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what was the weight difference of the stock drive shafts Vs. the alloy ones A?
and i love the look of the Pn alloy on your rig, but i just dont think my dusty floor and that big old hole will go together to well heh…
what was the weight difference of the stock drive shafts Vs. the alloy ones A?
and i love the look of the Pn alloy on your rig, but i just dont think my dusty floor and that big old hole will go together to well heh…
so the knuckles busted? ouch. i highly recomend the super awesome cambered knuckles. this means they are slightly angled…
got a digi cam 12a?
awd, down stairs? *facepalm* not even an overland would handle this hehe…
if your going to jump it be carefull, that front gearbox if it takes a few hits will cause you poblems.
have you had a go with the diff lock? i keep mine permanantly and it has no problems breaking traction on most surfaces with the neo magnet motor (warm one Aaron is talking about).
i have had the most fun with the overlander personally. ive taken it interstate and nothing handles going for a walk than an overlander. if it wasnt for the ammount of traveling i do i would have to say AWD all the way.
you havent really had enough fun with a z till youve driven an overland down a beach. make sure the sand is slightly damp and the tide is going out. install soft springs all round for some wild trail driving.
seeing 10 cm plumes of sand kicking out the back at full throttle is awesome. just make sure you strip down the entire car and clean it afterward.
the body tag sounds like it broke, its a simple glue job. when working with my overland i tend to use a mix of super glue and plastic glue, but just super glue will do.
ball bearings are the really needed next part, youll get a far better feeling out of the car with them as they like to roll on a bit after powering which adds to the handling i think.
the warm motor of my choice is the speedy nm. its powerfull and punchy and wont need any turbo modding. if your lucky you might even get one with bearings in the motor.
the NM in the motor discription stands for neo-magnets. these are stronger than regular black ferrite magnets and so the feilds inside the motor are stronger, giving it more kick. ((i might be slightly off here guys, correct me please!)). having that extra punch gives the overlander way more versatility on terrain. flat out reverse to forward makes it wheel stand no sweat.
also, consider stainless pins for suspension and steering if you do like to use yours outdoors (where it should be!).
you can see pics of the knock around H-1 hummer i did for mine in the gallery.
betty.k wrote:yeah, we’re mostly mini z here. mainly because we don’t have anything like your radio shacks here. and the rc’s they sell are nowhere near as sophisticated as xmods, think “nikko”:Di used to have xmods and race them on large and small tracks, once dialed in they put up a damn good fight against a mini z!
and in a collision the xmods win every time!:eek: :8ball:
i can testafy to the collision thing… betties basher ran up the bum end of my stationary beloved 01 wrx. the xmod kept going full tilt down the streight. my mini-z went fluing and broke a body clip and a knuckle… those things when hopped up and tuned right are beastly.
you could lay wax streight onto cement i reakon also. wax might be a good way of smoothing out small imperfections in the cement as well.
but yeah, not much survives outside.
good stuff for getting out there in the rally scene. the car looked pretty good indeed. shame about the results, but im sure things will only get better!
sounds good, not sure how sturdy my repairs are yet… no new awd alloy rims in the shop either…
wrx’s and porches! *drool*…. my first body was a rexy, id adore a new one!
its a nice sized yard ill testafy to that, and your a lucky bastard having that sized cement patch guys to muck around on. ive been solowly working on convincing the missus we “need” a big patch of grey down the back…
nice vid there ph2t, any chance of getting the awd’s specs listed here? im interested in the tires information e.t.c
im dead keen on making a stock (no fet upgrades) cement drifter without using those “drift” tires.
hey Aaron, whats the chances of tracing down some much needed “repair parts” for me. wait did you say you need to re-chassis yours? does this mean you have a grey/blue sitting around? please i beg you sell it to me.
my awd needs some loving… shes beat up and needs goodies of all shapes and sizes! stick the wheels up asap A! i want to start planning an order… damn life on the road is boring as hell.
1/28th scale forced cooling fan? damn that sounds cool… got any pics ph2t?
hey guys its been a while… almost at the end of a really long trip into the back ends of NSW…
i smashed the front end in of my AWD pretty bad the other night, i think the plastic is just a little to brittle as others have said before and after inspecting it closely i discovered a lot of tiny stress fractures around the front steering assembly.
im in the proess of carefully reconstructing some of the more shattered areas from the hardcore collision but i reakon ill be on the hunt for a more sturdy chassis in the old school dark plastic (do they make these?)…
before i had the smash i had a bit of fun with aluminium piping and mesh in my toolkit and came up with some very simple and effecting front and rear sway bars to support the steering assembly. approx. 3cm of 5mm hollow aluminium piping fits perfectly between the stock steering arms of the chassis. they did the job nicely and totally eliminated any flexing that was occuring before.
the other thing i did was make a simple mesh cage for the motor. kinda in preperation for the hotted up pn motor i want aaron to sell me asap (still havent gotten a pm bro! i want to spend some cash!). i tend to give my cars a bit of a beating and so this mesh cage really helps put a bit of protection between the motor and the little bits of crappy gravel that like magnets.
i assure you, once i get back to the home, some pics are in order… i really know how long its been since i contributed some quality to the site.
id buy a mug! but thats about it… and id want to get it direct using a bank transfer as Z just dont mess with credit.
you went for the upgrades to fast ph2t! poor bugger…
heya derek, ive been around since the days of p.rabbits sink vids. bcg gromet fromwaay back. its a pity all the photo albums went with the new build, ive did some crazy stuff with the little buggers…
smaller can, sheesh im off my rocker… your right ph2t its exactly the same size.
yarr, whatdidyou say? ill fights you MR.betty!
i like all the stickies youve added Aaron. its good to see some of the older stuff again.
but yeah, ill say it again, id love to see some more competitions.
ive got an article in the works regarding chopping up 1/24th kits to make mini z bodies as well. im just waiting on the pro photographer to have a shot at the photos before i move to the next phase. its a mitsubishi eclipse… weird choice i know but technicly its a challenge cause of its odd shape.
ok, i want a pn motor in the smaller awd sized can with neo mags and bearings. just like the one i have for the overland but for the awd. name a price my freind! my awd needs a new power plant!
pity you didnt get into the google ads back in bcg peak of interest days…
ill still keep clicking!
nice one Aaron, i tried so hard to get the standard speedy motor to fit but i couldnt do it. cant wait to get a dedicated nicer motor into my AWD. allthough i would have loved some neo mags in it!
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