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I also found my old fast charger - I remember saving up hard for this bad boy - originally I only had one battery and the slow charger, so I was limited to about one run a day! Can these old nicad units charge nimh batteries? If not, what is my best option for new batteries? I'm going to get an ESC ...

It's been awhile, so time for an update! Found an Astute gearbox for cheap, so I nabbed that purely for the metal motor mount. Madcap update.jpg Madcap update_1.jpg Then it was time to strip and rebuild the Madcap gearbox - first time since the nineties! Madcap update_2.jpg I forgot how much fun thi...

Awesome - thanks heaps for those part numbers - I will hunt down some replacement parts. In the meantime, here's another update: All clean! Madcap-flat lay.jpg Front close up Madcap-front layout.jpg Rear close up Madcap-rear layout.jpg More broken bits :( haven't yet tackled the gearbox strip down.....

Update time! So I've stripped the car down ready for a big clean - here's pics of the process... Before: Madcap-before strip down.jpg Old shocks: yep, that is a piece of garden hose on there! Madcap-shock.jpg Old receiver - still works as far as I know! Madcap-receiver.jpg First broken piece - not e...

Here's a quick video I made showing the teardown process.
https://youtu.be/uy5wN04CBis

Thanks for the replies and tips. I will post some more pics once I crack into the teardown!

OK, so not quite a barn find, but giving the condition it is in, I felt the title was appropriate! I've owned this Madcap since new - I'm not sure of the year - but it was a Christmas present from my parents sometime in the early Nineties. After owning (and destroying) a multitude of RC cars, mum an...