Vinnyboy

I’ve been waiting 40 years for this. I wasn’t disappointed. It was good on the grass but fantastic on the sand. Easy to flip over on grass but never flipped once on beech. Might have to get a second battery now.

Yes I blasted it off at work. Wd40 is a good call. Thanks for the advice.

This wet sand is a pig to get off

Still got the driver and exhaust to do. Winter project.

First trip out on the beech. Love it.

Sorted. I undid the strut nut a tiny bit and pushed the shocks fully in. A very small amount of oil came out. Tightened the nuts and now the shocks feel good and have full movement.

Hi, well I’ve just built up my standard shocks from the kit and filled them with oil but not sure if they are working correctly. I’ve stripped and checked and refilled a couple of times. All 4 are the same. I’m unable to fully compress them. Approximately 8mm left. They fully compress with no oil in. Is this normal ? Help appreciated, thanks.

I see there is a choice of high or low ratio gears. I’ve went for low. Does it make much difference? What would most people go for ?

Enjoying the build. Don’t think the motor rubbers will seal very well. Might add some sealer.

Those shocks are a bit fiddly

I’ve got an old vw samba shell to practice paint on and I might make it fit the chassis.

I’m thinking of going desert sand theme. Possibly a bit of weathering.

Worth the wait. 40 years.

Thanks for the heads up. I’ve already got two real VW money pits so hoping to keep this standard and simple. Time will tell.

Thanks, I’ll post some pics if/ when it arrives

Good afternoon all. New to the site today. Probably a familiar story to a few. Back in 1979 me and a mate would hang around Beatties model shop in Newcastle watching the Tamiya video playing. The guy in the shop would demo the Sand Scorcher and we were hooked. Unfortunately they cost about ten years pocket money so owning one was just a dream. Fast forward 40 years and I’ve put one on my 50th birthday list so fingers crossed I might have one in less than a month.