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Full-Lock · 08-11-2008, 07:54 PM

a drifts? t drifts? i take it those are tires?

that s14 looks pretty good. i like the m sports hood on it.

i got my car running today. i did a new air cleaner, new batterys, and a new glow plug with some fresh gas too. it ran really nice.

its too hard to control once it gets going fast enough.. its almost pointless to go that fast!!

here is a picture with the body that came with the car

so those yokomo bodies will wor k on a 200mm car then.. i think?

HyperTek · 08-11-2008, 07:58 PM

you needa 200 mm body for a 200mm car, or it will be more then hella flush lol
you could probably do it though

Full-Lock · 08-11-2008, 08:14 PM

yea.
are the yokomos 190mm then?
i think i could make it work length wise, but a 190 yokomo would be too narrow on a 200mm car.
maybe ill stick to HPI bodies then.

the wheels from yokomo should work i think

HyperTek · 08-11-2008, 08:21 PM

i think all rims are interchangeable but some have offset to em like 3mm etc *i dont know if that means they are negative 3mm or what*..

my local hobby store doesnt have all that cool stuff *Hobby People kinda sucks if you have anything outside of a typical hpi*...

my old tamiya is 187mm =( . 190mm bodies makes the wheels sunken... custom wheels would take care of it. hence why i tried pvc pipe and made em wide for a dish look.

HyperTek · 08-11-2008, 08:26 PM

hey guys, i got some old tamiya mesh wheels... Think i can cut out the inner tire beed lip and glue it on the front to add depth/offset??

I got some of these tamiya drift wheels/tires but they are like way sunken looking on my ta02 maybe i could get the tire off em

scooz14 · 08-11-2008, 08:40 PM

you can just use pvc pipe as drift tires. glue the wheels inside the pipe and you're set

90hatchie · 08-11-2008, 09:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scooz14

you can just use pvc pipe as drift tires. glue the wheels inside the pipe and you're set

pvc is absolute crap for drifting
get some ABS

*!Zar!* · 08-11-2008, 09:16 PM

Yeah, you can use pvc/abs.

But it's too slick and you won't have much control.

For electric cars Hpi T-Drifts work well.

For nitro Hpi A-Drifts work well.

Yokomo has different offsets so you can run a 200mm body on a 190 car and still have wheels that fit.

Traxxas as well as a few other companies sell hex spacers that you can put on your wheels to lower the offset.

turbobrick · 08-11-2008, 10:04 PM

I havent used my rc cars in forever. I have an hpi rs4 sport and a team associated rc10t

HyperTek · 08-11-2008, 10:17 PM

hahah i jus got a rc10t from a friend too for taking him to the movies.. dam looks just like yours too,.. its a sport model right? bushings and gold shocks.. i wanted to rebuild it as a backyard beater since i got tons of room to make a track

i got a rc10 team car from 94 in pieces

90hatchie · 08-11-2008, 10:33 PM

some yokomo bodys are pretty wide
my red soarer on the front page had to use 7mm offset wheels so it would sit flush on a 190mm chassis
its the widest body i seen out of yokomo so far

DreEzed · 08-12-2008, 12:37 AM

This video has made me want to buy one so bad.

YouTube - RC DRIFT PV Vol6 FASCINATING D

HyperTek · 08-12-2008, 02:25 AM

dam that was badass
how are they generating the smoke?

saw some sparks so hes got something on it.. maybe smoke bomb? lol

rb25_s13*CHUKI · 08-12-2008, 02:32 AM

[quote=Jtuned_andy;2240554]2wd is a no-no if you are gonna try to drift. 4wd, shaft driven, electric is what you want to shoot for, you'll be burning up nitro motors in no time trying to drift

I went through two traxxes 2.5 4 tec engines and one 3.0.. Drifting my 4-tec and I made It rwd. Took out the whole fwd system for less weight and man was It hard to get use to..

For shits and giggles I made It fwd

. It was completely useless! All it would do Is spin the tires off the wheels

HyperTek · 08-12-2008, 02:34 AM

hey so shoudl the front and rear diffs be locked? should there be alot of suspension travel/clearance? and should the springs be stiff or hard?

*!Zar!* · 08-12-2008, 03:04 AM

A good start is 5mm right height; same as racing.

One way up front and a spool in back.

springs really depend on the car and drive feel.

240trainee · 08-12-2008, 08:41 AM

I have an old Belt driven RS4

Kinda would like to get back into it, but I keep spending money on my 1:1 scale car, hahahahahaha.

krayzbigmac · 08-12-2008, 04:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HyperTek

hey so shoudl the front and rear diffs be locked? should there be alot of suspension travel/clearance? and should the springs be stiff or hard?

Alot of the drifters like the rear diff locked and front normally left alone. Travel/clearance is more of a personal driving style thing(some peope run low and others high). As far as springs, you generally want soft springs all around. For my belt HPI Sprint 2 I run soft springs up front, and slightly stiffer springs in the back. Hope that helps lol.

rednissan180 · 08-12-2008, 10:10 PM

i want to get a drift rc car...i have a nitro stadium truck that i bought a few years back...i used to really be into rc cars and stuff but i have no idea who makes the good stuff now a days.

spngr311 · 08-13-2008, 10:49 AM

Tamiya, Yokomo, HPI/Hot Bodies, and Losi make good cars. HPI/Hot Bodies are the easiest to get replacement parts for, and Hot Bodies have a lot of aftermarket parts available. Tamiya has an insane amount of aftermarket parts available for most of the chassis. Yokomo has alot of support, but I think it can sometimes be difficult to get replacement parts for them. Losi has almost no aftermarket support, but replacement parts are easy to get here (US). Personally, I like Hot Bodies and Tamiya.

HyperTek · 08-13-2008, 08:19 PM

dam shit looks fun around a track
YouTube - DRIFTFACTORY O2 RC Drift 2008 1

im debating to restore my ta02, or put my electronics into this rc10t offroad truck my friend gave me and jump it around the house.. theres no onroad tracks around me that i know off..

I hate the sunken offset on my wheels, wonder if i can mount em backwards, make up some hex or something to put on the backside

rednissan180 · 08-13-2008, 08:30 PM

well who makes good bodies? i saw a fc body and it even had like a little wide body kit...it looked sick, but id just like to have a 180 some s13

Unholy S14 · 08-13-2008, 08:31 PM

damn i gotta get into this " scene "

rednissan180 · 08-13-2008, 08:31 PM

YouTube - SFR FC-One-Line Photo Shoot

*!Zar!* · 08-13-2008, 09:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rednissan180

well who makes good bodies? i saw a fc body and it even had like a little wide body kit...it looked sick, but id just like to have a 180 some s13

Yokomo/hpi/Tamiya/abchobby.

Those are your best bet for import style bodies.

If you're looking for something performance/race oriented, then proline is the way to go.

rednissan180 · 08-13-2008, 10:07 PM

Cool, ill check them out.
Thanks for all the help!

HyperTek · 08-13-2008, 10:15 PM

YouTube - RC "One-FC-Line" Test Drive

hahaha the body parts is funny

90hatchie · 08-14-2008, 01:28 AM

i got a yokomo drift kit im looking to sell
all you need is batterys
:-)

Leetheslacker · 08-14-2008, 02:09 AM

This thread makes me want to bust out my tc3 and get a new body.

actually.

anyone wanna buy it? im poor?

HyperTek · 08-14-2008, 04:04 PM

my ta02

i broke a body post a while back.. dunno where the hell imma find one , probably ebay..
and i ruined the plastic gear box from being too lazy to remove the motor when i sprayed it.. oh well.. i think imma take it apart and just paint it red to bring it to look original.

Ive had this over 12 years so i kinda like to stick with it and fit it with new electronics.. i bought a novak gts esp about a year or 2 ago.. and mounted all the electronics on the bottom chassis deck and fliped the shocks upside down to lower the cg..

One of the asian dudes at one of the hobby shops thought this was soo cool lol

today i hacked the r34 body lol

I got the overal chassis lower then typical modded ta02 *as this one from ebay*

I been wanting to get all the alloy suspension pieces

08-11-2008, 07:54 PM	#31
Full-Lock Nissanaholic! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: ILLinois Posts: 1,765 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: Full-Lock Feedback Score: 0 reviews	a drifts? t drifts? i take it those are tires? that s14 looks pretty good. i like the m sports hood on it. i got my car running today. i did a new air cleaner, new batterys, and a new glow plug with some fresh gas too. it ran really nice. its too hard to control once it gets going fast enough.. its almost pointless to go that fast!! here is a picture with the body that came with the car so those yokomo bodies will wor k on a 200mm car then.. i think? __________________

08-11-2008, 07:58 PM	#32
HyperTek Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Cali Posts: 13,222 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	you needa 200 mm body for a 200mm car, or it will be more then hella flush lol you could probably do it though __________________ Keep it Classy

08-11-2008, 08:14 PM	#33
Full-Lock Nissanaholic! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: ILLinois Posts: 1,765 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: Full-Lock Feedback Score: 0 reviews	yea. are the yokomos 190mm then? i think i could make it work length wise, but a 190 yokomo would be too narrow on a 200mm car. maybe ill stick to HPI bodies then. the wheels from yokomo should work i think __________________

08-11-2008, 08:21 PM	#34
HyperTek Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Cali Posts: 13,222 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	i think all rims are interchangeable but some have offset to em like 3mm etc i dont know if that means they are negative 3mm or what.. my local hobby store doesnt have all that cool stuff Hobby People kinda sucks if you have anything outside of a typical hpi... my old tamiya is 187mm =( . 190mm bodies makes the wheels sunken... custom wheels would take care of it. hence why i tried pvc pipe and made em wide for a dish look. __________________ Keep it Classy

08-11-2008, 08:26 PM	#35
HyperTek Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Cali Posts: 13,222 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	hey guys, i got some old tamiya mesh wheels... Think i can cut out the inner tire beed lip and glue it on the front to add depth/offset?? I got some of these tamiya drift wheels/tires but they are like way sunken looking on my ta02 maybe i could get the tire off em __________________ Keep it Classy

08-11-2008, 08:40 PM	#36
scooz14 Leaky Injector Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: WB Michigan Posts: 126 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	you can just use pvc pipe as drift tires. glue the wheels inside the pipe and you're set

08-11-2008, 09:16 PM	#38
!Zar! Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: North Korea Posts: 14,576 Trader Rating: (27) Feedback Score: 27 reviews	Yeah, you can use pvc/abs. But it's too slick and you won't have much control. For electric cars Hpi T-Drifts work well. For nitro Hpi A-Drifts work well. Yokomo has different offsets so you can run a 200mm body on a 190 car and still have wheels that fit. Traxxas as well as a few other companies sell hex spacers that you can put on your wheels to lower the offset. __________________

08-11-2008, 10:04 PM	#39
turbobrick Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mesa, AZ Age: 35 Posts: 385 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	I havent used my rc cars in forever. I have an hpi rs4 sport and a team associated rc10t

08-11-2008, 10:17 PM	#40
HyperTek Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Cali Posts: 13,222 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	hahah i jus got a rc10t from a friend too for taking him to the movies.. dam looks just like yours too,.. its a sport model right? bushings and gold shocks.. i wanted to rebuild it as a backyard beater since i got tons of room to make a track i got a rc10 team car from 94 in pieces __________________ Keep it Classy

08-11-2008, 10:33 PM	#41
90hatchie Banned from the Marketplace Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: yorktown hts ny Age: 32 Posts: 2,984 Trader Rating: (15) Feedback Score: 15 reviews	some yokomo bodys are pretty wide my red soarer on the front page had to use 7mm offset wheels so it would sit flush on a 190mm chassis its the widest body i seen out of yokomo so far

08-12-2008, 12:37 AM	#42
DreEzed Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: West Los Angeles Posts: 1,725 Trader Rating: (15) Feedback Score: 15 reviews	This video has made me want to buy one so bad. YouTube - RC DRIFT PV Vol6 FASCINATING D

08-12-2008, 02:25 AM	#43
HyperTek Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Cali Posts: 13,222 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	dam that was badass how are they generating the smoke? saw some sparks so hes got something on it.. maybe smoke bomb? lol __________________ Keep it Classy

08-12-2008, 02:32 AM	#44
rb25_s13*CHUKI Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cali Age: 32 Posts: 2,759 Trader Rating: (16) Feedback Score: 16 reviews	[quote=Jtuned_andy;2240554]2wd is a no-no if you are gonna try to drift. 4wd, shaft driven, electric is what you want to shoot for, you'll be burning up nitro motors in no time trying to drift I went through two traxxes 2.5 4 tec engines and one 3.0.. Drifting my 4-tec and I made It rwd. Took out the whole fwd system for less weight and man was It hard to get use to.. For shits and giggles I made It fwd. It was completely useless! All it would do Is spin the tires off the wheels __________________ Obliterate

08-12-2008, 02:34 AM	#45
HyperTek Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Cali Posts: 13,222 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	hey so shoudl the front and rear diffs be locked? should there be alot of suspension travel/clearance? and should the springs be stiff or hard? __________________ Keep it Classy

08-12-2008, 03:04 AM	#46
!Zar! Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: North Korea Posts: 14,576 Trader Rating: (27) Feedback Score: 27 reviews	A good start is 5mm right height; same as racing. One way up front and a spool in back. springs really depend on the car and drive feel. __________________

08-12-2008, 08:41 AM	#47
240trainee Post Whore! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Richmond, VA Age: 34 Posts: 3,861 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	I have an old Belt driven RS4 Kinda would like to get back into it, but I keep spending money on my 1:1 scale car, hahahahahaha. __________________ Team Pterodactyl SHARK ATTACK!!! LookoutDrift

08-12-2008, 10:10 PM	#49
rednissan180 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: May 2007 Location: memphis Posts: 350 Trader Rating: (7) Feedback Score: 7 reviews	i want to get a drift rc car...i have a nitro stadium truck that i bought a few years back...i used to really be into rc cars and stuff but i have no idea who makes the good stuff now a days.

08-13-2008, 10:49 AM	#50
spngr311 Leaky Injector Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Cocoa, FL Age: 39 Posts: 144 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Tamiya, Yokomo, HPI/Hot Bodies, and Losi make good cars. HPI/Hot Bodies are the easiest to get replacement parts for, and Hot Bodies have a lot of aftermarket parts available. Tamiya has an insane amount of aftermarket parts available for most of the chassis. Yokomo has alot of support, but I think it can sometimes be difficult to get replacement parts for them. Losi has almost no aftermarket support, but replacement parts are easy to get here (US). Personally, I like Hot Bodies and Tamiya.

08-13-2008, 08:19 PM	#51
HyperTek Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Cali Posts: 13,222 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	dam shit looks fun around a track YouTube - DRIFTFACTORY O2 RC Drift 2008 1 im debating to restore my ta02, or put my electronics into this rc10t offroad truck my friend gave me and jump it around the house.. theres no onroad tracks around me that i know off.. I hate the sunken offset on my wheels, wonder if i can mount em backwards, make up some hex or something to put on the backside __________________ Keep it Classy

08-13-2008, 08:30 PM	#52
rednissan180 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: May 2007 Location: memphis Posts: 350 Trader Rating: (7) Feedback Score: 7 reviews	well who makes good bodies? i saw a fc body and it even had like a little wide body kit...it looked sick, but id just like to have a 180 some s13

08-13-2008, 08:31 PM	#53
Unholy S14 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Mt. Akina of Erie Pa Age: 34 Posts: 1,965 Trader Rating: (-3) Feedback Score: -3 reviews	damn i gotta get into this " scene " __________________ parting out dark blue 89 hatch, PM me if you need anything.

08-13-2008, 10:07 PM	#56
rednissan180 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: May 2007 Location: memphis Posts: 350 Trader Rating: (7) Feedback Score: 7 reviews	Cool, ill check them out. Thanks for all the help!

08-13-2008, 10:15 PM	#57
HyperTek Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Cali Posts: 13,222 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	YouTube - RC "One-FC-Line" Test Drive hahaha the body parts is funny __________________ Keep it Classy

08-14-2008, 01:28 AM	#58
90hatchie Banned from the Marketplace Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: yorktown hts ny Age: 32 Posts: 2,984 Trader Rating: (15) Feedback Score: 15 reviews	i got a yokomo drift kit im looking to sell all you need is batterys :-)

08-14-2008, 02:09 AM	#59
Leetheslacker Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: ohio Posts: 382 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	This thread makes me want to bust out my tc3 and get a new body. actually. anyone wanna buy it? im poor?

08-14-2008, 04:04 PM	#60
HyperTek Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Cali Posts: 13,222 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	my ta02 i broke a body post a while back.. dunno where the hell imma find one , probably ebay.. and i ruined the plastic gear box from being too lazy to remove the motor when i sprayed it.. oh well.. i think imma take it apart and just paint it red to bring it to look original. Ive had this over 12 years so i kinda like to stick with it and fit it with new electronics.. i bought a novak gts esp about a year or 2 ago.. and mounted all the electronics on the bottom chassis deck and fliped the shocks upside down to lower the cg.. One of the asian dudes at one of the hobby shops thought this was soo cool lol today i hacked the r34 body lol I got the overal chassis lower then typical modded ta02 as this one from ebay I been wanting to get all the alloy suspension pieces __________________ Keep it Classy

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