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I got a 5 Axis CNC machine at school, they are fun to play with. Maybe I could make my own "Fioroni diff"
Yeah right, I cant even make a name tag plate with the machine. Those machines do some bit of knowledge to work.
So you are right about the money being well spent, because it takes a long to even produce one diff, maybe a whole day, depending on how "intricate" they are.
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Joined: 10/27/2002 From: Denver,
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Oh yea, I worked in a machine shop for a while running a CNC mill, and I have a great appreciation for something like that. I bet they have close to maybe 6 hours machine work and assembly time, which at shop rate of a machine shop is ALOT. I bet they aren't making as big a profit as you might think on these at 200.00 each. they might easily have over 100.00 them selfs just in machine time and material. Neat stuff, I am really glad to have found the Fioroni products. I intend to buy all of the Fioroni diffs and the sliding clutch assembly, there simply is no products on the market that are even close in desighn and quality. I havent even seen anything like the sliding clutch anywhere..
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The best price and service found so far for Fioroni parts is: Robins hobbies 1-818-240-2093. The front/rears arent available now but the Centers are and they are 179.00. Best prices so far also.
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I havent heard one way or the other, but I dont think they have the "worm gear" type internals like the Fioroni, and thats what makes the Fioroni the real deal.
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I wont ever be able to run at the BMX track again...I was there for about 4 hours Tuesday April 8th in the early AM, and the gates were open so I went in and ran the buggy. Had the best time ever, was clearing about a 30foot table top, from end to end. The landing was like the car never left the ground, super smooth transition.
Well 4PM rolls around and I call my buddy to meet me at the track to video tape the 30 foot air jump over the tabletop. I wasn't even out of my car, and some little kid comes up and asks " is that electric or gas?" I tell him its gas. He says " then you cant run it or I have to call the police." I asked what my car would do to the track that a electric TMAXX wouldn't. He could'nt answer me about that one.... I decided to just hang out until my friend got there. I had waited about 30 minutes and got the feeling I should leave...I did leave and just as I was driving out of the park, guess who's driving in??? 2 of Aurora Police Departments Finest, going about 40MPH in a 20MPH zone to come BUST ME! Needless to say the little **** called the cops, and I hadn't even started the car or unloaded it from the car!
What really pisses me off is that little 9 year old punk doesn't pay a dime in taxes, and he can ride the track on his BMX bike which doesn't do anymore damage than my buggy. I pay THOUSANDS of dollars in taxes in Aurora EVERY YEAR, and I cant use the track MY tax money built?!? Looks like me and APD are going rounds on this one..... I can understand if I wanted to run a YZ250 on the track that would tear the track all up.......its a 3 pound car!
I was a BMX punk my self at one time, and I cant imagine giving a toot in the wind because a guy wanted to air out his buggy on the table-top jump. I have a feeling I would probably clear the runway to watch him, and hopefully he would trash his buggy for fun......I don't understand a junior cop on a bmx bike patrolling the track for people weilding a NITRO buggy......
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just go back, the kid wont be there every time, and anyways if the police do show or he does call the cops, jus say he was vandalizing or something to that extent. Its dirt, the buggy isnt doing crap to the track. If you were running a nitro on a velodrome I can understand why you wouldnt be aloud but on dirt? phfffffffsss jus let it slide man.
sounds like the aurora pd need a krispy kreme shop around i just went to my local bmx track for the 1st time today and it was killer, no cops to bother me, no punk kids on bikes and the place isnt even gated you can just go in there when ever you want except for when there racing bikes, you know.
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I think the whole catch 22 that will keep me off the track is they have a sign that says "no motorized vehicles" along with 20 other rules....I think if I go early in the morning on weekdays, I will be ok. Until school lets out for the summer! Crap. never thought of that. Well, we will see. I just dont want a $250.00 ticket for running it, I could buy a new engine for that.
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Joined: 3/29/2003 From: santa clarita,
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Sounds like you have some very bored cops there man. Living in the L.A. area, and having lived in the heart of L.A. for the past 8 years (until recently) I can't imagine LAPD sending a cruiser speeding to a BMX track because a 9-year old was bitter about some guy with a cooler toy than his, having more fun than he could.
Next time tell the kid to go get mommy and daddy (or any other taxpayer) to come give you a good reason why you shouldn't be allowed to run there.
Good grief, its not like BMX tracks are some kind of protected wildlife refuge where millions of species of insect could die from the nitro exhaust...
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Joined: 2/8/2003 From: staten island , NY, USA Status: offline
im sure if you were to get in touch with who controls the track (city/private) they wouldnt mind you running the cras there.
i think the motorized vehicles applies to things like you said a dirt bike. you gotta remember most people dont even know r/c can run on gas. give it a shot and if it dont work out i guess your out of luck but its worth a try. i wish we had a bmx track or even ar/c car track here in staten island...but real estate here is priceless so no one will build one.
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