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volksrod68

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what modifications have you done to your sand scorchers?

either to make them perform better or just for looks.

been 'busy' today, well, between relaxing anyway.

made a change to my black ss today, took all the decals off, sanded it down, another quick coat of black, then put a few coats of that custom colour dragonfly-esque pearl colour, that changes from metallic green to gold/bronze/blue etc..

its on a lowered chassis(with nose-down stance) and crp accessory wheels and chrome gold metal trims.

looks mint.

also managed to modify another ss chassis........with wild willy mk1 wheels and tires all round!

ranger xlt body post to lift the shell and the reversal of the roll bar to let the extended body clip fasten on without moving the shell back due to the angle of the clip.

the wild willy front hubs fit straight between the ss front arms with no messing, along with the original pin.

adapters let the rear wheels fit onto the original ss axles.

pics in a week or so.

cheers

joe

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Sonic

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Hey Joe as you know i have a couple of moded SRB's, i have the SS, the nylon racer, a modded champ runner and another which i'm starting which will be a runner for Snetterton which again is highly moded and highly Hush Hush[;)].

I have lots of modd's on each ranging from Ball diffs to re-worked Chassis and suspension, If your looking for some ideas then we will have a chat when we go to Clumber.

Here is one of the modded SRB's,

http://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom_model.a...t=3162003101241

Lee.

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I have a SC, well more of a CRP now, but anyhow, I got this lot from a guy who had the full roll cage on a Champ, and it had a couple other hop ups as well. I started by taking the roll cage and tracing out a new chassis on a piece of aluminum (the chassis is much to heavy to have ever been competitive, but who cares)following the contours of the roll cage/nerf bars. I bolted the roll cage back on, put the front end on with some huge shocks attached to fiberglass shock extenders, and put some Team Associated battery cups in, going sideways at the back of the chassis. I actually took the half of the gear box which holds most of the motor, and made a simple jig and cut about 1/4 inch off the motor carrier part with a chop saw. It actually turned out perfect. From there I bolted in a Diamond modified, and reattached the pinion and spur gear. I will add some pics as soon as I get it a little closer to completion. [;)]

Scott

Shodog Newbie Copy

Shodog

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I have a scratch built racing buggy. Parts are from all sorts of different vintage aftermarket companies. It has a MIP rear tansmission and 4 wheel drive conversion and trailing arm rear suspension. RCH aluminum rear cage, front suspension and aluminum wheel covers. I still want to rework the chassis a bit. Here are some pics of it http://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom_model.asp?cid=6169&id=34

Jim

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tanker(2) Enthusiast

tanker(2)

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I do not have any picture of my SRB. But my SRB has a one piece graphite chassis based on the CRP chassis + the MIP trailing arms + MIP trailing arms shafts. I also has a widened front end, thorp differential, slipper clutch, cut down gearbox, trinity 14 turn double power plant, Novak ESC, Hitec micro receiver, tiny-micro steering servo with tamiya direct servo saver. Yokomo turn buckle steering link. I keep the RR body original, CRP metal chromed outer wheel cover (not the CRP plastic one), original front and rear RR tires, RCH front suspension arms. Graphite front shock tower, HPI front and rear shocks. Delicious!!! It double as my shelf-queen and runner.

BiggusDitchus Newbie Copy

BiggusDitchus

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Here is my beast at the moment...

http://www.tamiyaclub.com/getuserimage.asp...003125109_1.jpg

http://www.tamiyaclub.com/getuserimage.asp...003125109_1.jpg

1. It has been modified to accept newer type motors - needed a lot of work with the dremel.

2. The gears in gearbox are all brass

3. It now has a MIP diff

4. It has AYK shocks

5. The front tubes are all carbon

6. The chassis is carbon fibre from fibrelyte as a one off from my design.

7. The wheels are Proline

8. The front tyres are modified CRP items, should be ribs.

9. The rear tyres are Proline parts(not the ones in pictures on my showroom

10. The motor is a reedy fury 12 turn

11. I have modified a Kyosho Optima slipper clutch to fit.

12. The rc gear will be a KO 713 servo, LRP 7.1 esc and 40mhz radio

I am going to modify the rear suspension at some point to remove that annoying major camber change. Also need to sort out rear cage, and desperately need a shell.

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quote:2. The gears in gearbox are all brass
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I actually changed the gears to all plastic because of the weight reduction, it did make a noticable improvement in acceleration. I suppose you went brass because they dont get damaged easily.

What do you guys think about this gear issue? And what do you use in your scorchers?

netsmithUK

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This might seem a daft question, but why do you do it?

I love SS and have never been a racer, so this limits my judgement a bit but where as I can see the please of restoring a SRB with period hop ups like Shodog has done to end up with a fantastically intricate vintage model shelf queen (forgive me jim, if its not a display piece [;)]) I miss the point of hopping them up to be super fast runners.

I guess what I am asking is, once you remove half the original parts from the car and stick in hot motors etc, isn't it just a very expensive way of ending up with a fast runner, thats expensive to keep on the road? Why not just buy a fast runner to start off with if thats what you are after? How would the hopped up ones compare speed/handling/cost wise to a modern day buggy?

so many questions...

I'm not knocking anyone from doing it just wandering why?[?]

poulpit Collaborator

poulpit

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Hi,

In my projects, I'ld like to build one roll cage with front and rear ends form one SS, as a sand buggy.There are 2 or 3 months ago, I have seen one website from a guy who built this cage(it was light blue, I remember...). If someone have the link because I can't find it now![;)]

Many thanks,

[:o)]Poulpit.

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raemin

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quote:Originally posted by poulpit

Hi,

In my projects, I'ld like to build one roll cage with front and rear ends form one SS, as a sand buggy.There are 2 or 3 months ago, I have seen one website from a guy who built this cage(it was light blue, I remember...). If someone have the link because I can't find it now![;)]

Many thanks,

[:o)]Poulpit.

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Would it be Jimmy by chance (www.oople.com)? Hmade a very nice frame in the past.

Shodog Newbie Copy

Shodog

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quote:Originally posted by netsmithUK

This might seem a daft question, but why do you do it?

I love SS and have never been a racer, so this limits my judgement a bit but where as I can see the please of restoring a SRB with period hop ups like Shodog has done to end up with a fantastically intricate vintage model shelf queen (forgive me jim, if its not a display piece [;)]) I miss the point of hopping them up to be super fast runners.

I guess what I am asking is, once you remove half the original parts from the car and stick in hot motors etc, isn't it just a very expensive way of ending up with a fast runner, thats expensive to keep on the road? Why not just buy a fast runner to start off with if thats what you are after? How would the hopped up ones compare speed/handling/cost wise to a modern day buggy?

so many questions...

I'm not knocking anyone from doing it just wandering why?[?]

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Chris you can modify these things until they no loger resemble an SRB. It's whatever you want in the end. I like all these hop ups because back in the day I really wanted them but never could afford them. I was lucky just to keep a running gear box for my frog. With my runner rough rider I wanted to hop it up to the max but still stay within the dimensions of the original. Now it has become almost too nice to run. That is the reason I bought this http://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom_model.a...3&t=45200380608 I will make this a runner. The MIP trailing arm suspension is very smooth. The Ball Diff will make it run nice.

Jim

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tanker(2)

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Chris you can modify these things until they no loger resemble an SRB. It's whatever you want in the end. I like all these hop ups because back in the day I really wanted them but never could afford them. I was lucky just to keep a running gear box for my frog. With my runner rough rider I wanted to hop it up to the max but still stay within the dimensions of the original. Now it has become almost too nice to run. That is the reason I bought this http://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom_model.a...3&t=45200380608 I will make this a runner. The MIP trailing arm suspension is very smooth. The Ball Diff will make it run nice.

Jim

That was a very nice RR in a aftermarket body with full hop-up. That is a Rough Rider in style!! Wonder how it looks like if those parts were made of graphite... well, it is nice enough already. Outstanding!!

volksrod68 Experienced

volksrod68

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my reason for 'modifying' is cos most things i do havent been seen before, well, i havent seen em anyway.

my lowered sand scorcher now has chrome touring car wheels with low profile tires, mini Monroe shocks, accessory anti-roll bar at the back, and narrowed front suspension.

the paint is that changing colour stuff.

in standard form the sand scorcher chassis looks old, even if you didnt have a clue about the cars you would probably guess that.

but i have polished a few of the metal parts on my ss, and with the middle bar on the front suspension unit removed, the whole thing narrowed, chrome wheels, the anodized blue shocks, and the low ground stance, it takes on a whole new 'modern' look.

the front end looks like it has been hopped-up with accessory machined parts(well,nearly).

i am a fan of real 1:1 custom cars, the older cars mainly, like the hot rods and 50's/60's muscle cars, so i guess thats why i have a 'fetish' for modifying old r/c cars.

the realism of the old tamiya chassis makes them easy to modify in the style of the real cars.

The real VW beetle often has the front suspension narrowed when it is seriously lowered, so the tires clear the front wing(fender) edges, so thats why i narrowed mine, because they rubbed.

my cars arent everyone's cup of tea, but it makes a change from the masses of 'box art' cars, and it always nice to get positive feedback from other members.

i recently had 3 emails in one day, all from fellow TC members praising my work on the cars.

one email was for the lowered ss, the other for my custom sand rover, and one for my restored wild willy.

in the end it whats you want to do, there are no trends you have to follow, no guidelines, everything in the world can be modified to suit your taste.

if you get positive feedback thats a bonus.

cheers.

Dazmeister Proficient

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My SS is hopped up by options that were around in it's glory days.

http://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom_model.asp?cid=8507&id=578

And i think i will keep it that way. MAybee get a waterproof box for it. Speaking of that, has anybody tried Dazmeisters lexan waterproof boxes?

cheers

Stian[;)]

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I have had only positive responses from the first batch of ten that have been sold. Its your choice - £14 from me or £100 + from eBay !

Darren

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Hey Dazmeister,

Do you have anymore of those lexan bodies for the SC? Or was that just a one time deal?

Scott

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Never had a Lexan SC body - I want one though [;)] for a project !

Darren

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quote:Originally posted by volksrod68

few coats of that custom colour dragonfly-esque pearl colour, that changes from metallic green to gold/bronze/blue etc..

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Hi Joe..

I'm trying to get hold of some of that paint at the mo...just wondering where you got yours from? Is it a spray can, or did you have to airbrush it?

Cheers!

Tim.

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