Custom Apocalypse Tamiya Sand Scorcher Build, Electronics and First Drive, Plus Sweet Jumps

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Finally get this thing out for a run! And boy I was not disappointed at all. This is my new favorite runner.

[@SupraSmart68]

I still have an original Tamiya Super Champ from 1983 that I bought when I was 14. It was the successor to the Rough Rider Baja buggy, based on the same chassis and gearbox as the Sand Scorcher and Ford F150 Pickup but with some upgrades like a transverse rear suspension coilover unit with a one piece steel piston and rod that leaked like crazy and filled with air bubbles so it hardly dampened the ride most of the time. The steering servo on mine is laid down and screwed to two posts that attach through the chassis.

[@QBziZ]

Great job with that old piece of nostalgia. Those metal parts look and feel so much better than the plastic ones. Especially for true scale models.

[@QBziZ]

You're not a fan of a driver figurine?

[@wackyrc1394]

One of my all time favorite (re)builds in the RCE garage, looks so epic, 'oldie but very goodie!'

[@billymanilli]

6 years ago... but I would've mounted the servo on it's side and ran the tie rods right to a servo saver/horn (and eliminate the factory one).... Like you'd see on a pan car (rc10L) or something edit: BTW... Looks AWESOME man! If it weren't for the leaves and stuff, it'd look like a video of a real bug ripping around!

[@BigDuke6ixx]

14:28 you can adjust the torsion bar tension by bending the v-shaped connector tube to get the ride height you want. You have to have the original plastic mech box installed, though.

[@RCeveryday]

The previous owner removed the torsion bars and used springs in the shocks. Looking into putting it back.

[@chrisfigiel9547]

Turned out Awesome. I will be looking up Shapeways. All of your videos make me young again.

[@wordreet]

I love what you did with the body dude! Heehee, the rust effect is epic!! And the details are all big fun too. And here's some advice, four years later. I believe that front body clip installs vertically The ally post is chamfered to open the clip when you push down on top of it. You still have to pull it sideways to remove it though. Oh and the reason why it goes sideways so much is the paddle tires, no side grip at all from them. But as peeps have pointed out, slacking off the diff might help.

[@nivelhard2022]

Hello! I'm from Brazil and I really like your RC miniatures. I also do here in Brazil, but with great difficulty because in my country everything is very expensive and this prevents me from exploring my creative side, for example: I can not afford a simple 3D printer that would help me make pieces specific for my RC miniatures, but I'm not here to talk about my problems but to congratulate you on the beautiful miniatures you create. Congratulations and a big hug Olá! eu sou do Brasil e gosto muito das suas miniaturas RC. Eu também faço aqui no Brasil, mas com muita dificuldade porque no meu país tudo é muito caro e isso impede que eu explore mais o meu lado de criação, por exemplo: não tenho condições de comprar uma simples impressora 3D que me ajudaria a confeccionar peças específicas para minhas miniaturas RC, mas não estou aqui para falar de meus problemas e sim para parabenizá-lo pelas belíssimas miniaturas que você cria. Parabéns e um grande abraço

[@gwhizz8705]

I had one of these when I was 14... it was the mutts....I’m 50 now.....the memories lol

[@JIMMYJREVIEWS_thaiM-A-F-I-A]

I’m telling you dude your best friend is it 3-D printer BUT...if you can afford it Lathe or a manual mill ... but a 3-D printer has save my ass and one or more occasions with these Tamaya builds 👍

[@hawkeyepierce3199]

That thing seems to handle very good and drove very good in that sandy dirt in your back yard, looked like some sweet terrain

[@notice_fpv]

I really dig your rat-rod and "apocalyptic" builds!

[@tommy23490]

Always wanted a Sand Scorcher just could never justify the price. I little high for what you get. You did a great job on yours..

[@thedumpydustman6088]

Just look for some tamiya servo mounts. Most of there kits come with a set up where you screw into each end of a plastic square post one from chassis end and one from servo end easy peasy. Loving the bug by the way looks and goes awesome!

[@dirtydsrc]

Right arm. She looked right at home out there. :)

[@year1camaro]

Sweet, brings me back to my Tamiya days.

[@FrankygoestoHobbywood]

a fantastic Sand Scorcher bashing session... i like Sand Scorchers a lot and one day, i need to own one by myself..!

[@ShenRC]

Nice , they make a proper independent rear suspension for these buggies if you want it more modern but it's like $100.00 bucks!

[@kamujo1]

Love those scale jack stands!

[@robertobassi1843]

Fantastico adoro lo stile apocalittico..greit job many compliments

[@jim52970]

If it spins out really easy in loose dirt or gravel sounds like the ball diff is way too tight. Loosen it up by backing off a 1/4 turn creating more of a limited slip effect. That's the coolest RC buggy I've seen to date and I've been in this hobby since the early 80's!

[@miniRCSports]

very nice look. great video ! excellent work my friend

[@Modifier-RCs]

Hello saw you other video with the parts you got for it 😳. What got my attention of the parts were the (2) sides sets of nitro and Jerry can 👍. So I decided to make (2) Roto - Paks and a bracket for one side, on the other side I made the bracket for a 1/10 RC jerry can. I do a lot scratch built accessories out of styrene and they all get attention 👍. I will post some videos of my current project of Blitzer Beetle now for you to check out 🤔

[@BigDuke6ixx]

That front body mount pin will wear away at that grove on the front post over time, to where the top will snap off. Known issue from the 80's originals.

[@SANDSCORCHER]

Great looking build. Love the wheels too. You should be able to get some bolt on servo mounts for not much more than pennies on eBay. Superchamp mounts might do the job, depending on how you'd prefer to mount the servo. The body attaches to the roll bar at the back. It just looks like you're missing one half of the clip assembly and the plastic spacer tubes that it bolts to the roof with. The dampers tend to leak, but you can try to mount them upside down to promote oil retention. There's also a short tutorial vid on KZbin for improving the stock dampers and reducing leakage. Thanks for sharing. Great little car :-)

[@Del350K4]

I know you don´t much like doing "run" videos, but I must say that when you do grab a tripod and a transmitter you really do give us a treat : )

[@RCeveryday]

Thanks my friend! I kept catching myself just enjoying the driving experience on this one and forgetting the camera. It was way faster than I thought it would be!

[@Del350K4]

Respect the Mabuchi 540...unless it turns out that there´s a vintage I5 turn race motor in there...

[@rcbulldog8698]

Nice running video . That scorcher really rips. And a Rat Rod giveaway!!!!!!! Now that's cool. Cheers !!!

[@adamdougherty5511]

all of the background tracks in your videos are sick

[@RCeveryday]

Thanks! I am just using a selection of songs that KZbin provides creators. Some of them are pretty good.

[@mickeyhernandez6504]

Hola

[@OldIronRC]

man, that thing looks great kickin' up the dust.

[@NguyenTrung-nq1bu]

cyanidetube

[@rcadventuresunlimited]

such a fantastic rig, awesome

[@DanPRC]

Real nice build! You do excellent detail work!

[@johannjohannsen3504]

DanP RC o

[@terrypeel5482]

Love your work its fantastic and a good tutorial thank you

[@awe_rc8380]

Super cool rig duude.. nice build!💪💪

[@kougerat5388]

That looks the poodles plums !

[@garoldwillis1666]

lay your steering servo on its side, the servo tape will have more holding power and it will make you steering linkage geometry better. or use some steering servo mounts from an old RC10

[@mlugin8050]

Very nice build! I‘m trying to build the box art right now. But i have a second body and wheel set, i had a similar idea with the rusty looks. What did you use for the rust? I have a 3 components rust set, i dont know if i should use that. My idea was thought i promer it, then apply rust, then spray paint it, maybe apply something on the rust before that so the paint chips off in the right places. Then sand the top paint down until the primer shines through. I‘ll see

[@RCeveryday]

This one was painted black then I used iron paint over it. The modern masters iron paint kit.

[@mlugin8050]

@@RCeveryday thanks!

[@mlugin8050]

@@RCeveryday what do you mean by „iron paint“? Is that just a type of paint? Did you use a brush for that? You sir are a genious

[@sgtlt]

Try shoe goo to stick the servo down, great looking bug

[@19_96tyler]

Don’t know if you could use this but found some interesting stuff about your rig FEATURES Chassis: 0.08" (2mm) thick FRP main frame with duralumin plate for added strenth and flexibility Drive: Rear wheel Motor: 540 type Electronic Speed Control: Tamiya TBLE-02 with Tamiya type battery connector Transmission: Single-speed Gearbox: Transparent plastic, fully enclosed, die cast metal and clear resin components Body: Polystyrene, trimmed and molded in white Bumper: Front reinforced resin with integrated metal bars Shocks: Oil filled Ball Bearings: Full set Tires: Front ribbed 2.7" (69mm) diameter, 0.71" (18mm) wide Rear paddle 3.1" (79.5mm) diameter, 1.6" (40mm) wide Wheels: Three-piece center lock, molded in white Suspension: Front double trailing arm, die cast front and rear arms and metal uprights, swing axle rear suspension with metal torsion bars Camber: Non-adjustable Caster: Adjustable, caster/toe-in refers to the angle of the front suspension when viewed from the side of the car in relation to the chassis Steering: Bellcrank type with servo saver INCLUDES Sand Scorcher Buggy Kit, 540 motor, white plastic body, tires, wheels oil-filled shocks, decals, 15T pinion gear, instruction manual, 70 tooth spur gear, driver bust and ESC

[@CLAUDIOSRC9529]

great video & machinary

[@scottmckee8783]

Nice build

[@P7Bliccy]

that little thing rips!!!bro!!!😍♨️♨️♨️💪💪😁😁🤘😂🤘

[@austingupton8829]

Nice! looks like it handles like a bug too lol

[@Nitewatch-xc9yz]

Would love to have that,, I’m building a 68 baja zombie survival vehicle in real life,,, this is like you’ve seen my vision.

[@moonmanmigz]

Awesome RC man. Can you give me any tips on how I can grow my channel. I am a RC drifter myself.

[@RCeveryday]

It just takes time to grow. Ive been at this for about 4 years now and its pretty small in the grand scheme of things still. Youve got to do something different than everyone else does too, something to catch the viewers attention.

[@BoyJorgey]

oohhh crap I want one! can you link the parts you used? thank you!

[@jessicalatex2539]

I had same issue with steering servo.. although its a lay flat position it had double sided tape.. to stop it moving i used some aeroplane mounts to hold it in place... as the servo in this car sits upright it will be not the same.. but there might be something close that could be used...

[@hawkeyepierce3199]

9:03 “probably gonna scratch the body up” ......... really???? Are we looking at the same body? Hahaha it’s already sapose to look beat up. Super awesome bug tho I love it 👍🏻👍🏻

[@laurencemaud8205]

Cool beetle what size motor and battery in there .

[@RCeveryday]

It has the stock 540 motor and I was using a 5000mah nickel metal battery. Nothing fancy. These are geared to be pretty fast.

[@wakidoeify]

Very cool mister

[@sandycraven]

Traxxas 1/18 scale pre-bent body clip for the front and maybe some sort of magnet set-up on the roll bar in back. Happy Thanksgiving

[@MrTRA504]

I got a solution to hold the servo in place. 4 small pieces of pipe and 4 blots and nuts . Holding on the plate. 😊

[@RCeveryday]

That is actually what I wound up doing, except 2 pieces of steel brake line did the trick, lol.

[@whtfkdoing4795]

SICK!!

[@rcadventurer]

amazing !!!!!

[@lespeeks2150]

You could try the rc10 shocks

[@travisblowers7070]

You should put the rc4wd V8 in the rear somehow.

[@brianclark5255]

Happy Thanksgiving

[@destroyit1786]

AWESOME!

[@357Elias]

nice man, very cool!!!!

[@janies43]

Do you still have it ,because i was thinking that i could have it for some mony.

[@devonkunkel454]

Awesome build. Curiosity questions, what is the width of the rear end . Would a strait axial axle fit and not look to wide

[@RCeveryday]

Something like an Rc4wd yota width axle would look right at home under there

[@deb674]

I want that!

[@shadenphoenix]

Im very new to this (or any) hobby, and got my first trx4 sport a year or so ago, from a one time payment from somebody dying. Never would have been able to get into this otherwise. Now that I'm learning slowly, I'm really wishing i could build a 4x4 baja like this. How much did this cost? How would somebody who doesn't know much about parts and compatibility get to piece one of these together without being prohibitively expensive? (Meaning over $300)

[@MonsterPartsRc]

Shorty 2S lipo woulda worked with the clear box... Thanks for the build though

[@Myglowplug]

That would be so much fun on a beach 👍

[@robertmoreno5499]

Where to get the roof rack and fuel cans and mounts for them ?

[@RCeveryday]

It is sold on ebay out of china. as well as many other online shops from overseas

[@f1sk8mm]

Is there an ideal site to get scorcher stuff or do you need a 3D printer

[@RCeveryday]

There are a lot of cool parts on shapeways. They do the printing for you.

[@f1sk8mm]

@@RCeveryday thanks!

[@sophie28ize]

NICE!!!

[@kinslersrccustoms6945]

Happy Thanksgiving and for a cool Video! Man that is a cool bug and a tun stroger than I felt that it was going to be. And it looks real good in the sun light , Have a good one.

[@pbtvproduktionen]

Fantastic car and great work! Thumbs up!

[@advairsoft]

...are the back tires on backwords?.....look like it to me

[@dalemanningd]

You should make the dung beetle

[@spencer1244]

Kinda reminds me of the Dung Beetle from Street Outlaws! thing is super sweet

[@fire58372001]

Cool build dude, I expected to see Mel Gibson driving. ;)

[@arsalrc]

Nice, liked and subed

[@Warwick3511]

could you use a threaded posts or blocks to mount the servo

[@4570GVT]

where did you buy battery that big ?

[@shanesims2864]

Great job !! soooo cool !!

[@michaeldeering798]

Can we get that shock rebuild on video please?

[@RCeveryday]

Yes sir, I will be sure to show my work when I get to tearing them down.

[@pirt81]

Nice work 🔥👍

[@adamskiktm]

good stuff :)

[@Madmancandfamily]

The body is superb top job fella

[@robertrosson1990]

Cool build it would look even sweeter with a 3D printed boxer motor on the backend maybe a small spare tire on the front. Have a fantastic Thanksgiving Thanks for sharing

[@michaeldeering798]

I was thinking that last time, I like your style buddy!

[@michaeldeering798]

Or you like mine? ;)

[@RCeveryday]

I have some of the parts for the junkyard stance boxer motor already. Just not sure what all I want to do to it yet.

[@hawkeyepierce3199]

Robert Rosson that would definitely look sweet

[@arturomendez8736]

Saludos desde Bolivia

[@AlhamRana]

Insane man...😘

[@Jmcqueary03]

What kind of motor and transmission does it have

[@RCeveryday]

Im not sure what motor is in it, I thought it was the stock tamiya can motor. The transmission is stock as well.

[@Jmcqueary03]

RC Everyday thanks very much

[@TSully2013]

Oh hey i like that alot

[@DemarcusdeeObanner]

Cool

[@mariaesthercastilloguido1536]

👍

[@erinwhite7964]

Man this thing is cool

[@limeng8666]

ម

[@arturomendez8736]

El mejor de mejor

[@bigpat_4295]

That RC stuff is all so expensive

[@RCeveryday]

That it is my friend.

[@tim0339]

Why don’t you use lipos

[@hellbillyaustin6883]

That rust bug looks the tits!!. Great building skills matey. All the best.

[@jasonbrunda7957]

Imagine that on 2s lipo

[@P7Bliccy]

looks like farm truck and asian....happy turkey day

[@rjoseph31]

and the wheels look old too,

[@mactone007]

Where she Nick put on for votes

[@masonrayder3205]

I have the original body I can sell it to you

[@josegonzales1059]

Porque no los ases en español

[@Humpydogg]

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