ken campbell wrote:a bit late here, ... ( g ) ... but some more trivia ... butch and judy beaver from miami used to make those chicken hopper tanks in kit form ..if this was one of those, you really have a bit of history !!
judy by the way was a master artistessa; her custom painted car bodies were simply collector quality !!
nice to see some of the old stuff getting put back together !!
ken
oh, they were called chicken hopper because they delivered constant fuel pressure ... like a chicken water feeder ...kept a already lean carb setting from going way way too lean when the fuel was low ... usually either killed the engine ... or melted it down .. ( g ) ...
I'd say that's the gospel according to one of the Delta originals! Welcome to the board Ken seems to have flown under the radar. We should have a thread called "Ask Ken", glad to have you here.
Guys, do any of you have a manual for Associateds RC300BD car that you could scan and post??.....I want to build a ball-diff car ( i have some NOS RC250 parts) but can't find a manual online anywhere. The only thing i can find is RC250...
Dad came to visit today for my daughters birthday. Last time he visited he got to see the baja and the rest of my collection and decided to try to get his old rc cars running. After getting frustrated trying to find parts for the rc300, he bought an...
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i restored one of these for a buddy many years back. it was the coolest car i ever ran. i just loved the old school simple rigged way it was put together. bare bones. it was a blast, i had it for quite some time, wishing he forgot about it but he...
In 1979 Associated would close out its first decade with the release of the gas powered RC300. Building upon previous iterations of their 1/8th scale platform the RC300 would use the hourglass shaped fiberglass chassis, abs upper radio tray, and abs...
After more than two years negotiating with a dear friend, he finally sold me he beloved RC 300 Nos kit with a brand new K/B 3.5 engine, what a dream, this kit was in a closet more than 30 years!! Even got spare parts....Hope you like it as...
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What a tasty combination of your setup. Really enjoy this pearl of a build!
The Associated RC300 BD (Ball Differential) - Developed in 1979. This fine specimen was built in 2008 using new parts (as stated in Ebay ad, lol). The oldest RC I have is my originally purchased in 1994 RC10GT. I've only read and seen the these old...
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Duratrax sold a pipe in the early 90’s called a
“.10-.12 Hi Performance Tuned Pipe” that was actually made for Duratrax by O’Donnell. By far my favorite 1/10 vintage pipe for high-end. Absolute screamer.
Some time gone since building a car but some guys may remember my other projects which usually start with just a few parts. This time it´s a Associated RC300 1/8 scale car, I think my second gas car here after the Delta CK760 which still waits for...
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Excellent job!
I remember our RC300 kit came with parts for tincan fueltank that arrived in 2 halves needing to be soldered/brazed together.