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Old 05-08-2005 | 01:40 AM
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hi i have had my hyper 7 for a year and have never broken anything. yesterday i hit a curb at full power (acidently) and i broke the bumper and the shock pole snaped but where the spur gear is a sight bend on the servo tray. did the car bend in half briefly if it did do you think any more damage could of been done? thanks
Old 05-08-2005 | 03:58 AM
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is the chassi meant to be flat or slightly bent at the front
Old 05-08-2005 | 05:03 AM
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The Chassis should be slightly up turned at the front not flat.

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Old 05-08-2005 | 07:13 AM
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THATS FUNNY MY BRO DID THE SAME THING TO MINE
Old 05-08-2005 | 09:38 AM
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thnaks i replaced the bumper and shock shaft and bent the chassis back
Old 05-08-2005 | 11:25 AM
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ohh, ur gonna need a new chassis soon. once aluminum bends, it's all down hilll from there. it loses strength.
Old 05-08-2005 | 04:01 PM
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Did the same with my inferno. Once its been bent, you can never get in back exact. The geometry will be all wrong. Worth investing in a new chassis. Keep the old one just in case you want to do some insane jumps.
Old 05-08-2005 | 04:08 PM
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hi i took it out for a run and it seems ok my lhs has chassis for £20 he has one brand new hyper which he takes bits off and sells them seperatly. when i took it out it seemed ok but if i notice a problem i will buy a new chassis. i also bid and won a hitec 5645mg servo on ebay, is this sevo good. thanks
Old 05-08-2005 | 04:24 PM
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hi also does this servo recire a speciel transmiter or if i get my lhs to program it will it work off my futaba t2er transmitter thanks

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