1983 TAMIYA FROG RC BUGGY RESTORED Prt.2

[@M.A.S.Ked-Crusader]

As a kid of the 80s/90s there’s just something really cool and nostalgic about seeing a vintage rc car with antennas/flags whizzing along, thank you for another awesome restoration and video !

[@LukesVintageRC]

Umbrella Corporation great times for sure. Thank you 🙏

[@choke666]

THATS BADASS THAT U OUT ACTUALLY DRIVIN IT LIKE IT WAS MEANT TO BE DRIVEN!

[@Jorge-hj2tp]

Awesome job, brother! I was 3 years old when the Frog was released 😆 I just got into cars, but I've been flying rc airplanes, jets, and helicopters since the 89! I restore old planes like you do cars, which I think is awesome. I have 3 cars, and they all have big 3s lipos, 6500kv motor, and 100 amp esc! I like to overpower everything, lol thank you for the video 😉

[@LukesVintageRC]

Truly appreciate your support. 😊

[@aussiecoastie72]

Awesome 👏 such a classic RC car !!!

[@LukesVintageRC]

Thank you sir 🙏

[@jjtsht]

My favorite car of all time. So much history and memories for me as a kid. Looks great!! Well done!

[@LukesVintageRC]

Definitely one of my favorites thanks for sharing.✌️

[@RCACTIONAUSTRALIA]

Nice Build & Resto 😎👌🏻

[@LukesVintageRC]

Thank you ☺️

[@jasont2074]

🤟🏼 awesome resto! Enjoy bud

[@LukesVintageRC]

Wow thanks 🙏

[@Joe_Hutchinson513]

We used to call JB weld: Johnny Bravo when I was a technician at a motorcycle shop. Love your videos Luke

[@LukesVintageRC]

Joe Hutchinson thank you sir✌️

[@red7fifty]

Great Restoration of an Original....a LOT more work, compared to just building a new kit.

[@LukesVintageRC]

Thank you 🙏

[@Tamor70]

Hi Luke! What a pleasure to see your great resto work! Remembers me when I did mine couple of years ago on some great vintage Tamiya's :-) And true, the bumper was smaller size (same as on the Audi Quattro & Opel Ascona, G'hopper, Hornet, Brat...). I've some broken ones left though.... - Great run on the beach ! ...but on asphalt, it always "hurts" a bit to go on it with the spike tires....:-) best regards, Daniel ( & thanks for your great comment on my Frog vid :-) )

[@LukesVintageRC]

Hi Daniel, I’m a big fan of your channel. Means a ton you stopped by. Thanks for inspiration and confidence. You rock 🤘

[@Tamor70]

@@LukesVintageRC :-) Thanks man ! ....& stay passioned :-)

[@SpeedSyko]

I love your videos, the nostalgia brings back great memories and gives me inventive to finish my old ones! Awesome! I was never a frog fan, but now I am!

[@LukesVintageRC]

Thank you and happy your converted frog fan✌️

[@PopalongRC]

Another great vid Had a friend with that car back in the day... I was a Hotshot kind of a guy

[@LukesVintageRC]

Very cool 😎

[@ARTIST2C]

Nice job...once again!

[@LukesVintageRC]

Thank you sir 😊

[@daysofrc7263]

Awesome video!

[@LukesVintageRC]

Big thanks, be sure to check out my other great rc videos.✌️

[@ericwood2790]

Turned out really nice , I think the chassis repair was impressive. I couldn’t tell a repair had even been done. Great video Luke .

[@LukesVintageRC]

Eric Wood I truly appreciate it thank you 🙏

[@Remoteaddicted]

Very nice restauration Luke! The Frog looks fantastic 👍

[@LukesVintageRC]

Remote Addicted thank you sir 🤙

[@rcalltypes8230]

Your videos are great, nice work!

[@LukesVintageRC]

Rcalltypes thank you 🙏

[@SpeedSyko]

Runs great!

[@gorgeusjames]

Thanks nice video I got a question though, how fast stock these things were back in ‘83?

[@LukesVintageRC]

Hi, so this one is of 83 era and what you see is the speed with stock 540 mabuchi motor. Speed calculation is 15-18 mph. Stay tuned for more great videos. Please like and subscribe. Thanks

[@marcford6715]

Hi Luke Hope your well, another nice resto, Keep up the good work.

[@LukesVintageRC]

Thank you sir. 🙏

[@stevenwallman2346]

Boy, this brings back memories. The second RC car I ever owned was a Frog, the first being a Tamiya Rough Rider. I do not know what happened to my Frog, for all I know, it may still be packed away in one of the boxes in my storeroom. I had more fun with this one than I had with the Rough Rider because it was so much lighter and quite a bit more rugged.

[@LukesVintageRC]

Absolutely awesome buggy. I say find and run it, Thanks. 🙏

[@RCHobbyShed]

Great restoration and run. You did a fine job, well done! 👌👍

[@LukesVintageRC]

RC Hobby Shed so glad all came together, thank you tons.☺️

[@SpeedSyko]

Random question? Best way to strip paint off a old 80’s rc clear body? Any ideas? Tried a spot with nail polish remover,didn’t go that great. Also don’t want to melt plastic or haze it. Thank you!

[@LukesVintageRC]

SpeedSyko I use many, graffiti remover spray, Tamiya paint remover, brake fluid, easy off, simple green. Nitro fuel 20. Just depends really on the body. Some paint is harder to remove. There’s not one that does all jobs. Thank you

[@SpeedSyko]

Luke’s Vintage Rc Car Restoration I started working with it. Your right. On the Marui hunter, they used 4 different paints for each color. Nail polish remover worked on the black lighter paint. I found so far soaking it in goo be gone for about 20 min starts to make one of the paints bubble. I’ll keep working on it, thanks again!

[@LukesVintageRC]

My friend Tamiya legends has a great episode about paint remover. Check it out 👍

[@SpeedSyko]

I found a real good trick experimenting and it doesn’t haze the body. Keep the paint wet with contractor grad goo be gone about 1 hour. Comes right off. With rag soaked in the product.

[@paulwright1016]

Love the box art awesome job way to go! I ran across your page a few years back and look forward to your videos every week😃

[@LukesVintageRC]

I’m stoked you came across my channel thank you sir.✌️

[@cyberdoll6912]

Perfect

[@LukesVintageRC]

I do my best. Thanks for watching 😊

[@gabryelmatos2973]

If you are looking for a bumpers for the frog you can go to a local thrift store get a old vintage style 1/10 rc buggy an use the parts like the bumper tires shocks body chassis that’s what ive done to my frog and grasshopper I’ve gotten them off of eBay but in horrible condition an the part ware hard to find so I resorted to what I had witch was store brand rc cars that I took a part to make the frog an grasshopper little better

[@LukesVintageRC]

Unfortunately there’s no thrift stores around me to see but I will say you have pretty good advice as my Echo Wild Panther has interchangeable parts with my grasshopper I’ve done a video on both check it out. Thanks for sharing. ✌️

[@markkokojenko1900]

Have you restored the Red Galaxy yet,?

[@LukesVintageRC]

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[@DerhamPaul-vo8fr]

1983 is a long long time ago 39 years ago

[@davidisenhower2821]

Could have bought a re-re frame for the same price as the glues!

[@LukesVintageRC]

😂 don’t take much glue and vintage is always sweeter.cheers

[@wildcat650power]

Can't find part 1?

[@LukesVintageRC]

it’s there bud

[@georgeyaknowthegeorgeyeathatme]

Is that florida?

[@LukesVintageRC]

Ha ha no I wish 😎

[@georgeyaknowthegeorgeyeathatme]

@@LukesVintageRC oh, hmm, idk why but it looked like florida to me.

[@hearsayhenderson2623]

Hello. I sure would love to send you a Toyota Thor that I would like you to restore. How do I get in touch?

[@LukesVintageRC]

hearsay henderson I’m flattered you would want me to do your truck. I’m sure you could do an amazing job yourself. So I actually did a nearly identical truck called radio shack rock runner/crusher turned Tamiya bruiser clone. Check it out for tips. Thanks enjoy 😉