Looking for Vintage Holiday Buggy gears and motor

[Jwill]

Hi - I'm new to the club.

I have just dug out my 80's Holiday Buggy to give to my 12yr old son, but the gears are worn and the motor/electrics/tyres could do with an upgrade.

It's in great condition as soon after getting it I also got a Super Champ which was a lot faster! (I'm also fixing this up too) - So the old buggy isn't too battered.

Are these parts still available? I can't seem to find any of the parts numbers.

I'd like to start with the gears and motor - can anyone out there help me? Ideally I'd like to put in steel gears, but at this point anything that doesn't slip will do the job!

Many thanks!
 

[KEV THE REV]

Welcome to the club. The HB is a true classic , but also very fragile , especially the front damper mounts on the tub , so if you run it at all then be very careful with it as it might not last long before breaking , and I wouldn't use it off road .  The motor is a 380 type with removable pinion . The modern 380 motor from Tamiya has a pressed on pinion which I don't think is compatible with the gears , so an original would be needed . There is an upgrade which is the 540 motor which needs a special Sand Rover motor mount (available now on eBay ) and the chassis would need an extra hole drilled to mount it if your chassis wasn't made with the extra hole , not a big deal and a worthwhile upgrade . The gears weren't available in metal so gears would need to be found (eBay) . If you use the 540 motor you would only need gears A and C , if you use a 380 motor you would need A ,B &C gears. The rear tyres are like hens teeth,  good front tyres do come up . You can bolt straight on Grasshopper / Hornet wheels and tyres if you're not bothered about originality.  Get bearings fitted . If you run it , you are best to fit 2.4g radio , a Hobbywing 1060 esc or similar and a NiMh battery pack . Have fun . 

[Jwill]

Thanks for the advice Kev- I’ll bear all of that in mind. Maybe I’ll clean this one up and keep it as a memory piece rather than let the boy destroy it 😀

[KEV THE REV]

Good decision.  Why not buy a Grasshopper and some radio gear etc and then you can all enjoy RC time together. The GH is also upgradable to a 540 motor,  or for a few quid more get a Hornet with a 540 👍