stockbee

Yes they did.

I used to race my dad's kyosho buggy with my tyco bandit and it would outrun it. I don't remember what happened to it that retired it, but my dad destroyed his kyosho car (expensive) while racing my truck, cartwheeled it over four times after running up over a branch going downhill....broke rear drivers wheel and axle off ugh.


Good times.

ZRiotFloorin'

you got an awesome dad lol

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ayuaddict

oh snap.

had an HPI pro3 back in the day.

kylie-anne

Hi all, I'm a newb but would love some advice. I'm looking at buying a rc drift car as an Xmas gift for my BF but have no idea what to look for or whats decent. Any advice on what to look for and/or what questions to ask the local hobby shop? Hopefully I can come across a RX-7 or R32.4 body to match one of his cars.. but 'spose can't be too picky! fyi I'm from NZ, not sure if we'd have the same caliber or variety that you guys have in the US etc thank you!

Felipe

to lock or not to lock the front wheels for drift...

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MikeBeBoostin

where do you guys buy these r/c cars ? im looking for rx-7, trueno, and a 240.

sounds like a fun hobby to get into.

edsones14

I have a nitro S14 pretty awesome. Go to HPI or Yokomo and u can even try towerhobby.com good luck.

boobs13

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EY055V2R6w

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NINJASPY

look up tamiya or hpi racing. tamiya ta05 vdf or any hpi drift car, any car can drift ok with just drift tires. Bodies, they have both rx7 and r32, dont expect it to be cheap xmas gift though... run around 300-500+ US dollars for a full/decent setup. Welcome to Speedtech R/C - Your R/C Company is good place to go.

spool/aka welded diff in the rear, lsd/aka regular diff in the front for counter steer setup.
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all those bodies are available. there are levin's, 86 coupes, s13's ,s14's, rx7's. s14/s13 can be expensive/rare though.

I don't recommend nitro for beginner. Too messy, and can be hard to start/tune etc. Yokomo no longer distributes in the US, only place that imports them is DRIFTSPEED.COM DG-5 / DG5 suspension Exclusive US Distributor gonna suck when you break parts and have only one place to get parts from. Or wait overseas.

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NINJASPY

^thats in socal, www.calraceway.com in oc

NINJASPY

YouTube - CAL Raceway RCGT/GT10 A-Main 11-13-10
here is grip class at the same track. 17.5 un-boosted aka "stock" or "spec" class, also called rcgt/gt10

Felipe

the rear is done... but i got peg leg aka open diff in the front i think im just gonna super glue it till i get a lsd for the front?

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ZenkiKid

I love watching rcgt races. The scale tires even screech

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NINJASPY

Is it a gear diff or ball diff? Pretty much all diff's in rc are lsd gear type or ball type. I don't think anyone makes open diffs anymore. You can use thick grease to lock the gear diff up, depends on setup too. Ball diff you can use grease or just tighten it. Depends on tire setup too.

kapowerhicomp1

mugen seiki mtx4r gas-powered.....grip

One_love_silvia

here's a 4 month bump since we don't need another thread

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articdragon192

We just finished our 3rd round of our drift series here in Socal today. Wrap up coverage should be up on the forum shortly. Fun times had by all.
I shoild have my new VDF finished this week.

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towlie

These things are so dope!



I know what I'm asking for for my birthday, lol

One_love_silvia

damn that things fricken nice. what wud u say the best upgrade for the car would be? other than a brushless motor.

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jdm240sx122

Is that carbon fiber?????

articdragon192

The best mod for an RC car is track time. We had a guy consistently finish in the top 10 in our second season with a mildly modified HPI E10. Competitions definitely increase the skill of a driver more than any drift session can ever do. Parts wise however, a spool in the rear will definitely help.
And yes, the VDF is a CF/ aluminum chassis. It is Tamiya's high end drift chassis built around the goal of attaining zero ackerman.

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One_love_silvia

haha nice. i just thot it was woven granite.
by spool u mean like a 2 way diff? or locked?

and i got some hpi drift slick tires, not knowing theyd mix bad with regular treaded drift tires....are the slicks only for nitro drifting or just high speed drifting and will work with electrics too?

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NINJASPY

spool=locked/weleded
balldiff/geardiff= lsd up to locked depending on tighness/fluid
drifting= spool rear, diff front
grip= spool front, diff rear

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One_love_silvia

thanks. any clue where to get a spool for the rear for an hpi sprint 2 drift? idt they make one or how would u go about "welding" it?

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Aroddalobster

If you want to lock it up without the use of a spool or a rigid axle, take out the balls if your diff is a ball diff and glue the diff together to lock it together, kinda like welding up a diff.

I have 2, a really bottom-of-the-line accessorized tamiya ta05-ifs with AM receivers and a 70$ esc that i made years back b/c I just wanted to get to know the process of building/setting one up.
my 2nd one is a TA05 ver.2 with Novak 10.5T brushless motor and esc, futaba servo, and airtronics 2.4ghz transmitter/receiver. I still use the stock tamiya tires for grip, but also switch out to another set of wheels w/ abs pipes on them for drift, but my diffs are both open and stock so it's a bit weird to keep it sideways predictably.

NINJASPY

Welcome to Speedtech R/C - Your R/C Company they can order most parts and get it shipped quickly.
You can adjust diffs so it acts similar to a spool. If its ball type, tighten it down. If its gear type, put thick grease in it. To "make" one, use epoxy or any permanent type glue, but be careful no to get it on the pulley or more parts than needed, just in case you may need to rebuild/swap out parts.

NINJASPY

Aroddalobster = trim those body posts!! and post pics of esc you made or you never made it.

Aroddalobster

yeah... i've been lagging on doing all the body stuff. and pics of esc?

(and do you work at speedtechrc?)

One_love_silvia

well...off to the hobby shop to get new tires...and whatever else i can con myself into getting haha

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One_love_silvia

just finished putting the new tires on the new rims...god i fuckin hate doin that.
after boiling water, burning my hands, cutting some plastic off with a razor, and banging them with a rubber mallet, i finally got them on...
theyre the ones in the front. were matte black, painted them bronze tho.
rears wer chrome lip with black, but painted that black bronze as well.
3 offset in front with spacers added, and 9 in back