Found most of an Agitator Junior on eBay, seller didn't know what it was. I feel it was more than fair, so....let's build it
This is the goal...
And this is how it arrived...
Missing the front end but otherwise seems complete.
Here are the bag breakdowns....
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Pretty cool way they have the caster set and adjusted
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Yup- I actually assembled it to see how it would go- plastics had tons of flashing. The shaft looks kyosho and the body as well, the shock clamp has a weird tab on it tho, and the screw isn't kyosho. It looks like a kyosho but not quality of one. Has a larger diaphram than the duratrax too. The body was deep enough for an oring>thick spacer>oring>thin spacer>clip. I am thinking these may have been a knock off gold shock? Like these
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Very interesting! Maybe Coel can chime in on how many o-rings were in his Agitator but another member said there was only one o-ring in the shocks in his Agitator.
In the old ads for the Agitator the shocks on the car weren't ano'd black but they were black and white ads so there's no telling if the shocks were the color of gold shocks, duratrax shocks, or something else. "The Best Quality" was Great Vigor's slogan wasn't it....could they be Beagle shocks
The Agitator borrowed parts from Delta, Associated, and Litesink so I really don't see them having their own shocks machined.
Oh good thought on the beagle shocks, that would make sense. The quality of the piece looks about right- for example the flashing and type of plastic. Its not glossy and smooth like a kyosho/duratrax
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Phin wrote:Very interesting! Maybe Coel can chime in on how many o-rings were in his Agitator but another member said there was only one o-ring in the shocks in his Agitator.
I have my 3 shocks disassembled, I'll get back to you on that, and will edit this post once I've confirmed the number of O-rings.
I de-anodized the shock bodies and they have that high polish that the Duratrax shocks had; Kyosho Golds have more of a satiny semi-gloss finish under the ano.
Did some googling..."The Best Quality" was actually Blue Bird's catch phrase and the shocks look more like they could've come off a Growler instead of a Beagle. Beagle shocks look more like bottom load Kyosho or Losi shocks.
I've got a bag full of those shocks. Admittedly a small bag but several nevertheless. I've got a set new in pack like that too. I have no idea what they are from.
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Yea, the plastic saddles rotate to the desired caster.
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Ok the top deck required a little "reading between the lines". I didn't have the standoffs, well...I had ONE. From that, I found some spacers I had anodized black a while back were the same! Sweet! That took car of the front. For the rear, it's unlike the standard Agitator. The front plate is not ball supported so it sits flat to the chassis. I spaced it up with black nylon washers to make the T plate sit flush, then found more spacers to make up the difference and match the front. The shock was the other unknown- I could only go by the leftover parts. In the end, I think it's in the right spot....until I see a pic of a real JR anyway
Lastly, I installed a new S132h and a period receiver. The rod ends are Rocket City with DuBro turnbuckles. I'll round up a motor and esc next
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Picked this up on ebay approximately 15 years ago was a display model never ran .was missing the tire when I bought it .still need one green dot trc for it.
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I think there are some 235 mm body's being made still.
Definitely worth finishing!
I have received an Agitator car, and need some info as to the rear pod set-up, I am missing the shock mounts for the pod and the shocks. Did the car use the big delta shocks, and was there an optional carbon fiber chassis (including pod plates)?...
I just received this eBay score this afternoon...of course, the Sees wheels were what immediately caught my attention, even though it appeared that only one side of wheels was included. I wasn't familiar with the chassis, the front end & 3-shock...
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Thanks...during this COVID-19 situation and home isolation, I've been hard at it working on some of my back-burner projects. I might even get back to work on this, but the point I'm stuck at is I need to have a small handful of polished parts...
I got two of these boxes with a Losi Jr-T I purchased. One is sealed and the other is open.
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didnt want to start anther new topic on this item so here is the one you sold me. since my kit came with a bolink powered by trinity motor i just swapped the label with a losi one. i wanted to do a display piece so here it is. DSCN5778.jpg...
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Yep, you got yourself an Agitator XII, and from the looks of it someone may have made their own chassis, which is neat in itself. If you need a Delta Shock to keep it period correct let me know as the Original Damper was nothing more than a...
So,I have this really cool old Bolink/A.R.T. Agitator XII,complete with the original body,in really good condition for it's age.
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