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I just put my old MB back together (using a Frog chassis). I rebuilt the Thorpe ball diff (using new balls) and it felt smooth when I turned it by hand after assembly. When I apply the throttle, the wheels turn fine if the truck is not on the...

In the old days..........as a school children like me........just started playing R/C cars...........only able to afford something like Tamiya Grasshopper/ Marui Golden Eagle Jeep .........all aftermarket products were impossible to reach ........:(...

So my first real car was a grasshopper back in the day...my fondest memories were of running it around under pine trees at my dad's uncle's....the smell of the new tires....and..... the manual speed controller bursting into flames!! LOL That really...

I don't know if this has been posted before, but this is a video of a 4wd Hornet conversion running in a Kyosho sponsored race. At abut 1:00, they show the car with the body off. Neat stuff.

Im trying to find a set of Re re hot shot center shaft with joints.

Found the shaft but can't find the matching joints that go into the gear box.

Any help will be appreciated.

Thank you.

I have what was once a Tamiya King Cab but the rear axle snapped and the drive hub had stripped out. The stock replacement parts, if you could even find them, were so expensive to replace that I decided to do a tranny swap with what I had laying...

Here's a project I am working on. Inspired by many of the bug enthusiasts already here. I am putting together a brat rere with a monster beetle body.
This afternoon I worked on mounting the body to the chassis using existing body holes....

hey guys, im restoring a wild willy 1 here, but the tires are starting to crack, is there another tyre that will fit the rims? (or rims that will fit the car?)

cheers

Any of you know where i can get some more modern wheels and tries for my tamiya frog?

I searched through a number of threads trying to answer this question...sorry if I missed it!

Will the Blitzer Beetle body fit the Monster Beetle without any mods? Anyone know about the Proline Baja Bug body? I want to use the original body mount...

Just resprayed my Sons SS recently & this was it's first run with the new paint job & wheels, exhaust wipers glass etc.
it looks quite nice running on the sand.
beautiful day at the beach with no one else there.
Perfect excuse to give the MB a...

I am in the process of rebuilding an Egress runner and I am having trouble with the ball diffs. When I tighten the screws it binds in certain spots. It feels smooth all the way around but stiffens up in one area of the rotation. Because it is held...

does anyone know exactly what kind of metal SRB parts are made from? like arms, front towers, tranny cases etc. is it a aluminum or steel? i imagine its like a aluminum, just poured?

My freind's BRAWN F-1 !

My friend's Kingfisher F104

After attending the 08 & 09 VONATs and seeing how much fun it was, I've decided to start searching for a Classic entry for next years race. I believe the rules are basically any pre-1994 entry level vehicle. What vehicles would you recommend for...

Well, we did a Frog build last winter, so I found a Lunchbox kit for the kids for this winter. The motivation factor has definitely not been as great this year, mainly due to the fact that they each have a Slash and a Grasshopper as well as their...

Just wondering if anyone has dyed SRB wheels black. I am afraid they might melt since they are plastic and not nylon. I would guess black paint is the other way to go.

I like the vintage look of this one. This is all I could find about the model.

Been working on this fox for a while,hopefully will get it finished now i've somewhere to hide!
The best thing about this project is that it's getting done with bits i've already got! DSCF0721.jpg DSCF0722.jpg DSCF0729.jpg DSCF0730.jpg DSCF0732.jpg...

Hello, I have had this part for some time. Since going thru some things and selling off excess so I can get to the cars/buggies I want to keep. I want to add this to my current fox project. appears to be a hop-up from BITD. Don't remember who made...

reissue was already realeased in Korea last week. the first batch was shipped to Korea prior to their domestic release
many of my local forum members got the kit. and some of them finished to build and found some bugs (defects) on the parts. 2...

Anyone know what the name of the company was that made the knock off of the Tamiya Holiday Buggy back in the day? It had a black body shell vs. the blue shell and its own kind of electrics but everthing else was a spot on match. A friend was asking...

This is a nice lightly used monster beetle that will be a runner with hopups.

I just got some pics. I am deciding which wheels to use on this and my Wild One/FAV project going. And this will be just a shelf queen especially considering is a ridged front and back! :lol:

I just got these off the bay for $2. The wheels are used and the tires are new. I thought they might fit the old RC10 but they are too small, 1 1/2 . When and who made these? I would like to find some rears to go on my SRB. IMG_7506.JPG IMG_7510.JPG

i am looking for some turnbuckles for another project.. i found these on ebay, but dont know if they fit, if anyone has one, and you got some time, could you take a quick measurements of the turnbuckles below for me? it would help me out big

is there a decent fix for the front axles on the frog/brat/scorcher? took the kids brat out for its maiden voyage, and within 3 minutes the right front wheel fell off. The is press-fit into the knuckle.
Is there an adhesive that will keep it in...

heres a few pics of my hopper with a crp monster truck conversion. i'll have to finish the details on the body someday.

Ok i Know a Ball diff is great and is standard on the top line kits.

I have been racing since 85 when ball diffs were very limited to the best of the best as standard equipment.

I have been asking myself this question for a while now based on...

Finally got to run my 2010 SS in the mud & on the beach, also took the Monster Beetle out as well.
My son & I had a ball!
regards
Jak

Blackfoot light runner a while back.... Right now it sits inside the cabinet... :D
Might repaint it sometime...Not to happy with the paint it has right now..

While getting over 5 inches of rain since friday here in Jersey i was forced indoors so what better time to build this Brat chassis with a old school crp front suspension setup, custom body mounts and a chevy pickup body. I was dreaming of better...

:mrgreen:

I won this on the bay! I also got a new in box Pro-Line vintage truck body kit and a new Pro-Line Outlaw body and wings kit. Oh ya and the little guy at the end.

Only wanted it for what was inside???

Scott

The Frog was one of my first real rc's and i still can't get enough of these things. I decided to do one with a used black king blackfoot frame i got in a parts pile, along with some old school hop ups like a thorp diff, parma shocks and nerfs, crp...

Hello my friends,
RC-LOHAS had re-release the Red Hotshot Team Suzuki type laxen body. You can complete your Red Hotshot now 8)

I am looking for a scanned copy of instructions for the group c cars, does not matter of which chassis.

-Thanks

I cant seem to find any Buggy Champ 2009 front tires? They seem to have dried up on ebay, tower, Tamiya USA. Cant even find a listing on Tamiya USA. Are they all gone with the discontinuation?

hi guys.i want to get a frog but im torn between scoring a used one of the 1rst release or getting a new rerelease...what would you do?
to me a new car in the box is alway more fun to built than to refurbish a used one...i'm also thinking that by...

g'day Guys

Just finished my 2010 SS.
Shortened the chassis 5mm to get the wheelbase correct, had the wheels , wipers & exhaust chrome plated.
Action pics to follow after I give it a good flogging this weekend! :mrgreen:

regards
Jak

Just finished this, is lots of fun. Hope u like it
School holidays are a fun!
regards
Jak

Here is my TA03F Drifter, and the chassis was released in 1995. I've had this car for 6 months now, and have now only started to find time to actually use it! It's got locked diffs, carbon steering bar, 5.5t ezrun combo, HPI 9mm offset rims and T...

I have a built Buggy 2009 and have a 2010 Scorcher I want to keep in plastic for my son years down the road. I would just like to buy the Scorcher body kit to put on the buggy. I think the front body post is different. Is there anything else that I...

Just wondering if anyone on here as successfully polished the cast parts on the SRBs. I have both the buggy and scorcher done and while I was looking at them I thought it might be cool to break the Dremel out and polish. Problem is that I don't have...

Well I am jumping in with both feet here is what I am starting with? no much, but a great deal thanks again Mike!! Please fell free to give me your input. I can only hope this come out 1/2 as nice a Rizzo's cars. I am feeling orange its my favorite...

Hey lads, I've been acquiring parts for this project for a few months now, and have recently finished building this, the Frankencamaro. So I started with a TA02 tub, added black gearcases, Tamiya Hardened prop shaft, Manta Ray suspension arms, TA01...

Still have a couple of little things to do- but I am pumped about this truck.

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This is a conversion from a M-03 mini cooper chassis. Has the Tamiya Black sport motor, upgraded tamiya shocks and vintage HPI...

Here's a project that has been sitting on the bench. I wanted to merge an M03 chassis with a midnight pumpkin shell. Kinda looking for a hotrod truck.
Here's my progress so far:

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