36 Years Old!? Restoring Vintage Tamiya Clone! Part: 1

Welcome back to the channel!
Today we're going to start restoring my Father In Law's old RC Buggy. I did some research to help me identify what exactly this buggy is because I had never heard of it before. It's the Academy Minicraft Lazer which was produced in the late 80's, 1988 I believe, and distributed by Tower Hobbies. It's basically a Grasshopper/Hornet clone which is awesome because that means that I'll have replacement, and hop up parts available for it! That's fantastic news for a kit that is like 36 years old!
So anyway in this video we're going to take it apart and check everything out. We're going to try and rebuild the shocks, freshen up the transmission, lube and grease all of the things that need it and hopefully not find a bunch of broken stuff!
This is my first video of this kind so let me know what you think! I think restoration videos could be a lot of fun and it would be nice to get some old dead RC cars and trucks running again! This one for instance probably last ran 20+ years ago. Getting it running after 2 decades seems really cool to me!
Anyway enjoy the video, I hope you like it, and as always thanks for watching!
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[@MrsRabbit8]

I had a Turbo Hopper back about 35yrs ago. It was not really hobby-grade, but i remember seeing one of these at the rc shop.
Thanks for the video, this is interesting!

[@Bash_TheStampede]

Thank you! I’m excited to get this one finished. Just waiting on some parts to come back in stock.

[@angrymelon]

Fun rebuild project, looking forward to part 2.

[@Bash_TheStampede]

Thank you! I’m looking forward to the next part as well. I think it’ll be done by then!

[@bradkalman2353]

Did it come with the oil filled shock in the front as well as the metal piece the hold them in the front?

[@Bash_TheStampede]

Yes all of that stuff was already on there when I got the kit. I think it was added later as an upgrade though. Im not sure at all but I don’t think it came from the factory with all of that stuff.

[@bradkalman2353]

@@Bash_TheStampede it should have to differentiate it from the competition.