The RC car thread. Anyone into these things?

**inlinefour** · 19th April 2008, 08:57

Well I can't ride anymore for obvious reasons, so I've been looking at ways to get my fix for speed as racing the Airtrek is not an option.

Got a moddified Tamiya Grasshopper 2 awhile back and its fun and scares the shit out of the cat, but after awhile it was slow and I was looking for something faster...

Well I might have jumped a little far maybe, like going from a 250cc (more like a 125cc I reckon) to a 1 litre sprotbike???

Enter the Baja 1/5th scale with 27cc 2-smoker engine

Are moving into a plush neighbourhood later on this year so I want to make sure they know that I'm there and will be good for fun, but I really need to find some places to race and I'm wanting to put the feelers out for anyone who is also into the RC care scene.

The nitro cars looked cool but alot of pissing about, that and I love the sound and smell of a 2-smoker.

Apparently my new toy is capable of 80kph and it can still be modified far further to get more grunt and top speed. But then again there are better quality cars out there and it might take abit to get to terms with this one, but hopefully not. I've also got a spare set of wheels with tarmac tyres, I wonder if I could get a speeding ticket within a 50km area? I'd argue that I'm sitting in my chair not moving so the plod might want to check his gear or get glasses...

So is it just me thats into these things or are there other KBers out there doing cool shit with RC machines?

Oh, this thread is pointless without pictures so here is the Baja, in black of course.

**insane1** · 19th April 2008, 09:12

been into rc for years used to have a 1/8th scale buggy had a mental as os-30vg big block blew 3 clutches before i got the right one wolud leave 3 inch gouges in the lawn every time i really opened it up top end somewhere the other side of 90kph where bouts are you wouldnt mind coming down for a good look at your beasty never seen one of those bajas up close.pm me have some set up data that should work.

**nadroj** · 19th April 2008, 09:13

Do you need a big foot to tow your chair? or a Mack truck....
They could tow you up hills to freewheel back down.
Have fun

**deanohit** · 19th April 2008, 09:49

Always been more into electric cars and monster trucks.

Got my 2 smoker fix with a home built race boat, about 750mm long and 35cc of tuned fire breathing weed eater motor.
We speed tested it with my old ski boat, at 70kmh it left us behind.
Then hit a stick floating just under the surface.
About a doxen barrel rolls later it was in many many little pieces sinking down.

My next one is going to be a wee bit more sedate.

**Brett** · 19th April 2008, 09:55

I have been into them since I was about 12...bought my first one way back then. I love them. I love building them, fixing them, racing them etc. I even once took a set of wings off my rc glider, strapped them to the rc car, built a ramp in the road and attempted to lauch the car into orbit. It did sort of glide. Was very very cool.

**Brett** · 19th April 2008, 09:58

Haha just remembered the other funny things we used to do. My cousin Matt also had one, and our fun would be to wait on long 50kph straight sections of road, and when cars came past, we would overtake them, underneath. Ie go up the exhaust end and come out under the bonnet and keep going for a little bit.

Ahhh good times. We got them run over more than once. Amazing how strong those bloody are. Matt's still got his original one that was run over twice. And it still runs mint.

**Headbanger** · 19th April 2008, 10:57

The bigger/faster the RC, The more space you need to run them, Not that this is really an issue, Just how it is. Personally I prefer Electric powered, For the lack of noise and fluids as much as anything else. been tinkering since about 1984....

Have built a track in Wanganui, In the final stages of building a website.

http://jurgensdemolition.co.nz/rcoffroad/

Well, Sort of anyway, I threw the entire thing together in 4 hours while stuck in a motel on Thursday night

**ynot slow** · 19th April 2008, 14:43

Had the original Tamiya grasshopper about 25 yrs ago,and have a cheap helicopter which is fun.

Used to be a remote crowd by paritutu carpark years ago.

Can remember at xmas one year,ran the car into neighbours drive and out and accross the road,neighbours kids were annoyed it was my toy lol,they thought it was theirs and I was keeping it till they finished opening their pressies.

It was bloody near indestructable,bumpers break and repaired was most damage,suspension worked good.

**inlinefour** · 19th April 2008, 14:49

Originally Posted by ynot slow

Had the original Tamiya grasshopper about 25 yrs ago,and have a cheap helicopter which is fun.

Used to be a remote crowd by paritutu carpark years ago.

Can remember at xmas one year,ran the car into neighbours drive and out and accross the road,neighbours kids were annoyed it was my toy lol,they thought it was theirs and I was keeping it till they finished opening their pressies.

It was bloody near indestructable,bumpers break and repaired was most damage,suspension worked good.

Allways been told Im a bit rough with things. I also had the original grasshopper but it did not take me long to kill it to the point that it was no longer worth fixing. Happy to report that the grasshopper 2 is a much more sturdy unit, but Im sure I could break it if I tried...

**sAsLEX** · 19th April 2008, 15:39

Senseis got one.

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

**Coyote** · 19th April 2008, 16:02

I has really into RC for a while, couldn't afford it though.

Then when I could afford it, I got into bikes.

I bought a Tamiya TT-01 with a Calsonic GTR body. I built it, but couldn't afford to get electrics for it so it's been sitting in it's box for the last year and a bit.

Used to have a Tomy Bit Char-g which was awesome. Just slightly bigger than a Matchbox car. I wanted to mod the hell out of it, turn it into a 20kph machine (that's quick when you drive them on dinner tables), but couldn't afford it (see a pattern here?). Unfortunatly it broke. Then someone stole it when I took it to metalwork to use their soldering Iron to fix it.

I searched them up on the net recently, they don't make them anymore

**Sensei** · 19th April 2008, 16:06

I have 2 GS Avengers now , one is the first model & the other is the new CL1 Avenger they are good for about 70ks . Just put them back together after a 50k head on with my oldest boy .

**skidMark** · 19th April 2008, 16:10

Yep...

Kyosho - Monster truck Giga crusher SF, nitro.

Havn't used it for a while because i hit a jump ramp crooked and smacked it into a tree, easy fix, i just can't be arsed.

Needs a couple of servos too.

I do want to get a nitro street car for drifting though.

www.rcuniverse.com i found is a good forum.

Havn't got mine here, but it's one of these...

3 speed auto gearbox...reverse....neutral, hits about 60-70kph tapped out in top gear.

**inlinefour** · 19th April 2008, 17:17

Originally Posted by skidMark

Yep...

Kyosho - Monster truck Giga crusher SF, nitro.

Havn't used it for a while because i hit a jump ramp crooked and smacked it into a tree, easy fix, i just can't be arsed.

Needs a couple of servos too.

I do want to get a nitro street car for drifting though.

3 speed auto gearbox...reverse....neutral, hits about 60-70kph tapped out in top gear.

Somewhere under that pile of motorcycle parts of destroyed bikes is another pile of rc car parts of destroyed rc cars...