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    • March 12, 2003 at 11:09 pm #11658
      Shypo
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      My Z seriously doesnt like to stay going straight or with its back rims on the ground:shock:.

      i am running and X speed motor with the tires which come off an Autoscale model (yes Shypo finally got his Altezza shell:D) even with the stock tires my rear end didnt stop bouncing off the ground, i dont know how to fix this problem. anyone have any ideas???

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    • March 13, 2003 at 2:34 am #45482
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      rear damper maybe?

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    • March 14, 2003 at 9:46 pm #45499
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      thats what i think im gonna have to attach, otherwise my purdy new altezza shell is gonna be thrashed

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    • March 14, 2003 at 10:09 pm #45500
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      For something cheap you could try using your I-plate as a template and cutting a new one out of an old creditcard or similar. Then install *both* on the car.

      The stock part is a bit soft and floppy by itself.

      Worth a try for 5 mins work and 1 old plastic card.

    • March 14, 2003 at 10:20 pm #45502
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      my H plate or I plate as u put it is the medium Carbon fibre one. my car is as follows.
      Clear chassis
      red scrwes
      medium Carbon H plate
      2 degress of Toe In
      X speed motor
      Altezza rims
      Soft tyres
      rechargeable 650mah batteries
      Alloy motor clips
      alloy heat sink
      altezza shell
      light kit

      i thought i;d add everything to show off my new car and to show what i havw which could contribute to the rolling

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    • March 14, 2003 at 10:26 pm #45503
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      haha… how much WEIGHT have you added to the thing??!

      Alloy parts aren’t light, matey… far heavier than the plastic bits they replace, usually.

      Extra weight will raise your roll centres, and traction-rolling becomes easier.

    • March 14, 2003 at 10:28 pm #45504
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      my alloy motor clips weigh less i feel or its a dif of like 2g’s, the heat sink is a neccesity, and i rarely use the light kit so there isnt much added weight to it…

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    • March 17, 2003 at 3:50 pm #45518
      jamiekulhanek
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      I might just take the time to BRAG about my car….as of today it will have.

      X speed motor
      Ball Bearings
      Ball Diff (coming soon)
      Front Spring set
      Rear Damper set
      Carbon Fibre H plate set
      Delrin/alloy 9t pinion
      Camber Blocks
      Tie Rod set
      Silver Alloy WIDE mags
      10 degree Wide tyres (yes, 10 degrees, soft as baby sh*t)
      Stainless steel kingpins
      Silver alloy wheel nuts
      Silver disc brake set
      Gold disc brake set

      Hmmm god i spend too much on crap lol.

      So what have u guys got??

      If life is a waste of time, and time is a waste of life, then let’s get wasted and have the time of our lives!!

    • March 18, 2003 at 1:00 am #45522
      Shypo
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      u wanted me to add all the stuff i havent put on my car aswell. OK
      rear damper set
      camber knuckles
      gold alloy mags comin,
      super soft slicks
      carbon fibre H plates
      Servo gears
      rear roll bar set
      front spring set
      rear roll damper springs
      internal antenna

      and a bunch of other stuff i cant remeber

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    • March 19, 2003 at 4:11 pm #45537
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      Yeah weve all got cool cars, but how skilled are the drivers??? Pity i cant ‘hop up’ my driving abilities….

      If life is a waste of time, and time is a waste of life, then let’s get wasted and have the time of our lives!!

    • March 20, 2003 at 2:31 am #45546
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      now that i have a spiffy new shell, i think my driving has got alot better becos i dont wanna screw up my shells paint job

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    • March 20, 2003 at 3:04 pm #45549
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      I feel like crying when i look at my GT3 shell, ive crashed full noise, with x speed, head on into the gutter, its so scuffed and dodgy now 🙁

      If life is a waste of time, and time is a waste of life, then let’s get wasted and have the time of our lives!!

    • March 20, 2003 at 8:52 pm #45552
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      u think ur shell is bad, u shuld c my WRX shell, R.i.p.
      its avbsoltuely rooted. its scuffed cracked and it doesnt even fit anymore..:sad:

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    • March 21, 2003 at 2:47 pm #45554
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      I still wonder how the **** you managed that man.

      If life is a waste of time, and time is a waste of life, then let’s get wasted and have the time of our lives!!

    • March 21, 2003 at 4:00 pm #45555
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      i honestly dont know how it happened, it just got weak and then one day it snapped. a couple to many head ons with a gas cylinder:shock:

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    • March 24, 2003 at 4:14 pm #45560
      Barrelll
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      lol good on ya shypo, my porshce is in a real bad state, but its gone into retirement out, and my toms castrol supra comes out to play, ill give you details of my 2 cars when i can be bothered to get them out of the 1:1 car lol

      27MHZ 3.5 Honda Accord (Custom Exhaust and F1 Wing)
      35MHZ 1.0 Battery Modded Castrol Supra
      45MHZ 2.2 Custom Painted Yellow and Black WRX
      57MHZ 2.6 Booster Trueno
      Mini Z Blue WRX (Lights, Gold alloys, Exhaust)
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    • March 24, 2003 at 9:17 pm #45570
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      sounds good Barrelll. man i am so scared to thrash my altezza shell around… i dont wanna destroy it lol

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