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Re: 8880 Super Car (2010)

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Post by blunte » Thu, Dec 02, 2021, 4:47 AM UTC

implements wrote: post #49

blunte wrote: post #37

I thought this was pretty technically advanced in 1980. http://www.technicopedia.com/8860.html

I had the previous one: http://www.technicopedia.com/853.html - which didn't have a rear differential. My father (an engineer) made one from regular bits which was spun by a large pulley with (trigger warning!) the centre drilled out so an axle could freely pass through it.

I had this one as well, I think around age 7. It was my first "expert" set. Legos were my life until computers!

It was also great when the electric motors and battery box came out. With a bit of gear work, you could actually take that 853 and motorize it... working engine and all.

Re: 8880 Super Car (2010)

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Post by RobKohr » Wed, Dec 08, 2021, 7:38 PM UTC

For those looking for something similar, someone designed something called "Attika's 8880 EVO Tribute" which is on Rebrickable with some design updates and using currently available lego parts (as many of the 8880 are no longer produced), and you can either part it out or have some other party produce it using nockoff parts such as Vondado.

Re: 8880 Super Car (2010)

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Post by implements » Fri, Dec 10, 2021, 2:40 PM UTC

blunte wrote: post #61

implements wrote: post #49

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I had the previous one: http://www.technicopedia.com/853.html - which didn't have a rear differential. My father (an engineer) made one from regular bits which was spun by a large pulley with (trigger warning!) the centre drilled out so an axle could freely pass through it.

I had this one as well, I think around age 7. It was my first "expert" set. Legos were my life until computers! It was also great when the electric motors and battery box came out. With a bit of gear work, you could actually take that 853 and motorize it... working engine and all.

Yes, if memory serves I you mounted the motor on the front bumper in a way that looked a little bit like a supercharger. It made the rear axle shudder around corners - hence the MacGyver’ed differential!