The RC car thread. Anyone into these things?

**LilSel** · 19th April 2008, 17:30

I have a mini!!

& a carbon fibre chassis modified touring car. (a few diff cabs)

my workmate recently got a nitrate (tamiya) gas truggy, it goes like the clappers, broke a handful of parts within the first week.

**bully** · 19th April 2008, 17:47

yip, i have a nitro truck like the one pictured, except no reverse. 3 speed 80k, havnt used it for a while, i forget the name. does good wheelstands, the best place i found was the local bmx track did orsum jumps was clearing the table top. it costs me about a grand. now im trying to get a komatsu bulldozer, im in earthmoving so could be fun. they looked more real than the diggers, in the way they function. maybe ill make sum jumps at work for the truck with it.

**skidMark** · 19th April 2008, 17:50

Originally Posted by bully

yip, i have a nitro truck like the one pictured, except no reverse. 3 speed 80k, havnt used it for a while, i forget the name. does good wheelstands, the best place i found was the local bmx track did orsum jumps was clearing the table top. it costs me about a grand. now im trying to get a komatsu bulldozer, im in earthmoving so could be fun. they looked more real than the diggers, in the way they function. maybe ill make sum jumps at work for the truck with it.

Yeah mine was $1200.

I put a metal geared servo in the front though because hauling the big wheels around (expecially on tarmac) wasn't easy on the plastic geared one, was about 80 bucks i think, and i think its called a bluebird or something, makes it handle well, but i want something i can drift.

**nadroj** · 19th April 2008, 18:34

Originally Posted by sAsLEX

Senseis got one.

Go have a play by Paritutu, there is a track there for them.

Paratutu off road track has shifted to opposite lake Rotomanu turn off. Sealed track is still at Paratutu.

**inlinefour** · 19th April 2008, 18:39

Originally Posted by LilSel

I have a mini!!

& a carbon fibre chassis modified touring car. (a few diff cabs)

my workmate recently got a nitrate (tamiya) gas truggy, it goes like the clappers, broke a handful of parts within the first week.

Yea, I've been wondering how long it will take to break something considering how rough I can be on my toys. Mind you it'll be a good excuse to put some better mods into it. Is the mini a rear wheel drive or frount wheel drive like a conventional full sized mini?

**inlinefour** · 19th April 2008, 18:49

Originally Posted by nadroj

Paratutu off road track has shifted to opposite lake Rotomanu turn off. Sealed track is still at Paratutu.

That offroad track I've been to and would be OK for the grasshopper2 I have which is bigger than the original. But for the 1/5th size car it would be fairly tight. Although it would be fun to run over anything smaller.

**deanohit** · 19th April 2008, 19:25

Originally Posted by Dak

I know they only go round in circles but f%^k me, these things haul.

200mph RC car!

Right, lets see him miss his footing and get the cable tangled on his leg!

**LilSel** · 19th April 2008, 20:31

Originally Posted by inlinefour

Yea, I've been wondering how long it will take to break something considering how rough I can be on my toys. Mind you it'll be a good excuse to put some better mods into it. Is the mini a rear wheel drive or frount wheel drive like a conventional full sized mini?

The mini is a front wheel drive. however back when I used to race RC cars we converted one into a rear wheel drive one. pretty easy to do.

I have a real life full sized mini too, going to get a new cab for RC mini and paint it the same as the real one

**skidMark** · 19th April 2008, 20:34

Originally Posted by LilSel

The mini is a front wheel drive. however back when I used to race RC cars we converted one into a rear wheel drive one. pretty easy to do.

I have a real life full sized mini too, going to get a new cab for RC mini and paint it the same as the real one

Gotta finish the real one first!

**nelson gt250r** · 19th April 2008, 20:34

yeah mate been there done that
i had a savage 25 monster truck that was capible of over 80 kms.2 speed and 4 wheel drive
cost the earth to keep going
pays to mix ur own fule as the model shops are stingy on the oil and ull end up doing motors flat out
they are ok as a toy but they get boring after a while

**shingo** · 19th April 2008, 20:58

Got myself a couple trucks at the moment.

First is an HPI Savage with an OS30VG (0.30 cubic inches of pure power

) engine in it. Has 1.6" extended chassis, relocated gas tank and electrics. Dropped a 3 speed in it, along with better servos and an fm radio setup.

Have a few sets of rims and tyres along with a few bodies as well. The one pictured is a Chevrolet C10 painted in the factory paint scheme (as close as i could get it at least).

The second is a Team Associated RC18MT with a Mamba 25 6800kv brushless motor, powered by a 3-cell lipo.

This beast is capable of over 100km/h with the right gearing. My current setup is around 80-90 km/h. Needless to say it can be a handful in confined spaces, especially when the front starts to raise up nearing to speed from the lift created under the car.

If anyone in the west auckland area wants to go out and run their cars, let me know. Would be nice if you could tune a nitro engine too, as mine is running a bit shit at the mo and i aint havin much luck with it.

**skidMark** · 19th April 2008, 20:59

Originally Posted by nelson gt250r

yeah mate been there done that
i had a savage 25 monster truck that was capible of over 80 kms.2 speed and 4 wheel drive
cost the earth to keep going
pays to mix ur own fule as the model shops are stingy on the oil and ull end up doing motors flat out
they are ok as a toy but they get boring after a while

Would've had more grunt than ya hyosung though