76jimmy

I haven't been on here in awhile. Checked in to see smme bbx's. I was thinking of doing a silver color with box decals but yours came out great. Awesome detail on the driver too. I'm not as talented of a paint. Mine usually come out good from far but far from good.

Some updates. More or less durable enough for monstercross style racing at my local track. I replaced the tie rod links with some captured ball style links and solved the ball pop issues. Also used some fuel tube in the shocks as limiters 10mm front 15mm rear. At stock travel the bump steer was really bad on the front and the rear sway bar would flip over center at the link connection. Using some limiters in the shocks solved both issues. Took a bad hit on a wall ride and broke the rear drive axle. Easy enough fix once the parts come in. I was getting confidence with it and started to pickup some speed. Think it's time to get rid of the servo saver to make the steering a little more precise. Driving monster trucks on a high grip task is a challenge to say the least.

2s, solid axle, 2.6 wheel. I took the solid axle rule literally. The pumpkin and lunchbox would be interesting 🤔

Had it's first race day this weekend. Buggy did okay for its first time out. Had to change the tie rod ball cups out to a captured ball style from rc4wd and some 30mm turnbuckles. The rear sway bar link broke also. Was able to repair it with some 50mm turnbuckles and some team associated shock ends. The bug was running against much heavier Losi LMT monster trucks and held up better than I expected. Class rules were pretty loose 2s battery, solid axle and 2.6 wheels. I was able to squeak into the class because the rules clearly state solid axle not solid axles.

Been awhile since I posted on Tamiya club. Got this idea from a matchbox car in my kids collection.

Time to build. Got all the parts in for the transaxle rebuild. I have enough to completely build 2 new axles from parts. Coffee is on

I've done the same on the clod I've been messing with. I wasn't happy about the price either especially when I purchased a second kit to get 4 wheel steering. It is a nice kit and solves allot of problems.

Ha! Probably right I'm never going to get it to turn on a dime but I'm going to try and tighten it up a bit. Looks like the integy gears are my only choice or wait for big T to make some.

Nice looks mint! I bought a j concepts gmc body when I first got it because I didn't think the body was salvageable. Now I've got a spare for ideas.

Some parts for the axle rebuild. Tamiya parts or integy nylon set for the gears? One thing I noticed about the clodbuster. It's a money pit. But I'll do it anyway for some reason.

Maybe I'll just free up the front first see how I like it. Just running in the yard and driveway.

Thanks for the replies guys. Yes I did take note of the esc ratings that's why I went with 35t cans. Not very fast but torque is good and can pop nice wheelies. I had printed a wheelie bumper for it as not to scrape the back bumper off. I never had a clod when I was a kid just a Hopper. Kid that lived behind me had a Clodbuster and I was insanely jealous of it compared to my grasshopper. Thinking of it now I'm sure I was happy to have whatever I had but when your a kid you don't think of stuff like that. The 15000mah 3s is kind of a joke in this thing it doesn't need it but I don't have anything else to do with it.

I ordered this battery for a Tekno sct410.3 I built for fun laps at the local track. Long story short it wouldn't fit. Found a home for it in the clod. I'm a 3d printing amateur and the learning curve is very steep in that hobby. The tray is a remix I did on thingiverse.

Hey guys figured I'd share my clod here. Got this in a trade with a local guy. I repainted it and got some eBay decals. Body was beat pretty bad but I was able to make something of it. I have newer pics also. I couldn't leave it stock. I believe this was an original clodbuster. Had Mechanical speed control and the plastic is so brittle from age. Every time I use it something snaps 😂. Been having fun with it spite it's fragility. Hobbywing 880 esc, front and rear j concepts regulator steering kit, 3s powered 35t axial motors and Traxxas radio gear. My question is, someone had locked the diffs. Is it worth getting new diff parts to get it to turn better? The push is real bad even after I installed steering servos on both axles. I tried using the stock steering setup and it was even worse. I feel like the lack of steering is from the locked front and rear differentials.

Even if I couldn't get into the conversation they were having. It was nice to see all the buggies through the years. I agree Tamiya are indifferent toward some regions. However they still are the longest running and ONLY factory sponsored race program in the states, TCS onroad series.