Sand Rider - on the beach.
Hi there. This here`s my completed Sand Rider project. I`ve gone for the white Tamiya wheels and Pro Line Dirt Hawg tyres seeing as I had them lying arround. I think they look ok but with the tyres being oversised runs the risk of overheating. The only two pinion sizes offered are 19T and 17T so i`ve modified the motor plate to fit 20T and 16T. For this run i`ve installed an 18T motor and 16T pinion. All was ok for a while but as predicted it was short lived as the motor died. It was fun while it lasted. So for the two jump pics which were taken at another location, I installed the 540. After a while it to was getting hot too so I ended the day. All in all I must say how fun it was to drive with the RR body, it really made a difference in enjoyment compared to the SV body. I might try so source a larger spur if one exists. Well hope you enjoy the pics as much as I enjoyed driving the car. Cheeres.
If you liked those pictures, you should see these...
Sand Rider + Hornet beach run
Comments
mighty peesh
looks fantastic, would look even more 'fantasticer' with a driver. nice work and great pics.
Wandy
I like it! If Tamiya had re-released the Rough Rider on a modern chassis this is probably similar to how they would have done it.
Road Burner
Looks great, nice action shots. My DF-02 also had overheating problems due to Pro-Line tires.
bfst24
nice,like the rr body on it,good idea
qatmix
very nice. Plus you have the advantage that this car actually has some handling unlike the terrible originals
WW-nut
Looks great - can you fit a driver in there?
Toykid
The 5th Pic is awesome.
paulos29
Nice conversion, and great pics too
pastimesteve
Fantastic! One of my favorites for sure. I love this chassis. I'm running the same tires on my baja bug version of the DT-02 and I like them. I agree though, that I wish there were more gearing options.
BiggusDitchus
Great looking buggy the RR shell looks perfect on the chassis.
mr.retreader
Thanks very much for the feedback guys. I will either get a driver or do something with the windows, it does look a litttle empty. As for the handling, sure it`s terrific and a dream to drive, although I don't mind the querky handling of the SRB`s. Cheeres.
Sideways-King
Absolutely love this. Awesome, awesome, awesome!
henrikw
that looks way awesome!
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