OK, so I've heard of the MIP 4WD version-- but does anyone have info on this thing? I have been kicking it around my parts bin for years. As far as I can tell, it replaces the gold pan's front plate. It looks like the larger holes are for bearings or something. I Googled it-- nothing-- anyone have info???
I have no info other than to say THAT is neat! Never seen that before.
I would guess, judging by the fact that there is no mechanism to mount the front arms, that you attach some sort of bulkheads to each side, they probably would contain the bearing support.
I was totally thrown by the RC-10 gold-pan mounting holes...
I would guess, judging by the fact that there is no mechanism to mount the front arms, that you attach some sort of bulkheads to each side, they probably would contain the bearing support.
Yeah, I saw the small mounting holes, but couldn't imagine what bolted up to them... go figure!
mystery solved....
I guess it can still be used on a gold-pan chassis, to retrofit a Fox front end onto a RC10.
How hard is the front end to find? I have a chance to get this car near me locally for a decent price but want to know if it will be worth it to wait and find the front end? Thanks
Jeep-Power wrote:Burns-- I sold it on eBay to a guy in England who had been waiting a while for it.
it sold for about $40
So I guess they dont come by very often then. Well I still might get it and hope that it comes around. What about the 4wd mechanism, belts, gears and all the rest, is that stuff available through a different route besides Hot Trick?
Jeep-Power wrote:Burns-- I sold it on eBay to a guy in England who had been waiting a while for it.
it sold for about $40
So I guess they dont come by very often then. Well I still might get it and hope that it comes around. What about the 4wd mechanism, belts, gears and all the rest, is that stuff available through a different route besides Hot Trick?
Your luck might be about to change. I understand from RC Lohas that they are considering a repro Red Fox kit along the lines of the same quality as their Red Hotshot. I'm keeping my eye open....
Seems everything is being reproduced these days. I like it a lot, but a bit pricey.
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rb5 ? lovely: smart not to stick with vintage models only. Maybe you can make the parts compatible with the much cheaper almost clones of Ansman, Kawada and (oops forgot the name again).
Another product idea: 2.2 front wheels that match your rears...
So this is my hot trick, proline truck conversion with vintage mip trans with hot trick trans brace a mcallister dakota t truck body and trinity monster motor. WOW WHAT A MOUTH FULL!!! lol! IMG_7159.jpg IMG_7160.jpg IMG_7161.jpg
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I picked this old thing up at a swap meet, does anyone know what exactly these are and what the scoop is?
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This thread reminds me of the Fox my younger brother had. After suffering his second Tamiya chassis failure I talked him into ordering the basic Hot Trick Fox kit. I think I had some of their parts on my frog at that point. The HT chassis proved...
Back in the days I had one Hot Trick car. My Tamiya Fox got a full Hot Trick conversion, resulting in a dramatic change of appearance, a debatable upgrade in driving characteristics - and confusion of threads in my screw box. Today I have several...
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The runner - made for vintage racing.
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Preliminary assembly to find the right shock set up. The relevant tracks require a ride height at +/- 20 mm. Ending up using 0.71 up front and 1.32 at the rear end.
Just picked this little beauty up at a local garage sale this morning. The guy who sold it to me said that it used to belong to his son and that it had not been used in many many years. You can see it still has bits of mud stuck to it from it's last...
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That looks sweeet! highwayracer.
I need to get on the ball regarding my RC10 Hot Trick build. It will probably get started in the fall or winter as I am very busy now.
Oh man, this brings back memories. Had their thin fiberglass chassis and trailing arms on my RC10 way back when before coming to my senses and getting a Composite Craft graphite chassis and A&L trailing arms. :lol:
Did Hot Trick actually get this right? I mean, this is common knowledge now.... But not back then! Based on the literature.... I'm a believer!
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But wait....that doesn't look very professional....I mean, Speaker wire? Really?...
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He he that's funny but actually more advanced than what I was using bitd , my friend had a Tamiya fast charger , the one with the 15min clockwork timer that plugged into the cigarette lighter in a car , I checked it's resistance and bought some...