phoenix827s never ending project

i like it. how do you like those sport kings?

Theramchargerkid said:

i like it. how do you like those sport kings?

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Pretty good, I think if they were siped it would make a big difference on road, not bad just not great on road. Go real good in over 4-5" snow! Drove it all last winter and almost half of this before it broke. Didn't have any problem as long as there was enough snow, squirrly if there is just a bit of snow though.
They were on it when I got it but I am thinking about sticking with the brand when I go bigger. Think 35" mud kings are under $150. For the price? Good tire, and wears pretty good too, I got around 10000 miles on them and don't notice any difference in the tread wear, have had the front end apart and never got it re-aligned either. How do the pics look?, Think I need a bigger garage? lol
chris

i just threw a set of sport kings on my r/c. and i think they are exelent! they look good and they handle well in mud, snow, road...they were cheap to i got em for 80 bucks a tire, and i see them on trucks all the time. that is the only tire im gunna put on my trucks..

well chris, u know i'm always willing to head over to your house and give ya a hand with the never ending project

damn dude that is some rust . I almost bought a 78 RC that was rotted up pretty bad . damn sheetmetal work sucks don't it ? Goodluck with it man .

bt83rc

PS: Love those mud kings too

Well the floor was just rotted in the corners, but as I got into it I foung ou t the whole cross member was rotten. Out it goes!
As for the tires they are just sport kings, not mud kings, thinking about doing mud kings next, can't beat the price! (if they go big enough)

looks good, hope to see more exterior pics...

Rule of thumb i have for rust is this : Triple the area where you see the rust and that is what it will need patch wise to fix . this seems to be a pretty sure fire method for me anyhow . Almost always you have to cut out twice as much as you see it seems . Anyhow keep at it you will get it fixed soon for summer i bet .

bt83rc

bt83rc said:

Rule of thumb i have for rust is this : Triple the area where you see the rust and that is what it will need patch wise to fix . this seems to be a pretty sure fire method for me anyhow . Almost always you have to cut out twice as much as you see it seems . Anyhow keep at it you will get it fixed soon for summer i bet .

bt83rc

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Tried to go at least 1/2- 1" past it all the way around. I got all the rot, just gonna be some work to stop the surface rust thats left but had a couple spots that I couldn't cut any further.
As far as being fixed for summer, It would be nice but not something I am (realisticly) expecting. I got to do gears, bigger tires, wireing, re-do some of the body work on the sides, re-carpet the inside, etc, etc. All in a space that I can't open both doors at the same time! No room!
As it is now, I can walk down the drivers side to the front, and almost halfway down the pass side. (leaning on the wall for balance) It's a bit tight!

bt83rc said:

damn dude that is some rust . I almost bought a 78 RC that was rotted up pretty bad . damn sheetmetal work sucks don't it ? Goodluck with it man .

bt83rc

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Hell! wait till I get the "before" pics of the sides scanned! Some idiot before me used CONCRETE as body filler! Figure at LEAST a bag per side!
Thanx for the comments guys. It means a lot to me!