RC Car Recommendation?

Pix of Rough rider buggy restored. When i originally built it, i used the oillite bronse bushings that came in the kit back then, as the ball bearings were so expensive for these. When i did the rebuild, i split the gearcase, and replaced all of them with the ball bearing races. The rough rider did not have an open rear with spiders. It was a locker, so rooster tail burnouts on dirt are always fun. I have not decaled the body yet. It came pre painted gold. I need to scuff n shoot it orange to put the Ron Mitchell Racing livery on it, and even though its got torsion bar rear suspension holding the *** end up, i still need a set of rear shocks for it. The originals got cannibalized years ago for other projects. Like all projects i have its never quite finished. I did update and get rid of the servo operated wiper arm speed controller it used to have, and bought Tamiyas new solid state speed controller box. Super tiny. Saves a lot of space.

Matt

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Sweet ride! I still have some of the mid 1980's Tamiya R/C catalogs which show their lineup. The technology they designed into scale cars was pretty cool considering it was 30+ years ago! I'm going to have to make a trip down to the basement closet to fish out my Hornet and Thundershot now!! Yes, the ESC upgrade was big as it eliminated the the chance of the wiper arm getting stuck one way (from dirt or low batteries) and got rid of that 4 pack of AA batteries in the car!