New To Forum But Old Subaru Brat Owner After Info And Tips

[hoppi05]

Hi all I am new to the forum, I have been using Tamiya RC cars since i was a kid, I am 24 now and own an 83 Brat - 89 Brat - Monster Beetle and Cilica GT4. I've joined to find out some info on the old brats mainly the gears as they seem to be different. The 83 model uses a different gearing system and the 89 Brat looks to be the same as the Monster Beetle?...

has anyone an idea which gear set is the best to use for the brat?....

also if i was to get any performance boosting parts for them what would be best (i.e. motor etc)

also with the 83 kit i got some small skinny sand wheels i asume there to turn it into a buggy?...

and does anyone know where i can get the original 89 mud blaster decals from (in the UK)

any help and info would be appreciated, I am in the process of using the search function but theres alot of posts to read

Cheers

[KEV THE REV]

Hi all I am new to the forum, I have been using Tamiya RC cars since i was a kid, I am 24 now and own an 83 Brat - 89 Brat - Monster Beetle and Cilica GT4. I've joined to find out some info on the old brats mainly the gears as they seem to be different. The 83 model uses a different gearing system and the 89 Brat looks to be the same as the Monster Beetle?...

has anyone an idea which gear set is the best to use for the brat?....

also if i was to get any performance boosting parts for them what would be best (i.e. motor etc)

also with the 83 kit i got some small skinny sand wheels i asume there to turn it into a buggy?...

and does anyone know where i can get the original 89 mud blaster decals from (in the UK)

any help and info would be appreciated, I am in the process of using the search function but theres alot of posts to read

Cheers

Hi there.The original Brat had a basic 'diff' as opposed to a Frog type diff which is a planet gear design (gears within gears )these 2 designs were the standard set up for Brat and Frog respectively.Many Brats were uprated to Frog diffs for better handling,and this type of diff was then adopted for the later Monster Beetle.A sport tuned motor is a popular choice for a cheap / reliable motor upgrade along with a budget Tamiya or similar electronic speed controller to give good performace without overspending.Another good hop up would be Frog re-release rear oil dampers on your Brat to replace those old friction ones, and of course a set of ball races for the wheels and in the gearbox. Those 'skinny' tyres would have been the Frog (or similar )fronts ,as Brats had wide fronts as standard.The Mudblaster decals can be found in the 'Modelbuild' shop on Ebay for around 10 - good luck with all .

[hoppi05]

Hi there.The original Brat had a basic 'diff' as opposed to a Frog type diff which is a planet gear design (gears within gears )these 2 designs were the standard set up for Brat and Frog respectively.Many Brats were uprated to Frog diffs for better handling,and this type of diff was then adopted for the later Monster Beetle.A sport tuned motor is a popular choice for a cheap / reliable motor upgrade along with a budget Tamiya or similar electronic speed controller to give good performace without overspending.Another good hop up would be Frog re-release rear oil dampers on your Brat to replace those old friction ones, and of course a set of ball races for the wheels and in the gearbox. Those 'skinny' tyres would have been the Frog (or similar )fronts ,as Brats had wide fronts as standard.The Mudblaster decals can be found in the 'Modelbuild' shop on Ebay for around 10 - good luck with all .

Many thanx for your help the mate much appreciated i will get looking for some bits i need on good old ebay, cheers again