Vanessa's Lunchbox
Discussion
The time has come to finally relive my youth and get one of these. Russy does a good deal with extra batteries and a fast charger, but what other extras are the must haves. Any mods or bits that i should be looking at getting with it. Any bits that break way to easily that can be replaced with better ones? Do i need to paint it, or is it already yellow?
How long do the 3300mah batteries last? I seem to remember batteries were only good for 15 minutes or do back in the day.
I've never driven one, just wanted it since i was a kid racing my Grasshopper 2. It'll be built and played with by me and my two boys (9 & 10).
How long do the 3300mah batteries last? I seem to remember batteries were only good for 15 minutes or do back in the day.
I've never driven one, just wanted it since i was a kid racing my Grasshopper 2. It'll be built and played with by me and my two boys (9 & 10).
goforbroke said:
The time has come to finally relive my youth and get one of these. Russy does a good deal with extra batteries and a fast charger, but what other extras are the must haves. Any mods or bits that i should be looking at getting with it. Any bits that break way to easily that can be replaced with better ones? Do i need to paint it, or is it already yellow?
How long do the 3300mah batteries last? I seem to remember batteries were only good for 15 minutes or do back in the day.
I've never driven one, just wanted it since i was a kid racing my Grasshopper 2. It'll be built and played with by me and my two boys (9 & 10).
3rd shock gearbox mod is worth doing. Suspension arms aren't that robustm but if you uprate them you risk transferring damage to the chassis itself.How long do the 3300mah batteries last? I seem to remember batteries were only good for 15 minutes or do back in the day.
I've never driven one, just wanted it since i was a kid racing my Grasshopper 2. It'll be built and played with by me and my two boys (9 & 10).
3300mah batteries will last an age! I ran some 4600s and could run it flat out for well over an hour - battery tech has come a LONG way!
My kids have one each (ahem!) .
They are as good as you think they are / thought they would be as a boy !
we have some skateboard jumps in the back garden - they are utterly small and crap for skateboards, brilliant for remote control car jumps!
just make sure you attach the suspension components the right way up otherwise it will sag on its wheels
They are as good as you think they are / thought they would be as a boy !
we have some skateboard jumps in the back garden - they are utterly small and crap for skateboards, brilliant for remote control car jumps!
just make sure you attach the suspension components the right way up otherwise it will sag on its wheels
Use ball bearings instead of the bushes supplied with the kit. Get rid of the friction shocks. The body comes unpainted its hard plastic type, I would recommend getting a polycarbonate replacement to use at it makes it less top heavy and you can keep the nicely detailed original one undamaged.
I've got one of the originals (well it is in my parent's loft - I think).
The tie rods weren't up to much - plastic ends with a screw in metal shaft. The front wheels would catch on things and eventually the threads in the plastic ends would strip. I hope that 30 odd years later they may have improved the design.
The tie rods weren't up to much - plastic ends with a screw in metal shaft. The front wheels would catch on things and eventually the threads in the plastic ends would strip. I hope that 30 odd years later they may have improved the design.
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