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airdreams1
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My Monster Beetles

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This thing is brand new never ran & all stock Tamiya Monster Beetle:
Futoba Magnum Sport FP-T2P radio, Futoba FP-R102GF reciever, Futoba FP-S148, stock motor with manual speed controle Tamiya 1700 SCR/ never been charged. Still have the manual & orignal box too..

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Reacently aquired this Tamiya Monster Beetle basher (replacement for the one that was stolen years ago) bodie was mangled, But I got another damaged one & have made the 2 into 1 usable one. maby later down the road Ill buy a new body. Hitec radio equiptment, Futoba FP-S148 servo, Speed Gems Pro Amber with heat sink, LRP Indy 200 speed control, Custom made alum shock mounts. rear bumper is of a radio shack buggy. (needed a slight bit of trimming, but the mounting holes ligned right up) just need to make an antana mount. put the stampede shocks on it for now.. they are softer & ride better.

pic the day i got it.
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after some work & mods
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About a year & a half back i found a box of Tamiya parts @ the local thrift store It was mostly monster beetle parts... some new & some used.

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Re: My Monster Beetles

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Very cool Great photos.

I rebuilt my Monster Beetle a few months ago (using a gray Frog?Brat chassis). I still need a body and some new wheels and tires to make it complete.

Any chance there was an extra cross brace for the body mounts in that thrift store box? :shock:

Beetle's are super fun. I can't wait to have mine done.
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Re: My Monster Beetles

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Very nice. I love the new built one in the top photo. That's cool that you have a runner. I built one many years ago and quickly remembered how shady the tranny was. I ended up morphing it in to a super monster beetle using a super blackfoot chassis.

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