Bolink on road car
#1
Bolink on road car
I have had this car for about 15 years. I was told that Bolink went out of business, and you could not get parts for it. I put batteries in the transmitter and it showed full power, I put batteries in the battery pack for the reciever and turned the car on, nothing. When I plugged in the battery pack for the motor, the motor ran wide open.
My question is is it worth putting a new esc and buying a new radio and reciever, or should I sell it on eBay, or just throw it the trash?
My question is is it worth putting a new esc and buying a new radio and reciever, or should I sell it on eBay, or just throw it the trash?
#2
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I have had this car for about 15 years. I was told that Bolink went out of business, and you could not get parts for it. I put batteries in the transmitter and it showed full power, I put batteries in the battery pack for the reciever and turned the car on, nothing. When I plugged in the battery pack for the motor, the motor ran wide open.
My question is is it worth putting a new esc and buying a new radio and reciever, or should I sell it on eBay, or just throw it the trash?
My question is is it worth putting a new esc and buying a new radio and reciever, or should I sell it on eBay, or just throw it the trash?
#5
I just want to play with it.
I do not know what a old spec pan car is.
Here are some pictures of it.
I do not know what a old spec pan car is.
Here are some pictures of it.
#6
Tech Champion
Wow that goes way back...but actually I think it might be a dirt oval car. I don't recall the on-road cars ever having an independent front end. They typically used the sliding kingpin type.
#7
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Bolink Invader maybe?
What's crazy is that not much has changed since that came out. Wheels will mount up the same, you can probably replace the shocks with today's sideshocks and i'm pretty sure most of the current RJ Speed rear axle stuff should be a direct replacement.
Just find a 235mm body and go have fun! I'd move the rear body posts to the chassis though to allow the rear pod to flex properly.
Check out www.rjspeed.com for parts... that's run by Rick Jordan of Bolink fame back in the day.
What's crazy is that not much has changed since that came out. Wheels will mount up the same, you can probably replace the shocks with today's sideshocks and i'm pretty sure most of the current RJ Speed rear axle stuff should be a direct replacement.
Just find a 235mm body and go have fun! I'd move the rear body posts to the chassis though to allow the rear pod to flex properly.
Check out www.rjspeed.com for parts... that's run by Rick Jordan of Bolink fame back in the day.
#8
Tech Master
Has anybody noticed the size of the pinion on the motor? Wow!!
#9
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I love bringing back cars from the dead for ppl that will look after it and get more use out of it... I do alot of that here in my hometown for ppl and seeing their smile on their face is just priceless when I am done with the car... Hope you can work something out with it.
Good luck
Good luck
#10
Tech Initiate
Fix that bad boy up and put some more miles on him! I always look for these kinds of neglected pan cars and Legends on eBay. It's fun & cheap to restore them, plus they're pretty fast, durable runners as well.
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check the fuse in the speedo--yes it has a automotive fuse-
yes it is a bolink invader.
yes it is a bolink invader.
#12
Bolink invader.
Gasgod probably has two sitting on a shelf.
If I remember right they also had a truck version with offroad style tires on it.
Gasgod probably has two sitting on a shelf.
If I remember right they also had a truck version with offroad style tires on it.
#13
Their probably in the back of his van under a pile of F1 cars and parts.
#14