This will attest to the durability of the RPM parts..... I was going down the hill after the straightaway and cut a bit too far inside. I did a rail grind on the 2" PVC pipe they had laid down as the track marker. One of the nails they used to hold it down was sticking up about 1/2" and stopped me dead in my tracks. I could tell something was wrong but couldn't get a good idea of the extent till I pulled it off the track. It had bent the inner hinge pin and broke the front a-arm at the pivot hole. Luckily I had my good buddy Brian to get me a replacement arm, and I broke out an RCPS titanium hingepin. The bulkhead had a slight deformation in the very front of the hingepin hole, but other than that it was not damaged in any way! Don't try that with magnesium! I have never seen one bent this badly before.
Nice looking ride. Sounds like the trouble you had was very common with yok's from that era. Biggest problem (if you still want to sort it out) was the lack of rear toe. I bet if you check your car you will have very little toe in the rear. That combined with the rear rims being narrower than they should be for that type of rubber will definatelly make it a handfull . Also, which rear springs are those? -Jeff
You are probably right there. It does have toe in, but not more than 2 degrees if I had to guess. The problem would be finding the right rear hubs with a little more toe built in, metric bearing size and then sort out whether it fits properly on the car. Maybe Kyosho makes such an animal.
The RPM front hubs and c blocks flex a lot. Maybe they weren't helping with my issues.
Well the flexible front parts will make the car feel a little sluggish, but not much. BITD, the Yok factory guys had specially made rear bulkheads with toe added. I know Yokomo makes a rear hub for the MX4/MR4 in various degrees toe. I happen to have sets on my bench with 1* and 2*, as part of a NIP parts set ready for e-bay. They have a smaller hinge pin, but you could bush the a-arms, or ream them out to make them work. I dont have a part # btw, as they are out of package. However the offset looks right. -Jeff
bearrickster wrote:it sounds like your starting not to like RPM parts to much.
They have their place. Parts such as bumpers and gearcovers are great, but the suspension arms I feel aren't the best on high traction tracks. The YZ10 front bulkhead was a good piece!
It's been kind of disappointing that this event hasn't gotten quite the buzz as the previous VONATs....Honestly this event has been one of my favorite events, and I look forward to it every year. I just hope that some...
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i'm going to do my best to get there.
i'm still feeling a little crappy, but much better then i was.
i guess that stay in the hospital helped. lol
This buggy I plan on running in the Classic class. Pretty much a bone stock Falcon with the exception of Losi springs and HPI superstar wheels and J concepts tires. Same combo I ran on the Frog.
More pics as I get her finished up as well.
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The Marui Galaxy RS I resto-modded for my brother had a similar issue with the wing screwed directly to the body (rollcage, in that example).
Couldn't you simply drill a few holes horizontally in your FRP reinforcement piece between the shock...
Yes, they're B44.1 cradles, the center piece would not fit in the center, the packs fit really snug in there, if anything I'll just use a battery foam in there.... :mrgreen:
I might go back to using a gold pan instead, for the rigidity factor... :D
Decided to run the Sand Scorcher at the VONATS this year instead of the Pajero. It is going to be mostly stock, except for the VW Bug body from Mr.Lexan, and the handout motor at the race.
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Can't wait to start the build.
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Here is a picture of it almost finished. Still need some decals.
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The RC-10 had to be included in the photo shoot.
After the picture I took the Sand Scorcher for a rip around the driveway/yard. I was :D the...
This is the buggy I plan on running in 2wd buggy class. JRX Pro SE with the following goodies:
T4 slipper assembly
2.19:1 retro fit tranny
Losi steel dogbones
RPM esc tray
Associated turnbuckles
Losi bearing steering rack
Losi LXT spindles and hubs...
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I was running RPM jrxT front arms to widein the front back up I am going back to stock arms and the Jammin front end steering kit.