lol on my brushless stampede, i think i ran it about 3 months on an unpainted body... it got kinda hard to see/judge from a distance.
lol on my brushless stampede, i think i ran it about 3 months on an unpainted body... it got kinda hard to see/judge from a distance.
Man painting is fucking gay. It looks horrible. I feel like i just wasted this body, haha.
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Originally Posted by chouston86
you painted on the inside right?
The G Spot Hero
"Nitrous is like a hot girl with STDS, you know you want to hit it but your afraid of the consequences."
i will be buyin one soon.....cant wait
I DRIVE A TRUCK THEREFORE MY DICK IS BIGGER THAN YOURS....
FUCK man you gotta paint the inside? haha j/k.. nah i just thought i had got all the grease out, and near the tails i guess i didnt so the paint wouldnt stick. hopefully whatever day its warm again ill spray the second color and apply decals and post pics. THEN we can make a date for some bashing!
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I'm also absolutely terrible at painting these. In fact, I'm terrible at painting anything.
Anyway, I just found an HPI Super Nitro with some nice parts and an unbeatable price, so I bought it. $110 shipped: http://www.rctech.net/forum/r-c-item...mugen-hpi.html
This brings me up to 6 RCs total: HPI Micro RS4, RS4 3 Evo, Pro 4, Savage X SS, and now Super Nitro. The 6th is an electric Evader. I think I'm going to let go of the Pro 4 because (1) it's a shelf queen because I don't have time/batteries for it, and that's no way for a race car to be; (2) I am physically out of space in my dorm room, so it literally needs to be gone to fit the SN; (3) I wouldn't mind the money.
I'll get some pictures of the whole fleet when the Super Nitro gets here. HPI should send me something for brand loyalty.
Mens et Manus
Course 2
yeah just before i paint i clean that thing super well with windex. and semi cook it in front of a space heater to make sure that is no residue of anything in the body and wait a good while for everything to dry... never had a problem.
The G Spot Hero
"Nitrous is like a hot girl with STDS, you know you want to hit it but your afraid of the consequences."
BOOYA, paint is done, my integy alloy control arms are on the way, and HPi should be sending my warrantied differential this week. Beadlocks are also in, so its about to be game time!
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I curently have
1/10 acme condor pro 4wd buggy(off brand, 1st nitro rc) - Blew motor apart
1/10 tTower Hobbies ST-15 truck - pull starter broke last week
1/10 Traxxas revo2.5R - Runs great
Traxxas R/C boat - runs great
Duratrax evader buggy - can't figure out whats wrong with it.
shun da 3ch powered glider - needs a new battery I killed the last one flying it so much.
2 xmods - one runs the other wont turn on
mini heli - fun for about 10min
mini power boat - fun for about 15 in a pool
radio shack zipzaps(mini full function rc car) - Fast little sucker
Some pictures for the thread.
The new Super Nitro. For $110 shipped I got a car with carbon fiber deck, y-brace, shock towers, 2-speed, front and rear universals, OS .15 with lightweight flywheel and racing clutch, fiber brake, full set of spare tires. Maybe the best deal ever.
Next to my RS4 3 Evo.
Evo with my Pro 4, soon to be sold.
Sporting the sick GT-one body. Not the paint scheme I would have done, but whatever.
I've also started CADing up some of the carbon fiber pieces. They're pretty rare since the Super's been discontinued for a number of years, and once I finish I'll post up the CAD files somewhere so people can take them to a machinist if they're really determined to make their own.
Front shock tower.
I'm also going to design a custom chassis like I did for my Evo. The only other things I have planned for it are new belts all around, a little bit taller gearing, and I think an OS .18TZ would work very nicely.
Here's a picture of all my HPIs in one shot (minus the Micro, it's at home in Atlanta)
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Course 2
i have a HPI too and wanted a .18 TZ but they only really come with pilot shafts... and we need standard crank shafts. which is $60 buy themselves. which i mean is a straight replacement but thats another 60 on top of the motor itself.
The G Spot Hero
"Nitrous is like a hot girl with STDS, you know you want to hit it but your afraid of the consequences."
The pull-start, rotary-carb version comes with a standard crank. Drops right in:
http://www.osengines.com/engines/osmg2110.html
I'm not a fan of rotary carbs, but I don't feel like buying a starter box + batteries for it and then lugging it out every time I want to start my damn cars.
Once I sell the Pro, that money will go straight to a TZ. In the meantime I'm going to move the .18CV-R from the Evo into the Super, since the .15CV I got with the car is bump start.
Mens et Manus
Course 2
hey dont knock the bump start so much. i love it. so much more power and speed when starting. you dont have to worry about having enough rpm to get a bad carb tune to start.
i got a friend that has a .18TZ for sale. slide carb too but a pilot shaft. he said only broken in and a few tanks more. if your interested.
which i think is the only way to go. and why i said the ones we need is only pilot shafts. got ahead of myself. i need a bump start standard shaft slide carb .18TZ for my
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The G Spot Hero
"Nitrous is like a hot girl with STDS, you know you want to hit it but your afraid of the consequences."
Haha yeah I'm not trying to diss the bump start, I'm sure I'll be hating my decision when I'm blistering my hands from tugging on that cord over and over during break in. But if I do go the starter box route we'll be stuck in the same boat anyway without the standard shaft...
What HPI car do you run?
Mens et Manus
Course 2
the starter box will help soooo much with a TZ since that piston to wall clearance is basicly nothing. compression is silly. i could turn the motor over with the fly wheel without some serious effort.
older HPI Nitro2 RS4
The G Spot Hero
"Nitrous is like a hot girl with STDS, you know you want to hit it but your afraid of the consequences."
Nice. I've never seen a Nitro 2 in person but it seems like the Super is a pretty similar layout, just stretched out.
Does this happen to anyone else? Every time I order from Tower, I look for a coupon code. I'm buying $32 worth of stuff, and I found a "$20 off $50" coupon online. So now I'm basically looking for $18 worth of free stuff haha. Love these coupons.
Mens et Manus
Course 2
yeah its basicalluy the same but stretched after getting it and looking at the super i was like... damn kinda wish i got the larger one. but yeah... i think the chassis and the radio deck is larger with different arms and shafts for the most part. but i like mine. mines all carbon fiber now. just would need a lightweight chassis now to really finish it off.
and damn you on the coupons. i havent ordered anything from them in years!!! i have a buddy now at hobbytown usa in gwinnett so i go over and see him quite often. and hes a little more knowledgeable in some things when i decide to upgrade and stuff.
The G Spot Hero
"Nitrous is like a hot girl with STDS, you know you want to hit it but your afraid of the consequences."
haha, mines sort of like that.. i buy 100 bucks worth of stuff but if i buy 150, i get 25 off, so then i add shit til it hit 150.01.
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Hobbytown is where I go as well when I need stuff while I'm at home. There's one guy who's worked the R/C desk for a number of years who's really nice and helpful. I wish I could be there for the swap meets, but I think they're both during the school year for me.
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Course 2
yeah phill... kinda cubby... yeah hes my bitch lol.. yeah hes the one i go to when i have questions about things and advice for stuff... he definitely knows his stuff and has been there a while.
The G Spot Hero
"Nitrous is like a hot girl with STDS, you know you want to hit it but your afraid of the consequences."
I'm inches away from giving up on my truck. Ive been waiting weeks for this damn diff case from HPI. I finished paint, chassis and wheel upgrades, now just waiting on diff..
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Sounds like the right guy. I spent a lot of yesterday coming up with the $18 in free parts I wanted from tower, only to proceed to checkout and get flagged for not qualifying for the coupon code. It was only for people who got the fliers. Sucks. I need to put my order in anyway so that I can rebuild the Super with the .18CV.
And I think I'm going to go ahead and try to find a cheap starter box. Anyone have anything?
Mens et Manus
Course 2
Hey Guy's,
I'm looking for a battery powered r/c hpi drift car if anyone has one for sale.
pm me
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
anyone wanna get rid of a cheap beater truck?
a guy at work has a 2nd gen e-maxx with supposedly $800 in mods (alum everything, skid plates, control arms, badass shocks, wheels, tires, 4ws, etc...) comes with all the stock shit and supposedly only needs new batteries to run. wants $200. worth it?
there a dirt track locate in homer ga
i meant comer by commere
picked up the E-maxx today for $150. turns out the batteries were good. got the truck, two bodies, controller, charger, and a box full of parts. i was fuckin around in the parkin lot at work and broke all 4 axles within 5 minutes. LOL
and no its not broke, it has 4-wheel steering.
thats a first gen. but seems pretty good. like the 4 wheel steering. i had a 1st gen too. and wanted to do 4ws also. can you take pics for the rear steering i would love to see how its all done i have t-maxx that i wouldnt mind at all having 4WS.
The G Spot Hero
"Nitrous is like a hot girl with STDS, you know you want to hit it but your afraid of the consequences."
its painfully simple, it uses a splitter so the front and rear servo use the same signal, the guy i bought it from made a little bracket and connected the servo to the rear control arms. theres also a bolt it uses for a pivot point.
any tips to replacing the half shafts? its a pain in the dick. i cant get the u-joint to slide over the pin.
Very nice guys! Thinking about grabbing an OFNA Hyper 7 TQ. I had the OFNA LX 1 and LOVED it. Great beginners Buggy. Practically indestructible.
towerhobbies has great deals.
-Ant.
The Carbon Fibered R6
I removed the front and rear differential when I did my co-workers t-maxxx.
-Ant.
The Carbon Fibered R6
it seems just about any of those 1/8th buggies are bullet prove...Very nice guys! Thinking about grabbing an OFNA Hyper 7 TQ. I had the OFNA LX 1 and LOVED it. Great beginners Buggy. Practically indestructible.
towerhobbies has great deals.
-Ant.
way to much work for driveshafts... remove the tires and then knuckle
hey when are you going to let me fix your pos...?
The G Spot Hero
"Nitrous is like a hot girl with STDS, you know you want to hit it but your afraid of the consequences."
damn, i need to get my trucks back to working condition. i've been having withdrawals from the hobby!
What POS? My r/c or bike?
I'm down to have a R/C meet at the Sugar Bowl when the warm weather comes. Anyone else down?
-Ant.
The Carbon Fibered R6
ditto i just need to run the new fuel feed and pressure lines and put the cage back on...
your r/c car dumbass.What POS? My r/c or bike?
I'm down to have a R/C meet at the Sugar Bowl when the warm weather comes. Anyone else down?
-Ant.
sugar bowl is closed.
The G Spot Hero
"Nitrous is like a hot girl with STDS, you know you want to hit it but your afraid of the consequences."
just got home from work. im installing the new axles now so i should be back in action tomorrow.
i agree we need an IA bash session.
Check my youtube videos. tons of vids from last summer/winter of me racing in a "league" on the on-road.
I'm down to go to the SB again.
-Ant.
The Carbon Fibered R6
Theres a sweet BMX park here in acworth that I used to run my 1/8th and my baja at. I'd prefer not to goto sugarbowl if possible. The tracks in garbage condition.
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