Bennett Ironman 100 Posted October 11, 2020 Morning everyone π My long awaited 'Candy Green' Hopper build is now on...(birthday just) anything I need to buy/upgrade,battery door thingy ? EtcΒ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aerobert 2093 Posted October 11, 2020 Happy Birthday! Have fun with the build. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lee76 638 Posted October 11, 2020 Happy birthday! Ive nearly finished my candy green goodness... just have the painting to do. I kept mine stock apart from the bearings, itβll only get some light running on flat grass avoid jumps and hopefully remain looking mint... well thatβs the plan.. i did buy a spare basher body.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lowspot 299 Posted October 28, 2020 You definitely want to upgrade to 540 size motor - the 380 makes the car go 10km/h fast :-) Even the standard silver can is a huge improvement. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
simalarion 2194 Posted October 28, 2020 On 10/11/2020 at 10:32 AM, Bennett Ironman said: Morning everyone π My long awaited 'Candy Green' Hopper build is now on...(birthday just) anything I need to buy/upgrade,battery door thingy ? EtcΒ And remember BallBearing set, they are very cheap now and this kitΒ dont have many. If i remember correclty the ones in grasshoppper are plastic, you need ball bearings! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bennett Ironman 100 Posted October 29, 2020 Ball Bearings obtained π 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philyon 39 Posted October 29, 2020 540 :Β nice Ball bearing :Β very nice +oil shocks -> green birthday winner !! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
simalarion 2194 Posted October 29, 2020 I did not find good oil shocks for my grasshopper, those i got where useless. The only ones i could find on Ebay.Β Here is my GrassHopper Esit: i thought my Hopper where just fine with 380, went faster than i first thought Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bennett Ironman 100 Posted November 6, 2020 Birthday 'Hopper' still not made the production line π³π₯Β Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bennett Ironman 100 Posted November 9, 2020 Hi everyone....hope we are all staying safe π updates on the 'birthday' Hopper .... Obviously really enjoyed building the basic kit π really good fun looking at how far RC cars have come since my original 'Hopper' back in 1984Β But I made a couple of 'boo boo's π³ yes I spent hours painting the lettering on the tyres only to find that when I built the wheels up all the white lettering cracked π¬ I now remember someone mentioning that on the forum π second was the classic not remembering that the front and rear screws for the wheels are different lengths .....it's all part of the fun...I guess got bodyshell to paint π¨ and decals to apply probably not going to run this build as it's a 'shelfie' π... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites