Anyone know who made these Blackfoot/Beetle parts?

[67CamaroSS]

I picked up a nice Monster Beetle. When I began tearing if down to clean it, I found these steering blocks in place of the stock ones. Does anyone know who made them?

[Backlash]

To me, they look to have been made by the person you bought it off... (i.e. home made)

[GregM]

Hah, this is so cool! (seriously!).

[SteveU30]

Looks like it could be home made from Polymorph to me?

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[jeekelemental]

Smart! Inboard bearings and less bumpsteer design.

[GregM]

My guess would be these blocks could have been machined from nylon or white polyethylene.

[kontemax]

Very sought and worked design.

Max

I picked up a nice Monster Beetle. When I began tearing if down to clean it, I found these steering blocks in place of the stock ones. Does anyone know who made them?

[Cooltoys]

I forgot who made those.. That is a hop up back in the day maybe a home made one. I have one of those too in my blackfoot too. Very simple but durable..

[67CamaroSS]

I thought they might be homemade but I wanted to know if anyone had seen them before. What is odd however is that the truck doesnt look like it was run much so I'm wondering if the previous owner broke one or both original steering blocks early one or thought the area was weak and replaced them from the get go.

[Champ85]

Explain to me how the inboard ball bearing helps?

The front wheels already have bearings on them.

If it had a hex adapter then it would make sense, like a modern 2WD buggy (non Tamiya) so you could mount 4WD hex front wheels too.

[matman]

Explain to me how the inboard ball bearing helps?

The front wheels already have bearings on them.

If it had a hex adapter then it would make sense, like a modern 2WD buggy (non Tamiya) so you could mount 4WD hex front wheels too.

Is it a bearing ? , i would think it's the step up on the shalft , that the bearing & wheel stop at .

As it's the original shalft ! ..

[67CamaroSS]

It's not a bearing cause the axle doesn't move.

[Champ85]

Cheers. I keyed off of jeek's reply and the look of the axle where it goes into the block.

[KEV THE REV]

I had something similar to these blocks fixed to some alu sheet , forming up a Striker chassis ,as it didn't have the original chassis tub . I didn't make them but they seemed to work well

[4ferraras]

I kinda looks like a bearing, but 67CameroSS is right. The axle doesn't move. It's probably just a bushing so the plastic doesn't wear.

[kontemax]

Hey guys, this object is terribly hideous. The worst looking optional part I ever seen. A chunk of plastic with a rough square shape. It's orrible. Probably they were made by the previous owner with a saw and a piece of plastic. I don't believe that any brand in the world could make these pieces of art.

Cubist art, I suppose.

Max

[Flat_Out]

Whatever they are, they were mass produced. I've got a couple sets and Have seen plenty of others. Not pretty, but they worked well! I have no idea who made them though. I've never seen a set in retail packaging. Maybe just a short run produced in the 80s by some smaller company or individual. There's enough of them out there to pop up randomly on different cars around the world.

[kontemax]

OMG, I don't believe it

Max

Whatever they are, they were mass produced.

[Flat_Out]

I know! I was shocked too when I realized there was more than one set of those ugly things. Haha

[mynameisdannyowens]

Well seen as they work really well I'm off to varnish a sugar cube and make my own set now

[67CamaroSS]

Yes thes are ugly but seem pretty sturdy and functional. At least you can't see them when you run the truck. I can't beilve nobody knows who produced these.

[Flat_Out]

Well, there you go.  Mystery solved.  

[67CamaroSS]

Thanks!

[kontemax]

On 22/12/2016 at 6:09 PM, Flat_Out said:

Well, there you go.  Mystery solved.  

Master the art?

 

Max