My ebay purchase

Subject: My ebay purchase Thu Jan 07, 2010 1:17 am

Well after a few misses on e-bay, I settled for this kit. It's probably not the most common of kit, but came with a pile of NIP spare parts and a lot of generic parts from other cars will also fit apparently.

It is a Serpent S400.

As you can see it resembles your general XRay, Cyclone, 415 etc two belt setup so there is nothing too unusual but thought you would like to have a little look.

It's been used indoors on carpet and needed a good clean (which I have done now) since it had a lot of carpet fluff all through it. Rebuilt the CV and diffs etc.

Still a bit of work for me. I need to replace a few bearings that I found during my clean up that are not too good, new spur gear (I don't have any 64p pinions anyway), a body to paint (thank's Vinesh!) and electronics to install.
Then we'll be ready to roll....

Subject: Re: My ebay purchase Thu Jan 07, 2010 9:17 am

Nice purchase there Greg!

Looks very sweet, and in very good condition!

Subject: Re: My ebay purchase Thu Jan 07, 2010 9:42 am

YOU SNEAKY GREG! This kit is awesome! Serpent is known for their nitro and are expensive.
Cant wait to see it in action!

Subject: Re: My ebay purchase Thu Jan 07, 2010 10:28 am

it doesnt look used greg, its brand new!
how much did you get it?

everything looks good.. the gears doesnt come with covers?
all your rotating parts are exposed..
we should clean up area2, bring a broom clown

Subject: Re: My ebay purchase Thu Jan 07, 2010 10:56 am

Reminds me of the Xray chassis.

@Jay
Most (if not all) high-end BD CF chassis have the same design, exposed gears.
Nothing really bad unless you plan to use it offroad. hehe.

=)

Subject: Re: My ebay purchase Thu Jan 07, 2010 11:02 am

i see....
mines got one and still i encounter problems with pebbles..
maybe im using it off-road lol

now i really have to fix my kit.. andy and greg!
when are you planning to bring your new kits at area2?

Subject: Re: My ebay purchase Thu Jan 07, 2010 11:07 am

Pebble-magnet? =P

Maybe it's because of the enclosed gears that you're having the problem.
The pebbles that get cause in don't have any where else to fly off.
So they starting jumping around inside, and end up in between the gear.

Possible theory?

Subject: Re: My ebay purchase Thu Jan 07, 2010 11:12 am

Well it may look new now but it certainly had a lot of carpet grunge through it. I think the previous owner was a little over enthusiastic with grease on anything that moved.....

Chassis wise it seems pretty spotless though.

All up delivered it was under 1000 Dhs, but I think most importantly it came with this

As for the exposed gears and drive train, I actually ran a off road buggy with similar open design so it doesn't scare me off too much, but dirt and stones are different I guess. Maybe a broom will be a good addition to my car boot!

Subject: Re: My ebay purchase Thu Jan 07, 2010 11:17 am

Wow....
That certainly is a bang for your buck sir Greg.

=)

Subject: Re: My ebay purchase Thu Jan 07, 2010 11:20 am

thats a damn good deal Greg!

serious bonus on all the spares, looks like you can almost rebuild the car! laughing

looking forward to seeing it in action!

Subject: Re: My ebay purchase Thu Jan 07, 2010 11:27 am

.j0sh wrote:

Pebble-magnet? =P

Maybe it's because of the enclosed gears that you're having the problem.
The pebbles that get cause in don't have any where else to fly off.
So they starting jumping around inside, and end up in between the gear.

Possible theory?

i can always remove the gear covers josh.. you think its better?
i see evo users that run on carpets remove them.. hmm
maybe i should try and see.

@greg thats a lot of free spare goodies!
for 1k i think its all worth it!

Subject: Re: My ebay purchase Thu Jan 07, 2010 11:31 am

wanna spice up your kit! check the handling of this beast when set up properly!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYbcozsFUgU&feature=related

Subject: Re: My ebay purchase Thu Jan 07, 2010 11:34 am

altimeters wrote:

now i really have to fix my kit.. andy and greg!
when are you planning to bring your new kits at area2?

I think it will still be a couple of weeks for me.
I've just ordered some spur and pinion gears, 2.4ghz receiver and few other bits and bobs. Most other electronics are sorted or on route, don't know where I'm going to get a silver can from though?

Subject: Re: My ebay purchase Thu Jan 07, 2010 11:40 am

Thats a lot of stuff Greg! you can build another kit with those!

Subject: Re: My ebay purchase Thu Jan 07, 2010 11:41 am

silvercan, theres a lot in stock at T&us the last time i was there, 40 or 50aed i think.
you should finish setting it up in time for our al ain trip clown