Tomy Intruder Adonis

[oldfordguy]

I have just now bought a NIB tomy intruder adonis off ebay. It is a 4wd buggy with aluminum plate frame, and aluminum shock towers. I am wondering if anybody has any hop ups for it? Im sure a carbon chassis, and shock towers were available. Also, I have heard of ball diffs, and universal swing shafts for it. I just want to upgrade it so it will fit in better with my other souped up 4wd buggies.

[wldnas]

Ive got an Adonis, it arrived the other day, i fact im building it RIGHT NOW!!! GRRRRRR@instructions [!] although they look clear enouth, they have been badly translated and in many places its telling you to use the wrong parts or fitting also some of the fittings dont fit and the machined tollerances on the metal diff bearings are very tight, as for hop-ups, in the insturctions it shows you a number of different diff set ups (optional ball diffs) and talks of ballraces and alike, the kits were produced in 1990 so any Tomy spares or hop-ups are long sinec discontinued, if your like me and an adaptive bodge-a-holic then making your own hop-ups shouldent be too difficult.

did you buy it from Hi-iq by any chance? Connie Chung was having some problems with an Email virus deleting her buyer emails and Im not sure she fixed it, so you may have some problems confriming payment, use the alternative Email addresses supplied on the auction page. that might help.

PS: you asked about swing shafts? well for the sake of curiocity I tried swapping a Tamiya Hop-up swing shaft on the front for the kit supplied items and it drops straight in!!! you will have to fit replacement wheels and hub adaptors though cos the Adonis originals are unique and wont fit anything else but I dont see that as much of an obstacle... []

[oldfordguy]

Hellow. Yes, Hi iq. Thats who I got my lazer from as well. I remember a certain lack of communication on that deal. Everything worked out fine, and I fully trust the seller. What hop up universals will fit the front? Top force perhaps?

[wldnas]

the swing shafts that I found fitted my Adonis are the same type as the ones fitted to the front of a Terra Scorcher, I dont know about top force ones, but they might be similar

[oldfordguy]

Thanks. Yes, terra scorcher and top force would be the same front universals. Great! I will check em out when the car arrives.