Looking for anything amps...

[Stealth Assassin]

I am mainly looking for outboard motors or outdrives and a few of the hulls from amps.
Please respond to my e-mail collett00@comcast.net

Thanks,
Derrick
Like this or preety much anything scale.

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f251/dragboat/v-amp005.jpg

[Fish]

did you see the one that just sold on ebay? I think it went for $400+.:eek: Cant understand why no one makes these things anymore, or maybe I just am not looking in the right place, but it seems so much cooler to have an actual outboard on a tunnel IMHO.

[Fish]

ebay amps that just sold:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=270195021112&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=017

[Stealth Assassin]

did you see the one that just sold on ebay? I think it went for $400+.:eek: Cant understand why no one makes these things anymore, or maybe I just am not looking in the right place, but it seems so much cooler to have an actual outboard on a tunnel IMHO.

I know!!!!!!!!!! The guys that have the tooling for these motors are not doing anything with It and will not sell the tooling for somebody who will! :mad:

[Mark Poole ModVP]

Yes they are cool but more than anything else they are novelty engines. Very first RC motor I had was an Amps, never made it to the water, it blew up on the stand. When the powerhead blew, the jolt broke the gears in the lower unit.

Amps outboards were always too heavy and the prop, being directly under the powerhead, was to close to the sponsons on standard racing tunnels. That is why Amps tunnel boats did not have inset transoms. Their boats always looked good because the company got permission to measure and scale down lifesize tunnels such as Seebolds and Van der Veldens.

[Stealth Assassin]

Yes they are cool but more than anything else they are novelty engines. Very first RC motor I had was an Amps, never made it to the water, it blew up on the stand. When the powerhead blew, the jolt broke the gears in the lower unit.

Amps outboards were always too heavy and the prop, being directly under the powerhead, was to close to the sponsons on standard racing tunnels. That is why Amps tunnel boats did not have inset transoms. Their boats always looked good because the company got permission to measure and scale down lifesize tunnels such as Seebolds and Van der Veldens.

I still like them Mark and I wish someone still made them with Improvements.

[moparbarn]

hey mark, i didn't know about the full size allisons. pretty cool. being a mopar nut, and growing up around "stackers", you having one with chryco stackers just makes me smile. one of my neighbors and his son (brooke and ronnie russell), back in miami, set the miami to new york record with a 16' allison runabout/walk thru windshield v hull back in the '60s. another one of those fond memories of growing up in miami. btw, welcome to s&f!

[Mark Poole ModVP]

Yeah man, had my eye out for one of those and finally found one. Fired it up the other day, what a noise and fire comes out of the stacks when idling! Any of you other guys coming to the RC tunnel race in March? Would be a good place to find leads on AMP motors.

[Stealth Assassin]

Yeah man, had my eye out for one of those and finally found one. Fired it up the other day, what a noise and fire comes out of the stacks when idling! Any of you other guys coming to the RC tunnel race in March? Would be a good place to find leads on AMP motors.

Where Is that race Mark?

[moparbarn]

derrick, go to www:worldtunnelchamps.com. end of march, in charleston, s.c. entries already full-250 boats in 6 weeks!!!! i think there is a few spots in mod vp, to fill heats.

[Stealth Assassin]

derrick, go to www:worldtunnelchamps.com. end of march, in charleston, s.c. entries already full-250 boats in 6 weeks!!!! i think there is a few spots in mod vp, to fill heats.

I just might! My mod vp Is so close to being done...:D

[RLP]

man I have been drawing an out board mid and lower for a gas engine,just cant beleave no one has not done a scale looking ob for tunnel boats!
this would be an awesome class!

[Stealth Assassin]

man I have been drawing an out board mid and lower for a gas engine,just cant beleave no one has not done a scale looking ob for tunnel boats!
this would be an awesome class!


The guys overseas have been at this for a while....

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f251/dragboat/IMG_0003.jpg

This one Is a blackhawk hobbies from a guy In louisiana

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f251/dragboat/Pn36089.jpg

[RLP]

yea they said they had like 5 of those units left but cant seem to get them to make a sale!

what ever happend to the one they had in LA. I tryed to get one of those also and no luck!
but i also heard good thing i didnt get it because it was a pos and a crook that was selling them.

do ya know what happend to Bandit Boats in Can

[Stealth Assassin]

yea they said they had like 5 of those units left but cant seem to get them to make a sale!

what ever happend to the one they had in LA. I tryed to get one of those also and no luck!
but i also heard good thing i didnt get it because it was a pos and a crook that was selling them.

do ya know what happend to Bandit Boats in Can


The blackhawk was rated very bad but, The motor In the first pic works great. Check out the last few post on this link and you will have a source If you want scale. There are also g-morty/lawless cable outdrives.

http://www.intlwaters.com/index.php?showtopic=21023&st=150&start=150

http://ovalexpressracing.com/hardware.html

[Unitek]

I have some amps stuff. I have a 39'' Amps Wellcraft Excalibur Cat with the 3 race drivers, has a 7.5cc outboard with a satin lower unit. The boat also has a trim cyliner that will trim the drive. never seen water, started it up 2 times for a minute or so each time and thats it. I have all the original paperwork.

[Unitek]

I will see if I can get some pictures tonight

[Unitek]

http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/2197/dsc01988hy8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
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[Unitek]

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[Unitek]

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/9615/dsc01975gj3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
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[Unitek]

http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/3555/dsc01980vn6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
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[Unitek]

Trim mechanism : servo pulls the cable which pulls the arm and pushes a rod out to trim the drive up or down like a cantilever http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/6250/dsc01979td9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/6250/dsc01979td9.3a6066b449.jpg (http://g.imageshack.us/g.php?h=150&i=dsc01979td9.jpg)

[Unitek]

here is where it pushes on the drive.... pretty cool !
http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/9886/dsc01976fu7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/9886/dsc01976fu7.5800c5eec7.jpg (http://g.imageshack.us/g.php?h=253&i=dsc01976fu7.jpg)

[Unitek]

http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/222/dsc01982mk8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
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[Unitek]

There is a chip on the bottom. Its on the corner of the sponson on the step. Im not 100% sure how it got there. I've had this boat for at least 15 years and I've moved 5 times, so it prolly happened at some point. The chip is smooth, it just took the top layer of fiberglass off, its 100% solid. http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/5094/dsc01987sg0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/5094/dsc01987sg0.44fa32935d.jpg (http://g.imageshack.us/g.php?h=201&i=dsc01987sg0.jpg)

[Unitek]

If anyone is interested, make me a solid offer on the boat. I know what the outboards sell for on ebay and I know how rare these are, especially finding one that is basically new with under 2 min of time on it. The motor is a K&B 7.5cc , I have the original paper work on the boat along with the original bottle of red lubricant for the lower unit.

[J Reidinger]

Nice classic IH. How much do you want for the hull only? email me or pm me
Joe

[Unitek]

PM me an offer. I really would like to keep it together since its a collectable piece. I was considering just selling the motor and doing twin MHZ #6 drives or MHZ blackhawks with twin nitro inboards but I just cant bring myself to ruin it by cutting it up. This boat will make any IH collector VERY happy.

Mike

[J Reidinger]

I have lots of amps outboards so I really only need a the boat. Let me know if you want to split it up. I have lots of time so I'll wait.

[Stealth Assassin]

I have lots of amps outboards so I really only need a the boat. Let me know if you want to split it up. I have lots of time so I'll wait.


Those are so cool... Please put me In your will! ;)

[Unitek]

Derrick,

Are you looking for what I have ?

[PARKER RABE]

00000000000000

[Unitek]

If anyone is interested, I just found some very interesting stuff. I have, in mint condition,
a parts break down sheet for the AMPS outboard system along with the boat instructions and a hull schematic. Very Cool !
http://img361.imageshack.us/img361/4015/dsc02114vc9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
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[cartan44]

If the boat is still available, you can email me here : esprito@suomi24.fi

[Unitek]

Boat is still available

[Erick]

I don't think he know what he has!!!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/REMOTE-CONTROL-BOAT-DUMAS-OS-MAX-TUNNEL-HULL-RACING_W0QQitemZ160299812138QQcmdZViewItemQQptZRadio_Control_Vehicles?hash=item160299812138&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A10%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318