New Bright 1/10 1997 Corvette hobby conversion

[Tyco Bandit King]

I decided I would convert one of the 97 Corvettes over to a hobby car to see how it performs.


1. Airtronics FM radio

2. Mamba Micro Pro

3. 11.1v lipo

4. HPI servo


I started out with a 7.4v lipo running it in the battery tray. It was faster than stock but still not very fast because the stock motor is low out put. So I thought I might try the 11.1v lipo to pick things up and its much faster. The motor is a 360 size and can be bought on ebay. Any motor besides this one will make it run much faster and they can be had new for just $3.00. the battery helps the traction being on the back but I will be re-arranging the electronics to keep the weight lower and help the handling. Even tho its not crazy fast yet its still a blat to drive at any speed. It still uses the same on/off switch positioning.

[czstycor/c]

It though these were fun at stock speed cause how light they were you could spin it around real easy.

[jeffescortlx]

I have always thought New Bright copied the Tyco hoppers/bandit chassis with this one. Put some off road tires on it with a buggy body and you have your self a Hopper.
I'm really surprised to see wheel nut's on a New Bright.

[stan]

what kinda circuitry are you using?

[czstycor/c]

Did you take some stickers Off this? Cause the body to mine have more on it, I was trying to figure out what was different

[Tyco Bandit King]

All the electronics are listed above and the motor is stock.

No these didnt come with any stickers, just the ones on the windows you see in the pictures. The 6.0v versions had stickers all over the side but not the 9.6v

[czstycor/c]

No mine is a 9.6v and has more stickers. Sadly it's in pieces, ever since it stopped going forward.

[Tyco Bandit King]

You must have the later version, new bright made the ones to look scale in 97 and 98 and were sold in a white box.  The last of them that had stickers were sold in a blue box like the 6.0v ones

[czstycor/c]

Yeah I think it is a blue box. I know between the corvette and the ford f150 ones a white box an ones a blue.

Quick question do you still have the light you cut off the eliminator roll bar? If so I would take it, and possibly the a 27mhz remote from the outlaw you converted.

[Gamester]

I have messed around with those types of New Bright cars before.  I have done a hobby grade electronics swap on the 60's Corvette and the 57' Chevy.  When it comes down to it though, the New Bright chassis's are paper thin plastic and not worth it IMHO.  The gear boxes strip out easy as well.  The chassis is kind of similar to a Tyco Bandit, just a lot flimsier.  I have even put a Bandit rear end on them before pretty easily.