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rovpilot26 · 07-29-2009, 12:06 AM

Buuuutttttt....

Does anyone do 1/8 scale buggies?

I raced nitro buggies for a long time and then got out of it...

I am in the process of converting a Jammin X1 CR pro buggy to electric...

So far it is looking to be a promising endeavour...

Borneoben · 07-30-2009, 09:20 PM

I used to race 1/10th electric buggies converted to on road use.
I raced indoors on carpet with foam tires it was awsome i loved it allot.
I wish we had brushless motors and Lipos back then!

The sad part is that when you are 16 "toy RC cars" dont get you the girls!

I sold all my kit and built an awsome Kit car instead.

She really helped with the Girls!!

I am now classed as an adult (kind of) and married so i can afford to play with toys again.
I have a 1/8th savage truck thay i muck about with every now and again and its great fun.

Cant beat the thrill of flying Helis though.

Ben

rovpilot26 · 07-30-2009, 09:24 PM

Nice ride...

I ran back in the day of the frog and grasshopper with mechanical ESC...

I also have an Xray T2'008 that is a fun car for onroad... Different driving technique... Loving BL for sure!

Did I mention nice ride?

Borneoben · 07-30-2009, 09:54 PM

LOL
you can imagine the reaction i used to get with that car at school!

I bought it really cheap, it was already built but a real Dog

I spent almost a year stripping it down and rebuilding, had it resprayed as well.

It is a VW beetle re-body job and as such had the old 1300 air cooled flat four in the back.
I ran it using some ultra short Beach buggy exhaust system that made it really loud not like a 1300 at all. It was really light as well so acceleration was pretty brisk if not fast.
I liked the 1300 engine as it made insurance cheap for a firts car.

You can imagine how impatient i was to get my license when i hit 17.
I passed my driving test exactlly 2 weeks after my test which is as fast as my instructor could teach me.

The picture isnt my actual car, i had a two tone silver red paint job but its almost exactly the same otherwise. Sadly i dont have any picturs of my actual car.

Cheers

Ben

rovpilot26 · 07-30-2009, 09:57 PM

Just the same it is righteous!

The beetle with a twist...

kahn10 · 07-31-2009, 03:45 AM

15TH BIRTHDAY...LUNCHTIME:sit and get drivers license in beetle..have short argument about the possibility that perhaps someone had been driving without a license maybe..

15TH BIRTHDAY...EVENING:deystroy both sides and back of beetle by hitting(if i remember correctly) bank,bank,bridge...bank.did i mention it was my parents v dub

15TH BIRTHDAY...LATE EVENING:decide beetles are blot on the landscape while attempting to create story explaining 3 sides of beetle that didn't involve it being my fault

15TH BIRTHDAY...2 MINUTES LEFT...give up and decide to hate beetles passionately for the rest of my life.......

Mikej · 07-31-2009, 04:12 AM

They let you drive at 15 in NZ ????????

kahn10 · 07-31-2009, 07:19 AM

yeah bro...so when you sit your license on your 15th birthday apparently its not the go to drive one handed smoking a ciggy and listening to the stereo.apparently it gives the impression you've perhaps been driving for a little while....heh heh heh

07-29-2009, 12:06 AM	#1 (permalink)
rovpilot26 HF Support My HF Map location Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Texas	Totally not heli related... Buuuutttttt.... Does anyone do 1/8 scale buggies? I raced nitro buggies for a long time and then got out of it... I am in the process of converting a Jammin X1 CR pro buggy to electric... So far it is looking to be a promising endeavour...

07-30-2009, 09:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
Borneoben Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Feb 2005	I used to race 1/10th electric buggies converted to on road use. I raced indoors on carpet with foam tires it was awsome i loved it allot. I wish we had brushless motors and Lipos back then! The sad part is that when you are 16 "toy RC cars" dont get you the girls! I sold all my kit and built an awsome Kit car instead. She really helped with the Girls!! I am now classed as an adult (kind of) and married so i can afford to play with toys again. I have a 1/8th savage truck thay i muck about with every now and again and its great fun. Cant beat the thrill of flying Helis though. Ben Attached Thumbnails

07-30-2009, 09:24 PM	#3 (permalink)
rovpilot26 HF Support Thread Starter My HF Map location Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Texas	Awesome Ben! Nice ride... I ran back in the day of the frog and grasshopper with mechanical ESC... I also have an Xray T2'008 that is a fun car for onroad... Different driving technique... Loving BL for sure! Did I mention nice ride?

07-30-2009, 09:57 PM	#5 (permalink)
rovpilot26 HF Support Thread Starter My HF Map location Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Texas	It's still sweet... Just the same it is righteous! The beetle with a twist...

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07-30-2009, 09:54 PM	#4 (permalink)
Borneoben Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Feb 2005	LOL you can imagine the reaction i used to get with that car at school! I bought it really cheap, it was already built but a real Dog I spent almost a year stripping it down and rebuilding, had it resprayed as well. It is a VW beetle re-body job and as such had the old 1300 air cooled flat four in the back. I ran it using some ultra short Beach buggy exhaust system that made it really loud not like a 1300 at all. It was really light as well so acceleration was pretty brisk if not fast. I liked the 1300 engine as it made insurance cheap for a firts car. You can imagine how impatient i was to get my license when i hit 17. I passed my driving test exactlly 2 weeks after my test which is as fast as my instructor could teach me. The picture isnt my actual car, i had a two tone silver red paint job but its almost exactly the same otherwise. Sadly i dont have any picturs of my actual car. Cheers Ben

07-31-2009, 03:45 AM	#6 (permalink)
kahn10 Registered Users Join Date: Jun 2007	15TH BIRTHDAY...LUNCHTIME:sit and get drivers license in beetle..have short argument about the possibility that perhaps someone had been driving without a license maybe.. 15TH BIRTHDAY...EVENING:deystroy both sides and back of beetle by hitting(if i remember correctly) bank,bank,bridge...bank.did i mention it was my parents v dub 15TH BIRTHDAY...LATE EVENING:decide beetles are blot on the landscape while attempting to create story explaining 3 sides of beetle that didn't involve it being my fault 15TH BIRTHDAY...2 MINUTES LEFT...give up and decide to hate beetles passionately for the rest of my life.......

07-31-2009, 04:12 AM	#7 (permalink)
Mikej Registered Users Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: England	They let you drive at 15 in NZ ????????

07-31-2009, 07:19 AM	#8 (permalink)
kahn10 Registered Users Join Date: Jun 2007	yeah bro...so when you sit your license on your 15th birthday apparently its not the go to drive one handed smoking a ciggy and listening to the stereo.apparently it gives the impression you've perhaps been driving for a little while....heh heh heh

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