If you have any suggestions for upgrades, or parts to make this better.. please use this comment to share them. I can then come back here for advice for part 2 :) ta muchly

It's a neat old car. As you said getting running was a big positive. Replacing the servos will be a lot of work. Considering their age it's not surprising they would fail. I am looking forward to future adventures with this vintage car.

“Welcome to the garage” are some of my favorite videos going back to WPL that you’ve done my friend!

Macgyver at work. Starting 2024 BIG

FINALLY !!! This is the car i saw when i was younger in a park, but could never find anything on it…….I would say this is the car that got me into RC’s ( truthfully my dad gave Tandy RC’s when i was kid like the porsche 962 “pulp fiction” car) but this one opened a new world for me….Thank you Phil you made a grown-ass man cry in a good way Thank you

That’s bloody awesome! The body looks reminiscent of a Metro 6R4.

I love watching these old gas videos it reminds why I don’t run them, you can’t beat the sound tho

Definitely put a Taylor RC motor and components on it make it super badass!!

I remember the garage with Wpl reviews the good old days you have moved on a long way now mate 👍👍

This brings me back i had one when i was 10 years old i still have it and it runs im now making parts for these at no charge to anyone who wants parts they dont make cars like this anymore its a shame 😢😢😢😢😢😢

Change the plug 😂😂

Ooooo new video. Lunch was just made better!

Hey Phil, this wasnt a fail. You got an almost 40 year old rc car to run. Thats a win in my book and the this old car Is very cool. Cant wait to see what you do with it. Dont sell yourself short man. Not a fail. Great video. I always look forward to your videos because you do a great job, even if you dont like Traxxas.😁

I remember seeing this for sale. I would definitely put a new plug in there and change the ht lead make sure the spark is a strong as it should be.

I just revived 2 nitro buggies one 1/8 and a 1/16 2 speed both 12yrs old and now there clean a few parts replaced and workn like a charm that car is a beast for its age

I Would Like To See This BEAST Up And Running Again With It's Bodyshell On. 😃👍.

That's gonna be bad ass once you get it straight. That tuned pipe sounds awesome. For the throttle I'd go with a a bell crank to a rod to the carb.

been looking forward to seeing this run

The angle of the shocks is absurd!!!! The A arms would flex more than the absorber, that's 80's tech!!

Can't wait to see this full refurbished!

From the past with soul 🔥🤩

Awesome, Nitro and Phil together on the channel, cooool it's alive. Ha ha ha.

2:36 I think nothing is missing there, floating brake discs is a common technology

Exhaust coming of and almost no difference in “sound” 😂 that thing is awesome! Looking out for the next video on this one :)

Thats the car/project I am looking forward the most on your channel Phil. Please bring it back to full glory

Definitely not a fail! That thing is beautiful!

you and Kev should do some collabs man you all have the coolest RCs dude

Makes my traxsucks maxx look like a toy!!

So good to see you put oil in the cylinder before running. No one is doing it and its so important if it has been sitting for years :) Thanks for sharing.

That's quite the piece of engineering going on there. I've done petrol rc's years ago but they're always a pain to get running, every time I'd run one they always needed tinkering which spoilt the fun for me. I look forward to seeing how you get on with it all the same.

Awesome, can't wait to see it running properly....

Really cool. Can't wait to see you run it.

I don't know much about them as a brand but I DO remember 1/4 scale R/C gas vehicles were $2500 to $3500 CDN in the late 80's early 90's. Yes, first thing I would have done is replace all the electronics and make sure you have no issues with the ignition system on the engine. Not sure if it has points or hall effect sensor for the firing.

This was a pretty sweet video, that car is definitely a pretty interesting design very cool mechanically. The body style makes me think of the pikes peak race cars of the 80s. I can't wait to see more of this when it gets warmer. Great episode brother, much love and respect from New York!

Theres just something special having a working engine inside these small cars. I love nitro and gas powered RC´s, just on a class of its own!

Yes i remember the garage : good looking car yes new lights servo and and more a lot of work nice one phil

I really like the body. It's so 80's. Don't change it. It's too cool. Keep at it. Can't wait to see it finished.

Can't wait for the next episode of this project. It needs a porsche body on it, that would be awesome.

That's far from a fail, you know what to do now. Also you could make a muffler for the exhaust, just a can with a hole for the exhaust to go in to, lots of holes for the out and steel wool inside. It's basic but it should do something. 😀👍

That was cool sometimes the vintage stuff can be fun as well.👍

That's a really cool big little blast from the past you have there! Loved seeing the electronics get upgraded!

Oh man that's so cool ! Watching you tinker makes me want to get my old HPI Baja out and have it running again. Taylor Racing engine, upgraded servos other than that Idk if I would change much else.

That was definitely a success. 30 year old 2 stroke RC, and you got it going. Can't wait to see it ripping around. Man, is it loud though. Any noise complaints, hahaha. Cheers Phil have an awesome day.

Thats awesome. Cant wait to see how it turns out!

Shame is didnt come with a full set of hoosier tyres Should try and find some for it! Ether way cool car! New to your channel by the way and absolutely loving your content Relatively new to the hobby and have found your channel a great source of information and entertainment Keep up the great work mate! Viewing from Australia 🦘

Sorry for the multiple comments. I would run a hotter spark plug. Especially in the cold conditions. Also, make sure the spark plug gap is correct with a feeler gauge. I'm guessing 0.030" is common for these engines, or it will be hard to cold start every time.

That’s an amazing machine and I can’t wait to see it get fixed!

What an epic car! never seen one before, very cool (:

40+ Years old and it still works that well. I would commit to a full tear down and rebuild.

❤ spring load the throttle and brakes so if you have an electrical failure it will mechanically shut off and stop . Good luck Phil 🤞 ,bob 😊

Careful!! Traxxas might claim that exhaust design!!!! 😮

Very Nice throw back there Phil!! Brought back some amazing memories of these 1/4 scale rigs rippin around the old rally track!! We ran them back in 90-94 roughly! Ours were FG but still awesome fun!!! Great find and the price !!! 😱WOW!!!!

I’ve been here since the garage days, annoying you for years now 😂

I remember "welcome to the garage". All the WPLs and MN stuff. Good times!!!

Good video proper old School engineering

What a great piece of RC history! Really looking forward to the Part 2!!! I'd love to see you completely restore this old girl! I just recently got back into the hobby, and all I remember from way back when I was a kid my neighbor did RC stuff, so I would tag along with him and his kid to local club get-togethers. There were a bunch of adults tinkering around with petrol stuff like this, since elec-tech was nowhere near what we have now and ICE cars weren't nearly so compact. I wanna say there were at least 3-4 guys that had 1/4-scale stuff like this and raced on weekends in parking lots alongside the folks running NiCd buggies, but they had a circuit set up that was HUGE by comparison. I live in Florida, so we also went down to Daytona's oval and ran some of them on the big banked turns, same as NASCAR and then dropping down to the infield for some "road course" layout. I really want to see that again someday, except with my own car barreling through the turn!

Now that was a great video. Cant wait to see this project build up. 👌🔥

I quite like that old body. Group B vibes.

It's BAD ASS! You can do it! Looking forward to you working your mojo on this machine!

Have to get one of those alligator clip octopus things for sure! Car was cool too, I suppose😂

Good luck, hope to see it running well in the future

Got me an FTX Tracer from back in the garage days 😂 not really a fan of the body shape, defo 80’s vibe BUT if you were to spray it white and add some new decals it could almost be an old Metro 6R4 rally car? 🤩

I'm the only one that thought you looked like raulph from Christmas story.. you shoot your eye our kid.. when you was holding the exhaust 😂

Great effort Phil. Gas and Nitro are always projects. Even more so on cold, wet days. Looking forward to seeing more of it.

Awesome!!! More of that!!! 😁😁

Love all your efforts 😊🎉❤

Id run it on 3 servos. 1 for throttle 1 of breaks 1 for steering. Sounds more complicated but its actually not. It gets rid of alot of linkages and deletes the throttle cable.

That’s freaking amazing !!!!!!!!!!! Beautiful machine !!!!!!

A blast from the past. I did not know there was anything like this on the market in the 80s and 90s.

That is a cool rig.

The rims and tires are sick looking. It seems like the larger you go up in scale the better the tires and rims get. Awesome car. Definitely worth a bunch.

I love how it’s sat there making your Tesla smell of petrol

The front of the shell looks reminiscent of the metro 6R4 rally car

As soon as I seen the silicone hose on the exhaust I knew it was going to be destroyed in this video 😅

Looks an absolute beast!! Love it and already looking forward to the next video 😊

That is so cool! The #1 RC channel never disappoints!

Looks fantastic! Great problem solving skills😁

Loving the old school rear bike reflectors used for lights!

Definitely NOT a fail! Looking forward to this series 👌👍

Really nice and unique old school quarter scale! I had a SVM model around the year 2001 that was chain driven, the car was massively huge... Miss those Rc days, thanks for taking me down memory lane ☝️

Great to see that you finally got around to this one :) I have two DWA 2wd ones and a kit to make one of them 4wd. One is the same rally version (apart from the 4wd) that you have and one is an onroad version with an even worse suspension setup. Be aware that the shock towers on these break super easily and are hard to find replacements for.

So cool! Old school cool!

Really enjoyed this video. Looking forward to part 2. Hopefully soon 👌🏽

Nice job. Can't wait for the skate park bash... ;o)

What a monster. Can't wait to see the progress on it!! Happy New Year 😊

Really looking forward to Part 2 of this, personally I think restoring/upgrading old RC engineering is great… 🏎️ 💨

Enjoyed watching this. I will look forward to part 2

Great video on something a little bit different. Can’t wait to see what you do with it. 👍When it wasn’t running right , straight out of the box I’m surprised you didn’t run it over with a large 4x4? Apparently thats a thing now? 😉🤠

I love it, esp the body it’s very different

Piece of museum history, get a gps on it i reckon 15mph 👍

😂 Anyone else remember traxxas monster buggy? VERY RARE AND HARD TO FIND! Actually uses a 2 stroke engine just like yours! ❤ Love the video!

awesome to see this rip around again!

I would definitely call that a success. Can't wait to see it in action. Great vid!

Honestly, its one of the coolest rcs ive ever seen. Cant wait to see how it rips

This is cool stuff right here! More vintage stuff please.

Put a new spark plug in it will help you tune it better. Even though it doesn't look bad the porcelain inside from sitting gets micro cracks when heating back up I have to replace my 2 stroke jet ski plugs every season for the same reason.

That thing is freeking sweet. And yeah, I'd say the fact that it started at all was a win for the first try. Can't wait to see this thing really running.

Thats awesome! I want one.

That's a truly exciting video

Welcome to the garage! Ahhh it must feel good Mr Tomley. Nice time capsule you got there from back when new ideas came to RC constantly, back when RC was trying to find its feet. Very cool car, very cool call out. Makes me realise just how long I have been watching your channel. Happy New Year my friend.