ZeroGravity: Stage 2
 

We, Team ZeroGravity, are out with our second video now. I'm doing a bigger variety of things in my new Evolution VI than in my last video. Less true drifting, but more fun ;p Small tabletops are not easy to stay on at high speeds...

I also did some slope climbing (tilted chair, woo~) to test out my torque, and Chaos launched his Civic off of our "Potato Ramp."

Here you go:
http://www.rcpics.net/view_single.php?medid=22816
14.4mb, 3:41

The music is from the Initial D Battle Stage soundtrack. Scarlet - You're Gonna Be

There's also a lower quality version here:
http://www.rcpics.net/view_single.php?medid=22817
3.9mb
It looks wierd though, but it's good enough if you really can't wait for the extra 10.5mb I guess.

Enjoy~

edit- By the way, our first video is available at:
http://www.rcpics.net/view_single.php?medid=19573

that was awsome!!! keep up the great work!!!

maybee you guys could help, i made a nice video bout drifting "much props to zg" but when i finalize it it'll either come out looking good at 400mb, or like crap at 30mb, i know i gotta use .avi, but what compression works best, please help thnx\


in your video i saw an ibook.. are you using imovie, thats what i used

Your first video wasn't half bad, keep it up.

IF U DONT TELL ME WAT SETUP UR USING ILL JUST DIE!

My drifting setup:

AWD, carbon driveshaft
Differentials: F-ball R-positrak
Stage 2: white gears, spinbrush magnets, advanced timing
Tires: Scotch taped
Springs: F-Yellow R-Blue
Tie Rod: No toe-in (stock)
Batteries: Rayovak ic3's, shifted towards rear
Servo/resistor mod
The Evo has the RSX (middle) wheelbase.

Don't just copy my setup though.. Figure out what setup works best for your location and style. For example, if I feel like I'm oversteering too much one day, I might move my batteries to the front instead. If I'm going to drive in a big area, I might be better off with red or yellow gearing. Figure out what settings to use based on your needs.


I've never had an iBook before.. The laptop you saw probably was my Toshiba Tecra. I did all my editing on that machine using Windows Movie Maker 2.

wat is a posi track?

It's basically having the rear act like it was a solid axle without the differential. This is accomplished by filling the differential with glue to lock it.

From a post of mine elsewhere:
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Since the AWD kit comes with an extra gear diff, I felt perfectly safe gluing my differential down. I used hotglue, because it still is removable if necessary. I stuck the nozzle in between (the middle of) the center gear and the outside edge, and between each cone gear. When I pulled the hotglue trigger, it stuffed hotglue in between the gears, and partially under them. Then I pressed the glue flat with my finger (still hot) until it cooled just enough to release my finger (still moldable), then screwed the differential top on. Here's the result:

http://zerog.webhop.net/images/xmods...sidiff-top.jpg
See the ring of reflected light around the center gear? That's from the inside of the differential cover. The blue blurs are the cone gears.

http://zerog.webhop.net/images/xmods...idiff-side.jpg

wat about the climbing setup
?

It's the same except for with soft treads all around.

A good way to break one of the ball joints.

thats how i broke mine rc2nr it will just take the ball joint clean off

hey were is ZG located?

that evo is kickass... whered u get it?





woohoooooo!!! 100th post!!!!! party!!!!

Team ZeroGravity is located in the San Francisco Bay Area of California.

The Evo VI is a mini-z body, which was easily converted for the Xmod.

I've never broken any joints, but everyone seems to have so many problems with them...

How hard was it? And where'd you get it?

what a are the advantages of a posi track???

beter off the line traction. easier drifts

(fyi) cons are bad turning ability.. positrac would work best on a dragster, but would suck for a road coarse, if i were u search lsd, thir your best bet!

"Posi-track" is just what GM calls their differentials that have the ability to lock. The real name for it is a locked differential.

its a Evo VI!? I thought it was an Evo V, i guess i g2 watch it again ;) BTW mad props to Team ZeroGravity, i'm looking forward to see more of the member's rides too....

i never saw a difference in handling it actually helps with certain surfaces. its allows the car drift very slightly and make higher revoloutions per minute, which helps not only helps around corners, it also helps you get out of the turn faster. this slight drift is also used in real life, like in the endurence races they slide very little but enough to rev the car and help it turn.

My post, copied from.. another forum:

http://zerog.webhop.net/images/xmods...earangle-s.jpg

http://zerog.webhop.net/images/xmods/evovi/side-s.jpg

http://zerog.webhop.net/images/xmods/evovi/top-s.jpg

This is a Mini-Z body (though I've been having a hard time finding it.. I got this from a friend at school, who got it in Hong Kong).

The body fits the middle wheelbase setting (190mm?), which is how the RSX comes. If you don't have an RSX, it's a good time to get carbon fiber driveshafts from slugbugg - email him at slugbugg@ameritech.net and ask for information. You'll get one driveshaft of each size for $10 shipped.

I constructed the mount out of hot glue and a cd case. It's not the sturdiest, but it holds up unless I hit something pretty hard, in which case one of the pieces comes unglued. The advantage of this is that the clip breaks instead of the body breaking, and a blob of hot glue fixes everything.

http://zerog.webhop.net/images/xmods/evovi/clips-s.jpg

http://zerog.webhop.net/images/xmods...rearclip-s.jpg

The front clip doesn't reach the slot on the body, so I glued a piece of CD case to the underside of the front clip. I traded the RSX clip for a Civic clip, so the Civic looks lowered and the Evo body is at the proper height.

The rear clip is attached to the body underneath the trunk. I'll take a better picture when I get home. I tried attaching it to the roof, but it was flexible as if the body had its own shocks.

i did the locked one from all i heard its worth it

Hey i heard you say earlier that ZG was in the bay area. So am i maybe we can find each other and set up a race

what is a servo resistor mod

It's when you replace a couple of resistors to decrease the turning radius.