other early 2000's nitro touring car projects as well

Wow very nice I had one of these back in the day. I got it off Tower for $159 complete minus a radio. I put a $50 tower radio system on it and it was fun. The velocity .15 motor is pretty good I think it was an Ofna. It didnt give me any problems and ran smooth and cool. It had an external one way bearing and the pull start had the pin and spring to the crank. Never had to clean the one way bearing once. The stock tires you have are almost plastic and will last about 15 minutes!! They came with full bearings, ball diffs you could loosen up and make it turn real sharp. The 2 speed worked great. It was a little brittle but they had the 2 year free broken part replacement program. Your build is looking sick !! very nice.View attachment 198372View attachment 198374View attachment 198373View attachment 198375View attachment 198376View attachment 198377View attachment 198378

Nice nostalgia, lots of 90s goodness! Great duratrax street force!

I saw action on the thread and checked the build. It looks nasty! I doubt it ever ran, being built as a shelf queen but boy wouldn't a video of it running be sweet!!!

I am currently building a few different street forces, one of which will be a runner

 

[luke66]

Sweet man!