The start of something new. Vintage TRX-1 build.

[mamba max1]

Car is looking awesome!! I took notice of your parts list and checked my box of hobby parts last night only to fint srt and tcp parts.

What about the TBG TRX-1 body on ebay?

There was a TRX-1 parts lot on ebay last night complete with original six spoke white wheels, were you able to get it?

Thanks for looking! The TBG bodies are not that good. I have read in several places where the quality is not that great and the fitment is poor.

I did not bid on that parts lot because it only had the wheels I needed. I was not about to spend $50 on just wheels. But I did get the parts lot before that one (from the same seller)( it had a truck load of things that I needed. On the other hand, I may of found some spoke wheels. Have to wait and see what the pictures show.

[mamba max1]

OK, time for pics of the mother load that I received the other day.....



Got this all for pretty decent price. I plan to re-sell nearly all of it. The main reason I got it was for the body, but several other things were included that I wanted to keep.

I will only be keeping:
Body
Carrying Case
Instructions
Batteries (throwing all out but one or two)
The Traxxas spoke wheels
And a few other little tid-bits (the baggies are full of cool stuff, even a few pieces of technacraft!)

Expect to see the rest for sale in the near future.



A pic of a charger. What are those things by Tekin? They seem a little peculiar to be chargers.



Novak ESC and Airtronics servo



A nice Airtronics remote. Needs a little TLC.



LOTS of little parts...



Some very interesting battery plugs. I have about 15-20 of these. I have never seen them before...does anybody know what they are and who made them?





A little rough on the outside but its perfect on the inside.



Race notes from the previous owner. Made for a cool read.





There it is! Over all the body is in great shape. I'm going to overhaul it to make it nearly perfect.



Pretty good shape. Even has a A&L bellcrank.







Assorted batteries. I'll be restoring the one on the far left. Will make a race pack out of it.



Assorted motors.

[losiXXXman]

Those orange connecters are Race Prep. You have BST access, I'd pull those pics down and replace them in BST if I were you. Just saying.

[mamba max1]

Those orange connecters are Race Prep. You have BST access, I'd pull those pics down and replace them in BST if I were you. Just saying.

Not sure what you are trying to say? I'm not trying to sell the connectors in my thread, I just wanted to know what they were!

[mamba max1]

It's been a while since my last update. That is what happens when you find all the easy stuff!

In the mail coming (all NIB/NOS). Each part in the list below was quite a feat to find. Especially in new white plastic.

White front bumper
White front suspension arms
White rear axle hubs
White front axles/steering knuckles
Silver front shock springs
and........
I have my eye on some basically new front blue shocks! That is all I'm going to say until they are mine.


STILL looking for:
White plastic shock collars/piston/bushing kit for 2 shocks
Rear blue motor plate (oh, will I ever find you.....)

[klavy69]

Rear blue motor plate (oh, will I ever find you.....)

Oh they are out there...


Todd

[harry697]

Those orange connecters are Race Prep. You have BST access, I'd pull those pics down and replace them in BST if I were you. Just saying.

Not sure what you are trying to say? I'm not trying to sell the connectors in my thread, I just wanted to know what they were!

I may be wrong, but I'm pretty sure he's saying that they have some value.

[mamba max1]

Rear blue motor plate (oh, will I ever find you.....)

Oh they are out there...
Todd

haha, somewhere, that is for sure. So far, all I have found is a new blue eagle motor plate set. Sooooooooo close.....

[mamba max1]

It's time for pics! I have made a LOT of progress, especially in the past couple of days. Warning, lots of pics!!!!


Some pics of the body "restoration"

BEFORE:











Decals Removed......



Wet Sanded............



Polishing.......



In the Process.......



All Done!!!




Restoring Wing Mounts.........(couldn't find new ones )

BEFORE......



Done!!!!!!



On buggy.....



How it sat for nearly a month......




Restoring a Sanyo Nicad.......









Done!!!!





Its getting there!!!!!!!









With wheels!!!!!



With body!!!!









As it sits, I have a few used parts on it....haven't found the following in "new" yet........

Wing mounts
Front shocks (from nitro hawk)
White plastic on front shocks (from donor TRX1)


I only lack the motor plate!!

[mikedealer]

looking awesome! just threw some labels on my trx1 project but havent snapped any photos yet. looks great though!!

[RedScampi]

Phenomenal! What a great looking restoration!

[mamba max1]

Thanks!


I'll work on installing the esc and the RX next. Once I get the motor plate, I'll me a video of it running while I drive it very very carefully.

[Bormac]

What an awesome build! Great to see another of these very cool vintage/classic racers. Those shock towers look far beefier than the stock items.

Here's a pic of mine I hope you don't mind me sharing my one with you.

[Lonestar]

JM is like me - he can't resist sharing pics of his (stunning one) in every trx-1 thread

superb resto job - what technique did you use for the alum wing mounts?

awesome!

Paul

[Bormac]

Lol Paul.
Yeah I can't even take any credit for my Trx1. I bought it pretty much as it stands from another member here. I fell in love with it and payed plenty for it. Never regretted a single cent either. The TRX-1 rocks my boat.