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Your right!! I've just bought 2 more monster beetles off the bay!!!! Only coz they were cheep and i was there at the right time! Should make for some good restoration projects tho! Now I'm off work for a few months with this broken ankle I have nothing but time to kill. I'll try to get some pics up at some point!

What a good thread! 4x4 blackfoot3 ??? Hmm ideas That's it then decided then silver can for beetle and upgrades for black foot! If mb gear parts were easily available i suppose it would be a different story but I want to enjoy the beetle for a fair while!! Ill defo do the frogshot mod as itll help make it stronger. Thanks for the great advice

Thats good to know! Looks like a good idea! I'm gonna defo look into it a bit more before trying it, truthfully is it just worth keeping the silver can in the mb and putting the 23t motor in the Blackfoot 3 as there seems to be no issue with them! (bullet proof I read?)

I'm not to worried about losing the rear bumper in the interest of fun!! I thought the 23t motor wouldn't be to harsh once the gearbox had new gears? What is the oldfrogshot mod??? Sounds interesting!!

I don't know what's happening but I'm getting abit carried away, I'm now the owner of 3 more monster beetles in various conditions! I love eBay, but it's way to easy to spend!! If all goes to plan I will make up 2 mint compleate mb's 1 original standard and 1 new school modified !! I'll prob sell the left overs when I'm done!! So far on the modified one I've stripped and replaced every screw with hex, metal bearings fitted allround, yeah shocks, as17 steering servo, teu104 esc, ansmann 23t clash motor ( ordered), need to get new gears for the gearbox as they've worn down the centre holes! Really enjoy fiddling so things may change but it's a good start!

Hello Brighton fella!!! I'm up by pease pottage so not far!! I've got to go back down to royal Sussex hospital next week for a few more metal plate to be added to my ankle. It was a bad smash Thanks for the welcomes The Blackfoot 3 is great I think it's identical to the Blackfoot extreme apart from the body! Only week points are the servo mounts and theres play between the wheels and the hubs, may need a shim/washer to tighten it up! Got the monster beetle now and ordered new core rc radio gear and teu104 esc for it! Only really needs some body work to make it perfect! Now looking at getting a Nissan kingcab to add to the collection!! Where does it stop, lol

Wanted complete as possible Nissan kingcab. Any condition considered what have you got. I'm uk based!!

That's worth knowing! I've just had a look around and found many have use the frog chassis! Thanks for that info, well worth knowing Anyone know where I can get original front spot lights?? Thought it was worth asking!

That's fantastic thanks for your help! I haven't started restoring the beetle yet as it only arrived yesterday, I'm getting all the hop ups i fancy before starting, everything looks pretty good on my new purchase but the body, I'm no good at spraying etc so a good artistic friend will get a call soon on that one! Lol Do the sport tuned motors need heat sinks?? Or is that over the top?

The sport motor sounds ideal for now then as I already have the 104 esc's It's really only for some bashing about so it's not mega power I'm after just good reliable fun! Please excuse my ignorance but what does 13t and 17t Stand for I think the stock is 27t but being new to this I have no idea what it means? Also, the bf3 came with 8 metal wheel bearings where the mb has nylon installed, I've just bought a set of metal for the beetle and it came 8 wheel bearings and also two smaller bearings? Does anyone where these go? I'm guessing the gearbox? Thanks for your help guys

Or is there any other better options? Don't want to go mad and kill the gears tho! Lol Thanks

I'm looking at upgrade motors for my black foot 3 and origial monster beetle. I've seen sport tuned or dirt tuned??? Which is best for bashing fun and will it work ok with teu 104 esc's which will be run on both vehicles?

Lucky find!! Did you have any problems locating the decals? Looks like a mint one now!!

Thanks for the welcome!! Good news about the electrics! I know many forums have their pet hates etc. lol I finished building the bf3 on saturday to find the as-17 servo was faulty! The company I bought it from sent a replacement asap which I fitted today. Great fun and really brought back the memories. I can't wait to receive the monster beetle that should arrive any day now! My 10 year old boy can't wait to get out and race in the mud!! The same way I felt all those years ago with my mudblaster! Plans to get down the beach and play in the sand has all ready started!

Hi guys I'm Ant from west Sussex (uk) I've just received a new Blackfoot 3 which reminded me of when I had a mudblaster 20 years ago. New to this hobby, just had a bad quad bike accident and almost lost my leg so my wife said I need a new hobby! Lol Got a bit carried away and whilst building it I've also bought an original mint monster beetle. (the one I really wanted when I got the mudblaster) Prob gonna get a re re lunchbox (not keen on the gold??) just because!! Question? Is it wrong to all the originalists for me to change the original mb elecs to the new ESC system only as its gonna be used and not an ornament!!