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I've thought about doing that once but I wasn't sure how well it would work.
Well, that was with a nice new body and this is a junker so I'm gonna go for it.
I could step out on the front porch, lay down a coat and quickly bring everything back in the house.
Thanks for the reminder.

Other than a couple minor details, the truck is finished. Here’s the chassis.
The Futaba s148 servo was included with the purchase, a new HW 1060 ESC, new Futaba clone Rx, and a new Reedy Radon motor. I think the Reedy is going to be more than I want for this truck but I’ve fitted my smallest pinion (8t) and I can dial-down the throttle high endpoint from the Tx to tame it as needed.
All bearings are Avid Revolution.


I had a very difficult time getting the Rx and ESC to stick to that Kelron chassis. I tried three different types of servo tape and eventually settled on some 3M foam core mounting tape – but they still don’t feel very secure. I don’t know if it’s a property of the material or the fact that the chassis was saturated with oil and some was absorbed by the plastic but a PO did have something CA glued to the chassis at some point – maybe he had problems with it as well. Anyway, If I have trouble keeping things in place, I could mount them to aluminum plates that screw to the chassis using the original battery post holes.

This was the most challenging RC body I’ve ever tried to restore. I was seriously considering tossing it in the trash at one point – it was bad. But I persevered. The new paint, glue, stickers, etc., were things I had on hand so I don’t have anything invested other than time. Anyway, I think it will be fine for a runner.

We’ll start with the good side.

… then the bad side.
I’ll just need to mount the switch and replace that Tamiya plug with a Deans T connector. The rear tires rub the body at full compression so I think a couple o-rings around each rear shock will fix it.

I’m very happy to add this one to the collection.

Thanks again to Jeff (GoMachV) for supplying the missing shock part.

Just one quick final photo before I close the books on this one.
I kept looking at it and thinking something's missing. Well, something was missing; the number plates.
What's a stadium truck without a number
Anyway, I finally had a chance to run the truck this afternoon.
It drives and handles very much like an Ultima buggy - just as I'd hoped.
Lots of fun.

Looks great ! Well worth your effort, nicely done