The Hedgehog

So I have jury duty tomorrow. Probably going to wear this t-shirt.

Eman77

Those are pretty good pics Auto, especially considering the indoor lighting and speed situation. How'd the Losi do?

Ttam Says Blarg

Bla jury duty.. That sucks. Is it one of the ones where you dont have to go?

The Hedgehog

The car was dialed, handling better than almost every buggy out there (good seeing how its 7 years old), then like an idiot i kept making changes and I overtightened the diff bolt (I am good at that). So that ended my day before the racing. I am too lazy to rebuild diffs on the spot so I pretty much left. I am hitting the track hard next week and should do good.

I can't believe how well it handled.

Here is another T-shirt

Eman77

Nice shirts! LOL The only time I've had jury duty is a few days before my fantasy football draft, so I brought my magazine and planned my whole draft out while I waited. Then I read part of a novel. It was a pretty nice time. Never got called up to even be asked any questions.

Better luck next time on the Losi! Did you damage the diff at all, or...?

Eman77

So I've made a lot of progress on the E-Savage, did a little test last night. I owe you guys pics for sure.

I've now got shock socks on that thing from badhorsie (the less often I have to rebuild 8 shocks, the better!), put new bullets on the motor/MM ESC and they're connected. Made a y-splitter (deans) so I can run 4s LiPo, wired in the BEC. Wires are all as neat as I could get them (although I wish I had black cable ties instead of clear - looks better). Medusa motor is in place, with a heatsink. Got a fan running over the MM as well.

Since I've got a custom chassis, the stock E-Sav battery trays won't work (nor would the LiPos fit anyway). So I bought some Kyosho twinforce trays, did some minor mods (dremeling, added a few more holes) to bolt them to the chassis. They'll protect the batteries quite well! All that's in place too.

Also got some wider offset maximizer beadlock rims in place. The difference should help handling for sure.

Just need to do some minor odds and ends, program my charger with a new profile for the LiPos, charge 'em up, and take it for a test spin!

I'll try to post some pics tonight/tomorrow.

The Hedgehog

No damage to the Losi, just the bolt, 2 dollar part.

I really cannot wait to get out there I am so pleased with this old buggies handling. And it might be the strongest RC I own. The fact that it chips concrete off with hardly a scratch makes it great for me to learn electric racing.

warheadforever

How bout Pink Hello Kitty AR-15. LOL that was so priceless.

Ah the memories of that one at the range. LOL

warheadforever

Nice pics man! me like me like. LOL

Lunchboxer

Yeah Eman, we need to see some pics!!

cumquat

thats one thing i like about older rc's, they are stronger than newer ones and way back they actually had to be tuned, not like the new ones that are more to show who has more money for a bigger battery pack or a faster motor.

The Hedgehog

Not true, the car lacks in traction compared to new buggies because it is so darn stiff. And I have yet to see someone brake a 2WD buggy at the track, I am pretty confident that 2wd 1/10th scale are durable across the board.

Lunchboxer

I should go to the track w/ AutoXMan w/ my J82!

The Hedgehog

Lol I feel like I have heard that a long time ago

Just messing with you, but yeah I go 2-3 Wednesdays a month.

calvino

Good job though, I know that lazy feeling [:'(].... I have seen guys snap an a-arm or two racing indoors, go off a jump at like 20 MPH sideways, land on your a-arm, CRUNCH, its toast. One guy ran part of a race untill his car snacked into a concrete retaining wall (holding the dirt in) and that ended his race []

The Hedgehog

Lol sounds like they need some practice

calvino

They would actually do REAL well its just someone would try and do the flick the tires in mid jump to correct the car, well, that didn't work so well since it was a 2 wheeler. These guys would actually go flying off the jumps and land with prety much no problems. I have a vid somewhere

The Hedgehog

You can correct 2wd cars in the air no problem. It helps me land with the correct nose attitude.

calvino

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALeVRbELe-A there we go, they broke when I wasn't filming

Eman77

There's something to be said about the durability of 2WD buggies, I agree - having a less complicated and lighter vehicle certainly helps! There are always exceptions of course, but in general I think it's true.

Took the Durga out at lunch today, beat it up pretty good again. Had a few fun jumps off of a mulch pile (tricky though, since the ground was so rough leading up to it - made for a tough approach). Good times! Real nice weather here today too.

cumquat

i ment on the street or back yard, what has a better chance at surviving a full speed crash into a tree, an older car most likely made of aluminium or a really strong/thick plastic or one of the newer cars made of a fairly weak/thin plastic? thats why i like building my own chassis, its steel so it wont break too easly and it is cheaper to fix.

Eman77

Yeah, but plastic has give to it - so instead of bending parts in every wreck, you can bounce back. Sure, some vintage stuff was really tough (look at the RC10 original stealth tranny, and that particular tub chassis) - but a lot of the new stuff is pretty durable too. I think it just depends on the make/model, how good that company's plastics are, etc.

Lunchboxer

Yeah, even now, I still prefer not to run alloy suspension arms, shock towers, etc.

mechanizeddeath

Vintage FTW!

hey AutoXMan, did you see that there was a massive Guild Wars update yesterday? i think the download was somewhere around 10-15 MB. i haven't seen an update that big in quite a while, and as it turns out they really overhauled much of the core functionality of the game.

not much in the way of new content, but i think i'm going to start playing again.

DarkFire989

I keep racking up GW pets like the no tomorrow. I have like 4 lvl 20's all with like 4 or 5 pets. (Have had an account since launch basically). But I dont play anymore, although I might install it on my pc once again, but I only have the original game.