Burmanater

I would be very interested in a lowrider pumpkin. But there have got to be some more classic styled wheel options to come with it. I'm very curious to see how it really turns out and what parts they offer to customize it. I know my would be going with a pro touring look. Something styled like a Cragar SS would be neat wheel wise. I also agree with the previously mentioned exhaust options.

Well I would greatly prefer Alloy over plastic as the ones I have now on my LB have held up great where I'm sure the plastic ones would have broken. I'm sure being long and tall like the ones for an MP do not hold up as well as the LB ones. I may just end up trying to make my own alloy/metal ones if they can not be sourced anywhere else. Anyone have pics of homebrew mounts that have help up?

So recently I find myself needing two full sets of MP body mounts and a few spares wouldn't hurt. My question is where can I buy them? I spent a lot of time on tamiyausa.com and ebay but haven't found anything. Any help would be appreciated. I want to fix my LB body and make it nice but I've got a spare MP Basher body laying around I'd like to run.

That's the truth I used to part out vintage bicycles. All but the top of the line rare originals were worth more in parts than all together. Shame but that's just the way it is.

I didn't realize they were 2.2 wheels to boot! **** normal LB/MP tires would have fit those probably.

Went for $43.00 US total. Should have picked it up for the wheels and spares. Would have been worth it. I didn't think it would go that cheap.

So just wondering if anyone else saw this beast. I like the wheels a lot but I'm wondering if the dual shock front mod has any benefit? I know it works in real life on big trucks and a lot of the newer 1/10th and 1/8th scale trucks. Things to ponder. http://www.ebay.com/itm/original-Tamiya-Midnight-Pumpkin-vintage-truck-rolling-chassis-Lunchbox-parts/251419046539?_trksid=p2045573.c100033.m2042&_trkparms=aid%3D111000%26algo%3DREC.RVI%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20643%26meid%3D6121101775878130824%26pid%3D100033%26prg%3D9209%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D4%26sd%3D251419046539

I bought thesehttp://www.ebay.com/itm/131150369610?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649 ...Maybe I jumped the gun a bit on them but I didn't know if I was gonna hear back on the parts you used or not. This only supplies the rear but I assume you could run them on the front also but I will wait till I get these and see how they work out. I was thinking that if they did in fact fit the front also even though I would no longer have ball bearings in the front I could choose a potentially wider wheel with more negative offset and not rub the body while turning or in reverse and increase stability greatly. Forgot to look up 12mm wheels also. Maybe I need to quit getting on ebay at 3am?

Mastino want to provide any info on the parts and part #s used to convert your LB to those wheels? I would love to swap to something like that. Do the tires rub at full turn? reverse? So cool what you did with it. Same goes to you theboomfish I may have to see what flipping the wheelie bar does with no 5 shock.

So did the ball bearing conversion today on my LB and wow what a difference. Longer run times and more speed. This was a set that was already in the Blue MP can anyone recommend a place to get another set with the proper sizes? I'm sketchy on some of these ebay sellers. I will say that today was mainly an exercise in pulling apart 3 different gearboxes and it was easy. I learned a lot and think I could rebuild one in under 20 minutes now. I have one question now, has anyone ever made a posi rear end in a MP/LB by somehow locking the spiders? I'm in love with these things. So easy to build and maintain. What kind of lube are you guys using in your gear boxes? I no longer have any plans to change the motor now as I think it's plenty powerful and fast.

I actually found another battery and charged it and now have no doubts in the motor or drivetrain. Wheelies from a stand still and very aggressive and fast enough for me. The battery only lasted about 10 min but it was a 1500mah and may not have been fully charged. Can wait to get my IMAXB6 so I can start charging for real. I'll stick with the stock silver can I've got a spare and the one in the LB seems really good. I'm going to be curious to see what a fully charged and new battery will do in this as the batteries I have now I know nothing about or how old they are and the one is a 1500mah starter battery for a roto start for the HPI Savage x 4.6 I got recently. That is a whole other project that I wont discuss here lol. Thanks get back with you guys later.

All right so far last month I decided to take the plunge at 21 years old and finally get the RC's I wanted growing up. I've always wanted a Lunchbox, Midnight Pumpkin, and a Clod Buster. I got early supposedly 1987 LB, a similar year MP for parts and lastly another MP RR for the fiancé. Sorry but here goes my long winded story. The MP RR was very nicely painted with aftermarket aluminum oil dampers, ball bearing upgrade, steering linkage upgrade, TEU-104BK ESC, Futaba FP-R122JE receiver, Futaba T2PH remote, and slow charger and an unknown age 3000mah battery. This was supposed to be RTR but right now I'm having trouble with the ESC and the classic flashing/ beeping red LED. I bought this last. The 1987 LB was an almost gutted roller with a motor, and The MCS setup. This was the first one I bought and prolly overpaid for but o well. I wanted a real deal old school LB that I could mod. So far I got the upgraded steering linkage, alloy body mounts, alloy lower rear shock mounts, and alloy front steering knuckles. I then took all the parts I needed from the MP below to make it a runner. My intention is to build what I prolly would have bought second hand at a garage sale when I was a kid like I dreamed. Then pretend that I left it sit for 10 years and then got re interested dug it out of the closet and set about making it cooler in my eyes. Plans are to keep the stock bumpy shocks for the fun factor but make it overall un breakable. Ball bearings, alloy rear wheel hubs, alloy servo mounts, a Tamiya BZ motor, and cheap heat sink, are next on the list. Then the next MP was a pure parts purchase to obtain all the old school electronics to make my LB old school. This gave me 2 Futaba FP-S129 servos, Futaba FP-R1O2GR receiver, and all the other odds and ends in working order. I also now have a complete spare roller chassis with motor and a spare MSC. I also picked up a Futaba Attack(original) with the standard up/down left/right controls in working condition for dirt cheap that I'm hoping to use for the LB for that perfect old school look. I've also got a couple sets of crystals on order. I then ordered a genuine IMAX-B6 battery charger for field charging with an adaptor for regular house charging and 6 Tenergy NiMh 3000MAH 7.2 flat batteries. Haven't gotten everything yet. But it's coming. So very excited as tonight I got to run the LB for the first time at 3am in the dead cold using the crystal and Futaba T2PH remote from the blue MP and had a blast for the 20 min the battery lasted. I think the motor or battery is a little weak as wheelies didn't really happen that often even going from reverse to forward(tires are glued). I've got those other batteries on the way though so we will find out then. I love these little beasts and hope with what I learn here that I can eventually get all the Tamiya Rc's I want and have a blast with playing with them with my fiancé, 1 year old son, and other little person on the way. I do have a few simple questions though. What can I expect my average run time to be with the Blue MP and the Orange LB? I know they will probably be different due to setup differences but rough guesses are ok. Also any ideas on the flashing/ beeping led with the TEU-104BK ESC in the Blue MP? Did the crystal change, battery change(truck and remote),checked all connections, and reset it. Still nothing. Thanks for reading all this if you did. Just wanted to get all the basics, backstory, and info out there so I can get more accurate answers in the future. Pics below are as I bought them and how they are now. Hope you enjoy and thanks for any help or comments you give. It's 630am I haven't slept yet and have to be back in to work a 2PM so goodnight gents. Clod Buster is next after the funds regenerate.

Pandora, Ohio 24 miles west of Findlay and 24 miles north of Lima.