You're really good with the metal-frame-based stuff, mon ami !
Looking forward to more shine
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I like the Buffalo chassis, I had fun resto-modding my buddy's car--except for those round, raspy wheel hubs that bite into the wheel plastic. Finding a way to make 12mm hex hubs, modern wheels and axles work was a major pain in the a$$. If I ever do another one, I'll leave it stock.
You'll also want to check for bump-steer. My buddy's car had horrible bump-steer and I had to re-attach the tie-rods a different way to eliminate it.
Nice cars , I restored one last year. Very satisfying polishing it up , the only thing I did not like was the slop in the front steering knuckles , I ended up making up a new set of uprights with much tighter fit but I could not eliminate it completely .
If a jobs not worth doing then its certainly not worth doing well.
A problem shared is a problem halved but an advantage shared is no advantage at all.
Lonestar wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2018 7:53 am
You're really good with the metal-frame-based stuff, mon ami !
Looking forward to more shine
Paul
Thank you, hope you to enjoy the result
Coelacanth wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2018 11:00 am
Polishing your balls is a good place to start.
I like the Buffalo chassis, I had fun resto-modding my buddy's car--except for those round, raspy wheel hubs that bite into the wheel plastic. Finding a way to make 12mm hex hubs, modern wheels and axles work was a major pain in the a$$. If I ever do another one, I'll leave it stock.
You'll also want to check for bump-steer. My buddy's car had horrible bump-steer and I had to re-attach the tie-rods a different way to eliminate it.
My shinny balls have a good looking
You are rigth, the front bump-steer is horrible with a very hard duress.
Dadio wrote: ↑Wed Feb 07, 2018 2:29 am
Nice cars , I restored one last year. Very satisfying polishing it up , the only thing I did not like was the slop in the front steering knuckles , I ended up making up a new set of uprights with much tighter fit but I could not eliminate it completely .
The same impression, it's the oldies rules
More pics;
To be continued ....
Jerome
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Coelacanth wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2018 11:00 am
Polishing your balls is a good place to start.
I like the Buffalo chassis, I had fun resto-modding my buddy's car--except for those round, raspy wheel hubs that bite into the wheel plastic. Finding a way to make 12mm hex hubs, modern wheels and axles work was a major pain in the a$$. If I ever do another one, I'll leave it stock.
You'll also want to check for bump-steer. My buddy's car had horrible bump-steer and I had to re-attach the tie-rods a different way to eliminate it.
My shinny balls have a good looking
You are rigth, the front bump-steer is horrible with a very hard duress.
I think when I did my buddy's Buffalo, I reversed the tie-rods so the outer balls were installed on the bottom of the steering knuckles instead of the top. That significantly improved the bump-steer issue. You can kind of see it in this picture, looking at the left steering knuckle. I remember my buddy telling me, before I rebuilt his car, that it steered all over the place and was almost uncontrollable. No doubt the horrible bump-steer played a role. If every bump makes the wheels splay out like opening a book, the car will drive very unpredictably indeed.
On the one I restored I seriously thought about moving the front suspension top links back at the inner end to be above the rear lower arm mount in order to reduce the slop in the front steering .
If a jobs not worth doing then its certainly not worth doing well.
A problem shared is a problem halved but an advantage shared is no advantage at all.
I seem to remember a good amount of steering slop was due to those stock red ball-ends and little brass balls. I was able to reduce some of the slop by installing 4.8mm ball-studs in the steering knuckles and using 4.8mm ball cups. I did the same thing with my brother's Galaxy that I resto-modded; it also originally had dinky little ball-ends. The center pivot also was a source of slop, but that can't really be improved without totally re-engineering the steering system.
If a jobs not worth doing then its certainly not worth doing well.
A problem shared is a problem halved but an advantage shared is no advantage at all.
It might be a good idea to re-check for bump-steer. On my buddy's car, I got very little bump-steer having the tie rod inners mounted on top of the pivot arm, and outers on the bottoms of the steering knuckles. I see you've mounted your tie rod inners beneath the pivot arm. Try it both ways and keep it whichever way has less bump-steer.
All that polished aluminum is pretty...gonna be a real Blingalo.
I've been asking this for quite a while and hopefully some good soul would help me so that i can restore my AYK Bobcat/Buffalo kit. I have here an image of the model for reference and i will just upload the image of the said buggy once i get back....
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Anymore progress on this thread? I realise that it is nearly 2 years ago but hey, worth a try!
After a long, hard search trying to find something--ANYTHING--to replace the thin-shafted stock axles on my buddy's Buffalo (one of which broke at the dogbone end while trying to remove that weird-ass lock-washer that practically welds itself onto...
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Still way too much for the budget for this car, unfortunately. I'm not putting $50 axles in this thing. :)
I've just won the following ancestor. Was is it called differently in Europe than in the USA/Japan? From the pics, body has Boxer decals and so does indicate the manual :?:
Cheers guys :!:
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Thanks mate - I am happy that you are happy - glad you liked the pressies!
The spikes are for the tires - aparently they are excellent in snow and mud!! :shock:
After looking at the pics of this restore you have done - I dont think it will be...
AYK advertising both the 4x4 Viper and Boxer in 1986:
The 4x4 Viper was the first four-wheel drive buggy from AYK. Introduced in 1985 its transmission was derived from the Buffalo/Bobcat 2wd buggies and adapted into 4wd with the use of a chain...
Can someone that has a proper tool for it measure the angle of the bend in the front plate of the bobcat/buffalo/boxer? I have a project for a custom chassis but I can't measure that angle accurately and my parts are all badly bent so I get...
Hi Folks, I'm a new member here and I'm hoping some of you can help me out. I was given this AYK Bobcat for my 13th birthday in 1990. I absolutely loved this car, it was stupidly fast.
My dad recently informed me that it was still in his shed so I...
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Your English is better than mine Dennis, the only word I can correct you on is vice not wise
Well, that and the way he thinks Team Associated is a four letter word :lol:
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Now, that´s not fair - I just bought a RC10 B2. Slowly...
As you may have seen in another thread i recently had a bit of ebay luck and now have An Ayk Sidewinder and Bobcat to restore.
First photo is after a quick run through the dishwasher , this was my first mistake as it removed most of the red...
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Hi,
thanks for the nice pics.
I had also a Sidewinder in the past. Looking now for a Sidewinder but not so easy to get one. Have now some parts and a AYK Motor, and Controller from this I was used in the past, a Schroff and Ritzer Speedway Buggy...