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RE: Baja 5SC Exhaust Mount Screws
M5x52 for the can muffler M5x20 for the pigtail exhaust
Posted on: 5/15/2012 10:11 PM by Author "cheezer1222"
in the forum "RC Giant Scale Cars"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11082549
RE: why are tires so expensive?
[quote]ORIGINAL: phmaximus Don't know about that, I'm looking $80 for 2 hostile slicks for my 5ive... That's just tyres and postage [/quote] Yes, that's about right for tires and postage.... TO AUSTRALIA!!! You're looking at about $47 shipped for a set of hostile slicks to anywhere in the U.S. That's retail. I usually never buy new tires unless they're on sale. When ddm has hostile tires on their deal of the day, they're about $30 plus shipping. Still not super cheap, but hostile tires last me quite a while.
Posted on: 5/15/2012 4:22 PM by Author "cheezer1222"
in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11082142
RE: why are tires so expensive?
[quote]ORIGINAL: hanly2 ...he has a rustler vxl running 2s lipo... [/quote] I keep seeing this and thinking, "Really?! He's destroying tires on 2s?" It's like others have said, reglue the tires and use a new lock nut (or pick up the aluminum hexes depending on which hex is stripping), and see how that goes. If he's strips the wheel hex again, then there's a deeper problem. [quote]ORIGINAL: Foxy You think you got it bad in the small scales? Tyr a gasser. These are $82, A PAIR! http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_info.php/cPath/1_26_355/products_id/37012/n/Pro-Line-Bow-Tie-Pre-Assembled-Rear-Buggy-Tires-w-Desperado-Wheel-2 [/quote] That's true, they can get expensive, but that's also a fully assembled pair (beadlock rim, foam, tire). That whole assembly doesn't get purchased every time you wear out a set of tires.
Posted on: 5/15/2012 9:30 AM by Author "cheezer1222"
in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11081607
RE: MT tires or lack thereof!
I've never really thought about it, but now that you bring it up, that's a good point. I wouldn't mind seeing hostile and others make MT tires.
Posted on: 5/15/2012 9:04 AM by Author "cheezer1222"
in the forum "RC Giant Scale Cars"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11081570
RE: 30.5 will not start.
[quote]ORIGINAL: Gravet What damage can be done by cranking the screws too far in when resetting? [/quote] Like tapkoote said, you could strip the needles by cranking on them too hard. If you're turning the needles all the way in, just go until you meet resistance. You don't need to turn them in hard. The stock needle settings you've been using sound about right. For stock needle settings for most of my carbs, I do some where around 1 1/2 turns on the low speed needle and 2 turns on the high, and adjust from there. Sometimes to unflood an engine (if that happens to be the problem), I turn both needles in all the way and then try and start it (no choke, I think). That usually burns up whatever fuel is in the engine without pulling more fuel in. Then it's just a matter of readjusting the needles. I only mention this because when I first got into this, my first problem was a flooded engine, and turning it upside down and pulling the pull start didn't work for me when unflooding the engine.
Posted on: 4/17/2012 2:47 PM by Author "cheezer1222"
in the forum "RC Giant Scale Cars"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11046178
RE: Sorry for doing this but another Redcat question
Last I saw, they had a v3, and that was a while ago, so it's entirely possible that there's a v4 by now.
Posted on: 4/2/2012 4:06 PM by Author "cheezer1222"
in the forum "RC Giant Scale Cars"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11025636
RE: I think the Inline Twin motors are great..But
If I lived in a fantasy world where I had $9k to spend on an engine and didn't care about blowing it up, I'd race it against my pet cheetah while beautiful women tell me how handsome I am.
Posted on: 4/1/2012 3:09 PM by Author "cheezer1222"
in the forum "RC Giant Scale Cars"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11024037
RE: Announcement: Redcat X-SC
A sub $500 dollar 1/5 vehicle is going to have some issues that are going to pop up. Luckily, most issues that you're likely to come across have some sort of low budget solution that has been thought up by one of the creative people in the RC community. For example, cutting up hitch pins to use as dogbone pins because, back when I owned a rampage, it threw almost every single one of it's pins before I found a way to keep them planted. I miss my rampage.
Posted on: 3/28/2012 5:05 PM by Author "cheezer1222"
in the forum "RC Giant Scale Cars"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11019144
RE: Rejuvenating your brake pads?
[quote]ORIGINAL: Lars from Norway I have heard of people using brake pads for cars, cut them to size by using a Dremel or similar and glued them onto the surface of the old worn out pad. Of course remove the old stuff first :) [/quote] There you go. That was it. It wasn't old tires, it was old car brake pads.
Posted on: 3/28/2012 4:44 PM by Author "cheezer1222"
in the forum "RC Giant Scale Cars"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11019114
RE: Rejuvenating your brake pads?
That's true. As I do a little more research, I'm realizing that plasti dip in particular would probably not work. I'm still interested to know if there is something similar that would work. I'm not in desperate need of some DIY solution, but it's always fun to have a quick fix handy for some of these things. I was toying around with the idea of maybe cutting up some cheap bike brake pads to use as replacement pads, and see how long those last. I think I've heard of people, in past threads, using pieces of old worn out tires as pads.
Posted on: 3/28/2012 2:54 PM by Author "cheezer1222"
in the forum "RC Giant Scale Cars"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11018977
RE: Lauterbacher Super Sprint LS3-STOLEN
[quote]ORIGINAL: bbuzzard Taking your work home is one thing but leaving it in your car...aw, come on!![&:] [/quote] I agree with that. Especially with something so valuable.
Posted on: 3/28/2012 10:58 AM by Author "cheezer1222"
in the forum "RC Giant Scale Cars"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11018680
Rejuvenating your brake pads?
It's time to replace the brake pads on my baja. Right now I'm running the vertigo triple brake pad setup. I was wondering if anybody has used a type of spray on rubber material like plasti dip to possibly rebuild the surface of the brake pads (in order to save some money)? Is this a good idea? Bad idea? I've never worked with plasti dip, so I'm not real familiar with it's properties. Is there a better spray/brush on alternative? Is it just not worth the hassle? I would love to hear some thoughts on this subject. [image]http://www.homedepot.com/catalog/productImages/300/95/95ca961c-8411-4b66-8ac1-0d9376848fc3_300.jpg[/image]
Posted on: 3/28/2012 10:55 AM by Author "cheezer1222"
in the forum "RC Giant Scale Cars"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11018678
RE: Lauterbacher Super Sprint LS3-STOLEN
[quote]ORIGINAL: noyb98098 According to him the reason was, ''it's easier for me to work on there since there are no customers to disturb me''. [/quote] I can see where he's coming from. I often work on other peoples' (friends/family) computers. It's much more relaxing to just take their tower home with me and work on it in the comfort of my own home where I have the necessary tools right at my fingertips. Plus, sometimes running various programs can take anywhere from 10min to 2 hours (depending on what's being run, how old the computer is, etc.). It's much easier to just watch TV at my house while it's running than to sit around at the customer's house waiting for it to finish while the customer checks in on you every 10 mins and gives you the, "why are you just sitting there?" look. I'm not saying that he didn't pull some monkey business, I'm just saying that the concept of taking your work home with you is not too farfetched.
Posted on: 3/28/2012 10:40 AM by Author "cheezer1222"
in the forum "RC Giant Scale Cars"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11018654
RE: No more Youtube, engine videos
[quote]ORIGINAL: nitroairplane But no this is not a hack. Look at the small print it gives you the option to continue without adding a phone number. It happened to me a few times. [/quote] This ^^^
Posted on: 3/11/2012 11:06 PM by Author "cheezer1222"
in the forum ""1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10996443
RE: R/C on TV
Thank you for letting us know. I have my dvr set to record it.
Posted on: 3/1/2012 9:49 AM by Author "cheezer1222"
in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10983018
RE: HPI Baja Pull-Start Question
[quote]ORIGINAL: DarkFire989 On a gas you will either break the string... [/quote] The nice thing is, even if you do break the string it's not a big deal. I had one pull start where the cord was fraying pretty bad and eventually broke. Went to the store, bought some generic rope (tried to get as close to the same stuff as possible), and restrung the pull start. Worked perfectly. Cost maybe $3.
Posted on: 2/4/2012 5:55 PM by Author "cheezer1222"
in the forum "RC Giant Scale Cars"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10944135
RE: New HPI 1/8 Gassers
[quote]ORIGINAL: Ttowntoolman 1/5th scale gassers sound like anoying weed eaters not like dirt bikes. [/quote] This seems to come up every time that 1/5 gassers are mentioned anywhere. I don't get why it matters. As far as them sounding like dirt bikes, I guess I can hear it. I suppose it's no more delusional than the people who think their nitro engine sounds like a formula 1 car. [quote]ORIGINAL: Ttowntoolman Having a gas car is dirty, smelly... [/quote] I would say nitro and gas are on equal ground when it comes to this. My gasser gets more smelly than my nitro, my nitro gets more messy than my gasser. It pretty much equals out in my eyes. [quote]ORIGINAL: Ttowntoolman ...and the performance sucks in camparasin to electric or nitro [/quote] I won't argue this. For the most part, the average gasser won't out-perform a nitro or electric (brushless) car. They will in all likelihood beat them in (engine)longevity though (at least nitro anyway). IMO my gasser performs on par with my needs for gasser performance. [quote]ORIGINAL: Ttowntoolman ........Can't bring it in the house or the whole house will smell of GAS [/quote] I let mine sit in the garage for a few hours before bringing it in the house (if I decide to bring it in the house). That seems to take care of the smell. I realize not everybody has that convenience, but it's worth mentioning. [quote]ORIGINAL: Ttowntoolman Somebody say something that will make me see the light............. [/quote] You won't see the light because you've already formed an opinion, and that's fine. Some people enjoy gassers, others don't see what the hoopla is about. It's just like anything else in this hobby.
Posted on: 2/1/2012 7:32 PM by Author "cheezer1222"
in the forum "HPI Monster Truck Forum"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10939481
RE: What is with Marketplace engine prices?
[quote]ORIGINAL: BobbyMcGee Do you go into the food store, or the mall and try that act on those merchants? You will get laughed out of the store! Most likely, they will call security. [/quote] Your analogy isn't quite correct. It'd be more like asking 50% off brand new food or merchandise from your neighbor who bought the food or merchandise from a food store or mall. Your analogy would work if I were asking 50% off from a place like tower hobby. [quote]ORIGINAL: BobbyMcGee Do you guys also go into your hobby store and try that half off routine there too? [/quote] I could if I wanted to. They probably wouldn't sell it to me, but I could certainly ask. I know for a fact that both hobby stores that I go to, are willing to wheel and deal on their prices. I've seen people, first hand, who have haggled prices down. Not to the extent of half off, but they still got a nice discount.
Posted on: 1/23/2012 9:38 PM by Author "cheezer1222"
in the forum "Questions and Answers"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10924401
RE: Help Needed: Losi 5ive-T or Baja 5SC
I would have to imagine the hpi wins in parts support. Isn't the 5sc like 90% 5b? And the 5b has plenty of parts support.
Posted on: 1/23/2012 1:53 PM by Author "cheezer1222"
in the forum "RC Giant Scale Cars"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10923666
RE: Turnigy Titian 1/5 scale 4X4
[quote]ORIGINAL: D_wilbur I had time to work on the truck this afternoon. I did not order all the parts need to install the locking center diff. I installed the header the hole centers were off about 3mm. I drilled out the 2 holes to fit. The header and pipe don't fit the pipe is a about 1-1/2'' short. I will weld an extention to to make it work. The center diff and rear diff part are the same. onle difference is the ring gear. I ordered the correct ring gear to fit the locking diff part. Not sure if I'm missing any more part to complete the mods. [/quote] Do you think you'll need the nutech center drive cups, or do you think the stock ones will be compatible? I ask because bentley marshall had mentioned that as a possibility.
Posted on: 1/23/2012 8:49 AM by Author "cheezer1222"
in the forum "RC Giant Scale Cars"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10923134
RE: Advice on 1st 1/5 scale
: cheezer1222 More power? Yes (more parts to move). A lot more power? Absolutely not. A stock 23cc engine
Posted on: 1/21/2012 3:22 PM by Author "cheezer1222"
in the forum "RC Giant Scale Cars"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10920309
RE: formable plastic
How much of that stuff does it usually take to produce a body?
Posted on: 1/20/2012 3:19 PM by Author "cheezer1222"
in the forum "RC Giant Scale Cars"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10919075
RE: Advice on 1st 1/5 scale
[quote]ORIGINAL: jbooker82 I just dont really find my Baja totaly out of control to the point where I need 4wd. [/quote] That's not the only reason to have 4wd, in fact, for me, that's not even the main reason I like 4wd. [quote]ORIGINAL: jbooker82 In order to make 4wd fun to drive you need a lot more power. [/quote] More power? Yes (more parts to move). A lot more power? Absolutely not. A stock 23cc engine will move any 4wd vehicle just fine. Your statements about 4wd vehicles lead me to believe that you've never driven one.
Posted on: 1/20/2012 7:03 AM by Author "cheezer1222"
in the forum "RC Giant Scale Cars"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10918401
RE: Advice on 1st 1/5 scale
[quote]ORIGINAL: bbuzzard [quote]ORIGINAL: jbooker82 I dont know how much of a difference 4wd would make with a large 1/5 scale. It isnt like they are insainly out of control in 2wd. At least not until you start buying built motors. I have a Baja 5SC SS LE kit that came with no engine or radio. I put a stock Zenoah G290RC engine in it. The biggest draw back for me is how the redcat's look. It looks like you took a 1/5 scale on road car and put a pickup body on it, it doesnt fit or look natural. [/quote] <div style=''margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-family: Arial; ''>Man, Â I don't know what you are talking about...so you don't know the difference between 4WD and 2WD? Â Also, I don't know what Redcat model you are talking about cause they haven't sold an onroad car in years and the current line don't have anything that...if anything looks bad, it is the X-SC's bumper setup. [/quote] Exactly what I was thinking.
Posted on: 1/19/2012 7:59 PM by Author "cheezer1222"
in the forum "RC Giant Scale Cars"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10917924
RE: Advice on 1st 1/5 scale
[quote]ORIGINAL: tjm5837 One other question. Is the rampage XB the updated version of the TT? [/quote] I don't believe so. I think the xb/xt line has a few differences, much lighter than the mt/tt for one. I'm sure others will chime in with the main differences. Personally, I love my baja, it's tough, reliable, and it's been good to me. That being said, I'd take 4wd anything over a better quality 2wd vehicle, especially when all you're doing is bashing. That's just me, though. For the terrain that you said you'd be running through, a 2wd vehicle such as the baja will work just fine. I usually prefer 4wd because the baja can't handle some of the terrain that I tend to run in (deep snow for example).
Posted on: 1/19/2012 11:09 AM by Author "cheezer1222"
in the forum "RC Giant Scale Cars"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10917179
RE: Those pesky paypal fees
[quote]ORIGINAL: smithcreek [quote] I think there are a lot of sellers who would rather not take paypal at all, but to say that they're doing the buyer a service when they do use paypal is almost laughable. [/quote] I never said they were doing other people a service, I only pointed out that that's how most people that ask for paypal fees feel. The fact that you think it's ''laughable'' though only reinforces what I said before about not being able to see things from someone else's point of view. [/quote] I understood exactly what you meant. My comment wasn't worded the best, but it was aimed at those that have that mentality. It's not hard to see from their point of view, but it still doesn't make their thought process any less flawed.
Posted on: 1/17/2012 10:56 AM by Author "cheezer1222"
in the forum "Questions and Answers"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10913650
RE: Those pesky paypal fees
[quote]ORIGINAL: smithcreek No one knows why the seller asks for the paypal fee. I would guess that 90% of the adds asking for paypal fees are from people who would rather not take paypal at all. They feel they are doing you a service by taking it in the first place. [/quote] I think there are a lot of sellers who would rather not take paypal at all, but to say that they're doing the buyer a service when they do use paypal is almost laughable. They're doing themselves a service. As we've already seen in this thread, there are plenty of people who will simply not buy from a seller who doesn't use paypal. By using paypal the seller expands their customer base and their product becomes much more likely to sell. I'm not as narrow minded as to think that the seller using paypal isn't a service to the buyer at all. It is. Just not to the same extent. [quote]ORIGINAL: Tarasdad For me it's very simple. If I see "add 3% for Paypal" I stop looking at the ad and move on. I don't care if it's an item I desperately want and the price is too good to be true, I won't buy it. In my opinion when a seller chooses to accept Paypal they also choose to deal with the associated fees. That being said, I have no objection if a seller chooses to increase their asking price to accommodate those fees. Add it into begin with or eat it, but don't tell me that I must pay more because you, the seller, chose to accept a form of payment with known associated fees. [/quote] +1
Posted on: 1/17/2012 7:52 AM by Author "cheezer1222"
in the forum "Questions and Answers"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10913308
RE: Those pesky paypal fees
[quote]ORIGINAL: invertmast ...that you are probably only paying 50% of its ''new'' price anyways. [/quote] Usually the reason I'm paying 50% of its "new" price is because it's not new. The biggest way to avoid this whole argument is for the seller to just factor the paypal fee into their pricing. Stop asking for an additional 3%. Buyers don't want to see that in an ad (I know I don't). If you get somebody who low-balls you, either don't take their offer, or haggle them up another couple dollars to cover the paypal fee. I'm not sure why this is an issue.
Posted on: 1/16/2012 5:44 PM by Author "cheezer1222"
in the forum "Questions and Answers"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10912411
RE: looking for a new rc
[quote]ORIGINAL: biker2006 i have been looking at the hpi 5b the kit. i am wondering what you all need to get it going> i heard the on/off switch, servo, and reciever and battery. any recommendations of them would be great, and some upgrades to get out of the box. and a good motor to get thats i can supe up. i will use the hpi feulie as a backup [/quote] A good throttle servo might be a good start. You could probably stick with the stock steering servo to save some money, they're not terrible. Mine just died last week after serving its purpose for something like 3 years. You could also upgrade the fuelie itself. Maybe pick up a head kit. It would be a lot cheaper than buying a whole new engine. A good tuned pipe is another thing to look at (I'm sure you'll get plenty of suggestions on those). And one last thing, if you're not already familiar with [link=http://www.davesmotors.com/s.nl/c.885035/sc.12/category.68422/.f]DDM's Deal of the Day[/link], it's a good way to upgrade as you go, and save yourself some money in the process ($10 clutches today).
Posted on: 1/16/2012 4:01 PM by Author "cheezer1222"
in the forum "RC Giant Scale Cars"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10912228
RE: Rampage parts that fit MCD
[quote]ORIGINAL: bbuzzard Did you check here: http://www.largescalerc.com/transmissionandgears.aspx?page=3 [/quote] That's what I had mentioned, but in order to go all metal gears it'll cost about $160.
Posted on: 1/15/2012 3:41 PM by Author "cheezer1222"
in the forum "RC Giant Scale Cars"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10910443
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