Ok, I have been obsessed by the Tamiya Lunchbox ever since 1987. When I discovered the Re-Release on the Internet I was sold instantly. So I bought one and began to mod it. Soon the idea of building a street version grew and some unfinished projects I saw motivated me to get this going.
I decided to make a build chronicle for all the Lunchbox enthusiasts out there.
First, I bought a pretty cheap RTR 4WD belt-drive chassis and stripped it. It's made by the german manufacturer 'Robbe'. I got the OEM version for the german Hobby-distributor 'Conrad Electronic'. It's go full ball-bearings and has a belt driven full time AWD with ball diffs and super-cheap plastic oil-shocks. The decks are made of aluminium, most of the suspension parts are plastic and don't seem to be very rigid.
But there are many aluminium suspension hop-up parts available which I will get my hands on later.
But first things first, here's the plain chassis with the cheap stock servo and receiver still mounted:
< Message edited by Dante77 -- 3/1/2007 9:22:23 PM >
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With the lexan LB body, you can bend the body slightly to maybe cover the wheel!! And w/ the lexan body, you can also cut the wheel arch out your own way to make sure that it clears the wheel.. hee hee!!
< Message edited by Lunchboxer -- 3/1/2007 8:43:01 PM >
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Looks alright so far but I think you should do what ever you got to do to get the thing to just look perfect on there and like a low rider I guess you could call it like the body pretty low to the ground. Just my opinion.
To solve the two problems, I got the Parma Lexan Lunchbox body on the way, which has flared fenders (body width to be measured by Lunchboxer ).
Here's a pic of the lexan shell, note the fenders!
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With the lexan LB body, you can bend the body slightly to maybe cover the wheel!! And w/ the lexan body, you can also cut the wheel arch out your own way to make sure that it clears the wheel.. hee hee!!
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