Elwood, please don't use the yellow color for the font anymore please. It's way to hard to read on my phone.
Bickety, glad you got the problem sorted out.
Here are 2 things I made/modified for use when build/rebuilding my RCs.
First up is the shock filling stand I made. Got a 2x4 wood base with some sheetmetal channel I made at the shop for the company I used to work for. Drilled holes for the shock bodies to rest in while filling with oil. Also...
You can also try Letgo or OfferUp. I've seen them on there occasionally. You can even maybe try swip swap or whatever it's called on Facebook. I don't have FB, so have never checked there.
Nice score Jam. Wish I knew you were lookin. Been thinkin about gettin rid of my Blitz ESE. No more tracks anywhere close to me and I never even had a chance to race it.
First bad landing and the long screw that the secure the shocks to the tower will bend. I can't remember the kit I got a long time ago, but McMaster Carr has the screw sizes we use for the savage and you buy them in bulk pks. Also, you can sometimes find them at Ace Hardware stores. McMaster...
Lookin nice so far. Just gonna make one suggestion. Don't use SS screws. They bend WAY to easy, esp the RC Screws ones. They also strip alot easier. I found out the hard way bacj in the day when I was Noob.
Not sure about the SMC brand batteries. I've got mine from Hobby King and have had an issue with only 1 battery. But the size of the battery you need is 47mm wide x 143mm long x 31mm high. Those are the max size dimensions.