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Posted By Automan

RE: Does this precut prepainted body fit ?

Thants the reason for doing a mod to this (if body mounts wont fit in width, it sure wont be aligned front to back.. but it is pretty close what i can see on pictures), it should not be to hard.. but...

Forum: RC Car General Discussions

05-30-2012, 04:14 AM

Replies: 6

Views: 791

Posted By Automan

RE: Does this precut prepainted body fit ?

That was NOT what i wanted to hear :( (kiddin)

No Foxy, i didnt really think it would fit... just hoped there was a standard in the 1/8 onroad racer section.. but i guess it's the same as any...

Forum: RC Car General Discussions

05-30-2012, 03:19 AM

Replies: 6

Views: 791

Posted By Automan

RE: Does this precut prepainted body fit ?

Thanks for the fast reply Foxy.

I know the wheelbase and width is good, but what i was thinking as it's a precut is if the bodymonunts are in the same position, if for example the ofna gtp2 e...

Forum: RC Car General Discussions

05-30-2012, 02:24 AM

Replies: 6

Views: 791

Posted By Automan

Does this precut prepainted body fit ?

Does anyone know if for example kyosho KYOIGB101 precut prepainted body will fit the ofna gtp2 e or dm-one spec e, if the bodymounts are the same... if there are some sort of standard to all onroad...

Forum: RC Electric On-Road vehicles, race cars and more

05-26-2012, 12:09 PM

Replies: 6

Hyper 9 and Dm-1..

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Posted By Automan

RE: Hyper 9 and Dm-1..

The plastic spur has a nice low noise level, it does sound much more with a metal spur... :(

Not anyone who know if any parts are the same ? or if there is another car out there that has the...

Forum: RC Electric On-Road vehicles, race cars and more

05-23-2012, 11:36 AM

Replies: 6

Hyper 9 and Dm-1..

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Posted By Automan

RE: Hyper 9 and Dm-1..

I have had only good experience with metal spur and going 6s, only thing is it does sound abit more then plastic spur but they keep the drivetrain strong in my opinion.

The ofna dm-1 spec e,...

Forum: RC Electric On-Road vehicles, race cars and more

05-23-2012, 08:19 AM

Replies: 6

Hyper 9 and Dm-1..

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Posted By Automan

RE: Hyper 9 and Dm-1..

Thanks ph.

I just wanted to know what other car have similar parts, and if so what parts.

Does anyone know where i can find a metal spur to the ofna dm-1 spec e ?

Forum: RC Electric On-Road vehicles, race cars and more

05-23-2012, 05:14 AM

Replies: 6

Hyper 9 and Dm-1..

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Posted By Automan

Hyper 9 and Dm-1..

Hi!

Could anyone tell me if some parts of these cars are the same... looks like they are very similar atleast.

Ofna Hyper 9
Ofna Dm-1 spec e

Is the front and rear lower and upper...

Forum: RC Car General Discussions

05-16-2012, 08:33 AM

Replies: 2

Whats wrong with this car ?

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Posted By Automan

RE: Whats wrong with this car ?

Thanks for the info !

I guess it wont be as low price as the redcat version :( Those times i buy a rtr i always remove the servos and radiostuff before i do anything, i know they are always crap...

Forum: RC Car General Discussions

05-15-2012, 06:59 PM

Replies: 2

Whats wrong with this car ?

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Posted By Automan

Whats wrong with this car ?

Is there anything wrong with this buggy MAVERICK Vader XB 1:5 ? Does anyone have it and can tell me whats good and bad on it ? I just found out about this buggy and it looks real nice, sure it's...

Forum: RC Car General Discussions

05-11-2012, 05:20 PM

Replies: 19

Views: 1,330

Posted By Automan

RE: Really need advice on what to get..

The Ofna ultra gt-2e sure looks cool and interresting, but i would prefer a rallycar.. something like the Ofna or a similar rallycar, atleast 1:8 size or bigger. Anyone know some high quality cars...

Forum: RC Car General Discussions

05-11-2012, 10:16 AM

Replies: 19

Views: 1,330

Posted By Automan

RE: Really need advice on what to get..

The 5ive is a really nice truck, i love mine but havent got to drive it at any large open space yet :( and making it electric is out of the question, im not allowed cause fiance told me to keep it a...

Forum: RC Car General Discussions

05-10-2012, 02:33 AM

Replies: 19

Views: 1,330

Posted By Automan

RE: Really need advice on what to get..

Thank you guys for all the suggestions, some great ideas there..

I love building tamiya stuff, but most of the time they are not designed to take lot of abuse or be driven real hard. I am not...

Forum: RC Car General Discussions

05-09-2012, 03:07 PM

Replies: 19

Views: 1,330

Posted By Automan

Really need advice on what to get..

I want to get a new rc for my birthday, i would prefer a kit so i can build it myself...

I have:
Tamiya TXT-1 (modded to a bigger size and now humer h1)
Tamiya Hilift (pretty much stock...

Forum: RC Giant Scale Cars

02-07-2012, 07:31 AM

Replies: 51

Advice on 1st 1/5 scale

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Posted By Automan

RE: Advice on 1st 1/5 scale

The first thing that i noticed when i open my box was the size of the shocks. The size of the truck didnt hit me that hard as i already have a hpi baja 5sc ss and they are pretty similar in size.
...

Forum: RC Giant Scale Cars

02-01-2012, 06:11 PM

Replies: 51

Advice on 1st 1/5 scale

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Posted By Automan

RE: Advice on 1st 1/5 scale

Youre welcome tjm5837 ;)

I must say i love building things, boats, planes, helis and cars/trucks... but i wouldnt enjoy it if i could only work on it 1 hour or two then having to put it all...

Forum: RC Giant Scale Cars

02-01-2012, 02:45 PM

Replies: 51

Advice on 1st 1/5 scale

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Posted By Automan

RE: Advice on 1st 1/5 scale

Thanks ;)

I would just buy the truck and a pipe for it to get started, it's easy to install a pipe and will really wake up that stock engine.. manny are pleased with that setup so you may to be...

Forum: RC Giant Scale Cars

01-31-2012, 08:25 PM

Replies: 51

Advice on 1st 1/5 scale

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Posted By Automan

RE: Advice on 1st 1/5 scale

Sounds to me that you have made up your mind, and if you really want a 4wd then the losi will probably make you very happy. Dont go thinking about what may be in the future, then you will miss out on...

Forum: RC Giant Scale Cars

01-31-2012, 03:55 PM

Replies: 51

Advice on 1st 1/5 scale

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Posted By Automan

RE: Advice on 1st 1/5 scale

tjm5837 youre welcome ;)

In my opinion the 2wd is more fun in the longrun, and will demand more from the driver. There is a big risk that 4wd will be boring in a short time and not feel so alive...

Forum: RC Giant Scale Cars

01-30-2012, 07:55 PM

Replies: 416

Views: 86,503

Posted By Automan

RE: Official Losi 26cc 5IVE-T Thread

Stay away from those x-can's, what i heard they are even worse then stock pipe. Much better to save up and get a real tunepipe, and buying a jetpro you get most bang for your money.

Forum: RC Giant Scale Cars

01-30-2012, 05:57 PM

Replies: 51

Advice on 1st 1/5 scale

Views: 4,392

Posted By Automan

RE: Advice on 1st 1/5 scale

They should have put a littlebit bigger engine in the Losi, but the stock 26cc with a nice tunepipe really wakes up that engine and the truck. You just cant have it all right out of the box, and all...

Forum: RC Giant Scale Cars

01-30-2012, 01:03 PM

Replies: 51

Advice on 1st 1/5 scale

Views: 4,392

Posted By Automan

RE: Advice on 1st 1/5 scale

Get that Baja 5sc ss kit or a 5b kit (5sc ss kit is the newest and have the strongest parts stock in box), you will learn much and have a blast building it. In the end it's more fun to drive 2wd in...

Forum: RC Giant Scale Cars

12-08-2011, 10:30 AM

Replies: 416

Views: 86,503

Posted By Automan

RE: Official Losi 26cc 5IVE-T Thread

I totally agree.

And about the price of this new Losi 5ive... everyone who say it's a high price for a largescale must be insane or just not used to the largescale market at all. The price...

Forum: RC Giant Scale Cars

12-07-2011, 10:52 AM

Replies: 416

Views: 86,503

Posted By Automan

RE: Official Losi 26cc 5IVE-T Thread

Ah, those nice old samba pipes... i think i had a samba monstertruck pipe for my FG monstertruck a long time ago.

Mike.H, thanks for the advice but she have heard it all before and learned to...

Forum: RC Giant Scale Cars

12-07-2011, 02:41 AM

Replies: 416