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Old 11-24-2007, 08:53 PM   #1
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Default tamiya super champ/sand scorcher f-150 ranger

anyone remember the sand scorcher or the super champ it also came with asf-150 ranger my son just got the f-150 .these buggies would make an excellent scale tube frame rail .the front end is a scale dowm vw front end, and the rear is much the same the hole suspension mounts off the tranny so it looks like the vw . very kool

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Old 11-24-2007, 09:51 PM   #2
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Yeah, they are cool. I had a Super Champ when I was a kid, but they are not 1.9 scale rigs.
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Old 11-24-2007, 11:13 PM   #3
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well the ranger f-150 body says 1/10 th scale on the under side of it.fits nicely on my high lift and thats 1/10 th scale. the idea was to use it to build a scaler to put on a trailer my high lift
the ranger is the same chassis as the sand scorcher and the super champ


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Old 11-25-2007, 03:07 PM   #4
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I have a F150 myself and the body is the same as a blackfoot, which I know alot of guys use for scale trucks. Now I agree that the chassis layout and dimensions may be a bit off for perfect scale but maybe getting a bit hung up on scale a little hard sometimes I would say if anything the sand scorcher is more scale then a 4wd 2.2 that had a VW shell on it. Not to pick an arguement
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Old 11-25-2007, 04:33 PM   #5
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How is it a 1.9 rig? It is very scale, but it should be in the general section.
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Old 11-25-2007, 05:04 PM   #6
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I've got 2 sand scorchers , and was thinking of rebuilding one for trail runs .
the other is just as it was when I first built it , just needs a new esc , and battery .
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I've got 2 sand scorchers , and was thinking of rebuilding one for trail runs .
the other is just as it was when I first built it , just needs a new esc , and battery .
Aren't those things worth $$$ these days? I GAVE away two of them years ago.
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Old 11-26-2007, 03:01 PM   #8
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yup big bucks like a bruiser .
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Old 11-26-2007, 03:44 PM   #9
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Look how much this brand new one is going for one ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/NIB-Tamiya-Sand-...QQcmdZViewItem
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Old 11-26-2007, 04:57 PM   #10
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Look how much this brand new one is going for one ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/NIB-Tamiya-Sand-...QQcmdZViewItem
Um, wow... I remember the day my mom threw mine in the trash... I should send her the link.
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Old 12-10-2007, 11:23 PM   #11
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ive been trying to get one of these for a while now .they are the bruisers of the buggy world exspencive .hard to get a shelf queen .the other pics i posted of the f-150 is my sons he's restoring it .heres some pics before i give it a good cleaning and new electronics.




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Old 12-11-2007, 11:26 AM   #12
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WOW! What a nice example. Those red tires always threw me...
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Old 12-11-2007, 11:51 AM   #13
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the rims are 1.5 .. not 1.9
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a newbie question, whats the bottle strapped to the back for?

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i thought so. i like old rc stuff like this. mechanical speed controlsman us kids got it easy

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Old 12-11-2007, 02:31 PM   #17
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ya its an oil resevoir .and the speed control will be pulled and a water proof one will take its place along with a new steering servo,and a new sport tuned motor.just to have some fun with it and make it more reliable.
im going to completely strip it down to bare bones clean grease everything then it should be good to go.might do a build thread on it.
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