RE: Official Radio Shack Golden Arrow Thread
Wow! I just read this whole thread, that I found from a random google search, and saw lots of love for mighty Golden Arrow. Then I thought to myself that I just couldn't walk away and had to join the fun. I have a Golden Arrow that got back in high school from my brother who manage a Radio Shack at the time. It was a heavily abused display/test unit with a missing front bumper, worn tires, and general overall wear and tear, but it still worked good. After lots more abuse and crash damage I found I needed some parts that the Shack said weren't servicable by the user, so I had to prove them wrong. In my quest I got a roached out Traxxas Cat rolling chassis from a friend and found that with little to no modification I could make some of the parts work. At that point I did some mods and upgrades too.I still have it and crack it out from time to time.
My list of mods/upgrades are-
Bearings all around
Bullet motor
mix n match Cat and GA gears with optional pinions
Stock electrics with battery eliminator mod
Cat rear hub adapters and Cat wheels/tires front and rear
Cat front bumper
Cat front trailing arms.