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RE: Dark Impact - Lunchboxer style.. - 12/10/2007 3:47:31 AM   
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RE: Dark Impact - Lunchboxer style.. - 12/10/2007 8:22:52 PM   
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Status: offline 		Ok so dont evrybody start yelling at me all at once, But i have been doing some serious thrashing/jumping of my di. bassically built a take of ramp about 9-10 feet high and have been doing a series of jump 50-60 or so. plus put to ramps up to a wall and have been doing wal transfers like skateborder do. The DI is stock other than a modified brushed motor and esc. So all in all this car takes massive abbuse and has stood up to it very well broke a few things but mostly allot of the bolts are just stripping from the impacts. It tumbkes constantly but usually does land 4 wheels down. So i have 2 questions for you guys. 1 i see all theese alloy and carbon parts and i can afford to get either but ive read allot about alu parts braking so i would just like to know what aluminum parts shuld i buy anf what carbon parts shuld i buy? so i can just order it all at once. also the rear shocks bottem out at anything over 1 foot of air and i am getting like 20 feet. So has anyone ever put 2 shocks to each rear arm? and bassically any other upgrades you guys reccomend so i can just get it all at one time since there seems to be a long delay to get them.

on a side note if your just gona tell me to get a diffrent r/c for this dont worry i have more on order but i just love this thing and since i work in upgrading real cars i just wana modify it beacause its fun!
thanks in advance for any help since oyu guys seem to really know oyur stuff!! great thread!

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RE: Dark Impact - Lunchboxer style.. - 12/10/2007 8:32:33 PM   
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That pic looks really familiar....


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ORIGINAL: DriftingDragon

ok i got a problem my DI is makin a gut renching grinding sound

its coming from the rear end i changed 2 gears that werent engaging but it still make the noise
the pic isnt mine but i marked the gears i changed

i also have the back plate tightened up







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RE: Dark Impact - Lunchboxer style.. - 12/10/2007 8:36:44 PM   
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I'd say for the CF shock towers would be a good addition to your setup.. but I'd stay away from the alloy stuff as they might bend since you seem to bash them hard.. and once parts are bent, it is hard to get them back true again.. I'd say at most the uprights and knuckles.. but to me, CF > aluminum (for high impact parts) as they have some gives and should hold up better for bashing..

Good luck! Post some pics when you got a chance!




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ORIGINAL: mojo7734

Ok so dont evrybody start yelling at me all at once, But i have been doing some serious thrashing/jumping of my di. bassically built a take of ramp about 9-10 feet high and have been doing a series of jump 50-60 or so. plus put to ramps up to a wall and have been doing wal transfers like skateborder do. The DI is stock other than a modified brushed motor and esc. So all in all this car takes massive abbuse and has stood up to it very well broke a few things but mostly allot of the bolts are just stripping from the impacts. It tumbkes constantly but usually does land 4 wheels down. So i have 2 questions for you guys. 1 i see all theese alloy and carbon parts and i can afford to get either but ive read allot about alu parts braking so i would just like to know what aluminum parts shuld i buy anf what carbon parts shuld i buy? so i can just order it all at once. also the rear shocks bottem out at anything over 1 foot of air and i am getting like 20 feet. So has anyone ever put 2 shocks to each rear arm? and bassically any other upgrades you guys reccomend so i can just get it all at one time since there seems to be a long delay to get them.

on a side note if your just gona tell me to get a diffrent r/c for this dont worry i have more on order but i just love this thing and since i work in upgrading real cars i just wana modify it beacause its fun!
thanks in advance for any help since oyu guys seem to really know oyur stuff!! great thread!



< Message edited by Lunchboxer -- 12/10/2007 8:54:23 PM >

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RE: Dark Impact - Lunchboxer style.. - 12/10/2007 8:43:16 PM   
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Status: offline 		I agree with LB. If you are really thrashing the DF03 then rather shy away from Alloy. Stick with some nice CF shock towers, and perhaps some Tamiya Alu Shocks.

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RE: Dark Impact - Lunchboxer style.. - 12/10/2007 10:43:08 PM   
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http://www.tamiyaclub.com/moviecomment.asp?id=2887&uid=

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RE: Dark Impact - Lunchboxer style.. - 12/10/2007 11:44:31 PM   
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Status: offline 		OK wich brand of carbon shuld i get? and howbaout the graphite chassis?
as far as pics i will get a video of it jumping nextweek. i filmed it thistime but was unlucky that i crashed on every take and as soon as there was no camera i landed clean tons of times. will the tamiya shocks bottem out on a jump of say 3 feet?

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RE: Dark Impact - Lunchboxer style.. - 12/11/2007 4:51:14 AM   
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ORIGINAL: Lunchboxer


That pic looks really familiar....


quote:

ORIGINAL: DriftingDragon

ok i got a problem my DI is makin a gut renching grinding sound

its coming from the rear end i changed 2 gears that werent engaging but it still make the noise
the pic isnt mine but i marked the gears i changed

i also have the back plate tightened up





I saw that too, and I was like... "Hey, that keyboard looks awfully familiar..."

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RE: Dark Impact - Lunchboxer style.. - 12/11/2007 6:04:41 AM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: mojo7734

Ok so dont evrybody start yelling at me all at once, But i have been doing some serious thrashing/jumping of my di. bassically built a take of ramp about 9-10 feet high and have been doing a series of jump 50-60 or so. plus put to ramps up to a wall and have been doing wal transfers like skateborder do. The DI is stock other than a modified brushed motor and esc. So all in all this car takes massive abbuse and has stood up to it very well broke a few things but mostly allot of the bolts are just stripping from the impacts. It tumbkes constantly but usually does land 4 wheels down. So i have 2 questions for you guys. 1 i see all theese alloy and carbon parts and i can afford to get either but ive read allot about alu parts braking so i would just like to know what aluminum parts shuld i buy anf what carbon parts shuld i buy? so i can just order it all at once. also the rear shocks bottem out at anything over 1 foot of air and i am getting like 20 feet. So has anyone ever put 2 shocks to each rear arm? and bassically any other upgrades you guys reccomend so i can just get it all at one time since there seems to be a long delay to get them.

on a side note if your just gona tell me to get a diffrent r/c for this dont worry i have more on order but i just love this thing and since i work in upgrading real cars i just wana modify it beacause its fun!
thanks in advance for any help since oyu guys seem to really know oyur stuff!! great thread!

Just do what I did and do this. Makes it really strong.
Long screws with nuts on the end.

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RE: Dark Impact - Lunchboxer style.. - 12/11/2007 10:49:42 AM   
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i've been trying to locate this video for a long time

where can i find it on tamiya site anyway?

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RE: Dark Impact - Lunchboxer style.. - 12/11/2007 3:23:12 PM   
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I swear those 2 screws are of different length.... must be some quick track side repair..




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RE: Dark Impact - Lunchboxer style.. - 12/11/2007 3:25:18 PM   
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I found it at TamiyaClub, but don't see them at Tamiya's own website. I wonder maybe it is just a video made by the local Tamiya distributor? (like Tamiya UK? Instead of Tamiya in Japan?) No idea....





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ORIGINAL: Toonz

thanks LB!

i've been trying to locate this video for a long time

where can i find it on tamiya site anyway?



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