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RE: FG BEETLE PRO REBUILD THREAD(my style) - 7/6/2009 2:10 PM   
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Status: offline 		yes waqr i am in the process of stripping diff and checking it out and cleaning it up a little the complete beetle is stripped as of now but it will be up and running very soon.......i want every little thing perfect for this mad engine..

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RE: FG BEETLE PRO REBUILD THREAD(my style) - 7/11/2009 10:06 PM   
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Status: offline 		like i said in my other threads weather was crap today here so as i couldnt run any of my machines i went through and checked them all.

so this machine today  i rebuilt all my diff drivetrain today with new dogbones axle shafts and drive cups.the origionals are there believe it or not from day one and gave no trouble and are in good condition still but have some wear..i am happy to stick with these cause once replaced thay last for ages....i also stripped diff and checked it,was perfect with zero wear  if a little difficult to open lol.

so mr CAD ENGINE is boxed until i have beetle given a  good cleaning/polishing.

you can see all the new bits here layed out ready for instaltion.

here is what i was at.










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RE: FG BEETLE PRO REBUILD THREAD(my style) - 7/14/2009 2:34 PM   
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Status: offline 		im still cleaning this and now i must await the return of my futaba fasst 2.4 ghz from hobbythek repaired antenna......

until then my beetle just torments me to be driven lol


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RE: FG BEETLE PRO REBUILD THREAD(my style) - 7/17/2009 10:23 PM   
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Status: offline 		here futterama these are the fellas i used.

if you go back a few pages here you will see them being fitted.

an easy fit just straight in to back of rim and also enables you to use old rounded rims....handy!

http://www.rc-car-online-shop.de/cgi-bin/cosmoshop/lshop.cgi?action=showdetail&wkid=14791&ls=e&nc=1247865776-15172&rubnum=&artnum=ha_0029&file=&gesamt_zeilen=0Tsucheelcon


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RE: FG BEETLE PRO REBUILD THREAD(my style) - 7/17/2009 11:38 PM   
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Status: offline 		here is one of my favourite golden oldies in the sand dunes with my fg beetle.

memorable COLD days i must say...lol.........)



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RE: FG BEETLE PRO REBUILD THREAD(my style) - 7/18/2009 11:31 PM   
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RE: FG BEETLE PRO REBUILD THREAD(my style) - 7/18/2009 11:58 PM   
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Status: offline 		hello victory man.

long time ..how are you doing?

just saw some of your r/c stuff there man those rock star energy bodies are cool...

some nice gear you got there.bet you are as bad as me for spending on these lol


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RE: FG BEETLE PRO REBUILD THREAD(my style) - 7/19/2009 12:22 AM   
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hello victory man.

long time ..how are you doing?

just saw some of your r/c stuff there man those rock star energy bodies are cool...

some nice gear you got there.bet you are as bad as me for spending on these lol



Im Doing good...Hows things with you? relaxing on a nice weekend for a change.
I think i have about 1100 pictures now LOL.
I Do like the rockstar "theme" ... Mine are ok but there is always room for improvement. They also have about 10 colors (cans)
No i realy dont spend that much on the rc hobby,I dont think anyway... Just a hobby ...gotta have our weekends dont we LOL.

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RE: FG BEETLE PRO REBUILD THREAD(my style) - 7/19/2009 12:37 AM   
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Status: offline 		im good now same as that just relaxing here enjoying the forum...having a cup of tea what more could you want lol

i have around 1000pics now also myself and loads of vids,thats the right thing,you can never have enough man.
you should check out my new thread here where i will be lucky to get one of the first of nutechs new gt5r onroad.im going to do a full review on it.should be fun.i will upload plenty vids and pics.its a great looking model now in fairness.

fair play to them.they are building very nice machines now.unique i think..


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RE: FG BEETLE PRO REBUILD THREAD(my style) - 7/24/2009 9:27 AM   
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Status: offline 		So, how is it going with your CAD FG man? I really longing for some more videos of that engine. Are you planning on going to the beach or run it on the tarmac soon? As I have said before, it would be great to see how the engine performs on the tarmac

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RE: FG BEETLE PRO REBUILD THREAD(my style) - 7/24/2009 11:13 AM   
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Status: offline 		so after a long time sitting in the shelf i finally rebuilt my fg beetle diff and installed all new dogbones/diff cups & shafts.greesed up diff and its back in action now thank god.got out yesterday evening for a video run.i couldnt go too mad as there was children nearby area.
this CAD ENGINE is a masterpiece.
my fourth evening in a row running my machines lol
dc2

MIX- 200mill to 5liters
OIL- syntetic

MODEL- fg beetle with complete elcon alloy

ENGINE- CAD G270 hobbythek

WEIGHT- very heavy lol [must weigh]

FILTER- stock fg foam filter with tgn redneck outer.

PIPE- jetpro unsilenced =non restricted.

POWER- 7hp

WEATHER- nice but showery...

TIME SPEND- two hours.

VIDEO-    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGuDDmGjkv4

general comments:
this hobbythek cad engine is mental it has unbelievable power and speed...unreal low down grunt and amazing top end also.for a machine this heavy i am very impressed.i am in process of getting video up but its long and u tube is so dissapointing takes so long to upload for me.should be up later this evening.this machine is awesome,elcon &cad is a match that just cant be beaten...so tough.




and vid 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mw66IO1-eqM






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RE: FG BEETLE PRO REBUILD THREAD(my style) - 8/12/2009 11:02 PM   
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So, how is it going with your CAD FG man? I really longing for some more videos of that engine. Are you planning on going to the beach or run it on the tarmac soon? As I have said before, it would be great to see how the engine performs on the tarmac


sorry waqr i never replied here until now. i am planning lots of videos with this machine,i will take it to my onroad location some day for a vid. im having some anoying issus with my jetpro pipe which i must remove and weld in a few places as its leaking some oil.also i need to upgrade to the lauterbaucher 3shoe clutch set up to deal with the power/weight.

i plan on some awesome videos with this though,in the beach,onroad,and offroad......

im working on it at the moment.

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RE: FG BEETLE PRO REBUILD THREAD(my style) - 8/13/2009 6:34 AM   
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Status: offline 		Sounds good Man I really envy you for having so many great cars to both drive and work on. How many gallons of fuel have you run through your engine?

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RE: FG BEETLE PRO REBUILD THREAD(my style) - 8/13/2009 10:56 AM   
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Status: offline 		one of a kind.............     NEW CUSTOM/BEETLE ROOF EXIT PIPE..

hello lads i thought i would share this new project with you all and i would like to hear your thought on this new project.


GENERAL REASONS FOR PROJECT-

weight /noise reduction are some of the reasons here.

so i have been usung the jetpro v2 silensed pipe,good performance good looks but thats where it ends..i had a custum side stand for this pipe that went from the original mounting bracket point to the chassis to improve stability and help make it more solid,but it constantly gave me trouble.....leaked the whole time.i just got fed up with that oil leaking around my elcon system and fouling the alloy,also the WEIGHT of this pipe is ridiclous.......and 3rd point i want to make is that when pipe was mounted [hassle also to do] i had no room what so ever to get at anything on the rear end,couldnt get at adjustable shocks with out getting burnt,could not use my fitler cover for sand that they really require in the sand....it was just a pain in the ass....

NEW PIPE-
i will show pics at the bottom of the new pipe fitted,it is actually a high rpm tuned onroad pipe which is so light you cant even feel the weight in your hand  it is very easy to install/remove,very light,stainless steel and has the possibility for three differnt positions from rotating it in its exhaust coupling flange.......one is rear exit like a samba,other is roof exit [my choice] and onroad car type side position.....

MODS TO NEW PIPE
me and my friend who is a fabricator have been looking over this for a while and we will begin work on pipe early next week,it will involve cutting/welding and adding extra pipe,as it is its mounted on the desired position but i need to get the manifold exit pipe as straight as possible to inhibit exhaust gas flow......like a samba pipe.......so this will involve cutting/moving pipe on manifold to get to desired position.....to fit this stainless onroad type pipe already required cutting and some welding to make it fit.

WEIGHT REDUCTION....

this is my first step at reducing this fg weight and so far IT IS AWESOME....i can actually lift car now lol,,,,,,,,,also its god damm nice to start this now with out being deafned as the onroad silenser is excellent......lads dont fool yourselves as SOME offroad pipes are a joke and jetpros are just for scooters......they dont even mount properly on these things.......i  prob wont even sell mine,spare some misfortune the hassle.
seems as exhaust gas temps are extremly high the best position for a pipe would be facing upward to increase gas exit speed.
this is effectivly a mid to high pipe as i can feel awesome performance in the mid section

TEST VIDEOS-
remember that pipe hasnt even been modified yet eg-the welding and fitting straight pipe from manifold.
1/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZqKwouhYbk
2/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-Xr-nxbVH8

the cement mixer nearly took it out here on first video hahahaha

my opinion here is that SOME offroad pipes are all too loud.........waste of time.....its all about POWER-WEIGHT ratio at the moment with this machine.
and a little peace and quite whilst driving it without loosing my much needed ears lol
but remember that a stock plastic model fg will benifit hugely from a jetpro or other tuned pipe as over all car weight in stock form is low but these alloy beasts are in a whole differnt league.
this pipe sounds awesome but not deafning or ear piercingly loud.

let me know your thoughts.

stay tuned  as this is going to be intresting for me as i have a lot of work to do on this.
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RE: FG BEETLE PRO REBUILD THREAD(my style) - 9/13/2009 10:23 AM   
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Status: offline 		so whats the latest with my beetle,few people were asking me about it.

well im in the process of sorting a pipe,im getting nutechs pipe (GT5-R} pipe that was one i ordered seperately for this above project,im waiting on the fabricator to sort it,also i need another set of hydros and a complete balldrive set,then i have a bulletproff machine 100percent,i have no intention getting it out until then,the cad engine now hasnt been started in over a month...

so i will keep updated here about it,.

i also have a samba pipe in mind,but most importantly here for this very powerful engine it needs A LAUTERBAUCHER 4 SHOE CLUTCH........
so until i have these upgraded there isnt much point in running it as the stock clutch is crap.





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RE: FG BEETLE PRO REBUILD THREAD(my style) - 9/13/2009 5:00 PM   
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RE: FG BEETLE PRO REBUILD THREAD(my style) - 9/14/2009 12:45 PM   
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yes as soon as i have news it will be here.....


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RE: FG BEETLE PRO REBUILD THREAD(my style) - 9/26/2009 6:15 PM   
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Status: offline 		no news here on the beetle its on shelf right now waiting until i can order a lauterbaucher clutch,get the pipe back which my fabricator hasnt done yet and a set of balldrives.

chesk out why im replacing clutch here in this vid lol

do not attempt to toe a tralier with flat tyres..........ahhhh lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAiPEOr6vOI&feature=related


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