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A few more mods. Changed to full wide Kyosho SR tracks, larger diameter sprockets to clear the relocated upper struts. Made a pair of new front rims to fit the Duratrax mini quake tires. Unfortunately not looking like any more snow in the foreseeable future. Will make a pair of rear rims to run the Duratrax tires front & back.
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Jeez, I think I have a hard on. :shock:

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Too much information... :lol:
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Sweet! Any chance of posting some pictures of the chassis/suspension with the body off (the new body looks great on it by the way)? From what you can see through the holes in the body, it looks amazing!

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Yeah, take her clothes off! Take her clothes off! :shock:

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Re: snow buggy

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SWEET!!!

Def post some picks w/ the body off!

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Wow! That's quite amazing, beautiful craftsmanship.

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Re: snow buggy

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When do you plan to offer the conversion parts for sale? :D The inboard shocks are really cool.

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looks awesome. I would suggest something to tie in the front part of the nose to the chassis side rails, as this is always an area of weakness, and you have quite a bit of mass on the front with that aluminum servo mount. maybe fashion something that can also tie in the shock belcrank pivot to give it support top and bottom.

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Re: snow buggy

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Here's a short video: https://youtu.be/SNcaWgnccpM
The Reedy 3,000 rpm motor started overheating and shutting down. Any recommendations for a better motor?

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That was pretty quick! I would try a motor with a built in fan like a HPI Firebolt motor.

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Why you selling it?

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fastang wrote:Why you selling it?
I blame Global warming.

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Re: snow buggy

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I build one off r.c. cars as a hobby, and a way to come up with machining projects (another hobby). After I've tested them, they end up on a shelf. I will be listing a few for sale to fund other projects.

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