SRB Baja Bug

[SMOKE-DOG]

Never had an SRB so when I saw this Buggy Champ for cheap, I had to snatch it up.






I quickly sold the gold body and ordered a Scorcher bodyset and front bodypost. Building it up, I added the Tamiya ball diff (not sure why it doesn't come standard with this) and a CRP skid plate for the front.



I hard wired a Tamiya Sport tuned motor to the stock ESC to save me some Deans plugs and since neither will ever leave this buggy.



I had a pair of shocks in my spares that fit nicely on the rear. I was hoping since they had springs I could get rid of the torsion bars but the seem to work better with them since the springs are a little soft. Might have to play with it or get some stiffer springs that fit.



The overall chassis so far:

[dsmith]

congrats on the new BC/SS...
that particular one(gold edition)...is going for way cheap...

[THE H.P FREAK]

HI!... Nice build! Can I ask what RC vehicle those rear shocks are from? I'm more interested in the shock spring collar. I need some like that for a project I'm doing. Any info would be great.

Thanks :

Neal.

[SMOKE-DOG]

HI!... Nice build! Can I ask what RC vehicle those rear shocks are from? I'm more interested in the shock spring collar. I need some like that for a project I'm doing. Any info would be great.

Thanks :

Neal.

Thanks Neal. I found the shocks on the Bay about 2 years ago. I recently saw a similar set while searching:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Silver-alum-shocks-tamiya-kyosho-Optima-ultima-bolink-/360254138367?pt=Radio_Control_Parts_Accessories&hash=item53e0d1e7ff

When I got mine, there were a couple different color options.

[SMOKE-DOG]

Painted up the Buggy Champ wheels and lettered the tires but got upset that the fronts didn't have "sand blaster jr." on them so they're on the Bay now. I went with these 1.5 wheels and tires instead.





Always had a thing for old school spiked tires.

[THE H.P FREAK]

HI!... Looks good. You must have a steady hand! I would need a few drinks before my hand got steady enough to do that. lol!

[treehugger]

HI!... Nice build! Can I ask what RC vehicle those rear shocks are from? I'm more interested in the shock spring collar. I need some like that for a project I'm doing. Any info would be great.

Thanks :

Neal.

these look pretty cool to

http://compare.ebay.com/like/350422429522?ltyp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar

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Painted Tamiya TS-41 coral blue

[Diggley]

Painted Tamiya TS-41 coral blue

I can't wait to see this one finished!

I like the color.

I need to get off my a** and finish mine...

[SMOKE-DOG]

Finally decided to start finishing this one up. I'm ready to run it and get it dirty. Still need to paint a few details and finish the driver but I'm bout there. Progress pics:









I wish I would have filled the mirror holes before I painted it cause the mirrors look stupid. I don't even want to use them. Not really going for the super scale look anyway.

[CNA75]

Very nice job. I love the little detailed "Monroe" decal on the front shocks - it makes it look very professional...

[bearrickster]

I wish I would have filled the mirror holes before I painted it cause the mirrors look stupid. I don't even want to use them. Not really going for the super scale look anyway.

I never understood the mirrors? its a offroad racer they wouldnt have outside mirrors. looks great I built mine set the unpainted body on it and quit. you make me want to finish it up, thanks

[SMOKE-DOG]

Thanks fellas. Hopefully I can get it finished and get some action shots next week. I usually work like this... nonstop on a project till it's about 90% done, then I lose interest and it sits on the shelf for months while I start a new project. Gotta stop that. Which reminds me, I got a Bruiser I've been slowly building for over 2 years now which I need to finish. It's sad.

[mikea96]

Wow that looks great!!!

[SMOKE-DOG]

Done.





Went a little overboard with the wipers. I also painted the drip rails since the paintjob is kinda plain to give it a little something.











Will be driven.