My 834b runner
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My 834b runner
Have had this for months now and its been sitting on the shelf as I procrastinated. We've a local vintage run tomorrow so the last week has been a mad rush to get this into runner condition. lol!
Here's the result..
more pics when I take more.
Some notes on the car:
- custom front sway
- carbon fiber reinforcements to rear mono-shock design
- front and rear kyosho velvet shocks
- Mr Lexan Funco shell
Hope this thing holds together in the run tomorrow!
Here's the result..
more pics when I take more.
Some notes on the car:
- custom front sway
- carbon fiber reinforcements to rear mono-shock design
- front and rear kyosho velvet shocks
- Mr Lexan Funco shell
Hope this thing holds together in the run tomorrow!
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Re: My 834b runner
thanks!tiger1 wrote:very pretty, will see how it runs tomorrow
Already ran it without a shell yesterday and it was really a blast.
I didn't get over half throttle as I was just testing what the car could do... but it was evident that the car wasn't going to handle the ruts on the track too well. lol! The smoother sections felt pretty good though.
I think the chain was not in the right orientation too. Gotta fix that later tonight.
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Re: My 834b runner
Im sure many of us here are looking forward to hearing more about your vintage run plus any pics while you are at it.
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She's a beauty! I like the body very much. It's so cool to see these old cars get run.
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this one looks great! I love 834B. especially the runners
thanks for sharing the nice pics
thanks for sharing the nice pics
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Re: My 834b runner
Just came back from a local race and saw this car in person, it ran rather well against some Optimas, Tamiyas, and even held it self after one of the kingpins came loose
Good job blooclod
Good job blooclod
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Re: My 834b runner
Tried some "modern" tires on the car today for size... what do you guys think?
Here's a picture of the carbon fiber parts I machined to strenghten the rear monoshock setup. All the stock parts flexed quite badly, the CF parts reinforce the stock parts so they still can be used.
A pic of the car without the shell on.
Anyone else here have regular 834b runners? Any tips on making it track worthy on our modern tracks?
Here's a picture of the carbon fiber parts I machined to strenghten the rear monoshock setup. All the stock parts flexed quite badly, the CF parts reinforce the stock parts so they still can be used.
A pic of the car without the shell on.
Anyone else here have regular 834b runners? Any tips on making it track worthy on our modern tracks?
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Re: My 834b runner
Functionally, I like the modern tires & rims, as they increase your ground clearance...a good thing when jumping, anyway. You can also get a full set of four for dirt-cheap, so no worries wearing out your stock tires & rims. If one is building a shelf-queen, then stay stock; but if you're actually running it, go with something that might improve handling.BloodClod wrote:Tried some "modern" tires on the car today for size... what do you guys think?
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I think the tires will certainly improve handling... the stock tires were having problems with the ruts at the local track. The softer and plusher "modern" tires should make a significant difference.Coelacanth wrote:Functionally, I like the modern tires & rims, as they increase your ground clearance...a good thing when jumping, anyway. You can also get a full set of four for dirt-cheap, so no worries wearing out your stock tires & rims. If one is building a shelf-queen, then stay stock; but if you're actually running it, go with something that might improve handling.BloodClod wrote:Tried some "modern" tires on the car today for size... what do you guys think?
Have another shelf queen I'm working on, so probably will glue up these tires and work on a few spacers to widen the track a tad.
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