Reviving an original Blackfoot (1 Viewer)

[The Bumble]

Hello! I'm in the process of getting my 30 year old Blackfoot up and running again. I've been doing some research and am thinking about going with the HK-GT2B radio/receiver combo and the Quicrun 1060 ESC. I will also clean up the gear box and regrease it. From what I can remember, it ran great when I parked it (a long time ago!). So far, I'm in the process of cleaning it up, new tires, and getting a fresh coat of paint on the thoroughly beat up body. I'll also need a new battery and charger. Do you guys have any suggestions or helpful hints on getting such an old r/c back on the road? Any suggestions on the radio or esc? I'm going to guess that the motor is ok, but if it's not, I would like to stick with something similar (nothing ridiculous). Thanks in advance for the help! I'm excited to get this up and running again!!

Jody

 

[The Bumble]

Took some time, but my original Blackfoot "restoration" is complete. I was happy to see that 13 year old me did some nice upgrades to the old Blackfoot (full interior cage and Thorp differential/dogbones). I ordered a sticker set, but used some ARB/OME decals that I had. I kept the original, beat up body and painted it. I also put in a new motor, esc, and receiver. It's fun to mess around with and my 6 year old loves it!

 

[NRath]

I'll drag this up to say NICE! Hope you're still around to see the props for your rig.
I've got one, also. Still runs. I worked at a hobby shop, so it was built with pretty much everything that could be done to it. A couple Thorp goodies in mine, too- good call there. I've still got the original Futaba Magnum Junior radios from the day with a Futaba ESC pushing the power.
After my son and I played with it a little, he got a new re-release of that classic and got to experience putting it together from scratch. Good times! And now we have 2 classic BlackFoot's! Is that BlackFeet?