Just had to share this. I am pretty excited by this car!! :mrgreen:
I picked tis up from member 8rad via ebay, what a great guy to deal with, he packed this car with tlc! The body is a bit rough, 5 layers of paint were removed and there are some...
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As for the bodyshell, Ive always been convinced it was a copy of the AYK shell, just modified to carry the rear body posts.
I actually thought the same thing, and for the most part it is. BUT, one of them is shorter than the other. I want to say...
Have picked up a brand spanking new set of AYK tyres. They are HI SPORT logo tyres with a 'V' pattern with sharp spikes. Does anybody know which buggy these were off? They look like 2.0inch also.
Thank you- Jason.
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After seeing those, the You-G's were definitely different with a more squared off/flat spike as well.
My neighbor bought this when I was in high school I graduated in '91,he was in junior high.I put it together for him it used to have some High dollar electrics for that time in history.Well he was never happy with it took it some rc...
The AYK Super Trail for the serious racer. I'm not so sure what was super about it. December 1982 - RCM
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Very interesting front shock setup. Actually looks like it's great for the CG.
I own of these gems and I can tell you it's heavy as hell and the CG was obviously not a concern when they designed it. It's a lovely and very original car, I will try...
Found this on yahoo auctions a while ago but forgot to post it.
Engines are not my thing, but I don't think anybody posted an ayk with engine in the forum before, so here it is:
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That would make a sweet scale sand rail...
The motor is where it should be...just add a stinger exhaust!
What size are the rears? will 1.5 tires work? will 1.6 tires work?
i have some nice 1.5 aj's knobbie wheels i would...
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It actually is a little bit of a mismatch of parts, but for this build I didn't want to put back on the standard rims. I just happen to have nib Assault rims and they fit perfect. I like the look of the front five spoke wheel. I just transferred...
Well I finally won a AYK Radiant pro the 2 high bidders backed out and I got it for 600.00 not cheap but you just can't find these, now I just need to wait until it gets here hope it makes in one piece
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here are some new pics, this thing is MINT I don't think this buggy has ever seen any thing else but a carpet ride not a scatch on it paint isn't the best but not bad actually goes fairly well with the orange arms not my first choose though
Well this is my first post so HI to everyone :) my typing is poor so sorry in advance.This is my Pro Radiant im working on it has some mods i came up with ( bitd ) when i raced one , the top bearing would wear out the carbon so i made a heat sink...
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Hi Tony. I have both front towers but I find the shocks dont have quite enough droop in the front for my liking so after removing the boost tower and fitting the Radiant front tower Ive found that the front end has what i need.
As for the shaft, I...
Back in the late 1980's I got the chance to see one of these cars run at my home club of B.O.R.M.A.C. The car was fast and looked extremely cool tearing around our dirt track. In later years coming across images over the net I have grown fond of...
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Fantastic buggy. You don't see these around very often if at all. Looks Sweet.
Well, this is coming to me from an ebay win... A little pricey, but I have been searching for a while with no luck, and the ones I had been watching went for a lot of bread.
Shipping was a little high too, but he issued me a refund for the...
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very nice, i love these buggys, any chance of getting a scan of the parts listing, or even better the whole manual
I'd like mount 2.2 wheels on my Sidewinder but I don't know wheich wheels to buy. It has exactly the same axles as the bobcat/buffalo/boxer. Axles are 4mm I think.
Anyone did that before?
Thanks for any help...
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I used Trinity JRX2 wheels on the rear and stock narrow Lazer zx wheels up front. Had to hog out the hole to accept the Radiant one way hub up front. We also fashioned Yokomo hubs to work as well. Had to modify rear axle with a flat spot to accept...
So... last weekend I ran across a box of AYK 4WD Viper chassis I had put aside for future restorations... forgot all about them... found them... then decided to restore both of them at the same time. Those of you familiar with AYK know the value of...
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Hi mate,
Lost your number ages ago - happy to help out. I have a heap of polished stuff, and a couple of methods.
Bit busy at the moment though now as I am preparing for the vintage enduro this weekend....happy yo chat on the phone though. Will...
I have just picked up this ayk radiant , but i think the rear diff. needs attention, I was wondering if some one out there could help me find a manual or a exploded view of the diff so i can rebuild it correctly. It seems to keep coming loose every...
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Send me an email back when you get them... they are big files and I want to make sure they make it into your inbox.
Well, this is going to be a hell of allot of work. I got this car in a recent haul of parts and cars form one of Australia's very best racers. He has been around for ages too - and really doesn't have an interest in the older cars - but he had just...
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Progress has been made on this car - should be running soon!
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EDIT - WOW!!! - a couple of years later - and I...
i have been working on this AYK buffalo project for a little while, cleaning & polishing this old buggy when i bought it i was expecting it to come in better condition.
I have ran in to a problem i can't fix. The front suspension mounts came...
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as far as body repairs go, I have tried to save this old shell. The only option is to paint on top and repair the damage. Which mostly consists of holes done by the previous owner , so i cut out the windows becuse i will be doing a black netting...
I have been restoring this AyK Buffalo, i have noticed this that no other Ayk ,That I have seen has this front suspension set up this way the upper mouts are set back and longer then the other buggys i have seen with this simular chassis design....
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also the front sway bar has is mounted to the shorter mounts in my pictures , as my longer posts are not drilled and tapped to hold the sway bar as the little ones are.
So I was at my parents place not long ago. The last day before leaving I digged a few of my cars out of boxes. I only found the projects I was working on before leaving Canada. They are not complete and wait for my return. I also have 2.5 Super...
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what if i made a plaster mould of the body would someone be able to use that to make a mould out of a more suitable material
Making a plaster mould would just be more expensive to send, and more fragile than the original body.
I've just won the following ancestor. Was is it called differently in Europe than in the USA/Japan? From the pics, body has Boxer decals and so does indicate the manual :?:
Cheers guys :!:
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Thanks mate - I am happy that you are happy - glad you liked the pressies!
The spikes are for the tires - aparently they are excellent in snow and mud!! :shock:
After looking at the pics of this restore you have done - I dont think it will be...
I finished restoring this little gem last night. The AYK 4WD Radiant Pro is similar to the AYK Radiant/Maverick/Boost. It is a chain driven 4WD. The Radiant Pro shares not only the same orange colored suspension as the Boost, but the Boost body as...
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So Ed is now going to tell us he has the largest MRC collection in the world and we just got through dissing the brand... Yikes! :)
:lol: :lol: :lol: if I had the largest MRC collection in the world, I wouldn't be proud of it and tell...
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