emory70
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It can be hard to find a servo saver strong enough for a clod. It's been an ongoing subject for a long time. But almost nobody recommends not using one. G Made used to have a beautiful one that looked like a steering damper. It was on my list until I couldn't find them anymore.
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I hope this isn't to unpopular an opinion, but I really have a problem with people that are concerned with what their stuff is worth. I'm in this hobby cause by the time I was 7 years old, I've been fascinated with rc. It'll never be a job or profession. I'll never make any money with my hobby. I do it cause I love it.
I love that Tamiya continues to re release older models. And regular production releases, not that garbage Associated pulled with that tiny run of original RC10s.
Seems to me that most folks here agree with me to some extent. Love of the cars/trucks and for the hobby itself.
Threads dedicated to what some vehicle or part is worth really grinds my gears. What's it worth? Put it on eBay and find out. But don't bother me asking how you can make a quick profit on your stuff.
Emory
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Pardon me, but when I see that thing, I immediately think of National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.
I also see a totally clapped out but fully capable crawler
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At first sight of your driver, I thought of Lemmy. So good job
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You are indeed correct. No bearing capability. Also, it is a lot narrower than a stock or HPI wheel. So a spacer is need.
Not the best solution by any means.
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You're welcome, friend
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I don't know if they are available anymore, but RC4WD did have hex adapters that let you run 12mm hex wheels on the front of a 2wd (i have two pairs I bought when they were discontinued at one time). I think they have a new version.
Also on the subject of RC4WD, I would check out their military tires. They have the exact style as what's on the real jeeps.
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Just not a proper raggedy van without funny windows on the sides in the back. Iron cross, clover, mushroom... shouldn't be too hard to make. Possible eBay product if you could make them
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Makes me want another one. When I was building mine back in 03, on a trip to the local craft store, I found some nearly 1/10 scale beer cans in the doll section. A little silicone to secure themto the floor and one in the hand of my non-willy driver made for my favorite rc detail yet.
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Tamiya was my first rc love and probably always will be. Bit yeah, there are a few cases of weakness and cheapness that I'll never be ok with
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It's rare to see such a well done mix of mod and stock. Beauty of a Clod
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Of course they're not going to redesign anything. Why do you think there are still plastic wheel bushings in those old kits?
The stock springs are horrible. I'm just thinking there is a better way than the 3rd shock mod.
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Crawford really is the best place for clod parts. Brett really takes care of his customers
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I too had one when they first came out. Went wide, put in a super rooster and a speed gems 9 turn. Found a wrestler action figure for a driver, and got some craft store (ok, ok, doll house) beer cans to glue in the driver's hand and littered around the jeep floor. One of my favorite RCs ever
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There was a mooneye's van a while back. I forget who made it, but I'm thinking Parma. It was a Chevy Astro. Kyosho made a van version of the blizzard, called it the heavy metal I think.
Check RC4WD for tires.
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If one of the back doors was hinged so it could flap in the breeze, that'd be funny.
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Over at rc truck stop, Matt Higgins built a truck using a 55 Chevy car body that looked really sweet. McAllister makes some cool retro bodies, and rj speed has a stockpile of old BoLink bodies as well. I can provide links if necessary
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The Parma 57 Chevy pickup is one of my all time favorite rc bodies, but is scaled more for a Blackfoot, since it has about an 8.5" wheelbase.
For a stock wheelbase, I have a 72 Ford pickup (10.5" wb) that I believe is Parma. For another I'm building with a racing chassis, o have the Pro Line 72 Chevy long wheelbase (11.25" wb iirc) body
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I have a 5th shock on my 'box, and although I think I have it as far forward as it can go, when cycling the rear suspension, the trans does hit the shock at full compression. That has me thinking...
Why not just use heavier springs to replace the stock tiny ones? Might not even need to be that much heavier. Maybe something from a clothes pin (butt that's probably way too stout).
Just thinking out loud
Emory
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What I'd like to try is use a Wild Willy and a Lunchbox to make a 4x4. A custom chassis to use the Wild willy trans as the front end and the Lunchbox as the rear end. A lot of fabrication, and possible hearing badword. And then the decision off which body to use.
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i do like that junfac setup, but i think i'm going to try and fab up my own version first. i think this truck is going to be my guinea pig, with useful mods transferred or copied to another, unmolested box
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so i got bit again by the rc bug. been fascinated with rc since i was 5 or 6 years old. first real rc was a new monster beetle i got in high school. wanted the clodbuster, but as many young folks discovered, it was just too expensive. finally got my first clod in 99, gave it the esp clodzilla 2 treatment. fast forward through the years and i find myself with 3 ebay clods, a (piece of garbage) losi mini lst 2, a new axial wraith, and my current project... the lunchbox. i had a pumpkin many years ago, but just didn't have the knowledge or skills to make it work like i wanted to. after time spent here and on rcmt, i had a plan. after a 3 year hiatus, i got to work on it this past week.
so far:
third shock
crp front end
oil shocks
front strut brace
rear frame braces
centered steering servo
i really like the junfac rear shock mount, but don't know if i want to go that route
also still considering power. i bought a novak 8.5t for it, but don't know if i really want to go that route
once i get my pics sized properly... blah blah blah
emory
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replacement parts on parts trees.
plastic bushings
hard bodies on anything but scalers
monster beetle spiked chevron tires
pogo sticks and other non oil filled shocks
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the full custom rear suspension will have to wait. i have the front end geometry the way i want it, now i have to replace the threaded rods with aluminum links. rear suspension is gonna stay stock with the addition of the third shock. if i had the tools to make the parts i want, i would. since i don't, i have to know when to shut up and leave it alone!
now the only question is priority... the lunchbox or my ebay score clod with the crawford evolution chassis?
how to mount touring car wheels to a pan car
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Years ago, I had a set of BoLink rims that fit a pan car but used touring car tires. Well, I'm looking to do something similar to my RJ Speed (formerly BoLink) Legend car for playing around in the street.
Those old BoLink wheels are less than available, but I've heard that the Tamiya F1 rear end parts may be usable. I am unfamiliar with them, however.
Does anyone know of a way to use the F1 rear axle in part or whole to allow 26mm wheels to be mounted on a pan car axle?