Minor Upgrade of my Buggy Champ

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Minor Upgrade of my Buggy Champ

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I did not create a thread when this car was assembled.
So I decided to record the minor upgrade I'm about to do

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Here is what I got for the buggy.

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Re: Minor Upgrade of my Buggy Champ

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the buggy when I disassembled it, to remove the parts I do not need

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first stage

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2nd stage

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3rd stage

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4th stage

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next step is to assemble the buggy again :D

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Nice! I just bought two of those from RC Channel for my scorcher and one for ? lol
How do you like it? I haven't even cracked the seal on the box.

jb

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Re: Minor Upgrade of my Buggy Champ

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jon burrows wrote:Nice! I just bought two of those from RC Channel for my scorcher and one for ? lol
How do you like it? I haven't even cracked the seal on the box.

jb
thanks, I find it nice and the craftsmanship was very well done :)

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So how does this help the buggy champ / rough rider / sand scorcher? Where can you get it? Is there anywhere to buy a ball diff?

I'm almost ready to buy a sand scorcher kit so just want to know what the upgrades are that I should buy
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Very good upgrade.

No camber change which should give it better rear grip . Add a diff & you would have transform it.

If I had a B/Champ I would do the same. I bought his Hot Shot metal arm kit and can't fault it. Just heavy. :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: Minor Upgrade of my Buggy Champ

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Very nice, i have been wanting to get one of these. Let us know what it runs like with it

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shodog wrote:Very nice, i have been wanting to get one of these. Let us know what it runs like with it
thanks, sure i will

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Heres some update of the buggy

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The tires I ordered have not arrive, and still looking for the right aluminum bumper.
Any Idea what bumper is good for this?

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Where can you get those wheels?
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Re: Minor Upgrade of my Buggy Champ

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RC104ever wrote:Where can you get those wheels?
E-bay- bought it to "rc_loverr" for 45.99 usd (including international shipping), great guy

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ireg wrote:The tires I ordered have not arrive, and still looking for the right aluminum bumper.
Any Idea what bumper is good for this?
paulhumgh (eBay) has one for sale for about $30. I can't votes for quality but it looks like an rcchannel product.

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jon burrows wrote: paulhumgh (eBay) has one for sale for about $30. I can't votes for quality but it looks like an rcchannel product.

jb
thanks for the heads up, i will search for it

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ireg wrote:Heres some update of the buggy

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The tires I ordered have not arrive, and still looking for the right aluminum bumper.
Any Idea what bumper is good for this?
The last picture with body mounted is pure art - makes me want to buy a brand new one :mrgreen:
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Re: Minor Upgrade of my Buggy Champ

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I love this rear suspension kit so much it makes me want to buy one of these cars.

Great thread you have here. Thanks for sharing it with us :D
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