Jack in Norfolk

My 10 year old Nephew needs his first RC truck. I want to get him something that he (with a little help maybe) can repair when it breaks. I don't want to spend a ton of cash if possible, but would love your suggestions. I'm thinking something offload able is best. Thanks!

Mad Racer- what shocks did you use, and which motor are you running? Thank you.

I'm just now getting back to this. I can't believe its been two years. So, I appreciate the advice on sticking with a stock or Tamiya tuned motor. (Its funny, I have received the same advice about not pushing the motor in my full scale subaru any further for fear of grenading the tranny:)) Is there a particular set of bearings that I should look into using, or a particular set to avoid? I saw quite a few on the Bay. As far as oil shocks, should I just use the ones from the Super Beetle? Thank you.

Ok, made some progress tonight. New radio, new receiver, new servos. Drove it for the first time in over 15 years! Even got on the track for a bit. Lots of work left to do. Will get a few pictures up soon!

You guys are fantastic! Mad Racer- that truck is beautiful! Skip- looks like you have a good project under way! Thank you all for the welcome and the loads of great info!! -Jack

Greetings fellow RC enthusiasts, I ordered a Tamiya Mud Blaster from Tower Hobbies a loooooong time ago. Probably some time in the late 80s. I found it in my storage unit the other day and I'd like to try to bring it back to life. At present, I am without the radio. It had a Futaba Attack 76 mHz radio when it was new. The servos and receiver are still there. So I am trying to find a cheap radio that will work. I still have the battery pack, but am assuming that it is dead. I can't find the charger either. I am going to head to the local hobby shop tomorrow and see what I can do. When I was a kid, I remember wanting to get a better "dog bones" set up as mine always seemed to round out. I also wanted a faster motor and an electronic speed control. I was encouraged to see that some of this stuff is still available on the web. I also saw that the Mudblaster has been re-released. Do they sell the parts bags individually still, or do you have to buy the whole truck? I am excited to get this thing running again. Any help is much appreciated. Thanks, -Jack