tamiya astute

[rctenracer]

I have had this kit for awhile now . I finally took the time to look at the manual. My god there must be a least 35 to 40 bearings in this car. What was tamiya thinking about on this one. I love the looks of this buggy but it seems they over engineered it .

[matthew john]

must be a heck of a car. some thing id like to build then, looks like itd be a good runner, add a good brushless system .

looking forward to build photos!

[rctenracer]

I think for now in just going to keep it nib.

[matthew john]

darn . are the vintage ones built the same way too? what year did they start making these?

looks like itd be a good buggy , or a carpet racer!

[top cat mike]

i believe that they were released in September of 1989...very nice looking car...they are becoming increasingly difficult to find for sale...very nice rctenracer

[highwayracer]

there are a total of 2 bronze bushings on every tierod end and 2 on the part that attaches to it. I recently restored one and I couldn't believe the weight. I'd love to get bearngs for it, but I'll leave it stock for now.

Regards,
highwayracer

[RedScampi]

Here's my Astute. I think I'll probably build some kind of custom car with this chassis. Not enough left of the car to restore.

[templeofspeed]

Here's my Astute. I think I'll probably build some kind of custom car with this chassis. Not enough left of the car to restore.

My vote is for a Jamie Booth Works Replica:

http://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=2472

Where the heck is Mark (synergy) anyway??

[RedScampi]

Hey, i like that! Maybe i'll do it.