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Good to see your getting better results, mask up if your using a rotary tool , you don't want to breath that sh#t .

That's coming together nicely

A bit of sanding and priming , needs a little more work but getting there .

Now I hope you remember the "Firework Code" , the three L's of safety .
1 Light it
2 Lob it
3 Leg it
Just watched it on the book of many faces , made me grin

Frankentruck wrote: ↑Thu Apr 27, 2023 5:19 pm I'm beginning to get the impression that you like this buggy.

It's memories not quality that I'm loving

Still getting my head around blowing out undriven tires just from the rpm .

Got the dual engine mount back in with dual "E" engines in it...7.5lbs of thrust each....2.5 sec burn....hoping for 100mph with these...two more "F" engines ordered for next week....hoping for 130mph from those....also put different front wheels on that shouldn't blow out....wei...

Just makes me grin

coxbros1 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 30, 2023 10:11 pm Rocket Car test schedule:
-Next attempt Teus May 2 5:45am CST

Question is " at the salt flats or cape Canaveral ? "

So how far's the Gand Conyon from your place ?

TheDiamondOne wrote: ↑Tue May 02, 2023 2:06 pm

Dadio wrote: ↑Tue May 02, 2023 1:25 pm So how far's the Gand Conyon from your place ?

Bout 2500 miles..lol

You should move to a smaller country , then it wouldn't be so far away

Retro rc wrote: ↑Wed May 03, 2023 1:31 am

Dadio wrote: ↑Tue May 02, 2023 2:42 pm

TheDiamondOne wrote: ↑Tue May 02, 2023 2:06 pm

Dadio wrote: ↑Tue May 02, 2023 1:25 pm So how far's the Gand Conyon from your place ?

Bout 2500 miles..lol

You should move to a smaller country , then it wouldn't be so far away

Yeh but if he was in a smaller country it wouldn’t be the Grand Canyon …… it would just be “the canyon”

Is only a little car

I ended up at the end if a pass the parcel game with an Ishipla monster , few missing or broken parts , it kind of dropped in my lap at the right price so I'll get it going , see where it takes me .

It would be interesting if you changed nothing but put a cinder block a foot or so behind the car and see if your MPH improves. My engine stuck out behind the car so I could place it right up against a solid object, yours is just inside the body so I worry about the blast ricocheting back inside yo...

I got a bunch of driveshaft stuff in the mail. Xtraspeed makes Scorpion universals, among other stuff, so I'm going to start seeing what I can do with the parts. I think the rear shocks need about 4-5mm in limiters to keep the bones from flying out. If I can get it together, I might be able to make...