tamtech buggy champ

[59burst]

me and my boys are running this one for years. even the wife is
I like it's body, ball diff, and slipper clutch. it's slow but not a prblem.
then I wanted to replace the shocks actually they are just the springs. but the replacement shock kit from tamiya is very expensive. it's more than $50 here. so I tried losi mini-t shocks today. they work great and look great too

[59burst]

had to limit the front shock stroke due to the trailing arms. everyting else is fine now.
but don't have any idea how to put the wing on it

[rckiwi]

Hi, not an expert on these but you may be able to attach the wing using a modified AE18B wing mount. Either that or make up some small brackets instead. Before everything was plastic many competition racers used alloy wing mounts and wing buttons, very simple but effective. Look at Masami's cars in the RC10 buggy forum and you will see what I mean. Not sure how practical with the smaller size though.

RC18B Part number

#21248
18B Wing Mount

Those Losi shocks look good, nice colour match as well.

[59burst]

thanks for your advice rckiwi
but I noticed my shock mount didn't have a space for it

[59burst]

found this wing mount

http://www.3racing-parts.com/shop/tamiya-gb01-chassis-aluminium-rear-wing-mount-light-blue-color-tamiya-gb01-3racing-gb20lb-p-10001308.html

[tim.sanderson]

Oople did a pretty good article on this buggy. I think they modded it a bit, too.
http://www.oople.com/rc/photos/reviewbuggychampion/index.html

[59burst]

got a new shell

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and got a wing too
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150384998106#ht_500wt_922

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and it's a Frog for my daughter. never on dirt yet.

[GJW]

awesome mate! great to see the kids are enjoying your hobby

[59burst]

awesome mate! great to see the kids are enjoying your hobby

yeah, we always go to the track together. and they keep destroying everything