Paul_J
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where's a good site to buy new body shells from? preferably for 1/10th scale tamiya chassis?
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jr
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http://www.hpi-europe.com/
go bodies, 190mm touring cars
http://www.pro-lineracing.com/protoform.html
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Trucido
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erm i dont know how these are compared to others but we sell a few in work...
if your after a racing one we sell:
http://www.hpieurope.com/kits/main.php?lang=en&partNo=511
thats £264.99 + you'll need a starter pack, batteries + fuel. Its got 2 gears and you can buy loadsa shells for it.
[Edited on 23-01-2004 by Trucido]
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jr
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i bet u work for halfords as thats a HPI
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Trucido
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aye
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Paul_J
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Just about to buy this shell and these wheels in chrome finish for my RC car
cheers Jr for help...
Also gonna disconnect my 4WD (remove drive shaft from rear to front) to see if I can get it to do some nice donuts lol
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Paul_J
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lol this is the current state of my car
absolutely filthy, notice all the dirt in the tyre I took off
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Jason
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mine.. electric one shown cant find my kysho nitro tho
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Paul_J
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nice, I got a dilema...
Do I try to get the wheels that are on that ferrari in chrome (which the website doesn't show available), try to get some other 5 spokes or go down to the shop tommorrow which is 24 miles away and see what they have?
do you think they'll have all I want in stock? (if they do online mail order, they're probably a normal shop too yeh? )
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Jason
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phone the shop b4 u go...
that modelsport used 2 be the bee's knee's when i was into them
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Paul_J
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oh yeh this is the shop
http://www.apexmodels.com/product-search.php
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Paul_J
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cool they're a shop
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Jason
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im like a kid in a candy store at them sorta places
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Paul_J
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innit, I bet I come back with bigger batteries, a new motor, 4 new tyres, a new body, a load of paint, 4 new wheels and some other stuff
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Paul_J
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Time to make a shopping list I think
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corsa_dale
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quote: Originally posted by Paul_J
Time to make a shopping list I think
and its all coz of ME starting this topic up
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Paul_J
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yeh been meaning to get the car down for ages, its been sitting on top of my cuboard for a year or more. gathering dust.
It may not even work, last time I drove it I thought it'd be funny to fly through loads of gravel and stuff and it all got filthy and you could hear stuff rattling about inside. But I've just cleaned it, so it should be ok.
Also need batteries for remote controller.
It'll be a laugh!
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Icy
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my bro has a tamiya
hot shot2 , madcap and avante
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Jason
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i used 2 be rather bad 2 mine... never once did it run with the shell on it
exhaust was hangin off it and was vv loud... neighbours complained one time at my m8's house..
kept donuttin it one nite till the back tyres came off lol those wee things take some abuse!!
loved my remove power drive for RWD action!
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Paul_J
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hehe, tempted to buy a new tuned RS 540 Motor? (no idea what it is... lol for all I know I may already have one)
apparently it does 21,500 Rpm!
hmm, I should stop, otherwise I'm gonna end up spending a fortune!
i.e. £17 for body
£3.99 for paint
£11 for new wheels
£12 or something for new tyres
£21 for a new motor ...
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antonOO2
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quote: Originally posted by Icy
my bro has a tamiya
hot shot2 , madcap and avante
i had a madcap
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Paul_J
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RS-540SH RS-540SH
Sport-Tuned
(7435044) (53068)
Rated Voltage (V) 7.2 7.2
RPM at no load (rpm) 17,200 21,500
Current at no load (A) 2.2 2.2
Max. Output (W) 96 135
Max. Torque (g-cm) 2,180 2,400
Rotor wire (diameter x turns) 0.65 x 27 0.8 x 23
comparison between my current motor (I think) left and the 'tuned one' right. tbh though its cheap so I dunno if its actually any good at all?
it could be the equivalent of going from 45 bhp to 55 bhp -
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Jason
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get a nitro one m8 ur only toyin with electrics trust me
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Jason
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oh and a proper speed controler... digital one i notice urs is as advanced as a scaletrics controller
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Paul_J
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oh er... just found this on another site
Wind: 19 turns of 19-gauge wire
Brushes: pro-stock serrated laydown
Springs: polarized; positive (red); negative (green)
Comm. diameter: 0.295 in. (7.5mm)
DYNO TEST RESULTS
Peak rpm: 28,510
Peak power (watts): 185.1
Peak torque (Nmm): 251.4
Torque C peak power (Nmm): 137.7
Peak efficiency: 76.5%
thats one with only 19 turns, the really tuned one have even less turns than that... but still that ones producing 28,500 rpm!
Paul J
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