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is there a motor called "yokomo gold"? .....I had a checkpoint with the gold label and I remember someone said it was a "yokomo gold"... i did a search to buy one and i could not find anything..
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The Tamiyaclub Community Scorcher wasn't just a body. Many, many TC members donated parts to the car to build the chassis and suspension, then Pleiku68 plated the metal parts in rhodium and gold. The project took 4 years from the first parts being donated to Chris travelling to Shizuoka to present ...

this one...notice the white gloves.....but I thought it had different rear tires that had yellow lettering?..i thought I saw a pic with the car being presented to mr.tamiya.....that's what im after... http://www.tamiyaclub.com/getuserimage.asp?t=&id=img1892_12082007161100_8.jpg http://www.tamiya...

ya know that sand scorcher that was built by a group to give to mr.tamiya as a gift....where is that pic of him receiving it?...i have seen it before but i just cant find it now..
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ah yes setting fire to the carpet not watching batteries or having false peaks. accidentally connecting the battery backwards on those first generation ESCS. Run away cars when the batteries got low, or a wiper arm got stuck. getting a new car with 2.0 rims, having to upgrade to 2.1 right away then...

back then..............................off road cars were manufactured for loamy, soft, sandy dirt...stuff you can "throw a roost"....it's like...look at the knobbies that came stock with the kits... now...off road cars are manufactured for pavement/cement type of dirt....carpet on the jum...

I can remember when there was a resistor plate that got mounted for the hot resistor....and the four extra AA batteries for the servos were needed....geez

I had this happen to me back in 2010.....turns out ...it was my wife's kids...I divorced her....and kicked them/her the hell out!

this was my daughter's fav.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11IZLtz6x9w

hee hee there just all similar is all, one design has the shaft going through the cap requiring a double seal top and bottom(so that means it leaks from 2 places.) and the shock body floats, and the other has the cap fixed with the top mount and the bottom floats more like a traditional shock with ...

i didn't mean to lower your car, please don't take it like that. having had all of them at some point, CRP, PARMA, YOU-g, ETC, they are all junk, they look great though. they do function i should point out, if you fill them with oil you will gain a benefit, however you will be rebuilding them after...

since he has the you-g sway bar there is no need for the 3rd shock mod. if you install the 3rd shock you have to ditch the sway bar setup. just installing the sway bar setup that locks the front of the gearbox into a hinge is a massive improvement. the original setup with the little springs inside ...

RichieRich wrote:I love the period hop-ups! Are you going to do the 3rd shock mod for the rear?

no...is/was that a kit?...or just custom mod?..i have seen that before though....

finally got a couple pics of mine after adding some vintage swag.......I think it's cool lookin.... flash on the camera http://www.tamiyaclub.com/forum/index.php?app=core&module=attach&section=attach&attach_rel_module=post&attach_id=15957 flash off: http://www.tamiyaclub.com/forum/in...