Tamiya Rough Rider Full Chassis Build... 

This is costing me a small fortune!!! That’s another kit I want now..🤔, keep em coming Glenn...😛

This is really beautiful, wife just bought one . Love the torsion bar suspension, my old 77 Chrysler has torsion bars and handles like a dream.

This is so cool. I remember putting mine together in 1981. I still have it too.👍

I had the original Rough Rider, it was my first RC car. It is a classic. Loved watching the build.

Lookin good so far. It just takes you way back in time working with an SRB. Even for the ones (like myself) who never owned one back in the day it's still a trip in the time machine.

I will get one of these again someday. Built one in 1985(25yrs old) Great time and great buggy. Thanks for the recap of great build memories.

Nice build, classic chassis. Good job and thanks for sharing!

Cool build I always recommend building one of these style chassis they are special and a work of art!

This is very informative and interesting, even for people who don't own one like myself. I always enjoy a chassis build video. 👌

feeling young again watching this amazing build.. i used to have the 79 version (11y old built with my dad).. but can't remember the agony of building it.. brings back memories.. well done and thanks for the memory!

I've just bought an original 79 in need of restoration. The rear axle grubs need to be drilled out as they're refusing to budge, despite every other conceivable method of removal failing miserably. Sometimes these models can leave you reaching for the Prozac 😁. But it's hopefully 1 of 3 projects I hope to complete by the summer. Thanks for another great video Glenn. The Rough Rider is something very special in Tamiya history and particularly iconic for those of us who experienced the 80's RC scene. Looks fantastic. Can't wait to see the final product.

Well. another year another build. Great stuff :) and I have to say that thing looks very nicely engineered.

The weight of the body may have a slight effect on the rear camber of the wheels,another solution could be to copy the torsion bar using piano wire available in different gauges,I used a product called finish line for mtb lubricant that's plastic and rubber safe even works in dampers! Washes of easily with detergent unlike normal oil,I'd be tempted to just run it with a painted dust cover lol

Got to be one of the top all time buggies "Classic "

Great video 👍 Thanks for taking the time to do this. I started with Tamiya cars and want to start getting them again

Great stuff. (It's not every day you get a screw-by-screw build video of the buggy you end up owning!) Very enjoyable as usual. Cheers, Glenn.

Love watching these vids. Thank you so much from Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Great video I took mine out today for a spin . I enjoyed that video and I am going to share the link on my site . Looking forward to the body shell video.

I had an original one in the 80s that I swapped for my Star Wars figures. Since it was already built I didn’t get the full experience seeing it getting constructed so I really enjoyed this video. Thanks!

Lovely kit. Love all the metal. Can't wait to see next video

This is the first rc car i drove, it was from the older brother of a friend. He got his bigger brothers drawer, like a whole under the bed drawer, full of half rc cars and parts everywhere. We pieced together what we could, and this was the first car we got going. Good times=)

Dude. I love this. It's so modeled after a VW buggy. That front end is straight out of a type 1 and 2. And so much metal and bearings for an old tamiya kit. I want one!

great video mate👍👊🇬🇧😎😊

Nice build mate, their a lot of bits there.👍👍

Awesome video Glenn! Love all the little technical bits. That chassis is such a playground for creativity, looking forward to seeing her scoot!

Great video. I really hope I can get me one of these soon. At least if I still have a job in a month.

Love Tamiya

28:10 I built the Sand scorcher MkI in 1980 aged 15, my first ever RC build. The chassis was a piece cake even at 15.

Really cool kit. Just think, this was the car that everyone raced in America until the Scorpion, and then the RC10 came out. I want to see all three side by side. Technology really jumped in the early 80's.

Best RC channel by far imo... Love your work. Down to earth, easy to relate to & relaxing to watch. Unlike a lot of falsed crap on RU-vid😄👍 Keep it up👊

Luvli build 😊 Sand Scorcher was nice to build also 😋 Keep 'em coming LeGlennd !

Glenn, Another great vid and build BUT I have to reprimand you on one thing.Coffee! With that accent. How about a cuppa,brew or char , your be liking your beer cold soon : )

All Tamiya are fun to run.

Nice work and nice kit Glenn. I’m thinking about the BAJA bug, same chassis which is what really appeals to me. My dilemma is they’re $500 Australian, and for that kind of money I can make a massive dent into the cost of a modern touring kit or 4wd off road kit, or purchase outright a 2wd off road kit. Of course the electronics are way cheaper for the Tamiya. I ordered the Tamiya RC tool kit (which I didn’t know existed until last night) whooo hooo no more ill fitting Phillips heads 🤣 But I’m really digging your channel, love the older kits and their quirky designs. Much better than the modern “Toymia” designs which I usually use as a base for a themed kit designed for friends and family as they are a cheap chassis and lots of options and hop ups. Keep up the good work, and interesting builds, I’m loving it 👍🇦🇺🤓

Nice Build 👍🏻

Wow, yes I’ve always wanted a Rough Rider been intrigued with them since I first saw them in 1980 as kid. I definitely remember my first build the Frog.

Cracking video, shame you are not putting electrics into it though 😣 Amazing model when you think of when it was released and what the alternatives were like ! Remember Mardave anyone or Radio Race Car magazine back in the day ??!!

Man nice kit, I need one now lol.

Torsion bars? cool. Could use a bit more preset-tension. Chassis seems a bit flexible. My Kyosho Ultima has a really stiff chassis, but 4 adjustable coil-over shocks. Man, my kyosho is probably 25+years old now. These are cool to watch how tamiya engineered their cars.

What a original design, this must be my new favorite.

Completely different from anything else. Except maybe the Sand Scorcher and Ford Ranger 😆 Now you’ve done a standard build, I’d love to see you build a period racer. Diff, coil springs, no tub, maybe a Mardave Apache front end etc etc Great vid, thanks for doing it 👍🏻👍🏻

Great job! Happy New Year! Cheers

I love a build day to!

A very different kit to what I consider typical tamiya

Great glen!!!. Now I know when we were kids my mate Bradley had to keep buying bags of grub screws for the universal joints on his ford ranger........ not in a million years did one drop of thread lock go on😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

skilled man

Nice vid and SRBs are great to work on and really enjoy building them too! First in quality around the world yeah! I have just treated myself to a Blitzer Beetle always liked the look of them! Some find them a bit in your face but l love the boxart it sure stands out! Have you done a vid on one before?? Anyway catch you later Cheers.

Getting a tto2 subaru mote Carlo any electric recommendations would be great Keep up the amazing work

Hi, I had an original F150 circa 1982. Absolutely love both this channel but also this re release for us grown ups to enjoy! Any thoughts on why they haven’t re released the F150? Is it the license issue? Or just a low demand. Do you think they will ever re release the Original HiLux? Loving the content, keep the great work up!

What a fun film to watch. Loved it. Doesn’t seem too difficult to do really. Stunning looking buggy as well. Are these still available? Thanks Glenn. 👍🏻😊

Well done, really enjoyed that build

I've built dozens of SRB'S and it is my No1 favourite kit to build if you like the rough rider try the fighting buggy/super champ with its weird rear shock set up! Sport tuned motor and ball diff (when the ball diff 2 makes an appearance)transform its driving style! Its never been a brilliant handling buggy but you don't buy one for that you get one because it's just a beautiful piece of rc engineering👍

I have always wanted the rough rider! And now a build video! But where to buy one now.....hmmmm

awesome! really want to build one of these! only done 1 Tamiya, that was a grasshopper. got a rising fighter for the missus to build together soon too.

I want one!!!

This is by far my favourite car, but now just seeing the engineering that went into this, this is really an amazing car for its time. Didn't the original have an external oil recivoir for the dampers?

You know the front suspension is really based after a Volkswagen Beetle the old one and I think the rear is to.

arn't there supposed to be 2 BC2 screws in the arms to stop the suspension spring sliding out??????????? there are the threaded holes for them.......

Good for a beginner? Glen says 'not really' but it was my first car as a 15-year-old and I had no trouble at all with it.

I bet you those plastic Tops on top of the top of the wishbone there I bet you can put a ball bearing in there that will fit it.

Hello mate great video that looks like nice kit Iam building my dark impact kit but having trouble with the diffs not sure how tight there suppose to be 😔

Are those certified Tamiya tools? :-)

Can’t believe I’m saying this but I had an original one of these from the 1970’s in orange but about 10 years ago when I got divorced and I had move into a much smaller house I had to throw 75% of things I owned away and I had a large box full of RC cars and bits and pieces and one of these was in it and I threw it in the skip well you live by your mistakes 😢

Would those wheels and tyres fit straight onto a Fighting Buggy/Super Champ?

gone and got one.

Hey Glen how do you stop the dampers from leaking oil all over

great video as always but i have a ? i know someone that has a nib vintage stadium thunder hes asking 225.oo for it would you get it for that price ?

I can't believe the short one goes on the back and not the long one that seems kind of odd.

I have one of these that was bought ready built. Not used much since radio (or receiver) started to act up. Been sitting since 1985 or so. Do not know where to get a radio (or receiver) or where I should sell it since I am in Sweden. Ebay maybe?

Who’s fredlock? Oh, you mean thread lock! Lol!

I love the rough rider but one turn over, and the spotlights and roof are broken. 😭🏁

Glenn tell me it isn't so that you're not going to drive this vehicle please drive it.

You know you could get a 540 brushless motor to fit in there.

Ahh, the ‘Rough Rider’ ..... reminds me of a girl I went out with . 😬. I first met her in English Literature class. I asked her if she liked Dickens, and she said “Yes, but not on a first date” 😬 Did the original use Allen bolts? If so, why the heck did they move to Philips screws, which are nowhere near as good? Please tell me you are going to run this ????? If not then I will have to revoke your membership of the ‘Manly Men’s Club’

I don't understand Glen why you won't use it that car has replacement parts you should use it and have fun with it I wouldn't spend that type of money on a kit and not run it in my opinion that's a waste of money if you're not going to use it.

i wonder why they renamed it the Racing Buggy? I mean it's not like Rough Rider sounds like a dildo or anything, is it?