I just pulled out my left over parts after this queen build and plan on making a working version.

That would be cool! I'm not sure if the body would fit the CR-01 wheel base.

I am not too familiar with Nikko but being toy grade I am not sure it is plug and play.

I was able to reproduce your problem. Make sure you match the motor wires correctly. On one wheel match the yellow with yellow and green with green. On the other match the black with green and red with yellow. If I switch the red and black wires then those wheels go backwards.

I love the monster truck look

This one I took apart and cleaned and rebuilt. The teardown is in another video. I do have another NIB but it is not a bow tie version.

@@VintageRcGarage ohhh... I'll have to check that video out as well. I was going to say... If those really are sought after I couldn't imagine how much a NIB kit would go for!

Everything right now is crazy expensive with everyone in lockdown looking for things to do so market price these days for anything is pricy.

@@TheGibsOfTheTube About $800 to $1000 on ebay for a 80s vintage kit depending how original and untouched the parts are...... suprisingly they is always 2 to 3 for sale if you look for one actually quite a few unbuilt kits around they are just expensive. It is easier and cheaper to get a re-release super clodbuster and buy the red plastic parts and chevy grill if you want it to look original, and paint it with reproduction 80s decals, then you can run it with out worry of ruining an expensive original kit.

Thanks for your feedback. I suppose we each have our own principles we live by. For me, I attempt to make my restores as close to 100% vintage as possible. That means never using ReRe parts. If you prefer to not paint old and yellowing wheels then that is your prerogative. Perhaps you should share some of your build videos so others can learn what you think makes a perfect build?

@@VintageRcGarage all I’m saying is since you painted the wheels they don’t look original anymore. They still look pretty white and not yellowing before you painted them. Not bad for a 34 year old truck, or did you just unboxed the kit? If you’re just going to shelf her, I don’t think the wheels would turn yellow for a long while, unless you keep it somewhere where the sun will be hitting it often. It is my personal opinion that it would have been better for you to let them turn yellow and show that they’re original wheels. Like I said, it your build, so do what you want. Thanks for the encouragement, I was actually thinking of starting to film and share my builds. I only have a humble collection, have two TLT-1, one of them slightly modified, a slightly Super Clod, and an original Juggernaut, but I got the kit to fix the crappy gear grinding axles. I shared my build in RCGroups years ago. Not sure if the link would work, but if you seriously want to look at my builds then check them out here: www.rcgroups.com/forums/member.php?u=359111

Build looks good!

@@VintageRcGarage You inspired me to start videoing my builds, so stop by if you want to check them out. 🙂

@@galkawarriorgood stuff! Good luck building your videos!