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  1. emory70

    SW01 Drift Van

    What worries me is that ALL the aluminum parts are necessary to make it right. And I'm not spending that much. I've thought about using shims to get the slack out, and reinforcing the upper links to eliminate flex
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    SW01 Drift Van

    The biggest problem is that my fiancé wants one, too. I got two clear bodies and let her paint one. She loves the Spaztix rootbeer paint so much.
  3. emory70

    SW01 Drift Van

    The tires are very hard, and the camber is really wild from how sloppy the suspension is. When turning, only the edges of the front tires are making contact. All 4 tires just spin like crazy. So I'm putting some rounded MST tires on it to see how much they help. If not, it's on to part 3, getting the slop out of the suspension. I hope the reinforced B and C parts help, cause I don't want to need those aluminum hopups.
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    SW01 Drift Van

    It's absolutely terrible. But I'm making a few changes to try and make it better.
  5. Wanted one of these as soon as I first saw them. Read a bit about them, and tried to figure out a build plan. Then I saw one drifting, and knew what I wanted. So far, this is the build: Replacement Lunchbox Mini body Ebay drift wheels and tires Bearings Ebay metal CVDs Gens Ace 450mAh 3S battery Hobbywing esc Futaba radio gear
  6. I took advantage of the huge sale on Bruisers and the Monster Beetle Trail to finally get a 4x4 chassis for my WW2 body. After cutting the extra off the bottom of the body, I'm at the same place simensays was at with needing the body to go back just a bit. I've always had a soft spot for the Willy, but it's always bothered me that it was only 2wd. I'm thinking crawler motor as well. Still unsure if the red portals bother me enough to do something about them
  7. You're getting into ideas that have been forming in my head. I too have been watching the Trigger King videos. But I'm oddly only interested in the retro class. So I've been having the same thoughts on geometry, but applied to ladder bars. And then I thought of a hybrid chassis. A TVP design, but for ladder bars. They seem to be the lightest and most rugged, so why not try to make them work better?
  8. I just wish Pro Line would rere the Giant Tracs
  9. I get the OP, but I love the rere trend. I have certain models I adore, and I honestly avoid the unobtanium. I'd rather let the collectors have them. I'm not abusive to my rigs, but I believe in using them. So I don't want an original 87 Clodbuster. I don't want to tear one up. I'd like to have a bowtie grille for one of my hard bodies, but they are too valuable for a runner.
  10. I've got a few sets of Pro Line 2.0 rims that are for pan cars. The tires that are for them are street tread. The tires I have are not in great shape, but they do pop up on Ebay every now and then. Oddly enough, Custom Works does or at one time did have tires that fit, but they don't list any available foams for the fronts. Only the rears
  11. I'm surprised you don't make your own gears. Your work keeps me humble
  12. For the parts availability and aftermarket support, I'd have to say Clod. I'd not want to bash an old flame like the Jug, were it me. But a new Clod: release the hounds
  13. G Hawgs are my all time favorite vintage tire. I have a few sets of them. And two sets of the Jumbo Dawgs. For laughs, I put them on a Wild Willy 2, and yeah. It's too short
  14. Run the Giant Tracs if they're usable. I love seeing those, even though I hated them back in the day
  15. The black body definitely makes me want another. I'd like to see what the axles really are before pulling the trigger, though
  16. I had one back in 03 or so. Ball bearings, short shocks to set it down, a Novak Super Rooster, and a Speed Gems 9x1. Put black HPI 5 spokes on it with Pro Line Speed Paws. I actually got pretty decent at getting it around the parking lot with minimal flippage. Also, I replaced Willy with a wrestler action figure, and epoxied model house beer cans all in the floor, and one in his hand. Seemed appropriately inappropriate
  17. Are the front and rear wheels the same size? What diameter are they? The fronts are suspiciously similar to farm implement tires my dad ran on the rear of his VW tunnel buggies in the 70s.
  18. Looks super cool, but the location of the spare looks like it would be a nightmare to access if it were a real truck. I guess if I want an offroad garbage truck, I'll have to make my own!
  19. emory70

    Build-A-Bear

    First thing I thought when I first saw this buggy was that it needs grasshopper wheels and tires
  20. Another option for (close to) Clod sized tires is old Imex Jumbo Dawgs. I've got two sets of them. The rears have Blackfoot/Monster Beetle hub pattern. The size is close, but the rims are smaller. So the tires are chunkier. They show up on Ebay every now and then, with different descriptions. Not everybody knows what they are.
  21. I've got a set of old Proline Giant Tracs that came with an Ebay Clod I got a few years ago. They are glued to rims with those wideners, and I really don't see myself ever using them. They were the only option at one time, but now there are so many better ways
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