Frog Jumper

Here is the rear of the Black Ranger (my Frog): Its a standard Frog gear diff, with OG Hot Shot outdrives, thorp dogbones, thorp frog axles (pin drive), chinese metal swing arms, chinese metal hubs. Also note the custom MHeald tranny brace, which works with the CRP skid plate and CRP rear bumper.

Here is the radius arm on the Bushy D (Bush Devil SBF). Its wider than the standard Frog, but its the same idea. I used a couple of these brass inserts from a 50520 shock kit. They are included with a lot of the shocks so they are fairly common.

I was going to get myself one new kit per year for xmas but nothing appealed to me last year…

For my Black Ranger, my solution was to replace the Frog dogbones with OG HotShot outdrives, Thorp DBs, and Thorp Frog Axles. I'm also using the new Chinesium metal swing arms. For my Iron Frog, my solution was a Thorp Diff, with Robinson outdrives, [bad T word] telescopes and Robinson Axles. Here's I'm using vintage .50 Calibre alloy swing arms. For the Bushy D, Tamiya's solution was to ditch the entire ORV diff and insert the SBF diff... For my daughter's BarbieFoot, I used the Frog DBs, but used OG rear swing arms (which seem stiffer). But I only have a 35t motor in there so its not going to rip the swing arms out of wack. Terry

There used to be a small piece of black tubing that fits on the screw that hold the radius arm down onto the bumper mount. This doesn't appear in the Manual for the Re-Re Frog, and the screw has been replaced with a step-screw. Some combo of parts will allow you to get a better fit on the radius arm where it attaches to the bumper mount, while allowing for free movement. I personally use one of the brass tube thingies and a large washer on the Bushy D. I took the radius arms off my Frog. I'll try to take a better photo later tonight. Terry OG Brat manual: Re-Re Frog manual: The Bushy D:

The issue with the Frog tranny is that the side plates will flex under pressure from the gears. This allows the little spider gears to click (skipping teeth) instead of doing their job. The braces support the side plates so they don’t flex. The carbon fiber plate replaces tge metal sides and is supposed to stop the same issue, though in a slightly different manner.

Bearings all around. And find yourself a transmission brace. It will support the tranny so it won’t click itself to death. Here is one. But there are others if you search around. https://www.ebay.com/itm/226580438234?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=3gqRr1hURIm&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=-IHU6wS3Qt-&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Black Ranger with Blasters??? Or Black Ranger with chevrons??? Which would you choose???

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Assuming Blackfoot??? The Sees 5 hole pepper pot is being re-pro-ed here: https://www.rcpargu.com/product-page/tamiya-blackfoot-monster-beetle-truck-alloy-wheel-set-vintage-sees-style Pargu sells a couple different styles.

FS: This is my M-07. I enjoyed the build, and I think its a really cool car. But I just don't foresee myself ever driving it. This car has never been driven. I don't think I ever even got an ESC into it before it went on the shelf. It does have a silver can Sport Tuned, a Servo, and Rx. And there are also some hop-ups. Includes the HPI Fairlady body. I don't ever throw anything away (anymore), and I kept all the un-used parts and cards from the hop-ups. I'm not sure of the fair market value, so I'm happy to receive fair offers. Please PM any offers. Thanks! Terry More pix can be found here: https://imgur.com/a/Udi7rVs

One last blurb of advice for beach driving. Wipe down the car with an oily rag first. Polish every little bit, especially the metal parts. Wipe off excess with a dry rag. The minimal oil will help prevent rust and corrosion. After driving, give the car a good washing with clean fresh water to get all the sand (salt) off. Hand dry with clean towel, and then wipe with oily rag. I take my Bush Devil ORV to the beach every year and this is knowledge gained from learning from my mistakes.

No foams in your tires. They act like sponges when they inevitably get wet driving on the beach. I left my beach tires unglued so I can pull them off of the wheels and dump out any sand.

Front. Unfortunately only one in this sale, but this is the style you want. https://www.ebay.com/itm/126503957762?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=iz0w83PsSvG&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=-IHU6wS3Qt-&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY Rear paddles. There are a few brands. HPI makes a nice 2:2 paddle too. https://www.ebay.com/itm/197077342560?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=zeTLRjcJTzm&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=-IHU6wS3Qt-&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

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