My first and by far my most favorite 4WD buggy
There is something about this car. I worked an entire summer as a yard keeper in 1986 to earn my first one. It came built in its box with an old Futaba wheel radio and servos. I loved this car, I tore it down and cleaned it all and fixed broken pieces and then reassembled it. I converted it a couple of years later to an indoor dirt oval racer. I had to race with the 2WD, so I just removed the front bones and prop shaft. I even reversed the left front wheel for more pull in the corners. It would turn left great after that, no push at all, like it was on rails. I always thought, why do the wheel mounts have to be so weird, I can't buy any cool in style wheels. Well after my reversal on the left front, I didn't care anymore. I could fly and turn left just great. I had a lot of fun with this car and then sold it when I joined the Air Force. As soon as I got my head back and realized what I had done, I asked around home for another. I was given one by a fellow racer and I began the resto from there. I have bought a bunch of new parts as this 'freebie' was badly abused. Now I have all new parts and a new body set. I have had so many interuptions to the restoration, that I am sad to say after 10 years of trying, this is as far as I have gotten. I am just wanting this rebuild to be perfect and I think that is why it is taking so long.
Update, as you can see by my linking below, this model went from stock to over the top with all the parts I found to upgrade an original HotShot that were sold in the 80's.
If you liked those pictures, you should see these...
PURISTS BEWARE:The DreamShot is finally ^done^....for now.
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Crash Cramer
ARRRRRGH, the F parts have broken just sitting there. Anyone have a set new so my Shelf Queen will once again be an ongoing project?? Just wait until you see the pics of the Universal joints on all four corners!!!!!!!!!!!!!
kontemax
I discovered some days ago that my new F part have broken too sitting on shelf. ARRRGH too!
mongoose1983
Love your Futaba transmitters... those are from 1976 or 77, am I wrong?
Crash Cramer
MR Goose, You are close, The Latrax is actually stamped 1979 and the Futaba design goes back to 1974. I got my first HotShot with the Futaba type radio, so I had to get another of the correct vintage for my homage. It is ashame that my car was newer than the radio back then, but that was 20+ yrs ago. I have seen some newer BIG WHEEL Futabas in the early 80's, but I never bought one, I waited until the pistol grips came out and I could afford one by 1990 so I bought that. Here is a cool link to some Futaba history, double click the buttons to see all the photos. [Click here]
keven64
That Futaba transmitter is a 2F - originally from 1974.
The Latrex copy does not have the Futaba transmitter's feature that allows you to plug the receiver battery into it to check the voltage...
A shame it is incomplete...
keven64
Click on 1982 in your link, Chris - I've TWO of those transmitters !
I've got that guide book somewhere, too - but it is shabby from being read so much !
Crash Cramer
Keven, I now have a few more of these, this week finally got the instruction manual for this one and have enough RX sets and old servos to complete all of them. I will be reading for that feature you mention.
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