RE: No one bid on this plz (R/C car body)

[Josh Hignight <Josh.Hignight@phoenix.edu>]

Yeah, 1/10 cars are just plain too big to fit a 1/12th body on and have it
look right. 
I know even my HPI nitro 1/12th is actually a "large" 1/12th and I have a
hard time fitting some of the normal 1/12th bodies, especially the racing
pan car bodies as mine isn't a pan car and doesn't have as "flat" of a
chassis (engine, and suspension stick up too much). 
But for 1/12th, it kicks butt! Fully adjustable independent suspension, will
fit any small block .12 or .15 ci 2 stroke r/c car engine (1.25hp in it now,
vs .5 stock), 2 speed transmission (55+ mph), full time awd, can fit 1/10th
touring car rims and tires for that "baller" look (and faster top speed). At
the moment, I'm working on fitting my 63 bus microbus body to it :) Also got
a TT body for racing.

The scirocco body looks like it would fit very nicely. I am willing to put
whatever I can afford towards the cause of having this body reproduced in a
good quantity (I would like at least 5 if possible. A couple for showing, a
couple to actually drive around on occasion, and one to save). Granted, I'm
not made of $, nor do I have hook ups for producing bodies (yet, I'll check
among a few peers), but I'd do what I could...  

 

Joshua Hignight
Student Services/Technical Services
New Mexico Campus
(505) 821-4800

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Neal Tovsen [mailto:sixteen.volt@verizon.net] 
Sent:	Thursday, September 27, 2001 11:19 AM
To:	daroccot@accessconsulting.ca; Night Shadow
Cc:	rocco list
Subject:	RE: No one bid on this plz (R/C car body)

> I just bought a 1/10 NB
> tamiya, do you think it would fit on that chassis?,

No chance. That body was built for early 80's 1/12th scale pan cars like
those from Associated at the time (remember the RC-12?). They're flat little
carpet/asphalt racers with foam tires and a suspension that relies on the
twisting of a fiberglass plate attached to the rear drivetrain pod.

I'm really bummed because I saw one of the really early Associated cars on
eBay last week, and it would have been SO COOL to have such an old-skool
body on such an old-skool chassis!

Neal

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> [mailto:owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of RoccotMan .aka Jason
> Adams
> Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 6:12 PM
> To: Night Shadow
> Cc: rocco list
> Subject: Re: No one bid on this plz (R/C car body)
>
>
> Go for it man...
>
> With all the interest on the list here, might I suggest you
> not be afraid to bid a little more and compensate your self
> by charging a couple bucks over duplication costs to cover
> your higher bid... hell you might even get for less than
> you were willing to pay that way!  I just bought a 1/10 NB
> tamiya, do you think it would fit on that chassis?,
> probably not as it's a FWD... anyway I'd be interested in a
> copy... I could always get a 1/12 chassis anotherday.
>
>
> bid away...
>
>
> --- Night Shadow <soltwede@privateI.com> wrote:
> >
> > I am asking that all of you do NOT bid on this item.  I
> > plan to try and
> > have it reproduced for all us r/c car fans.  So if I win
> > this, there might
> > be more available in the near future.
> >
> >
> http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1642389667
> >
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> > 80 Scirocco (Parts car)
> > 81 Scirocco S (2.0 16v swap and complete restoration in
> > progress)
> > 84 Scirocco Automatic (Katy's Daily Driver)
> > 91 Cabriolet (2.0 8v swap and mechanical rebuild in
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> > 00 Golf GL TDI (My Daily Driver)
> >
> > "For Aquarians, the physics of loopholes is a perfectly
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> >
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