this was listed as a houge buggy with mip trans on ebay. the pics were really bad and i never asked for better ones before i bid.
anyway, i ended up with a bid turd in the mail... lesson learned. i yanked the tranny off of it but didnt have the heart to really take it all apart. i felt kinda sorry for it. this car is sooooooo used. not really beat on or thrashed, but ran many many times.
i'm gonna take it apart can clean it all up, replace all the bent and hacked stuff and put it back together with some tlc. i'm hoping i can just swap out the o-rings and shafts in the shocks and keep the bodies. they are the oldschool bottom rings and in very very bad shape. i hate the old shocks almost as much as the old 6 gear.
Wow, I think that's the most used car I've ever seen. Nice angle on the camber links though lol. What's the thing mounted between the rear shock mounts on the tower? Is that some kind of body mount?
We've all been there. I spent $45 on a TRX-1 that looks like it was at the bottom of the ocean or a salt bath. I ended up throwing it away, literally. Sometimes you roll the dice and it is not what you had hoped.
pretty sure it was atf, i dunno maybe somebody makes red shock oil.
i swear the threads of the shocks were sealed with wood glue.
anyway, i put a bunch of the parts in some degreaser, then later on noticed it was 'fizzing' and realized the shock bodies were getting ate up. kind of a homer moment... i dunno if i rescued them in time.
well, it looks like it landed even. hard.........many times..............but even.
it's kinda funny to see that. my graphite team car chassis has the same thing going on in the front. from all the years of turning left. the bottom rf corner, at the kickup has the same look to it. not nearly as bad, but it's definately thinner than the left side.
badhoopty wrote:pretty sure it was atf, i dunno maybe somebody makes red shock oil.
i swear the threads of the shocks were sealed with wood glue.
anyway, i put a bunch of the parts in some degreaser, then later on noticed it was 'fizzing' and realized the shock bodies were getting ate up. kind of a homer moment... i dunno if i rescued them in time.
For what it's worth, Losi used to make color coded shock oil.
I just paid to unlock my photos and man it's worth the $6 for a month just to unlock the time capsule! :lol: Sorry... :oops:
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I use it for photo hosting. For the longest time I couldn’t access my stuff even though they would automatically debit my credit card for $2.99 a month. I got it back working and now they want $6.99. I might resurrect my showroom on Tamiyaclub.
Either have I, and my wife brought it home too....
That is 10 from the bottom of the cage, to the top if the cage.....the tail is another 8-9 long.....in the lightweight carrier, it weighed 2lbs, 10.5oz.....
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Much cuter than the rats I see running along the tracks while I'm waiting for the subway. Probably a lot friendlier too. :lol:
You could save yourself some serious coin on transit tokens if you'd just toss a saddle on one of them buggers and ride...
This roller is also in my BST thread,, but here its been updated. Losi and RC10 battery holders, rc10 servo mounts. First attempt carbon top brace. Kyosho axles. Top force dog bones in front, kyosho dog bones in back. Hex hub drive. Some oddball mt...
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HAHA, this cars long gone,, and before getting shipped out was transformed to a more proper and mostly stock set up. That was fun,, but man these early yoks do suck up rocks and pebbles easily!
I bought this on the 'bay as a beat up but complete and operable buggy. Took it all apart for a rebuild/refurb (not quite proud enough to call it a full resto). My plan was to make a good fun runner. Upgraded to a Futaba 4PLS radio, 4370kv...
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those tires are supposed to fit the original jelly bean wheels or the jconcepts hazards. they are smaller in diameter than the 2.1/2.0 wheels you actually have. They are intended to be used with inserts and glue because they are soft. I'm not sure...
due to the way i wanted the body to site nice and low could not use the motor plate. used andys rear swing arms cut into the chassis and the tamiya semi solid front axle. the chrome hillborne stacks were from a company called rcstacks they have some...
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My first attempt at painting a lexan body didn't go entirely as planned. Fortunately it was the dingy and slightly torn body that came with the car. Looks like the original owner trimmed the body (with tin snips, it would seem....) but never painted...
rc10 hot trick chassis, hot trick frt nose race lite series vhtf, hot trick rear shock tower, parma rear sway bar, aftermarktet tamiya semi solid frt axle, rc4wd wheels, ford street rod body painted flt blk, DSCN3435.jpg DSCN3436.jpg DSCN3437.jpg...
Not in really good shape...when I received my worldcar, it was nearly like that...it was the first car I bought on Ebay: what a bad experience.
