066 - Concerning Ansmann Dampers

 

In restoring my Madcap I've chosen to upgrade from the original dampers to four Ansmann aluminium dampers.

During the shakedown I noticed that they were a little lazy and in fact, in disassembling them, I realized that pistons are a little raw and that the oil smells like (and probably is) simple mineral oil and not silicone oil.
So I decided to use the new dampers with the set-up recomended by Tamiya in the original Madcap manual; therefore I've used Ansmann body and rods, Tamiya pistons and #600 Muchmore silicone oil. I will test it asap.
The only doubt remained is about the rear shocks lenght: I've chosen the 85mm ones and probably they're a little short.

Tamiya style exploded view tentative

Ansmann piston

Tamiya piston

065 - Madcap Refurbished!

The refurbishing is almost complete, my Madcap needs only some upgrades and all will be ok.

064 - Can't Resist: First Pic After The Refurbishing

This evening I've finished to refurbish the Madcap I've purchased some weeks ago. In concrete it's a match between the newcomer and my first car with some new parts (shocks) and a full ball bearings set. Next week I will make a shakedown and I will take better pics outdoor. Fortunately today I've received some new spares from Germany so, in case of broken, I mustn't stop the car.

063 - Bearings For The Madcap!

Today I've received the bearings I've ordered last week from RCbearings in United Kingdom.

062 - Vintage Power!

"Team Tested" hope it helps to gain a decent top speed!