3speeder

Building up a clod and I noticed that the axle shaft on one side sticks out a little father than the other. One side the e-clip doesn't ride on the washer that's next to the bearing, it sticks out a little. Looked at the instructions and there is a long tube and a short tube. If I stand the tubes on their ends there is a difference, one longer one shorter. So I build the axle according to the instructions but the axle shaft end still sticks out a little, is this normal?

I've had a clod for about two years now, bought it on ebay but it was missing all the steering linkage and speed control and motors. The body was cut up but it came with a new decal sheet, I had a new clod body that I bought about 9 years ago just sitting. I painted the body and added the decals and it sat for the last year or so. I figured out by the time I buy the speed control, linkage and stock motors I would be better off buying another clod. So I finally bought another clod from ebay, its a bowtie clod. The pictures made it look better than it really was, when I got it I was disappointed to see the paint was bad. This was a early clod with bowtie grill, chevrolet tail gate and decals. The chassis was complete but dirty/dusty from sitting around. I stripped the chassis and cleaned everything and reassembled it. This clod was never really used, the gears were clean, no grease, the axles and stub shafts are so clean they are still black... no wear at all. No scratches on the axle cases or chassis. Besides the body this things is almost perfect. So I took my new built body with original decals and put on this complete chassis for my nice clod shelf queen. If I ever come across early clod decals with the chevrolet on the side I will stripped and repaint the body that came with it. In the mean time here are a few pics.

Is the blazing blazer and bruiser steering wheel the same? I'm missing the steering wheel and post for my blazer and I found a blazing blazer steering wheel post in a pile of tamiya parts I have. the post is broken but repairable. I have a bruiser wheel but I don't want to use it unless its the same. Tim

Looks like the super clod has been discontinued, are they only going to sell the chrome one now?

I would love to see a re release of a 3 speed, I have a few bruisers, mountys, a blazer and hilux but I just don't see it happening. I would love for tamiya to prove me wrong, but with the high lift/hilux with a 3 speed trans, leaf spring, solid axle and a mountaineer body you have yourself a "holiday buggy" 3 speed release. Also look at all of the sand scorcher/buggy champs sitting on shelves in hobby shops. Collectors like you and me bought them but there really doesn't seem to be much market out there besides that. Lets say tamiya re-releases a bruiser (just for example) now the kit cost X amount of money. For you and me we would buy one, maybe build it and enjoy it on a level that maybe we enjoyed it 20 some years ago. However if you were a none classic tamiya RC guy or gal, how disappointed would you be after spending X amount of dollars for lack luster performance compared to today's rc trucks? I'm not saying they wont, and really I think it would be cool to build one from nib, please please please tamiya prove me wrong.... Like I said, how many hobby shops are "stuck" with sand scorcher and buggy champs, do you think they will order a bunch of bruisers (again for example) too? Re release are cool, I just got a re re hornet for Christmas, but really if they re release everything, whats to stop them from re re releasing everything again 15-20 years from now? So instead of re releasing a hole kit, how about re releasing body sets, decals, parts trees for some of the classic tamiya stuff? I hope I can come back to this post a few months/years from now and eat my own words.

it looks like a perfect window that someone painted the inside black, no scratches or cracks. I thought about wet sanding it, just didn't know if there was a faster way, thanks I will give it a try.

The brake fluid wont fog the glass?

I have a bruiser window that someone painted black. Is there any way to remove the paint with out messing up the window? Easy off or brake fluid or ?

there was a tamiya grave digger? These look like stock blackfoot wheels only they are green, maybe someone dyed them, I'm just not sure.

I have a set of green blackfoot/mudblaster wheels that are not painted, did these wheels ever come in green? Were they on a certain model or an option? I've never seen them green, only yellow and gold. Tim

Was looking at towers site and found this http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti00...=LXACKX&P=7 $122 dollars, I thought it would be cheaper then that.

I've had a little time to work on my RCs again and I have been working on my blazing blazer. I have everything I need for the body except decals the steering wheel and post and the metal brackets that attach the rear wing with the main wing. Does anyone have a templete for the brackets, maybe I can just make some, or is there something else that will work? Also does anyone have a blazing blazer with the repo decals from this site? How do they look? Tim

If they did the updates on the re-re frog/brat, SS/BC I wounder if they did re-re a bruiser would it have the F350/hilux axles and transmission or would the just release the bruiser body on that chassis?

If a new buggy champ/sand scorcher cost around $300 what would a bruiser cost with all that metal. I would love to see a bruiser/mounty release but how likely would that be and how much would that cost?

I was looking at towerhobbies.com and ran across the, Exclusive Edition Tamiya Buggy Champ Off-Road Buggy Kit, http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti00...=LXZXB9&P=7 Anyone here anything about this? I just bought a new buggy champ last night to keep my new sand scorcher company.

Just got my first SRB, its in pretty good shape. It looks like its only missing the 4 lights and the front part of the radio box. I will post some pics when i get a chance. Are there any lights that are similar to the originals that i could use? Tim

Well to get a original complete body isn't cheep, and if the front axle is bent that would have to be replaced. $250 sounds about right for a bodyless bruiser that needs a little work. I have a nice gen 1 tmaxx with alot of hopups if you want to trade. email me a gsxr_600@hotmail.com if your interested.

wait a minute his feed back was 103 98.1%, something like that.

all of the auctions he had listed were copies from auctions about 10 days ago. I was looking at this last night and woundered why someone with good feed back would do this with three auctions. Is it possible this guys ebay account was used by someone else? I had a few emails with the guy and he told me he wasn't sure why the pics were the same from the other auction but he told me i could have it for 1100us.

i wouldn't mind getting together with a few people, i'm in lemont IL, i think Jim (Voltar) is the only one close to me. Tim

almost have my blazer complete i just need a few things like the front rollbar. I also still need a driver and front bumper if anyone has these. Tim gsxr_600@hotmail.com

I need the front half of the roll bar for a blazing blazer if anyone has one. Please email me at gsxr_600@hotmail.com thanks, Tim

anyone making repo parts for the blazer yet? I need a complete wing setup, roll bar, front grill and driver. Can anyone help me out? email me at gsxr_600@hotmail.com Tim

I can get a pic for ya, i've had them for as long as i can remember. I really do not know what car they came on and when i got them

I have a set of those shocks, don't know were i got them but i have them. The look like a perfect fit for the hilux/blazer, I might put them on my blazer.