Taking a Raider to the next level.... (aint saying much!)

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Taking a Raider to the next level.... (aint saying much!)

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Wanted to try this for a while now. Material is scrap and it's far from perfect but the concept is there. Now to find a decent Raider to build up
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This is weird but I like it! MM are all the rage anyway... :mrgreen:
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gomachv wrote:Now to find a decent Raider to build up
Good luck in your quest, adventurer....

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Lonestar wrote:This is weird but I like it! MM are all the rage anyway... :mrgreen:
that was my thought when I recently picked one up, I thought it would be an interesting car for a vonats classic racer, being held on high grip indoor clay nowadays.

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I have a doner if you need parts. I was going to rebuild it but have lost interest. I like what you have brewing though... :wink:
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does anyone know what 2.2 wheel's will fit these things?

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Those shocktowers look mean.
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Yes Dennis these are on the new router:-)

Not sure about modern wheels but aren't most 12mm these days? Front is compatible with a associated tq wheel with 5/16 bearing, not sure if anything uses that still tho
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oh, I thought they might have been that odd 10mm hex, didn't optimas and optima mids have a 10mm, or am I insane?

well I'm insane but am I crazy. lol

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gomachv wrote:...
Not sure about modern wheels but aren't most 12mm these days? Front is compatible with a associated tq wheel with 5/16 bearing, not sure if anything uses that still tho
You could use Rocky knuckles to run hex wheels up front.

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Well, this looks like a fun project! :)
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Would this be considered the Oregon Raider and not the California Raider? :mrgreen: :lol:

I remember always wanting a Raider after seeing the big ads for them in Tower catalogs.

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kaiser wrote:oh, I thought they might have been that odd 10mm hex, didn't optimas and optima mids have a 10mm, or am I insane?

well I'm insane but am I crazy. lol
The Kyosho Optima is the car that invented the 12mm hex that's become a standard wheel fixing. The difference is that they fitted on a tapered shaft rather than using a cross pin.
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terry.sc wrote: The Kyosho Optima is the car that invented the 12mm hex that's become a standard wheel fixing.
OMG it's terry - welcome back, Sir!!!
terry.sc wrote: The difference is that they fitted on a tapered shaft rather than using a cross pin.
amazing how Kyosho only got it partly right :mrgreen:

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True, but the ones with holes in the axles bitd tended to break at said hole also. I never had much trouble with the taper systems
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