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by DimitriYZ
Wed Mar 16, 2022 8:43 am
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New member from Brisbane, Australia

Hi Guys, my name is Dimitri, and I'm from Brisbane, Australia. I've browsed the forum on and off for years when it pops up in my google searches. had an on and off interest in RC since an early age. I had a couple of Tamiya buggies, a Traxxas, and finally a Worlds RC10 before loosing interest in RC ...
by DimitriYZ
Thu Mar 17, 2022 11:31 pm
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870 "custom"

Hey guys. I just signed up. Thought I would share my 870c project. Did a little reading here, the FB pages, and browsing Michael Vollmers builds and decided I wanted to build something up from parts. Started with a YR-4 donor, using JC Racing repro arms, and a concoction of Kyosho and Tamiya parts t...
by DimitriYZ
Fri Mar 18, 2022 1:20 pm
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Re: Yokomo 870c Build

DSRCC sells them, and does list the size. Seemed like an odd imperial size.
by DimitriYZ
Mon Mar 21, 2022 9:00 am
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Re: 870 "custom"

Fair bit of progress :) I picked up my chassis plates, towers, etc on Sunday. Spent some time over the last 2 days doing the prep work of filing the chassis for arm clearance, and touching up the holes for the cells. I spent today turning up the battery posts. Made from 8mm aluminium hex bar. About ...
by DimitriYZ
Tue Mar 22, 2022 10:14 am
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Re: 870 "custom"

More today. Batteries soldered. New +10mm front tower I knocked up today. needed the height for the big bores, Turned out pretty neat. New belts front and Rear, front is HPI sprint 2, rear is Destiny. Front belt is + 1, rear -1. These chassis plates are slotted for the motor mount, so managed to get...
by DimitriYZ
Sat Apr 09, 2022 9:48 am
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Re: 870 "custom"

The last piece of the puzzle arrived this week. Got a chance to rough cut the body tonight, and have it sitting nicely. I had to shorten/re-solder the motor wires, quite tight in this area. Got the rear tower done last week too, and took it for a little spin. With Just a few small adjustments on the...
by DimitriYZ
Mon May 16, 2022 12:41 pm
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Re: 870 "custom"

I went and took some slightly nicer photos in a friends booth.

Pretty happy with the results.

The race I built it for has been delayed though,


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