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C5Alive General Category => C5 Gallery => Topic started by: wubbert on 12, June, 2011 - 22:36:51

Title: restoring my first C5
Post by: wubbert on 12, June, 2011 - 22:36:51

Hello all!!

i just wanted to show my progress  8)
i bought the C5 at terrible condition
it was used at a amusement park years ago.....
they cutted the rear of the chassie  :-\
so i got another one....but is was torn...
(http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/ee483/wubbert/sinclair/1.jpg)
and welded terrible  >:(
(http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/ee483/wubbert/sinclair/2.jpg)
but i grinded it and welded it a bit better and strengthened it a bit
(http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/ee483/wubbert/sinclair/3.jpg)
and put new bearings in all of the moving parts....with fresh grease....and
of course a paint job
(http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/ee483/wubbert/sinclair/5.jpg)
now the body needs attention.....it is painted in several colors... ???

Also the left rear wheel has worn out....it wobbles on the axle a bit  ???
is this a familiar problem? how to solve it??

thanks for watching  8)

Title: Re: restoring my first C5
Post by: Karl on 13, June, 2011 - 08:13:03

Neither of the wheels should wobble , can you show a close up photo of the problem side so we can try and see what the problem is ? Sometimes previous owners dismantle them and either wrongly re-assemble them or leave some parts out altogether  :o