While we're on the topic of RC stuff....Got more XMODS RC car stuff, craiglist special. When new these cars ran like $40-$50 regular price. For $40 I basically got 6 cars and a TON of hop up parts ranging from bearing kits, body kits, AWD kits and light kits.
The set was advertised as for 5 cars with some parts for $40. Turns out that there was a Plano fishing box that had 2 levels with a ton of parts. After I explored a little, I noticed there were 5 cars but 6 transmitters. I went, "Hmmm...this is weird." I looked in the box on the bottom level, I found half a chassis. In another box mixed in with some other body parts, I found another half of a chassis, found some differential parts in another little bin. Turns out I made another car! Looks to be another Scion, no body, but I found some scion specific parts.
So here is what I got for $40 as I got them:
1 Transformers Bumble Bee 2010 Camaro, stock with headlights/taillights. Upgraded with underbody glow, 30k rpm motor and 4wd kit
1 Toyota Scion, BRAND NEW IN BOX!!!!! Still has the plastic wrap on the transmitter and car. Must have got it to replace the one he parted out.
1 Mitsubishi EVO MR, upgraded with 4wd /headlight/taillight/ METAL bearing/30k rpm motor/lowering/body kits.
1 Hummer, upgraded with 4wd/30k rpm kit but missing driver front dogbone, will have to make one or something to get full 4wd. No truck dogbone in spare parts but have dogbones/hubs for 4wd cars.
1 Nissan Titan, upgraded with under body glow/lowering kit/simulated 22" rim upgrade/headlights/taillights/4wd kits
1 chassis built from all the spare parts, had lowering kit. Stock now but have parts to make 4wd. Had a broken passenger rear hub but nothing Shoe Goo couldn't fix. This one may be the "experimental" chassis I'll be using to use different bodies, etc. For not it has the extra Corvette body that I got with the Firebird/Mustang deal. Currently I'm putting on a 427 Shelby Cobra 1/24 scale model body on it.
1 blue Ford F-150 body kit
2 Mitsubishi EVO MR body kits new in package. (So essentially I have 3 body kits. Weird, but can use the spoilers on other stuff.
1 big 2 layer parts box loaded with springs of different rates, lowering kits, driveshafts for 4wd, tires, rims, screws, etc. all organized.
I took out the lowering kits on all the cars and put in softer springs to help maintain some movement in the suspension and to hep keep the tires on the ground. All the cars were dirty/had dog hair on them. The most fun was rebuilding them and tuning them up.
Not bad for $40 for 6 cars and a bunch of spare parts and upgrades. Figure just the bearing kit was $20 new..... :-)
