eBay Follies

It had to happen some time. Bitten by the eBay bug, soon enough the bug would use its teeth.

The HPI Savage I bought has many small problems, but thankfully nothing too major... Problems fixed so far include:

1. Broken Rotostart (busted electric motor)
2. Loose exhaust (probably due to Royal Mail, to be honest)
3. Duff glow plug

And still to go:

1. Engine leaking from the head (spitting fuel, no doubt reducing compression and sapping power)
2. Quite a number of missing/broken screws and screwholes with buggered threads
   
3. Rotostart engine plate missing 2 out of 3 screws
4. Engine backplate has broken screwhole for above mentioned Rotostart backplate (see pic below)

I spent £200 on it originally, and since then I've spent another £60ish. Just a bit of work to go, then. The only bit I'm having trouble with is the damned engine backplate. I've taken a bit of a risk and bought a piece for a similar engine, and am hoping that'll fit fine. Will find out next week, and update the saga... EDIT: Of course it wont fit, what an idiot! Found the right part now, and it's on its way.

Still, it's hugely fun, video evidence here.