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oh, haha, no... mine is similar though

RogueIV wrote: ↑Tue May 06, 2025 6:36 pm Hinge pins, lots of hinge pins, and a few shock mounts.
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Nice little score

RogueIV wrote: ↑Tue May 06, 2025 6:36 pm Hinge pins, lots of hinge pins, and a few shock mounts.
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Consider me jealous. Nice score!

1911Colt wrote: ↑Thu May 01, 2025 4:39 pm Very cool runner! It reminds me of my old 10T, except yours is cool and mine was just stupid.

I'm sure this will have plenty of 'stupid' incorporated

Steering added.
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RogueIV wrote: ↑Wed May 07, 2025 12:44 pm

Janus wrote: ↑Sun May 04, 2025 1:21 pm O.k. I caved.....

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Is that added mass to the slipper?

Looks like a Xfactory flywheel. Supposed to smooth out power and breaking transitions.

Is that added mass to the slipper? Yep, Counter rotational mass. Helps (a bit) to keep, the nose more flat while accelerating. Just makes it a little more easy to drive. We used homemade ones on the B4, and later X-factory made an official version for the "X6 4-gear" car to be used on hig...

Very nice runner build Janus. To help with the front turnbuckles rubbing at full lock with rpm style ballcups, do you have the black "short neck" ballstuds? They are about 1-1.5mm shorter than the regular silver ball studs and help the upper camber link clear the lower steering rod at ful...

Worlds prototype XX.
Reedy Race non-prototype from a few months previous to Worlds (for context).

Pandemonium!! This thing popped up on my suggestions on eBay, for no reason, but it caught my interest because it was only $26 with a couple of days left. It didn't look like much on top, but the bottom pic sold me; this thing is mint underneath ............... except for missing the battery cover, ...

Brian obviously didn't like the red (could be a one-off)? from early-mid 91? Detroit car from August 91' with new(?) livery. Note the red trans case.

The red/black version was actually Rick Vehlow's. My understanding is, Rick threw out his body at some race, Brian grabbed it and asked Rick if it were alright to use the scheme.

I placed an order from Fibre-Lyte for a couple of towers and braces for some ongoing projects. Took the opportunity to have them cut the chassis sides in carbon, pricing was very reasonable. 20250503_143427.jpg The chassis rigidity compared to the 3D-printed sides is massive. The 3D-printed versions...