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Ok, so here we are with a taipan XRS, setting up for drifting and upgrading. Will be posting pics as the project moves along. Powder coating drive train parts Red, all screws are being powder coated gold, Aluminum servo savers, aluminum ackerman arm, aluminum A-arms, Aluminum axle holders, High flow air filter, Associated tuned RPM pipe, Drift tires, High flow exhaust header, front and rear sway bars, three pice HPI threaded clutch bell and pinion gear set 17 and 22 tooth. and one BAD A$$ Infinity 18 power house cleaned sealed and ready to tear up the pavement.
So first we have stock pics and pics of upgrade parts.
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Tear down and begining upgrades. ALuminum shocks installed, Exhaust installed, high flow air filter installed, Sway bars installed, Aluminum axle hubs set up but not installed, powder coater ready to get some powder coating done, Drive train parts coated and ready for the oven and after baking.
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Wade, You doing a KILLLLER job on this.. ur car might look good when its DRIFTING.... but ill be drifting around u hahaha j/k bro.... Keep up the good work on this... cant wait to see it all finished up......
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You using the Eastwood powdercoat kit? My buddy got one and loves it. When I wired the garage up I wanted to wire in an oven, but I started running out of floor space so I passed...
I still can't quite believe that people are drifting RC cars, but I still can't quite believe drifting has become a sport either. No offense to you or your project (which is pretty darn sweet) but I keep hoping drifting is a fad that goes away so people can get back to racing properly.
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no it's the sears kit, but it's the exact same gun just in different color. thanks hopefully it will al turn out nice and the weight of the aluminum won't be an issue drifting. I think the power of that infinity 18 will over come that
don't take this the wrong way, but you have obviously never seen a live drift race, there's much more skill involved in drifting than regular nascar any one can drive a car around an oval for 500 miles or race in a straight line for a 3 second 1/4 mile
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This is about all we got done tonight. Installed the front axle hubs (waiting on aluminum A-Arms), installed powder coated axles and powder coated the screws gold vein. I don't think you can tell from the picture that there gold vein, but maybe get a better pic of the screws later.
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This is about all we got done tonight. Installed the front axle hubs (waiting on aluminum A-Arms), installed powder coated axles and powder coated the screws gold vein. I don't think you can tell from the picture that there gold vein, but maybe get a better pic of the screws later.
your just PIMPING that thing out bro... Keep up the good work and keep posting pics... Cant wait to see it all finished.. and see some Video....
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Tonights progress as it were. Powder coated the flywheel, flywheel spacer, Exhaust header, throttle and brake linkage, mounted up the trans and drive shafts to check fit and see how things were progressing.
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No offense to you or your project (which is pretty darn sweet) but I keep hoping drifting is a fad that goes away so people can get back to racing properly.
