Terra Scorcher Suspension Retrofit
Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2020 7:30 am
Hi, hope everyone's well and hasn't had their lives too[/i disrupted by this Covid carry on.
I bought a re-release Bigwig a few weeks ago.
I had to sell my Turbo Optima Mid SE to pay for a new clutch for my Subaru WRX Type RA.
The Bigwig was to console me : (
Made some mods to the steering, as it basically had none and fitted a Novak XPS ESC and a Reedy 10x2 motor.
She scoots and handles the power of the Reedy really well, apart from spitting the odd rear axle out...
I was looking at the re-released Terra Scorcher suspension, with it's upper turnbuckles..has anyone tried fitting the Scorcher rear hubs, and arms, if necessary, to the Hotshot/Bigwig/Boomerang series of cars?
Even the fronts, if they'd work?
I'd love to have adjustable upper links on my 'wig.
This is my 3rd Bigwig, I saved and bought a used one, when I was 13, then around five years ago, I bought every parts bag, screw bag and parts tree off eBay, until I had a complete Bigwig kit in front of me and built that.
They're such a cool looking car, I had to grab a 2017 one.
The only mods I've made are to the steering, which involved cutting a tiny amount off the rack boots and putting a dab of TLR black grease on the shafts, to smooth the travel out, then wound the inner rod ends all the way in and used a later, longer DF03 rod end on the outer end of the steering rods.
It's actually got a decent amount of steering, now, a huge improvement over stock.
I trimmed the front bumper down, shaping it to fit the shape of the front of the body.
I love it.
The Maclan decal on the nose didn't look right, so off it came.
I bought a partial OG decal sheet to get the crucial 'Dick Cepek' decal for the wing.
They just don't look right without it.
Here's some photos...
I bought a re-release Bigwig a few weeks ago.
I had to sell my Turbo Optima Mid SE to pay for a new clutch for my Subaru WRX Type RA.
The Bigwig was to console me : (
Made some mods to the steering, as it basically had none and fitted a Novak XPS ESC and a Reedy 10x2 motor.
She scoots and handles the power of the Reedy really well, apart from spitting the odd rear axle out...
I was looking at the re-released Terra Scorcher suspension, with it's upper turnbuckles..has anyone tried fitting the Scorcher rear hubs, and arms, if necessary, to the Hotshot/Bigwig/Boomerang series of cars?
Even the fronts, if they'd work?
I'd love to have adjustable upper links on my 'wig.
This is my 3rd Bigwig, I saved and bought a used one, when I was 13, then around five years ago, I bought every parts bag, screw bag and parts tree off eBay, until I had a complete Bigwig kit in front of me and built that.
They're such a cool looking car, I had to grab a 2017 one.
The only mods I've made are to the steering, which involved cutting a tiny amount off the rack boots and putting a dab of TLR black grease on the shafts, to smooth the travel out, then wound the inner rod ends all the way in and used a later, longer DF03 rod end on the outer end of the steering rods.
It's actually got a decent amount of steering, now, a huge improvement over stock.
I trimmed the front bumper down, shaping it to fit the shape of the front of the body.
I love it.
The Maclan decal on the nose didn't look right, so off it came.
I bought a partial OG decal sheet to get the crucial 'Dick Cepek' decal for the wing.
They just don't look right without it.
Here's some photos...