Finally finished my project car.
Here a brief history:
Started out as a 911. I liked it, but could never get it to go fast, and after I snagged the wheels for my Microsizer, it never steered as good. It then became a project. I put Motorworks guts in it, but decided I wanted motor options, so I took that out, and was left with a bare chassis. I set out to look for a cheap clone for a donor car. Got scammed on a ebay auction. Ordered a LXX from China, and decided I liked it too much to kill. Then Toys R Us started to blow out Microsizer Sports. My MS Sport is a monster, so I knew I had found a donor. The steering has been highly modified using parts from clones and Microsizers. It's been shaved back at every possible point to maximize steering, and holes drilled in the sides of the chassis to move the coils back
Here's what mods have been done:
- Tri-150mah cells
- Perfection 3.0
- Custom painted F&F supra body, with custom air dam
- Severe body drop
- Dual steering springs
- Microsizers rims and tires w/fullsize wheels up front, and the smaller Microsizers tires stretched over them to help clear the fender. Rims are also custom painted.
- Microsizer PCB, and steering coil swap
- Rear axles inserted into bit of plastic tube, and super glued into the chassis to keep gear mesh consistant, and the car quiet and smooth.
The verdict:
It smokes! It is a killer! So smooth and quiet. So fast, and controllable too. If you let off the throttle before you turn it will turn in a tight 2" radius, but if you power through the corner it will turn in about a 1 foot radius. It'll roll over on command, and with a a little practice you can turn those rollovers into power slides. This is by far my fastest, most enjoyable micro RC I've had yet, and it's even more gratifying because i basically started from nothing.
The pics:
Here's the batteries packed in. It's a tight fit cramming 3 cells in there.
and put together.
Most of you have seen the body, but I touched it up a bit, and shortened the air dam.
Here's the side I didn't show before.
The back.
...and finally a pic of the tubes on the axle
I'll try to get some video of it in action this weekend
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