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Old Dec 3, 2011 | 12:47 AM
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You'd have to find a GN body, not sure they even make them.
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Old Dec 5, 2011 | 12:20 AM
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I thought I was the Only dork that still played with R/C cars, I feel better know,LoL!!

Here are my Lipo/Brushless Powered Mini's.

The SUV is a 1/16 Traxxas Mini Summit VXL and The Truck is the New HPI Savage Flux XS

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Old Dec 5, 2011 | 05:27 AM
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Does it have a salvaged title?

Judging by how hard u hit the quarter panel at 0:14 it should.
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Old Dec 13, 2011 | 05:19 PM
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Originally Posted by MillsMotorvation
Can u show me how to build a gn (GrandNational) remote control car
I think they made the body back in the day but im not sure if its still around but i know they do make a late 80's monte ss body that you could dress up to look like a buick

Originally Posted by LS1iFiEd
I thought I was the Only dork that still played with R/C cars, I feel better know,LoL!!

Here are my Lipo/Brushless Powered Mini's.

The SUV is a 1/16 Traxxas Mini Summit VXL and The Truck is the New HPI Savage Flux XS

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LOL hell no theres alot of us out there i have a whole at my house full of them and there a money pit but fun.
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Old Dec 13, 2011 | 06:28 PM
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Who wants to build me a NBM TRANS AM. Ill pay!!!
pm me
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Old Dec 13, 2011 | 07:12 PM
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Anyone race short course trucks? I'm looking for something to keep me busy over the winter and hopefully not break the bank. Is R/C racing as fun as it looks?
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Old Dec 14, 2011 | 06:18 AM
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^ i think its fun,my buddy built a badass truck and it was pretty fun, i felt like a kid again ,
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Old Dec 14, 2011 | 06:19 AM
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he said he had more fun building that ,then his real truck lol
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pretty awesome..

i've had a brushless Associated TC3 with an SS body painted to match my full-size car. heres some pics..
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Old Dec 15, 2011 | 12:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Tan327
Anyone race short course trucks? I'm looking for something to keep me busy over the winter and hopefully not break the bank. Is R/C racing as fun as it looks?
R/C Car racing is a blast! I race once a week down at our local track with my Short course truck and buggy.

Here's a vid of us racing at our local track...

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And kdub09 that camaro body is sick!!!
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Old Dec 15, 2011 | 12:27 AM
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And kdub09 that camaro body is sick!!!

agreed
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Old Dec 15, 2011 | 05:35 AM
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^ that ss rocks lol, nice vid of some track action as well
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