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Well iam a very happy person today I won the chassis i was bidding on the bay.I paid more than i wanted.But i wasn't going to lose this one. Its going to be the base of my build. So i thought i would share this project with everybody.My plan is to build this truck for the Vintage Nats. All i have right now is the The chassis and some of the thorp and crp parts I'am stll looking for for a Donor truck I found a few but i would like to find one with the thorp diff in it already just so i have some spares.

Here Is my ideal RaceFoot.

1 The Base= sassy Chassis with the belcrank steering
2 Trans = complete thorp trans9Would also like to find a belt drive tranny
3 Shocks = traxxas big bore shocks or factory team shocks.Can't make my mind up here yet
4 CRP = bearing inserts,Chassis stiffner(if it works on this chassis)
5 Bearings = from Avid
6 Wheels& tires= Stock blackfoot rims and proline tires
7 Custom front A-arms My plan here is to build a long travel front Arms and remove the bump steer that the blackfoot was plague with.Not sure if it will work.But it my mind it will.
* iam sure there is some more things i will improve on as the build goes on
9 Electronics = 4pk fast,LRP 13.6 reedy 35c lipo,Hitec servo 7955

i will post pics as i get the parts come in.And has i build the truck.Iam still looking for what ever goodies i can come up with.Anyway I look forward to everybodies thoughts and ideas and the critics.Please feel free to voice your opinion (I can handle it).I just want to build the Blackfoot i always wanted as a kid but couldn't afford back then.Enough of me talking now on to the pics.






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I love that rear sway bar setup. I have a re-frog that I am setting up for racing. That bar looks like a must have.

I know right.I have looked for one ever were and have had no luck so iam going o have to make one. it should not be hard.

I have this swaybar too for my frog but it binds like a mofo. I think it works better on the blackfoot than the frog since the Blackfoot has more mass.

Yeah, any kind of rear swaybar is a must when racing the Frog with newer rubber.....

Richie
Have you tried a lighter bar on the setup? It looks to be only music wire.
Let me know before I go killing myself fabbing one up.
Thanks.

No, I haven't tried a thinner wire. I should do that.

Looks like a few collers where the center of the bar meets the brackets might help it from shifting too.

Man,I practcally gave away a Thorp ball diff for a 'Foot,complete with axles,too...I knew I should have kept it for a better purpose,like your build!
Nice work

Iam really pumped about this build iam still waiting on the chassis.to show up and i still have not found the perfest doner yet.But the parts are starting to pile up.

Its been hard here latelyto decided what to do.Work as gotten bad around here lately and i have had to get rid of alot of my Rc's evan some of my vintage stuff and it kills me to do so.But what do you do family before toys.i have kept this project though.I will start posting pics as more things come in.

Seeing how much you paid for yours, makes me want to sell mine. Pics would be good when you start assembly.

Yes i paid way to much for the chassis.But oh well i had to have it.

I have a ?. i am up late (don't sleep much) looking around on ebay for a doner truck and i got to thinking will most of the frog stuff work that way everything is new.I could just buy the re release and be done.There is a sweet blackfoot on the bay right now iam trying to get with belt drive trans i would love to get a hold of that.

The trackmaster trans might not work in the Sassy chassis. It has a feature built into it to accept the stock battery door pin for the Brat/Frog, thus the result would be you'd have to cut a hole in the bottom of the chassis or remove the feature from the trans. I wanted to do the same thing on a Hot Trick chassis, but I ain't cutting either piece.

Thanks Mr lexan i didn't know any of that.I don't really want to cut anything.I have a pic here of a rar shock setup and i was wondering if anybody knows who made these rear shock mounts.I was thinking this would be a good rear setup for the racefoot