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  1. Body is looking good. I think mine started in worse shape then yours. My front hood corners were broken, and where the screw holes go for the front grill.
  2. I picked up one of these from radio shack a few years ago. Neat little chassis, built well. I put a aftermarket 27 turn and softer springs in it. I kept the stock electronics. I'm not sure who makes it, does'nt look like any Nikko.
  3. Blackfoot or Blitzer Beetle. Still have the fun of Tamiya, but more serious handling then a lunch box.
  4. I'm in the middle of restoring my King Blackfoot. I drove it hard, and it has many of the same scrapes and breaks as yours. But I'm using super glue and JB weld to fix breaks and cracks. I'm a little worried the glue wont flex and twist with the body as it's used, so it could break again in the same spots. Automotive plastic bumper repair kit sounds like a better fix. I think once I'm done with the restore, I'm going to add some kind of front grill guard and wheely bar so the rear bumper does'nt get so abused. There is not much protection from the factory bumpers on these trucks.
  5. Thats not entirely true. I think what he ment to say was "I will charge you more then it's worth to do this" The tyco gears were a little brittle, even when new. But it can still be ran, just cant do any thing stupid. I did a Hobby convertion to a Nikko buggy of the same year. Running a Traxxas 380 18 turn motor. 1000% more power then stock. gears are still holding up. The front tires are original, rears had to be replaced, only becsause the original owner set somthing heavy on it and made flat spots.
  6. I used a Radioshack pro-pulse motor in my QD M.P. (radio shack MP uses smaller tires) Gear box is holding up just fine, goes good to.
  7. I've picked up my wild dagger about 13 years ago, or when ever they first came out. I must of ran 1,000,000 scale miles on it, with a pair of mod motors. I've never needed to take apart the gear box's, never broke an A-arm either. One thing I've had to replace is the dog bones. Wore the pin right off of em. I think the gearing is just perfect for modified motors. I just got done building my son's Black Foot xstreme. I plan to get the same durability out of it.
  8. calicool beat me to it, but I'd be glad to help to.
  9. I've had both, just not at the same time. And from what I can tell they are the same, besides the tire size and body. I belive the size of the tires change the scale. I've not sure, but the gearing might be different to compensate the larger tire dia.
  10. Why all the hate on this chassis? I've had the wild dagger since it was new, and cant say enough good things about it. It can take the abuse and keep on going. How can it be underpowered when it uses the same silver can as all the others? But I do wish they would of used a hard plastic body.
  11. Do you have any pictures of the oil dampers? I have a QD Midnight Pumpkin, well it's actually one sold by radio shack, but came out of the same factory as the tamiya QD. I put in a hotter 370 motor.

  12. Sure is a QD Monster Beetle. One of the first cars i bought. Upgraded with oildampers it runs good on uneven ground now.

  13. Is that a QD monter beetle for your avatar?

  14. Sorry to bump such a old post, but I was just thinking about this a few day's ago. I'd rather have an old Nikko or Tyco from the 80's, then a brand new R/C. After thinking about it, it's because I like the scale realistic look. A lot of newer (store bought) R/C look like a rocket ship with over sized wheels. They just dont resemble any thing real. And the one that do are junk, with fake suspension or just perform like rubbish. I agree with you. After all, I am a Nikko Collector.
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