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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE MOSTEST BESTEST OZ MICRO SITE IN THE UNIVERSE!!!:clown:

this is the place i learned all my technical knowledge that’s enabled me to enjoy the pants off this hobby!:smiley2:

so big thanks to all who make this the site it is, creators, moderators and especially the contributors. without you all this would just be another non descript waste of webspace!:D

in tribute, i’ve found a pic of my first custom, the “mad max” enertec!:8ball:

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far out!!!! that’s awesome. ifit works as stated that is but it looks pretty good to me:8ball:

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man, if all those people that loaded the nelly install pdf hit you up for a nelly, you’re in the poo bigtime!!:D:8ball:

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that’s a different chassis to the other one pete:8ball:

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if you can get that sucka to hang on around the corners it could spell the end of the xmod’s domination at templestowe!:shock::8ball:

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yeah me too. things are ok around here now, we can still do everything we need to like post pics in a thread. best not to run a “low fat” forum, it could turn new members away thinking that’s all there is:8ball:

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they were released in japan about 4 – 6 months ago. i haven’t heard anything about them from anyone who’s bought one yet. but at that price who cares!

deeeeeegeeeeeee mastaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!:8ball:

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sure does make car cam shots look boring!:D:8ball:

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At this Sunday’s races, be sure to have a moments silence for the founding of ausmicro.com….

yeah, burn something good as a tribute!:p get vid:8ball:

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does anyone know how accurate the tamiya mini 4wd dyno is? if it’s not surely it can be made more precise, right?
the good thing is there are 2 sets of rollers for the rear wheels, so the “free” wheels could be hooked up to a torque measuring device giving you speed and power info simultaneously. i realise it’s easier said than done but surely it’s feasable yeah:question::8ball:

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rogain!:D:8ball:

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have a read through these threads, first one is the porsche which is setup for daily bashing
http://bitpimps.lixlink.com/pages/phpForum/viewtopic.php?t=4735

and this is the setup of the track xmod with the bitpimps nsx body (formerly gt40)
http://bitpimps.lixlink.com/pages/phpForum/viewtopic.php?t=5027:8ball:

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wow! looks great!:smiley16:
tell us more about this camera of yours:8ball:

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not sure, it’s been a while since i put it on the speed checker but last check was 35k’s most of which is transfered to the ground. i’ve since put an s04 in it so it will be interesting to see how it goes on the track:8ball:

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first you need to realise that these are just as expensive to hopup as a mini z.:shock:
there’s too much to list really. i’ve pretty much got all the shack upgrades like awd and bb’s and some gpm alloy parts are needed too like knuckles and rear drive cups.
electronically you can tighten the turning circle by adding resistors to the servo. or replace the pcb with an iwaver one. get the stage 2 motors for the pinions and heatsink. and a nelly of course!
then there’s the “not for sale” mods like heatshrink on the cups or brass eyelets in the chassis for the knuckles. shorten the bottom posts on the knuckles so they don’t get caught up o the ground. there’s way more you can do with them, hunt around some xmod forums or check the xmod section at ikinari’s site:8ball:
http://www1.bbiq.jp/ikinari/xmods/index.html

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you’re totally right!:smiley2: after i posted it up i thought “doh! shoulda done some rims!”:D so i did:8ball:

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keep your hat on, sometimes it takes a while for a response. just need to wait for the right person to come along:8ball:

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keep your hat on, sometimes it takes a while for a response. just need to wait for the right person to come along:8ball:

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we’re all gonna die!!! aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh!!:shock: quick, find a religion and repent all your sins!!:D:8ball:

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that should be fine. use 4 cells if you want to be sure:8ball:

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:Di’m really proud of that porsche body, i’ve been smacking the hell out of it for about 7 months now! i call it “the pitbull”. it used to look like this:
http://members.ausmicro.com/galleries/5549/30530F263048B9F4.jpg
(pic too large to post here)

the gt40 is for the 1:10 racetrack. i’m just about to retire it in place of a kyosho nsx body i just got:p

i should mention that the batteries in both cars were half flat too!:8ball:

Edited by – betty.k on 06 April 2005 19:47:35

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college?? we don’t need no steenking college!!:D:8ball:

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Thanks mate
Will be nice to go into a Hobby shop with a person who gives a crap.
Just went to Hobby Place at Lunch to look for the E Clips.
They are such a usless bunch of wankers.

right on!:evil: i went there once asking for 48 pitch pinions and the dumbass older guy hands me 32 pitch pinions. i had my old pinion with me for reference and was pretty darn sure they were the wrong size. i even got him to open the package and take them out (a task that took him a full 2 minutes, which is a long time when you’re standing there watching, knowing you could have that sucker open in 3 seconds). i’m meshing them in front of him trying to convince him they were different sizes but he’s addamant that i’m wrong. then he says “do you know what pitch is?” and i say “yeah, it’s how many teeth per inch right?” he tells me it’s the angle of the teeth. i was real new to 1:10 at the time and totally confused by this point so i buy them and try them on the spur. wrong wrong wrong!!:angry:

when i take them back all i’m given is store credit. i wanted my damn money back or at least a “sorry about that”, but no.

screw “hobby place” in the ear:dead::8ball:

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you mean that one i got from shop.ausmicro.net?:smiley2:

it’s really nice, performs differently to the s03. i’m yet to really open it up though:8ball:

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the shop is called float a boat.

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Contact

FLOAT A BOAT is located at
377 Camberwell Road, Camberwell, VIC, Australia 3124

OPEN HOURS
TUES – FRI 10am – 5.30pm
SAT – 9am – 12noon

Phone: 03 9882 4377
Fax: 03 9720 4526
Email: info@floataboat.com.au

http://www.floataboat.com.au/

it’s worth going in to see the shop, the guy is really friendly and has all sorts of cool little thingies!:8ball:

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