"Never Give Up!"

[Dandare]

I lurk on this section without a murmur but here's a start to 'Project Underdog'

Having stupidly sold my 1st race buggy a few years ago, a Cougar Club 10 & having recently found (what is left of) my old Boomarang in my parents loft clear out I now had the need to find something to race at the Revival Saturday, but something which a remember well in my younger days.

So I found this useable Madcap on eBay complete with bearings, metal motor plate, CVA shocks & improved steering linkages.





Then (this is where things got silly ) someone was selling a spares or repair car with a broken C hub, a missing rear wheel & no wing. This, annoyingly was in some ways better (& a lot cheaper!) than the first one. My plan was to use this as spares. This is it now, along with a few other parts a gathered during the 'spree'



I've also gathered numerous parts/upgrades including new shielded bearings, Tamiya Hop Up ball diff kit, turnbuckles, some new old stock Ballistic 2.2" front wheels dug from the depths of my local model shop & a spare set of team C shocks.



So this should've been it for now, but then... this came up:









I don't really know why I needed this

It's had precious little use, it came with a wall charger & Futaba Attack radio. The front tyres were a bit worn so I fitted new rears (which came with the first car I bought) & I have some brand new front tyres on the way.

I may keep it, sell it, I'm not entirely sure yet. The only thing I know is that I won't run it.

So the plan is to strip the 'racer' chassis, clean & re-build using the best of the spare parts & uprate to a race worthy state.

I don't actually have any brushed motors/esc's but I do have a spare 13.5 & 17.5 brushless motor & esc along with a good servo, 2.4Ghz etc.

I'm more excited by this project than the 22 3.0 I've just built for this season

[daz75]

welcome to the mad ...... cap house

[xfactor]

Lovin it matey.

Glad Im not the only one who keeps buying the same buggy.

Cant beat the old Tamiyas for vintage youth. I think nearly all of us at some point had a Tamiya or owned a tamiya....

Nice to see the mad cap again.

[Retro RC]

Lol and it begins...... I can't stop buying the same buggy or parts for it either 1 day I might even gets some pics on here lol

Keep it up let the addiction take control

[cjm_2008]

The madcap was my first proper buggy

I saved several weeks' worth of paper round money to ballrace it.

The following Cristmas my parents got me a Super Astute

I still have it in bits in the loft!

I'd be cautious about running anything hotter than a non boosted 13.5 - the gearbox is a weakness, especially the counter-gear that runs off the spur.

[Dandare]

Originally Posted by cjm_2008

I'd be cautious about running anything hotter than a non boosted 13.5 - the gearbox is a weakness, especially the counter-gear that runs off the spur.

I've read about the counter gear, or more to the point the counter gear support, of which i have a few spare (& spare gears) I had my eye on the alloy upgrade support (made by Thorp?) but it was about £40 + shipping !

I could really do with the Super Astute ttc gearbox, if only i could find one

I think i'll try the 17.5 & see how slow it is, it may be fine.

[Peakey]

Originally Posted by daz75

welcome to the mad ...... cap house

I second the lame comment made by this numpty

[daz75]

Originally Posted by Peakey

I second the lame comment made by this numpty

[cjm_2008]

[JamieB76]

The Tamiya Madcap was my first ever RC car and the one which got me into racing. I knew soon enough to be competitive at my club I would have to buy another car which led me to the Schumacher Cougar.

I don't own either any more. All left in a garage when I did moved out. As well as a Cougar 2 Works I kid you not!

I do however have (from memory) a box for the Madcap at my Mums house full of Gulf War 1 newspapers.

I have seen a couple of these come up on ebay recently, I even bought a copy of an old magazine to read up on them again. Nice car and from what little memories I have retained good fun and one that started my on my RC car journey.

Never Give Up!

[fakiee]

Originally Posted by cjm_2008

Who did you have to kill to find that? Would be cheaper to find a 2nd hand super astute if you want the TTC gearbox.

What brushless are you looking to run?