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Old 03-16-2013, 06:15 PM
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hello guys and gals this is my tamiya clodbuster from the early 80's .i bought it brand new when it first came out .it was the biggest in its class i think at the time and has 4 wheel steering and has 2 motors ..one on each axle.i was able to pull my neice on a skateboard when she was 7yrs old .the truck has seen 2 paintjobs and everything is original except the speed control.it came with a mechanical one(with the arm on a servo)now it has an esc i have never jumped it although at that time the chassis's were cracking in the middle under the weight so tamiya quickly came out with an aluminum brace for support which i have on it .the truck still after all these years works like a clock and i am quite happy with it.it has the original bowtie chevy emblems on the grille and the tailgate which are no longer availible ..just wanted to share this with you all...oh btw the truck will remain almost original
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Old 03-16-2013, 06:20 PM
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Dwayne, that is one tuff truck, I still the mine from 1989 when i was in japan (needs rebuilding). I used to hook my daughter's stroller to it and pull her around in the park......freaked some peolpe out, they saw the stoller going down the sidewalk with nobody behind it...
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Old 03-17-2013, 12:25 PM
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very nice truck! I still have my bullhead from the mid 80's and I still run the mechanical speed controller for now great truck have many hours of bashing on it!
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Old 03-17-2013, 05:28 PM
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Hey rc farmer that sounds great.... would have liked to see the look on peoples faces when you did that. It would definetly be a kodak moment
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Old 03-17-2013, 08:01 PM
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Nothing quite like an original old school Tamiya. I have a Hornet and Boomerang on my shelf, had both as a kid.

This is my recently rebuilt Clod:

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Old 03-17-2013, 08:16 PM
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ive seen clods in person. those wheels and axles are HUGE!! very cool.
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I've always wanted a Clod. I have been quietly searching eb*y.
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Old 03-19-2013, 04:19 AM
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You can buy the Super Clod Busters new still. Not sure what the difference is between the super and standard. Cant be much.
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Yeah , the good old Clod Buster
Here a photo from the old days back in Germany :
( already modified )



and here a version I did in 2002 :


follow this link for more photos :
http://customrcmodels.com/id308.htm

and I still have a couple of them in original condition
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Love Clodbusters..Its what got me started. Heres some pics of the last one i built...started it in 97? Tires rotted from sitting around in the closet. Got to drive it once...





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A few more, i think i posted one or two of these before somewhere.





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I also have a lot of Clodbuster stuff , Sassy chassy 6x6 frame, bodies ,ESP, monster mash motors, pulling hitch,proline tires and few NIB clod kits.

I also have a lot of other Tamiya cars and trucks from the 80' and 90'

Maybe we could a have vintage section ?
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Nice Clods! It's awesome to see others into these aswell as the trucks! Sorry to sound pedantic but the original chev clod buster came out in '87, the chev insignia was removed in '89, and the Super Clod Buster was released in 2004 and discontinued last year for a short time as it was the last remaining Tamiya that used a mechanical speed control, these were deemed a hazard so it was pulled while they re boxed it with a dual motor esc and then subsequently released again. Original bullhead was released in '90 and has now had the re release treatment.

I have a huge love for Tamiya's monsters I also have 3 kyosho monster trucks...

Here is some of my originals...












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Old 11-18-2013, 07:21 PM
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Been thinking of a clod myself. I have ...

Mighty Bull
Midnight pumpkin Metallic special
Midnight pumpkin Quick Drive
M03 (Was a mini cooper)
Highlift with a bruiser body
cc01 bronco
my globe
had a mercedes
Newest acquisition is a M1025. needs some tlc

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nice collection...


always wanted a clodbuster, but here in Australia they stopped selling the clod when the Juggernaut came out... and as everyone knows... the Juggernaut is LEGENDARY for the wrong reasons, those being weak diffs, transfer case and tailshafts (driveshafts)...

so I missed out on one of those... but I didn't miss out on getting a Juggernaut 2!....

mine's currently painted Tamiya TS-19 Metallic blue... but I've bought all the bits to reshell it using F-350 Hilift body parts.... was going to keep the blue shell as the runner, and the new shell as the shelf queen, but my Jugg2's had a rather hard life... as until recently It still used a MSC... which was not kind on the diffs... it also is currently sporting a pair of Carson Poison Motors.... which might come out Silver can's back in and one of the poison motors goes into my Knight Hauler...

also have a TXT-1 (Juggernaut 3 in everything but name) too which is awesome on gravel
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I always admired the clod buster, and remember reading articles of the ESP Clodzilla upgrades in RC Car Action. It was out of my price at the time.

As for classics, I have a 1980's tamiya bruiser and I added a 1979 Ford body from HPI, with proline tires and steel tube bumpers. I like it, good fun to run and look at!
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the super clod has aluminum braces that support the lower axle links inside the tub. Other than that its identical to the original besides the ugly blue plastic all over it
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holy, i had two of these beautiful trucks. great play truck.





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i running clod axles in my home made skidder and it can pull, i drag a anvil across the shop floor even made tire chains for them big tires.
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