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- December 7, 2004 at 10:20 am #10291
  Priest
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  heya guys got bored today so i took to a set of topcad rims and made myself a nice set of 3 spoke rims they came up alright though getting balanced was a bitch
  also wacked in a 3×2 stack of the new 7317 well lets say im a happy camper now
  
  take a look
  
  before and after shot of the rims
  http://members.ausmicro.com/galleries/5830/B8E93040B8E93041.jpg
  rims on the car shot
  http://members.ausmicro.com/galleries/5830/BA5256D7BA52568A.jpg
  Fet stack
  http://members.ausmicro.com/galleries/5830/BA60025ABA6000E4.jpg
  
  Edited by – Priest on 07 December 2004 15:09:47
- December 7, 2004 at 1:44 pm #24062
  betty.k
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  nice job on those rims, i’d be too scared to try that for fear of killing my precious alloys!:dead::8ball:
- December 7, 2004 at 1:59 pm #24063
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  Yeah man im the same i wouldnt do it either…..but i must say the end result looks pretty cool well done priest….:D:smiley2::DDo you rekon it would be possible to do the same with a plastic set…or would that make them to weak? Did the fet stack make a big difference???
- December 7, 2004 at 2:03 pm #24060
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  that took some courage mate… good job though:approve:
- December 7, 2004 at 3:52 pm #38898
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  IRF7317 dude 🙂 7389 are the ‘old’ ones 😉
  
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- December 7, 2004 at 8:17 pm #24004
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  thanks again for the 7317fets aaron perfect solution to a common problem(slow car syndrome) suprisingly the rims are still pretty strong gave the 01 a good bash on the road last night no damage to the rims though i did manage to break a alloy knuckle(dont Ask):)
- December 7, 2004 at 9:38 pm #24000
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  well i dont have a speed checker though it has made a huge difference im running a xspeed pro motor with atomic premium brushes and a 8t pinion much much better over stock anyday sorry i cant compare the fets with any other seeing as this is the first fet upgrade ive done
- December 8, 2004 at 12:01 am #23995
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  looks great! you did a good job indeed. im surprized at the lack of alloy three spoke wheels, i got a set of kyosho 3-spoke plastics that looked awesome before they got scratched…
  
  good job man!
- December 8, 2004 at 12:42 am #23963
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  the only problem now is with the new fet upgrade my Bloody tires wont stay on need ideas on that one cause superglue just doesnt do it the next set of three spoke im gonna make is http://www.rcmart.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=144_21_69_153&products_id=2220
  well technically they will be 6 spokes but i you know what i mean
  
  Edited by – Priest on 07 December 2004 19:46:34
- December 8, 2004 at 8:26 am #23974
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  had a play with the standard iwaver rims and made a plastic set of 3 spokes… they are still stong as take a look and
  http://members.ausmicro.com/galleries/5830/BF1CB641BF1CB642.jpg
- December 8, 2004 at 8:42 am #23972
  TallduDe
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  looks good man.
  
  if you want the rubber tostay on use double sided tape.
  
  its that or foamies.
- December 8, 2004 at 8:50 am #23971
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  who stocks that tape?
- December 8, 2004 at 12:48 pm #23965
  betty.k
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  newsagents:8ball:
- December 8, 2004 at 2:13 pm #23760
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  Power Tyres Foamies 😉
  
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- December 8, 2004 at 2:55 pm #23952
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  Quote:
  
  who stocks that tape?
  
  Me!!! (sorta…) 3M my man… supply us with all our adhesives/sandpaper/misc. stuff. What you need?
- December 8, 2004 at 5:18 pm #23959
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  he’s got alloy rims Aaron, the plastic rims must adhere to the foam tyres pretty well im guessing.
- December 9, 2004 at 2:22 am #23935
  jamiekulhanek
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  well I attacked my alloy rims with a dremel and a wire brush wheel.
  
  Put the wheel, with bearings on a screwdriver and spin it with the wire brush wheel, then turn the dremel about 40 degrees around to scuff up the rim surface, once you’ve done that a bit of contact adhesive or wateva and ur set…
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