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Charge 'N' Go Gets Da Rip 'N' Tear Treatment

Posted: Wed May 05, 2004 9:54 pm
by crazydave
I got this Charge 'N' Go at Walgreens for 6 bucks. Wasn't expecting much, but it handles good, tracks straight with the steering adjuster dead center. Only problem was the griding gears, and front pins that hung halfway out the wheels. Seemed like it was begging to have the wheels changed, so I put Thunder Charger wheels on it, and Tomy gears so it's nice and smooth. Now it's a pretty decnt car.

I'll probably eventually do a body for this one, but I never had an Accord, so I thought I'd have a little fun with it. It was done really sloppy, so I cleaned it up and shaved all (most) of the molding lines. Then I filled in the front slot to give it a smooth bumper.

I wanted a ripped style graphic, I tried to draw one to cut out, but I couldn't do anthing I was satisfied with, so I just tore tape. Worked perfect, got just the effect I was looking for, and it was almost too easy, I feel guilty for doing it.

I added some tail pipes, painted dthe wheels black, and slapped a Tomy decal on the hood to finish it off.


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Posted: Wed May 05, 2004 9:56 pm
by sg219
Sweet little ride you got there!!!! :cool:

Posted: Wed May 05, 2004 10:29 pm
by filelicker
Pimpin a bargain is always the best !
Great job , It's looks sweet.

Posted: Wed May 05, 2004 10:32 pm
by hogjowlz
you da man

Posted: Wed May 05, 2004 10:32 pm
by SuperFly
In a certain way, Dave, you remind me of my grandmother. You'll just be sitting with her, shooting the shit, while she knits. At the end of the conversation, she's cranked out a sweater or a small blanket.

If I had just finished your pro-stocker (yeah, right), I would be needing a 6 month vacation from modding.

Posted: Thu May 06, 2004 12:08 am
by crazydave
:lol: @ Superfly, that's my wife when she crochets.

I actually planned to take a little break after finishing my pro stocker, I'm not sure how this happened. :???:

Posted: Thu May 06, 2004 1:40 pm
by grnmachnracr
whattttt. dave, that car is totally sick! shoot me an e-mail at rpm1234567@hotmail.com , i would love to make a deal with you for one of your custom paint jobs on my skyline! :-( :-D :cool:

Posted: Sun May 16, 2004 2:04 pm
by micro_man
thats sweet , looks better than my charg n go accord .... i have a few charge n gos from walgreens , all drive great out of the dome , and i do a liilte bit of custom work to them like faster motors , dual cells , wheels swaps , they arent to bad of a car for $6 .

charge and go

Posted: Sun May 16, 2004 10:14 pm
by jmays
oh yeah i also have seen the other day that walgreen here in my area has them on even a better sale, like 5 bucks and 2 of them left a celica and an accord, i have a charghe and go accord already and was suprised by its drivability aswell.

jmays

Posted: Mon May 17, 2004 6:00 pm
by micromatch
i got quite a few charge n go accords. im still tryin to figure out how i would attach a biff board to it when my biff gets here ill try and figure it out tho

Posted: Mon May 17, 2004 11:21 pm
by ph2t
micromatch wrote:i got quite a few charge n go accords. im still tryin to figure out how i would attach a biff board to it when my biff gets here ill try and figure it out tho
dude, you still haven't got it? bloody hell.... I've been conversing with your old lady about it, that thing was shipped off like over 3 weeks ago! arghhh! let me know via PM mate what happens.....


@ CD, your ride is nice man. I think the accord body is unique among all the other TOMY shells...... BUT! you gotta chuck that camera of yours out the bloody window and buy a new one!

ph2t.

Posted: Tue May 18, 2004 9:05 am
by crazydave
ph2t wrote: you gotta chuck that camera of yours out the bloody window and buy a new one!
I know, tell me about it. :lol:

When I was looking through my gallery, I noticed my pictures have just got worse and worse. Stupid POS camera. (That's easier than blaming myself ;) )

Posted: Tue May 18, 2004 12:37 pm
by DarkTari
You're A MadMan Cavey! :smile:

U can work with anything put in front of you Pimp :cool:

Nice Job Man, Now let's see what's next!

Posted: Tue May 18, 2004 5:30 pm
by ph2t
crazydave wrote:
ph2t wrote: you gotta chuck that camera of yours out the bloody window and buy a new one!
I know, tell me about it. :lol:

When I was looking through my gallery, I noticed my pictures have just got worse and worse. Stupid POS camera. (That's easier than blaming myself ;) )
each to their own man, don't blame yourself....

ph2t.