RE: Nitro X-Cellerator or Firestorm
Get the Firestorm. The Xcellerator is garbage. I ended up giving mine away to a friend because nobody would buy it.
Posted on: 5/17/2008 2:03 PM by Author "Fecal Freddy" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: 4 TEC
Flood the engine or something?
Posted on: 5/16/2008 2:37 AM by Author "Fecal Freddy" in the forum "RC On Road Nitro Cars"
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RE: inferno gt replacement bodies
The un-painted one I just bought did not come with decals.
Posted on: 5/16/2008 2:36 AM by Author "Fecal Freddy" in the forum "RC On Road Nitro Cars"
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RE: RWD Drifting w/ 1:12 scale
Man, when did traction become "uncool"? [&o]
Posted on: 5/11/2008 9:27 PM by Author "Fecal Freddy" in the forum "RC Electric On-Road vehicles, race cars and more"
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RE: Brushless TT-01r
I had a Mamba in my regular TT01 and it fused the spur gear to the spur gear cover.
Posted on: 5/3/2008 10:24 PM by Author "Fecal Freddy" in the forum "RC Electric On-Road vehicles, race cars and more"
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RE: HPI Nitro MT2 18SS+ Build Thread (With Pictures)
[quote]ORIGINAL: Bluebrew freddy, just get RS4 arms( MT2 is just a truggied up RS4). Sheo, stock up on front "C" hubs & kingpin bushings. I don't beat my stuff too hard but I've busted a bunch of those things! [/quote] Thanks!
Posted on: 5/3/2008 2:18 AM by Author "Fecal Freddy" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: HPI Nitro MT2 18SS+ Build Thread (With Pictures)
Could you do me a favor and measure a part of the suspension arms for me? The space in between the two tabs that mount to the chassis. I'd like to throw some shorter arms and a scale body onto one of these.
Posted on: 5/2/2008 3:40 AM by Author "Fecal Freddy" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: opinions on the new HPI E10!
My instructional video on how to drive the E10. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlraMVI_WqE
Posted on: 5/2/2008 2:49 AM by Author "Fecal Freddy" in the forum "RC Electric On-Road vehicles, race cars and more"
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RE: Traxxas Slash LETDOWN
It's a letdown because of how it looks? Save for the body, the truck looks like just about all the other Traxxas EP vehicles I've seen. It may not be 100% scale, but it sure as hell is more scale looking than most other RC trucks.
Posted on: 5/2/2008 2:22 AM by Author "Fecal Freddy" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RC Rally Car Video
2 Tamiya TT01's and 1 HPI RS4 Rally. The video's not that long as the camera kind of became a casualty. [:@] http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=33281584 It's somewhat crappy quality on Myspace's video thing. I'm currently uploading it to Youtube, hoping that it'll look a bit better.
Posted on: 4/29/2008 3:25 AM by Author "Fecal Freddy" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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RE: opinions on the new HPI E10!
Some background on why I got this car and why I don't like it. I did buy the "Drifting" model, though I never intended to use it for drifting (I really, REALLY don't like drifting). I meant to put some regular tires on it so my brother could drive with my TT01s. The chassis is made from very low-quality plastic it doesn't even appear to be abs. The wheels are held on by small screws which could easily strip out over time or from over-tightening them, leaving you with a missing wheel. Pretty much everything is made from the same low-quality plastic. The entire drivetrain is made from it! Overall, this feels like a Toys-r-us play car with HPI electronics in it. It's got decent speed, and the electronics are okay, but everything else is just below par in my opinion. I've got multiple TT01s and I wish I had just bought another one of them instead.
Posted on: 4/28/2008 1:40 PM by Author "Fecal Freddy" in the forum "RC Electric On-Road vehicles, race cars and more"
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RE: opinions on the new HPI E10!
I just bought one for my little brother today. Thank god I didn't buy it for myself or I'd be pissed. This car is total garbage.
Posted on: 4/27/2008 11:19 PM by Author "Fecal Freddy" in the forum "RC Electric On-Road vehicles, race cars and more"
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RE: this is depressing bout the e-revo
[quote]ORIGINAL: hands without shadows "brushless ready upgradeability" Yet they make us pay for their crap electronics. [/quote] They aren't making you pay for anything.
Posted on: 4/26/2008 4:55 AM by Author "Fecal Freddy" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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RE: New look for my 1/4 scale car
It also varies much in the AWESOME effect. It's different in that you don't go "AWESOME!!" like you do when you destroy smaller scale cars, you go "OH CRAP, NOOOOOO!!!" instead.
Posted on: 4/25/2008 2:42 AM by Author "Fecal Freddy" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: is it possible
I think it'd be funny to have him remove the body of his car to find that it's powered by a dremel.
Posted on: 4/20/2008 3:34 PM by Author "Fecal Freddy" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: Inferno GT Engine Swap
Thank you. As for the Revo, we can discuss this via PMs if you're interested in it.
Posted on: 4/20/2008 1:49 AM by Author "Fecal Freddy" in the forum "RC On Road Nitro Cars"
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Inferno GT Engine Swap
I want to replace the stock engine in my Inferno GT. I've got an Axial .28 I had bought for my Revo but haven't installed it because the throttle linkage is being a PITA. I think I'm going to get rid of the Revo as a roller. I tried to mount the Axial .28 into the Inferno, but realized that the Inferno has no engine mount. What the heck? How am I supposed to put a new engine in here if Kyosho has it so that the engines bolt directly to the chassis? Is there an engine mount out there for the Inferno that I missed in all of my google searching or something? Thanks.
Posted on: 4/19/2008 11:49 PM by Author "Fecal Freddy" in the forum "RC On Road Nitro Cars"
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RE: Who is going to RCX
I checked it out today. Not a whole lot that caught my eye. I did see the Traxxas Slash in-person, though. It looks pretty cool. I spent most of my time laughing at the RC drifting competitions.
Posted on: 4/19/2008 9:04 PM by Author "Fecal Freddy" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: Tamiya Dark Impact - First Time Kit Build!
[quote]ORIGINAL: Lunchboxer Make sure that the VXL motor fits in the Dark Impact before you buy the motor / ESC! It is a pretty tight space in there! Good luck! Enjoy the build!! [sm=thumbs_up.gif] [/quote] I bought a VXL setup for my DF03 and found that it would not fit without a bunch of modification. The ESC is a bit large and the motor wires interfere with mounting the motor. I put a Castle Creations brushless setup in mine. It was cheaper and it fit in there perfectly.
Posted on: 4/18/2008 1:25 PM by Author "Fecal Freddy" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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RE: Tamiya DF03 Buggy to Rally Car Conversion
Got to go out and drive it. This thing goes very, very well. It actually goes better with the shorter wheelbase than it did with the wider wheelbase. Now it's got some competition, though. [8D] [image]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v450/bgemmill/RS4Rally.jpg[/image]
Posted on: 4/18/2008 2:52 AM by Author "Fecal Freddy" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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RE: The Official Traxxas Slash short-course race truck
If it were nitro and 4wd I would buy one the day it gets released.
Posted on: 4/14/2008 2:42 AM by Author "Fecal Freddy" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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RE: OFFICIAL OFNA DM-1 THREAD
Does this car have much in the way of ground clearance, or does it look like it can be set up to have some? My Inferno GT is lonely out in the dirt.
Posted on: 4/13/2008 4:32 AM by Author "Fecal Freddy" in the forum "RC On Road Nitro Cars"
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RE: Tamiya DF03 Buggy to Rally Car Conversion
I like the way this thing handles with the shorter wheelbase better than it does with the longer wheelbase! I think I might have killed one of the diffs, though. [:o] [image]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v450/bgemmill/PICT2585.jpg[/image] [image]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v450/bgemmill/PICT2583.jpg[/image] [image]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v450/bgemmill/PICT2584.jpg[/image] [image]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v450/bgemmill/PICT2586.jpg[/image] [image]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v450/bgemmill/PICT2587.jpg[/image] Yes, the body is a bit off-center. I screwed up when I was drilling the holes. I'll fix it later, I just wanted to drive it today. I'm thinking about taking it to Revelation raceway tomorrow if it's not dead. Edit: I found the problem. I stripped every single tooth off of the spur gear... [X(] [image]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v450/bgemmill/PICT2590.jpg[/image] [image]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v450/bgemmill/PICT2593.jpg[/image]
Posted on: 4/13/2008 4:13 AM by Author "Fecal Freddy" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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RE: Tamiya DF03 Buggy to Rally Car Conversion
The chassis is done. i'm going to have to figure out where I'm mounting the body posts. I had them mounted on the top of the front diff cover, but the screws backed out rather easily, leaving the body flopping around. [image]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v450/bgemmill/PICT2575.jpg[/image] Obviously, I haven't mounted shocks on it prior to this picture. The turn buckles required me to re-locate the mounting points for the shocks. [image]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v450/bgemmill/PICT2576.jpg[/image] [image]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v450/bgemmill/PICT2577.jpg[/image] [image]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v450/bgemmill/PICT2578.jpg[/image] Shocks! [image]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v450/bgemmill/PICT2579.jpg[/image] [image]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v450/bgemmill/PICT2580.jpg[/image] [image]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v450/bgemmill/PICT2581.jpg[/image] Here's a short test-drive on my driveway just after mounting the shocks. The tires aren't even glued on yet. http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v450/bgemmill/?action=view&current=PICT2582.flv
Posted on: 4/12/2008 6:06 PM by Author "Fecal Freddy" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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RE: What do you hate doing the most?
I hate carrying broken cars back to my vehicle. [:o]
Posted on: 4/11/2008 3:16 AM by Author "Fecal Freddy" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: Pretty cool rally track
[quote]ORIGINAL: MT I just can't look at guys legs anymore[:'(] [/quote] Court order or something? [:)] I get it that they have to follow the cars, but why are they running directly behind them in such a goofy manner?
Posted on: 4/11/2008 2:29 AM by Author "Fecal Freddy" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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RE: RCX 2008
Hopefully it's better than the pathetic off road expo they just had last week.
Posted on: 4/10/2008 1:03 PM by Author "Fecal Freddy" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: Tamiya DF03 Buggy to Rally Car Conversion
[quote]ORIGINAL: blitzskiff i have been looking for a rally car for a while now! can someone tell me what to do or buy? thanks [/quote] A Tamiya TT-01 chassis with rally block tires will handle asphalt and light off-roading well. I kind of killed mine when I put my VXL system in it. It fused the spur to the spur gear cover. [:o] I've also got a Kyosho Inferno GT that I put some Axial Blade Runners on. It does alright off-road, but the suspension's pretty stiff when you first get it.
Posted on: 4/9/2008 2:19 AM by Author "Fecal Freddy" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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RE: Tamiya DF03 Buggy to Rally Car Conversion
Do you have any chassis pictures of your Losi car? I probably won't have any updates till Saturday. Back to work today!
Posted on: 4/8/2008 1:25 PM by Author "Fecal Freddy" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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Tamiya DF03 Buggy to Rally Car Conversion
[image]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v450/bgemmill/PICT2564.jpg[/image] [image]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v450/bgemmill/PICT2563.jpg[/image] [image]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v450/bgemmill/PICT2574.jpg[/image] Need a few more parts and need to drill some holes and it'll be all set. Once I get one of the arms set up correctly I'll set up all 4 of them and head to the hobby shop to buy all the parts to finalize it. [8D] I need to find some shorter "Threaded Shafts", as they're called in the Tamiya manual. As you can tell by the last picture, it really throws the camber off if I use the stock ones. I'll also need to locate some shorter axles.
Posted on: 4/8/2008 2:15 AM by Author "Fecal Freddy" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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