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My Rocky not that Rocky my kyosho Rocky

Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2013 8:14 pm
by 328isjohn
This was my very first 4wd car kit I bought...My girlfriend and I had went to my parents for the weekend and I was bored
so I went into town and went to the hobby store...my girlfriend didn't want to go so I went myself..well I came home with
this kit and she was so pissed cause we were supposed to be saving money as a couple.Funny thing that idea was one sided :lol:
I had bought this right around the time I had started my career as a machinist and after seeing they sold a turbo rocky kit and
not wanting to cause any more problems...(ahem nosex) I figured I would make my own turbo rocky parts....looking at it today
the chassis is a direct copy of the original with correct bend and all..the top plate looks rather crude but it worked.
I drove this until I got my used optima which has been handed down to my 9 year old daughter...
funny thing is I still have the car but don't have that girlfriend and now I have one that actually likes driving them :lol:

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Re: My Rocky

Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2013 8:58 pm
by GoMachV
You did have me fooled on the chassis, I didn't know you were a machinist. Nice looking piece!

Re: My Rocky

Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2013 10:41 pm
by 328isjohn
I think I started my path into the trade in the mid 80's....this was my first project I ever did for myself..I still play with the idea of making a carbon fiber top plate for it and taking the chassis to work and clean it up.....but after spending the day now doing CNC stuff I think twice....But you never know...funny thing is I never painted the body....always liked running the clear body on it.

Re: My Rocky

Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2013 11:06 pm
by THUNDERSTRIKE1
YOHH ADRIAN!!!!!!!! LMAO

Re: My Rocky

Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2013 1:28 am
by 1300GT
That's a nice bit of work on that chassis.

Re: My Rocky

Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2013 5:01 pm
by Coelacanth
THUNDERSTRIKE1 wrote:YOHH ADRIAN!!!!!!!! LMAO
LOL Wonder where I heard that before? :lol:

Re: My Rocky

Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2013 5:09 pm
by 328isjohn
THUNDERSTRIKE1 wrote:YOHH ADRIAN!!!!!!!! LMAO
Fixed it :D