Carrera124 Posted November 26, 2012 Posted November 26, 2012 Only a MISB set might tell us the truth. Quote
1974 Posted November 26, 2012 Posted November 26, 2012 Only _the right_ MISB might tell us that. I feel like I _did_ see that version in real life but it may be my imagination playing with me What I DO remember is that when we didn't have those shockabsorbers (no BL back then!), we _did_ use that pic to make our own. And that actually inspired us (us, being me and my other 9-10 year old friends) to go scavaging (that is destroying a lot of other non-LEGO toys and pencils!) for springs that could fit on an axle. Ohh, what wonders we turned out (<-- guns, that's right!) I guess it was developed with springs'on'an'axle and then some of the part designers figured they could do it better .. and then no-one told the marketing/instructions department .. Would be cool to hear from some of the old TLG dudes from back then Also, we used to build a lot of bodies for that chassis (too bad it sagged with double wheels). It was kind of holly to us (the predecessor was not). So we weren't exactlly all that impressed with the next to come (the red and the black one). More functions didn't rule my 9-10-11 year old world, looks did Same thing with girlfriends to come Quote
skylinedan Posted November 26, 2012 Posted November 26, 2012 I bought this set when I was about 12 or 13, rode my 20 inch bmx bike to TRU, and it rode home on the handle bars, LOL. I had the box up until 2009, that was when I got back into it after about 20+ years. I,ve bought a lot of sets and pieces since 09, kinda like to find a really good set in the original box just to have. I can still to this day remember riding there, the trip back ,spending the rest of the day, and half the night building it. Oh the things we did when we were kids, LOL. Dan Quote
tibivi Posted November 28, 2012 Posted November 28, 2012 Also, this model has, if you folllow the instruction booklet, 3 gears that you can select in the gearbox, but later on in the instruction, at the gear shifter, you have to put a blue brick on the third gear selector. Does anyone know the reason LEGO did this? Tibivi Quote
Jim Posted November 28, 2012 Posted November 28, 2012 Also, this model has, if you folllow the instruction booklet, 3 gears that you can select in the gearbox, but later on in the instruction, at the gear shifter, you have to put a blue brick on the third gear selector. Does anyone know the reason LEGO did this? Tibivi Do you have a link to the actual image? My guess would be to properly align the gears, but maybe that's not what you mean. Quote
tibivi Posted November 28, 2012 Posted November 28, 2012 Look, in this picture you see 3 gears: And in this one, you see the gear shifter with 2 positions: And in this, with a blue brick taked away, you see the gear shifter with 3 positions: Quote
RohanBeckett Posted November 28, 2012 Posted November 28, 2012 (edited) Also, this model has, if you folllow the instruction booklet, 3 gears that you can select in the gearbox, but later on in the instruction, at the gear shifter, you have to put a blue brick on the third gear selector. Does anyone know the reason LEGO did this? Tibivi It's because that gear ratio is too high to enable the car to be pushed smoothly Install the 4.5 motor, and it works OK (since the motor replaces the piston engine, it's now working 'opposite' to the push-along gearing... check out the instructions - the pages at the end, about installing the motor tell you what to do RB Edited November 28, 2012 by RohanBeckett Quote
tibivi Posted November 28, 2012 Posted November 28, 2012 ahn, I didn't know because I do not own the instruction booklet. Thanks for the explanation Quote
SheepEater Posted November 30, 2012 Posted November 30, 2012 (edited) RohanBeckett has it correct, too much friction for 1st gear when pushing it along. With the 4.5V motor it's the opposite, it's the 3rd gear you have to lock due to the motor not being strong enough. As for a version without the shock absorber piece: I don't believe it exists. If it did, another earlier instruction booklet would exist, and it would have spread on the internet in no time. And the only version we know of has the spring piece. http://belay.peeron....cans/8860-1/24/ Edited November 30, 2012 by SheepEater Quote
Rixo Posted January 11, 2013 Posted January 11, 2013 Thanks lost in noise. My fav set of all time, thanks for clarifying a few points on the artwork and instructions. Play on! Quote
ricky74 Posted September 3, 2017 Posted September 3, 2017 I built now a nice dune buggy body on the complete modell set Lego Technic car chassis 8860, using some parts of the model set 854 and other Lego parts. Quote
LEGO Train 12 Volts Posted September 3, 2017 Posted September 3, 2017 I've just bought a second 8860 because I've always loved this great set! Quote
Winchester Posted January 10, 2019 Posted January 10, 2019 This review brings back such nostalgia. There may have been multiple released versions of this set, because it was on sale for a very long time in LEGO terms (eight years, as it wasn't replaced until 1988), and I got mine in 1987. I'm pretty sure I remember building mine with black pins (the friction kind) for most of the chassis, as opposed to the grey ones from the original release. I can't prove this anymore, since all my Lego and all the instruction scraps I still owned were given away twenty years ago. Quote
nerdsforprez Posted December 24, 2019 Posted December 24, 2019 On 11/24/2012 at 7:25 AM, DLuders said: Hate to bump this topic..... but (IMO) it is for a valid question. Having just came across this model and purchasing it, I am very happy. Very good condition with the box and instructions also in great condition. And... I got the box with the error in the shocks which I think is cool. I was happy to find this thread that explained the shock question for me. One other question I have, for anyone out there, is the long connected axles right behind the front tires.. Two... to be exact, connected by a U-joint. I do not see the purpose for this. Can any enlightened AFOL out there help me out? Thanks! Quote
1gor Posted December 24, 2019 Posted December 24, 2019 IMHO it is only holding outer technic bricks inline with chassis... Quote
Lost_In_Noise Posted December 25, 2019 Author Posted December 25, 2019 16 hours ago, nerdsforprez said: Hate to bump this topic..... but (IMO) it is for a valid question. Having just came across this model and purchasing it, I am very happy. Very good condition with the box and instructions also in great condition. And... I got the box with the error in the shocks which I think is cool. I was happy to find this thread that explained the shock question for me. One other question I have, for anyone out there, is the long connected axles right behind the front tires.. Two... to be exact, connected by a U-joint. I do not see the purpose for this. Can any enlightened AFOL out there help me out? Thanks! It is to there to make the chassis stiffer. The axle connector hadn't been introduced yet, so universal connector is what they used. Quote
nerdsforprez Posted December 25, 2019 Posted December 25, 2019 Wow... TY for this. Although it does not seem to me to be a suitable solution at all. But.... okay.... Quote
MTBingNinja Posted October 8, 2022 Posted October 8, 2022 Anyone sell a nice body kit for the #8860 Chasis Car? Quote
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