Tamiya Lunchbox/Midnight Pumpkin Owners Club....

[myv8growler]

Green eyed Pumpkin:

[Kristian2002]

Took my lunchbox out yesterday broke the front shock at the bottom mount, need replacment now

[mick e]

Doh ^

Edited January 25, 2015 by mick e

[Vanrouge]

Tool our two Sand Rovers out to day for our first post new year bash. Oh how we laughed... Can't wait for the LB and the Pumpkin!

[nr73]

Oh yeah! Oh yeah!

I've got...that...lunchbox feeling...whoa that lunchbox feeling!!! Da dum, da dum...

[Noj]

Got your bearings sorted?? If not, pm saabmania2, our resident bearings guru

[nr73]

Sorted thanks Noj, I ordered a set with it

[myv8growler]

(Dodgy tx/rx + out of control pumpy) x brick pillar =

Boo!

I see a body mount mod on the cards

Edited January 27, 2015 by myv8growler

[mick e]

Super glue the bumper back on, I've done it plenty of times.  Someone needs to start making and selling body mounts for a Pumpkin, as it gets expensive.

[Noj]

Ouch

Bumper is easily fixed, with the application of cunning, plastizap and plasticard

[myv8growler]

Think I'll go for this mod

[myv8growler]

Crude attempt, but we're back up and running.

[Deafty]

I did something similar,. used 10x10 square alu hollow bar

[nr73]

Built my new LB last night, well the chassis anyway. Have yet to decide on a colour and spray/build the body. Anyway, the kids loved it this morning, wheelying around the lounge with my son's batman figure sat in the sunroof!

[nick the greek]

Just had ours out in the snow

However I'm extremely jealous of the traction my sons lunchbox had over my edge, all i could do was a short burst ending in doughnuts.

[shaunm]

Well after a riotous run out at lunch time i managed to roll the lunchbox so many times i eventually broke the front wheel, so ordered some chrome ones, been looking for an excuse to do this for a while so its all good!!

[PraetoR]

Good effort!!

 

I've broken the shocks multiple times, and the shell-mounts, but never a wheel!

[shaunm]

I broke the wheel after the camera was turned off and there were a lot more rolls off camera!!

I have to make an apology for my friends frankly poor recovery efforts about a minuit and a half in lol.

Edited January 30, 2015 by shaunm

[nr73]

Just finished the lunchbox

[PraetoR]

Luuuurvly

[myv8growler]

New paint job, some accessories, and a blast around the park,

New body mounts have worked really well. Chuffed to bits.

[myv8growler]

Well happy with the new shocks, much more solid on the ground and doesn't end up on its roof so often.

So far it has had.

Metal bearings (wheels and gearbox)

Fifth shock

New shocks

Sport tuned motor

Front and rear lights

4600 battery

Rubber bands on rear wheels. ( Ordered foam inserts ).#

Is the sport tuned motor much faster than stock?

toying with an upgrade.

Edited February 1, 2015 by myv8growler

[nr73]

Quick question about the shocks on these...most aftermarket shocks seem to come with rod end type mounts whereas the lunchy has that strange bolt-through the chassis as the top. How do you mount oil filled shocks, do you have to modify them or buy a specific type?

[nick the greek]

The original parts bag has spare parts that bolt on to use oil filled shocks. Google cw01 shock mounts and you'll find these.

[mick e]

Hi myv8growler, the sport tuned motor makes a fair differnce. The only thing now is i need foam inserts to stop the tyres spinning on the wheels. Have ordered some as i'm not keen on gluing them on.