Here's my improved version w/ new (much larger) tires. The gears are really messed up. I don't quite understand the purpose of all those gears in there, but they seem to act like a slipper clutch to aviod gear stripping from changing from forward to reverse at high speeds. Also, changing tires does nothing to fix the wheel hop, it's all in that weird gearing system (which, by the way, is the reason these are so loud). I'm going to see if I can take 3 or 4 of them out of there without any adverse effects.
Azimov,
Will the HO slot car bodies fit on these new cars?
I have some older bodies that I would love to put back into use.
I have a Nomad wagon, a Falls Guy Chevy truck, and a few others that I didn't want to chop up to fit a ZZ or MS cars.
Yep, they fit very well. The Johnny Lightning cars are exactly the same size. The only problem I've run into is that some bodies aren't deep enough to accept the PCB. Your Nomad should work very well. The JL bodies are the slimmest of the lot and Tyco and other brands may fit even better. I have several very nice bodies I bought from e-bay some time ago ( A '70 charger, '70 GTO, '69 Camero, '70 SS Chevelle...). I was disapointed when I got them since there was no way to cram them onto a Zip. These Awesome cars are just the ticket for these bodies.
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i guess im gunna have to pick one of these up 2morrow! is it just me or do these bodys look retarded? can you change the gears and motor? is the motor hardwired? BTW i like ICP too.
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2 BCG nissan fairladyz
2 MS sport honda s2000
1 LXX auto modellista booster
2 ZZ yellow &black honda civic
and 3 clones & a pcb.
my walmart sucks...it doesnt even have them in stock....oh well
I wonder if you can look up stock by using the UPC number on the packaging of the Awesome cars to see if they would come up on a search at Walmart.com. Just a thought.
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You might just have to wait a little while. My walmart JUST got in the new motorworks, which other walmarts have had for some time now. Try ebay or search google for some internet stores, or ask someone on the forums to send you one in exchange for something. Since these are relatively new, they might be hard to find in some places. Walmart usually gets shipments of stuff in on sunday nights I believe, so your best bet would be to go once a week every monday or something and checking, they'll get them in eventually.
What's the name of these cars? I mean the ones you first posted pics of. I.E. Radio Sahck has ZIPZAPS, Bud's H.o. Cars has MICRO SIZERs, and walmart has.....