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RE: Hornet in the house... :) (not mine..) - 7/7/2006 5:55:33 PM

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NICE, where did you get the front oil shocks conversion?! Or you fab the shock towers yourself?!

It is a CRP front shock kit which came with the aluminum shock towers and the dampers and hardware. use this requires you to hack off the stock towers which is okay becuase back in the day that was one thing that always broke on this buggy.

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RE: Hornet in the house... :) (not mine..) - 7/7/2006 5:59:01 PM

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It is a CRP front shock kit which came with the aluminum shock towers and the dampers and hardware. use this requires you to hack off the stock towers which is okay becuase back in the day that was one thing that always broke on this buggy.

More pics here

Bet they don't sell that kit anymore!! They need to bring that back now that Tamiya has re-released the old classic!!

I'd like to see a double wishbone setup for my Lunchbox.....

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RE: Hornet in the house... :) (not mine..) - 7/7/2006 6:07:05 PM

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Checked out your gallery.. nice.. I want to know where you got that aluminum wheel adaptor!! I was looking for something like that but ended up using the new one released from Tamiya for the Frog, but it converts the adaptor into 12mm hex.. (so on my Lunchbox, it is now running my Wild Willy tires/wheel combo..)

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RE: Hornet in the house... :) (not mine..) - 7/7/2006 7:53:54 PM

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The Aluminum wheel hubs were made by Thorp mfg. They just take the place of the stock plastic hub which use to break all the time.

CRP made a double wishbone set up for the The Futaba FX-10 which was similar to the Tamiya striker. wit a little skill it could be adapted to fit the front of a lunchbox. I bought a kit and messed around a bit with it but it would need a bit of tinkering to make it work.

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RE: Hornet in the house... :) (not mine..) - 7/7/2006 8:27:07 PM

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The Aluminum wheel hubs were made by Thorp mfg. They just take the place of the stock plastic hub which use to break all the time.

CRP made a double wishbone set up for the The Futaba FX-10 which was similar to the Tamiya striker. wit a little skill it could be adapted to fit the front of a lunchbox. I bought a kit and messed around a bit with it but it would need a bit of tinkering to make it work.

I bet the aluminum hub is no longer being made.. I searched left and right when I was looking to replace my broken one, and I couldn't find any.. ended up getting the hex conversion from Tamiya.. (which is great..)

Would be interesting to see the Lunchbox with a good front end.. ha ha! Although the front is usually not touching the ground anyway, so probably doesn't do much good!

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RE: Hornet in the house... :) (not mine..) - 7/8/2006 8:32:50 AM

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Wow shodog .... Nice Hornet. I was never really a grasshopper/hornet fan. But I have to say thats a nice looking car. The hop-ups are sweet too !!! My friend had a grasshopper back in the 80's and we used to tease him. Man we were diks !!! LOL !!! We'd always talk like the KungFu Master and say "Snatch first place from my hand young grasshopper .... ohhhh so sorry ... too slow" Eventually He got a better car but looking back we were a-holes LOL !!!

Anyway man NICE HORNET !!! Makes me want one !!

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RE: Hornet in the house... :) (not mine..) - 7/8/2006 8:40:01 PM

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LOL, that's funny!

The Hornet was my first hobby grade R/C, so it holds a special position in my heart.. :P That's why I am getting it for my nephew as his first real R/C!

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Wow shodog .... Nice Hornet. I was never really a grasshopper/hornet fan. But I have to say thats a nice looking car. The hop-ups are sweet too !!! My friend had a grasshopper back in the 80's and we used to tease him. Man we were diks !!! LOL !!! We'd always talk like the KungFu Master and say "Snatch first place from my hand young grasshopper .... ohhhh so sorry ... too slow" Eventually He got a better car but looking back we were a-holes LOL !!!

Anyway man NICE HORNET !!! Makes me want one !!

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RE: Hornet in the house... :) (not mine..) - 7/9/2006 1:53:05 AM

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Jeez, nicest uncle I know lol

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RE: Hornet in the house... :) (not mine..) - 7/9/2006 2:28:22 AM

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wow

gotta admit that is 1 sweet hornet

nice job!

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RE: Hornet in the house... :) (not mine..) - 7/9/2006 3:13:10 AM

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Where in ct are you?

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RE: Hornet in the house... :) (not mine..) - 7/9/2006 4:24:58 AM

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Jeez, nicest uncle I know lol

LOL, ha ha ha!!

More excuse for me to get more new stuff.. that's all.. :P

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RE: Hornet in the house... :) (not mine..) - 7/9/2006 3:12:42 PM

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Get me something then! lol, jk....I do wish you lived closer though...I want to see that tlt in action, and the f1! maybe when I'm dribving in 2 years I'll stop buy

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RE: Hornet in the house... :) (not mine..) - 7/9/2006 7:12:07 PM

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LOL, yeah, you see the Lunchbox w/ Neo..

I broke one of the front rim this past weekend.. looks like it is time for some custom aluminum wheel.. ouch!!

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RE: Hornet in the house... :) (not mine..) - 10/24/2006 3:33:06 AM

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So finally my parents are going to visit my nephew.. so the Hornet is leaving me....

As I know those spiky rear tires will wear down very quickly if run on pavement.. so I follow the recommendation and get an extra set of wheel and Grasshopper rear tires for my nephew.. (hey, I need to order stuff from Tower anyway, right?!

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RE: Hornet in the house... :) (not mine..) - 10/24/2006 3:41:03 AM

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2 x 1900mAh Piranha NiCD should be okay for the silver can.....

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RE: Hornet in the house... :) (not mine..) - 10/24/2006 3:42:31 AM