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I like what you are doing here....

What is the front suspension setup off of?

locked up wrote:I like what you are doing here....

What is the front suspension setup off of?

Thanks!

It an old Tamiya Sand Scorcher front end.
The rear set up is a Kyosho Triumph trans, Tamiya axles, & Associated (custom) DS arms.

That is a superb little car man! I love the scale details very much. Well done!

It's alive!

So how much did this all cost you in the end?

naushad wrote:So how much did this all cost you in the end?

I'm guessing a little over $100 or so was spent between the wheels, tires, body, paint, front bumper, rear arms & axles. The rest was spare parts I've had sitting around for years. I originally planned to build it for nearly nothing, but plans quickly changed thanks to eBay...

awesome

Completely revamping buggy...body has been found, chassis is being reconfigured... I'm happy with preliminary results.

Lots of fine tuning to go...

Inspiration...

Looking good with the new body! You should paint the lower section on the sides in black: just like in the inspiration picture.

Thanks.

Will do,

Spray can bed-liner spray has a scale undercoating look. It gives a fine textured finish.
(After I fab the side panels to take up the gap.)

It worked great on my Ultima XL chassis.

I'm still fine tuning the body fit..no room for a typical battery pack. I'll have to use a thinner AA based set up and get creative with the electronics.

I just got my repro chrome headlights a little while ago. With a 50 year old toy body, it's a bit of a resto-custom kind of deal and adds to the fun of (re)building it.

Looking good!

Now if you want to build the inspiration picture drop me a line so I can make some room in my back yard

Todd

A low cg shorty is barely thicker than an AA battery.