RE: On Road Chassis.. WITHOUT Suspension!?
It can be done. Do a Google search on the Associated RC12E. This was Associated's first 1/12 rc car. It had no suspension. It relied entirely on chassis flex. The same system was used on the Associated RC100 1/8 gas pan car. Don
Posted on: 10/7/2009 8:13 AM by Author "DLS II" in the forum "RC Electric On-Road vehicles, race cars and more"
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RE: Help Needed for assesment of 1/10th car!!!!
That's not a Bolink. It's a TRC=a much better car! Don
Posted on: 9/24/2009 10:30 PM by Author "DLS II" in the forum "RC Electric On-Road vehicles, race cars and more"
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RE: Need Tires for Vintage Kyosho Plazma
If the wheels are in good shape, strip the tire off. Get new tires from CRC,mount & true them. Don
Posted on: 9/23/2009 8:30 AM by Author "DLS II" in the forum "RC Electric On-Road vehicles, race cars and more"
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RE: Help: Identify/price this car
If the first car is 1/12 it's a Delta Spyder. Don
Posted on: 7/23/2009 7:27 PM by Author "DLS II" in the forum "RC Electric On-Road vehicles, race cars and more"
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RE: please help identify my rc car!
With the stand up servo I would say a Roadrunner. In it's day a competative car. Don
Posted on: 6/15/2009 2:55 PM by Author "DLS II" in the forum "RC Electric On-Road vehicles, race cars and more"
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RE: Help Me Identify a 1/10 Electric Car PLEASE
That is a YR-F2! The second one was the YR-F2 Special. It was all carbon fiber and was equipped with shocks. It's a bit rare-clean it up and run it! You will find that it runs very well. In fact it is probably the best FWD TC ever built! Enjoy!! Don (yes I have one-runs great)
Posted on: 3/31/2009 5:37 PM by Author "DLS II" in the forum "RC Electric On-Road vehicles, race cars and more"
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RE: Racer Rides : Members Onroad Racers
If I ever get my custom FF01 built I might consider selling my YRF2. Right now I'm working on a Evolva converting it to brushless. Don
Posted on: 1/27/2009 6:32 PM by Author "DLS II" in the forum "RC Electric On-Road vehicles, race cars and more"
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RE: First road car - by Lunchboxer..
How about a TA-02? Don
Posted on: 10/26/2008 9:18 AM by Author "DLS II" in the forum "RC Electric On-Road vehicles, race cars and more"
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RE: Tamiya Mini Coopers - what is the difference?
The Manta Ray diff will work just fine if you replace the thrust bearing set with a 5x11 bb. I've done this with my son's TA-02 TC.(front and rear) Don
Posted on: 10/9/2008 7:56 AM by Author "DLS II" in the forum "RC Electric On-Road vehicles, race cars and more"
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RE: Speed control
Thanks! Don
Posted on: 10/6/2008 10:57 AM by Author "DLS II" in the forum "Speed - Electric"
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Speed control
Hi, I have a Falcon 3.5 Tunnel Hull which I'm converting to electric. To that end, I've also got an Aquacraft EP-1 outboard which I've remotored with a Feigao 10L. I was planning on using a 2- 4S MEC A123 packs in parallel for power. What speed control would do the job? Thanks, Don
Posted on: 10/6/2008 9:02 AM by Author "DLS II" in the forum "Speed - Electric"
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RE: **Official Yokomo Touring Car Thread**
Driven correctly it will hang with a 4WD. I have a 17.5 in it geared 40/60. Don
Posted on: 8/22/2008 6:24 PM by Author "DLS II" in the forum "RC Electric On-Road vehicles, race cars and more"
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RE: **Official Yokomo Touring Car Thread**
Here's my Yoke. Don
Posted on: 8/22/2008 5:00 PM by Author "DLS II" in the forum "RC Electric On-Road vehicles, race cars and more"
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RE: Fiber Glass Sheet
Parma and Cobra both have G-10 in sheet form. Sizes however are .063,.093 and .125 inch. Also do a search for model rocket fin material. Don
Posted on: 8/17/2008 5:39 PM by Author "DLS II" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: A123 Question Form
No problem. I got to autocross once myself-it was alot of fun. Years ago I had a 72 Honda Civic. It ran great and handled good. I trophied (4th) first time out. It was the car-not me!! A couple of years before that I had a DKW Auto Union-FWD with a 1000cc 2stroke 3cylinder. It was about the size of a VW Bug-but a little quicker. Don
Posted on: 8/8/2008 8:12 AM by Author "DLS II" in the forum "1/16th, 1/18th, Mini & Micro RC Cars"
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RE: A123 Question Form
No I'm not an engineer. I do a lot of building and modifying. Chassis flex can help a great deal when there is not enough suspension compliance. The MRS4 is a pan car and quite a few of the after market designs utilize chassis flex to some degree. How often do we really get to run on a truly flat surface. Most of the time chassis flex is used on less than ideal surfaces to improve traction. I don't know everything, but I have been enjoying this hobby for 40+ years. Don
Posted on: 8/8/2008 12:08 AM by Author "DLS II" in the forum "1/16th, 1/18th, Mini & Micro RC Cars"
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RE: A123 Question Form
No, the chassis is from Hole Shot Engineering. It's .063 G-10. I mounted the servo above the chassis like a Dragon Griffen. I also used Ti adjustable rods in place of a top deck. I wanted the entire chassis to flex in the way it needed to allow for the best handling possible. This included unbinding the front end by mounting the servo above the chassis. Since those shots were taken I replaced the stock motor with a Orion Coreless. I've yet to run it in a race- but it runs very good in the street. And as you can see all the components are mounted as low as possible to give it a low cg. Don
Posted on: 8/7/2008 11:37 PM by Author "DLS II" in the forum "1/16th, 1/18th, Mini & Micro RC Cars"
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RE: A123 Question Form
Here's a MRS4 with A123 cells. Don
Posted on: 8/7/2008 11:15 PM by Author "DLS II" in the forum "1/16th, 1/18th, Mini & Micro RC Cars"
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RE: conversion
Extremercracing makes a chassis for electric that uses NTC3 components. Don
Posted on: 8/6/2008 11:29 AM by Author "DLS II" in the forum "RC Electric On-Road vehicles, race cars and more"
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RE: Racer Rides : Members Onroad Racers
That's a Yokomo YR-F2 FWD. It handles as well as the white one which is a Kyosho KX1 4WD. I designed the red one. It's a RWD with DD. I'm trying to get an idea of the handling characteristics of the various configurations. Don
Posted on: 8/4/2008 3:26 PM by Author "DLS II" in the forum "RC Electric On-Road vehicles, race cars and more"
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RE: Racer Rides : Members Onroad Racers
Here's mine: Don
Posted on: 8/4/2008 1:39 PM by Author "DLS II" in the forum "RC Electric On-Road vehicles, race cars and more"
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RE: RC CAR HISTORY
While I can't give you a long list-my first RC was a Cox dune buggy with a single channel tx.(steering) Second was a Jeerobee 1/12 .049 2channel road car. Not to long after that I got an electric conversion of the Jeerobee. I believe it was a Bolink-diff, we don't need no dang diff. Don
Posted on: 7/21/2008 10:47 AM by Author "DLS II" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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RE: 1/8 buggy conversion question
Most buggy conversions use at least 2 6cell packs. IIRC the KV on that motor is around 1900. It wouldn't run very well on 1 6cell pack. You would be pushing that speed control to it's limits. You really need a Max or better yet a Monster. Don
Posted on: 7/20/2008 7:28 PM by Author "DLS II" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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RE: Wow wat crazy fuel costs?!!
Some thoughts: A. learn to use FAI fuel (alcohol&oil) B. check out Davis Diesel Conversions-20% longer run times, 20% more power - fuel 29.95/gal C. brushless/lipo
Posted on: 7/9/2008 5:06 PM by Author "DLS II" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: thinking about building a car from scratch
If you're talking about the main chassis- use .093 G-10. It's available from Team Cobra or Parma. Don
Posted on: 6/25/2008 10:00 AM by Author "DLS II" in the forum "RC Electric On-Road vehicles, race cars and more"
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RE: Burned out M1 cells
Go back to MEC, they sell silver power paste that they use between cells for better conductivity. Have you thought about 2- 4cell spts wired in series? They could be moved around to adjust your cg. Don
Posted on: 6/20/2008 4:35 PM by Author "DLS II" in the forum "Batteries & Chargers"
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RE: Nimh charger for Lipo
There is no substitute for a good charger. For instance, for nicads and nimh I use an Astro Flight 110D. For my A123 Li-ion packs I added a Dapter. The Dapter is an adapter that will allow me to charge Li-ion & Lipo packs safely. Are you going to run cars with your Lipos? For 1/10 scale you're going to want 3800-5000 mah packs. These normally charge at 1C. A 3800 Lipo would charge at 3.8 amps and this takes a minimum of one hour. Please be very careful with Lipos, careless charging procedures can do a huge amount of damage. Don
Posted on: 6/17/2008 6:49 PM by Author "DLS II" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: thinking about building a car from scratch
You might be better off cutting out your own chassis and using readily available suspension components. Don
Posted on: 6/7/2008 3:24 PM by Author "DLS II" in the forum "RC Electric On-Road vehicles, race cars and more"
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RE: Brushless 1/10th onroad
If you must go 3s, get the lowest kv motor they sell. It will go plenty fast on 3s and everything will run nice and cool. Don
Posted on: 8/15/2007 8:05 AM by Author "DLS II" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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RE: What is it?
That's kinda rare, it looks to be an RPM nylon RC-10. Don
Posted on: 8/5/2007 2:31 PM by Author "DLS II" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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