1:8 Kyosho 4246 Williams Renault FW14 EP

[sandkil]

So just got my hands on this thing of beauty.
Needs some light touch up, Camel decals and will try to source the right electronics as seen in promotion video.

Kyosho 7.2V 1700mah SCR nicd battery No. 2348
Kyosho Mega Motor 22x1 (sorted)
Futaba MC 210CB ESC (sorted)
Futaba FP-R112 receiver (sorted)
Futaba S148 Standard Servo (sorted)

[sandkil]

Rear end

[XLR8]

Oh my, what an amazing RC! They've included so many scale details. I wasn't aware such a car even existed.
Is the front anti-roll bar system adjustable?
It looks like the chassis is drilled for a dual motor setup.
Are you planning to run the car?
I want one!!!

[sandkil]

Oh my, what an amazing RC! They've included so many scale details. I wasn't aware such a car even existed.
Is the front anti-roll bar system adjustable?
It looks like the chassis is drilled for a dual motor setup.
Are you planning to run the car?
I want one!!!

I’ve been wanting one of these since the nineties whether it was electric or nitro. Got this one that’s barely been driven at a fair price.
Front anti-roll is not adjustable. It’s just a U-shaped bar, but the ride hight is. It’s adjustable (individually) by the two socket head screws just under the cantilevers. Yep dual Mega Outlaw 22x1 setup is possible, but I wonder if you can squeeze out five minutes of racing with one 1700mAh battery
That thing with driving rc cars is something that I next to never manage to do... would be cool to test it on a track just once though..

[XLR8]

Yeah, it seems unlikely it would go 5 minutes with two motors - but it might be twice the fun.
Anyway, I'm looking at these on ebay right now. Apparently they made them in 1/10 scale as well - no cantilever shocks or independent suspension however so I'll just pass on them.
If it were mine, I couldn't resist getting it out on a nice large vacant parking lot somewhere - at least once.

[shodog]

That is a really cool piece of machinery. I like that front Shock setup. With a single modern brushless motor that car would really fly.

[JTSpeedDemon]

Greeaaat, ANOTHER thing I need!
That thing is frickin' SICK! I would put a hot brushless motor on there and a mega battery, but that's just me. An original restoration I can also appreciate.

[EvolutionRevolution]

Yeah, it seems unlikely it would go 5 minutes with two motors - but it might be twice the fun.
Anyway, I'm looking at these on ebay right now. Apparently they made them in 1/10 scale as well - no cantilever shocks or independent suspension however so I'll just pass on them.
If it were mine, I couldn't resist getting it out on a nice large vacant parking lot somewhere - at least once.

There also are 1/18 versions, which do have independent suspension.

[GoMachV]

They did have 1/10 scale. There were both the simple F1 pan cars you probably saw and a series of realistic F1/Indy car/GTP cars. They had great detail in the suspension.

[sandkil]

Yeah, it seems unlikely it would go 5 minutes with two motors - but it might be twice the fun.
Anyway, I'm looking at these on ebay right now. Apparently they made them in 1/10 scale as well - no cantilever shocks or independent suspension however so I'll just pass on them.
If it were mine, I couldn't resist getting it out on a nice large vacant parking lot somewhere - at least once.

If your looking for 1/10 scale I personally would go for the Tamiya F201 a 4wd F1 with the CF hop up chassis kit from 3Racing (TF201C-001.... If you can find one )
@LoboNYC had one way back. A beautiful car.

[GoMachV]

and if you dont care about vintage, 3racing has a killer little 1/10 F1 kit called the FGX 2018. For around $120 shipped it has fully independent suspension and is a really decent build! I have one

[sandkil]

This is a sick build of a FGX-EVO2018. Don't know what hardbody that is though.

https://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom_model.asp?cid=133918

[XLR8]

Wow, so many options - and I had no idea these cars even existed. Well, that's why I'm here.
That EVO2018 is nothing short of incredible!! Definitely blurs the line between a static replica and an RC.

[Dadio]

That looks amazing ! So much detail but 4x4 ? Do you dare drive it ?

[sandkil]

Time for an update.
Managed to source the motor, servo, new spur gear and the Futaba ESC (thanks to matt1ptkn)