Getting an old abused car running again.

[yellowdatsun]

Just fine for a runner!

[Jimbo302]

Thanks, I'm getting a kick out of it.

[Jimbo302]

8.4v and 15t in the grass. And I wiped out a transmission gear.

[Jimbo302]

Maybe this will help. It's all I've found so far.

[yellowdatsun]

Time for a Stealth!

[Russ Winn]

Tower has idler gear sets for $5.39, and are offering free shipping on most of their Associated parts. I'm not sure how long that will last.

[Jimbo302]

No stealth, I'm going to leave this poor car in its current configuration and not drill holes in it.

Thanks for the tip on Tower. Just ordered a set. I tried to order two, but it said if would be backordered.

[Jimbo302]

I've thought about buying a backup transmission.

Would something like this work?

[SiRacer420]

Yeah that's the same one. Not a bad price from what I've seen.

[flamnpede]

For the transmission issue you can cut down the outdrives and use them for idler gears. This will eliminate the issue with the idlers being the weak link.

[Jimbo302]

Interesting, I doubt I have the machinery to do a really nice job on something that small.

I was also looking at this one:

[Jimbo302]

I may just put my original white plastic model back together with the tower hobbies gears and pick up one of these off eBay to beat on .

[Bottom Feeder]

I know you don't want to drill your chassis, but really, just buy a used Stealth and borrow a drill template from someone. It's light years ahead of the old six-gear.

[Jimbo302]

I know you are right. I'm just going to buy another buggy for beating on and save this one for more of a "light duty" runner.

[SiRacer420]

I know you are right. I'm just going to buy another buggy for beating on and save this one for more of a "light duty" runner.

This is exactly how I went from 1 RC10 to 8 in less than 2 weeks.