Holiday Buggy Racer!

[redlinegw 59]

Anyone ever build up a trick Holiday Buggy? That was my first hobby level R/C car I had when I was 10 years old and while I have no intention on getting an original I thought it would fun to build a re-re and race it!

[tacomancini 11]

Love it!  I have a holiday buggy that’s in process.  Figured I’d build it first stock with the pogos and the 380 motor just to see how it feels.  But I do have a sport tuned 540 and even some df03 shocks that I thought might be overkill.  I might hold the shocks for something like a TD2 that will probably never happen.  Interested to see what you do.

[alvinlwh 3235]

4 hours ago, tacomancini said:

and the 380 motor

I built mine with a 380 Sports Tuned motor, kind of original yet not really. 

[Thommo 1140]

On 7/18/2011 at 11:58 PM, MAD RACER said:

Yep They are awesome for the money,

We at Boondal vintage meets have started a H/B Class. It's a very open track modeled on the original Tamiya Test track in the 80's guide book. Very Basic and fast lay out.

So we all decided to fit a Z Run brushless 13t combo with the 19t pinion. Yeah Shocks, Losi 2" step pins. Bearings of course..

We have 5 so far with 3 more being ordered .

They look so cool on the track and they look even better doing a wheel stand with a full seize body shell.

A pic i have

 

I had to dig for it but this thread has what you're looking for.  👍🏻

 

[redlinegw 59]

12 minutes ago, Thommo said:

 

I had to dig for it but this thread has what you're looking for.  👍🏻

 

I love it! I now need one!

[redlinegw 59]

15 minutes ago, Thommo said:

 

I had to dig for it but this thread has what you're looking for.  👍🏻

 

What thread?

[Thommo 1140]

 

 

[matisse 1249]

10 hours ago, redlinegw said:

Anyone ever build up a trick Holiday Buggy? That was my first hobby level R/C car I had when I was 10 years old and while I have no intention on getting an original I thought it would fun to build a re-re and race it!

I just finished a silly spec DT02, which would take a HB shell easily

[tacomancini 11]

6 hours ago, alvinlwh said:

I built mine with a 380 Sports Tuned motor, kind of original yet not really. 

Cool!  What type of battery do you use?  

[alvinlwh 3235]

2 hours ago, tacomancini said:

Cool!  What type of battery do you use?  

I had used both NiMHs and lipos. 

[tacomancini 11]

6 hours ago, alvinlwh said:

I had used both NiMHs and lipos. 

I think I read on here that 380’s and lipo can be a pretty potent combo.  Also I guess if racing you could go with a light low capacity NiMH as well. 

[alvinlwh 3235]

1 hour ago, tacomancini said:

I think I read on here that 380’s and lipo can be a pretty potent combo.  Also I guess if racing you could go with a light low capacity NiMH as well. 

It is indeed. On another car I have, it beats the silver can by 5mph, even on a lower gear ratio. (not a Tamiya though). 

For this particular chassis, it actually made FF fun to drive. 

I had not speed checked my Holiday Buggy yet, so not sure how good or bad it is. 

Also see:

 

 

[redlinegw 59]

11 hours ago, matisse said:

I just finished a silly spec DT02, which would take a HB shell easily

Love to see it!