How cool is your ride???

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    • June 17, 2003 at 3:54 pm #10906
      jamiekulhanek
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      K my car has:

      Powertrain:

      -Energizer NiMH 750AAA’s
      -Kyosho X speed rotor (tweaked)
      -9t Delrin/alloy pinion
      -Ball Differential
      -Ball bearings
      -Yeah Racing Silver Alloys (wide)
      -GPM 10 degree compound tyres

      Handling/Suspension:

      Front:

      -1 degree toe in steering linkage
      -1 degree negative camber
      -Hard springs
      -Medium front carbon fibre swaybar
      -Stainless steel kingpins
      -Delrin servo gears with anti-play

      Rear:

      -Medium GPM Carbon fibre H plate
      -Hard rear damper/springs
      -Medium wheelbase

      Cosmetics/Other:

      -Silver alloy wheelnuts
      -Gold disc brakes
      -Silver alloy rims (wide)
      -Porsche GT-3 body (red)
      -High Intensity LED headlights
      -Rainbow style underbody neons (green at front, yellow and orange in middle, red at rear)
      -Internal antenna
      -Soon to have stereo with neons that flash to music

      Performance:

      -Max speed, 27km/h (x speed, 9t gear)
      -300m time trial, 43.65 sec.

    • June 18, 2003 at 1:01 am #27115
      Shypo
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      I’ll just list what I have..
      Xspeed motor
      Alloy heat sink
      medium carbon H plate
      Delrin 8 tooth pinion
      clear chassis
      700mah batteries
      rear shock damper with medium spring
      front roll shock damper with medium H plate fitted
      lubed King pins
      3 degree of toe In
      1 degree camber
      semi wide gold alloys
      red screws
      medium tires up front
      soft tires up back
      lowered STI 22B shell
      GT wing and C-west decals
      Kyosho Light kit

      I also have a altezza shell which uses long wheelbase but for now i am using my wrx

    • June 18, 2003 at 1:09 am #27116
      barto_85
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      some people might be keeping their cars secret until race day! personally i dont have one and I wont be at race day 🙁

    • June 18, 2003 at 12:07 pm #27130
      ph2t
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      And I though BitChar-G had it’s share of mods….Damn…..

    • June 18, 2003 at 4:58 pm #26927
      jamiekulhanek
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      Ha!!! My car is still not fully hopped up anyway!! There is literally thousands of parts you can buy, and it seems that mini z has the biggest range of mods.

      My car cruises to 27 km/h, which is about 756km/h scale speed. Ive set her up to corner well, but i just cant get the front end to stick like the rear does…..need bigger aerofoils.

      I think it amazing that your Bit char-g can reach 20.8 km/h (1331 km/h)its just incredible….have you managed to work out the actual motor RPM yet?
      Its gotta be close on 200,000 rpm. LOL micro b20!!

    • June 18, 2003 at 7:11 pm #26814
      Shypo
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      I still need parts for my car… Its getting there tho lol

    • June 19, 2003 at 3:34 pm #26549
      jamiekulhanek
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      LOL i think im guna call it quits, i think my car is up to scratch, tho it could do with some more power…….

    • June 19, 2003 at 4:24 pm #26542
      dgs73
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      i’ve only just got mine, currently getting it together. So far, its as follows…
      med. carbon h-plate
      clear blue chassis
      soft rubber
      wide rims (off AMG Merc)
      D2 AMG shell
      all other parts are stock,but not for long.
      adding tonight…
      bearings
      rear damper
      front/damper suspension
      x-speed motor
      red wheel nuts (not needed, but…)
      Gonna be a busy night.

    • June 19, 2003 at 5:04 pm #26543
      Derek
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      Mine started off as a D2 Merc.

      Now it is a yellow Toyota MR2 with plenty of aluminium, bearings, X-Speed motor and a few surprises :smiley2:

    • June 19, 2003 at 7:26 pm #26528
      jamiekulhanek
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      Nice to see you back on the forums Derek, been a long time.
      Does the alloy make it any heavier??

      And is the MR2 a ‘Mini Power’ one?? Cause i wanted to get one but i was unsure of the quality and detail. Are they good?

    • June 20, 2003 at 12:42 am #26432
      Avatar photoAaron
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      Alloy definately isn’t a weight reduction – but being more rigid and better under some stress conditions can sometimes be a wise swap… Plus it looks so purty!

      Edited by – Aaron on 19 June 2003 20:43:28

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      Site Owner Guy.

    • June 20, 2003 at 1:48 am #26446
      Shypo
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      yeah I love my alloys.. I reckon it gives my car more balance..

    • June 20, 2003 at 3:07 am #26451
      murph
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      Stock Z was a GTR is now a Ford Focus WRC.
      Soft tyres.
      Carbon H-plate.
      Everything else is stock including bearings.

      This car handles great and is surprisingly fast.

      Mod Z new standard chassis.
      Nissan Skyline GTR Nismo Xanavi body.
      Full bearing kit.
      Soft tyres on standard wide body wheels & a full set of hard tyres for basketball court runs.
      Narrow fronts,wide rears.
      Also foams tyres on chrome rims.
      Narrow front, wide rear.
      Ball diff.
      Used to have alloy wheel nuts they were crap so went back to the standard ones. No more lost wheel bearings.

      Rear centre shock.
      Rear roll shock kit.
      Carbon H-plate. (don’t always run this)

      Front stainless steel kingpins.
      Mod sway bar.
      Camber kit.
      Toe-in kit.
      Alloy front brace.
      Various front springs.
      Lowered all round.

      xspeed motor.
      special motor from HK. (need to drive better before putting this motor back in)
      Genuine Kyosho turbo.
      NiMH 750 batt.

      I like both of these cars, the mod one is very fast but tricky to drive on some surfaces. But on the right surface with the right tyres 😀 very nice.

    • June 20, 2003 at 1:50 pm #26459
      Derek
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      Nice to see you back on the forums Derek, been a long time.

      Thanks, Jamie. Yes, I’ve been VERY light-on with the posts, but trust me – I haven’t been too far away:smiley2:

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      Does the alloy make it any heavier??

      No. The opposite. But, for my style of thrashy driving, a little extra weight – particularly over the motor/axle – is a good thing. In all honesty though, it’s all about the looks. The pretty alloy bits just look tuff. Hehehe.

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      And is the MR2 a ‘Mini Power’ one?? Cause i wanted to get one but i was unsure of the quality and detail. Are they good?

      Yeppers. I have a friend in Yokohama who picked up one for me for ~AUD20.00. Detail is SUPERB, fit is excellent, and shell strength is AVERAGE. I wish I’d kept my Merc D2 shell (Series II Mini-Z with beautiful finish) for show and had a Mini power shell for day-to-day racing.

      Derek

    • June 20, 2003 at 5:54 pm #26472
      jamiekulhanek
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      Okay, is the detail as good as kyosho? my main concern is head/tail lights, because im making a car to enter in contests etc, so its gotta be good.

    • June 21, 2003 at 8:37 pm #26418
      Shypo
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      I was going to buy a Mr2 mini power shell when they were on sale for $18.50Au delivered

      shame i didnt.. i need 1 for thrash around racing.

    • June 21, 2003 at 11:39 pm #26379
      GT-ahh
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      especially after you punched thru the front of your wrx shell….. again….

    • June 22, 2003 at 9:51 pm #26328
      Shypo
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      yeah well i knew it was gonna happen sooner or later lol… now I have to redo the front bar *sigh*
      at least i didnt leave paint on the stand like your front bar lmao

    • June 22, 2003 at 11:51 pm #26336
      GT-ahh
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      yeah u really should put padding round that one leg of that stand….cause we always seem to hit it, but that wouldnt be any fun now would it

    • June 23, 2003 at 8:18 pm #26299
      Shypo
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      yeah screw doing that.. this does more damage this way and the thud is almsot beautiful:evil:

    • June 25, 2003 at 5:08 pm #25280
      jamiekulhanek
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      almost….but not quite :clown:

    • June 27, 2003 at 2:33 pm #24903
      VR-4
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      silver f-360 modena
      x speed
      all derlin gears
      powerline racing rear side dapner
      powerline racing deluxe alu. motor mount
      powerline racing titanum king pins
      powerline racing alu. front knuckles
      powerline racing light weight split 6 spoke alu. rims
      powerline racing front bumper
      powerline racing minture inbord ant.
      powerline racing carbonfiber t bar set
      powerline racing low friction ball bering
      powerline racing alu. tie rod
      powerline racing alu. front top cover
      powerline racing ball diff with ceramic balls
      powerline racing cross drilled disk set
      and a clear blue chassy
      trc wide foams on the back and std foames on the front

      everything is anodized purple but the rims are bling bling crome

      i’ll be raceing my car in the Mini Z cup july 19th in Melrose Fl.

      anyone know what the lightest body for a mini z is also? i like my car it handles like a cady but has speed like a ferreri. i need some more top end but all that alu. made my car slower but who cares it looks pimp.

      in 3 weeks powerline will be offering there parts in magnesum so i’ll be selling all my alu. powerline parts for like $100

    • June 27, 2003 at 7:56 pm #24920
      Shypo
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      I’m not sure what the lightest is.. probably the Vitz but its short wheelbase..

    • June 30, 2003 at 6:07 pm #24600
      jamiekulhanek
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      I have been informed that the MODENA is the most effective race body because it doesnt get flipped over as easily as other bodies and it has long wheelbase.

    • July 17, 2003 at 3:17 pm #23190
      peedee
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      i have a yellow 360 modena body with stella hobbies 19 hop ups

    • July 17, 2003 at 9:28 pm #23205
      VR-4
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      i got my mr2 and the enzo body rules. i was drifting from my woodfloor to my carpet and it wouldent flip

    • August 26, 2003 at 4:12 am #38512
      jamiekulhanek
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      Just ordered a load of stuff for my mini z……

      -XaNaVi Nismo Autoscale bodyset.

      -Plasma Dash motor

      -Alloy servo gear

      -Motor Bearings

      -Blue Screwset

      -Black alloy wheelnuts

      -Blue alloy motor heatsink

      -Front bumper bar

      -Motor brushes

    • September 15, 2003 at 4:41 pm #33998
      dgs73
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      pics of the XaNaVi please Jamie…!!

    • September 15, 2003 at 5:36 pm #34008
      barto_85
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      check this gallery out, he’s got a photo of his xanavi:
      http://members.ausmicro.com/memberview.asp?user=Murph

    • September 16, 2003 at 4:08 pm #33958
      dgs73
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      cheers Barto, i’m on it… should get my Z calsonic shell up too

    • September 17, 2003 at 2:13 am #33704
      GT-ahh
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      okeis time to reveal what im running…

      5 x 800 mah cells, 24 fets, plasma dash and a booster cap…

      lol, i bet vr4 is gonna boast about his ride now how hes got custom hyper 2 would chassis carbon or sumthin

    • September 19, 2003 at 2:41 am #33953
      jamiekulhanek
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      ……that hits 500mph in 2 sec but it get hot and explodzes so i don use it and ill get pics one day prolly never

    • September 19, 2003 at 7:57 pm #33363
      GT-ahh
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      haha yeah…. his camera is broken…

    • September 19, 2003 at 9:22 pm #33309
      jamiekulhanek
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      his imaginary camera that he doesnt have??

    • September 29, 2003 at 4:54 pm #31188
      dgs73
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      ok, mine’s modded again but no fets yet!!
      Still running the D2 AMG
      carbon h’s
      clear blue chassis (slowly getting lighter!)
      softer rubber
      aluminium AMG wheels (fronts are 9mm)
      polished s/s kingpins
      GPM 1 degree neg. camber knuckles
      TOPCAD bearings
      red anodised nuts
      ball diff. II
      front damper w/ hard carbon plate
      rear friction shock
      8T pinion on stock motor
      Calsonic Autoscale bodyset which I cant bring myself to use.
      front & friction shock spring sets + another x-speed next week…

    • September 29, 2003 at 5:38 pm #31181
      jamiekulhanek
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      I can’t get hold of a booster cap, DSE said that they had ‘discontinued’ it.

      GT-ahh, will a 6×2 stack of fets handle 5 cells with a plasma dash??

    • September 29, 2003 at 10:42 pm #31171
      GT-ahh
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      heh maybe, prob not im still having issues with my 5th cell… and my dash heats my fets with 4 cells… i guess u gotta try it to find out

    • October 1, 2003 at 6:05 pm #31043
      jamiekulhanek
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      I added a 5th cell to my Z. I mounted it between the motor pod and chassis, a few minor dremels and theres plenty of clearance.

      My 5th cell is connected to a small piece of double sided PCB, which slots between the battery contact on the car’s right side.

      Can ya get hold of a booster cap GT-Ahh?

    • October 2, 2003 at 4:46 am #30969
      GT-ahh
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      the retard at jaycar gave me the wrong one and im too lazy to get another one yet…all u need is a 4700uF 16v wire it across the bats i think.. check minizracer they got info there.

    • October 2, 2003 at 1:13 pm #30972
      jamiekulhanek
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      DSE used to have 1 farad (1,000,000 uF) 5v supercapacitors for like 9 bux. Thats the one i am after.

      Yeah i know you gots to wire it across the batts, cause if you wired it across the motor it would because it would have less efect andprobably blow the ESC.

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