Originally Posted by latentspeed

Don't know if it's already been asked, does anyone know what size batteries are Hartson Denny and Thielke are using? Short or saddle/square?

Originally Posted by rob martin

so the 22 turnbuckles will work going on the b5?

Originally Posted by gticlay

My report:

First, I threw a 44.2 rod shock end on my left front to actually drive the car today because it cracked badly when popping the ball into it. Seemed to thread right on.

Second - My setup is the OCRC test setup or whatever you call it but 2.5 or 2 weight lower in oil because we have ice and snow here.

Third - was the first B5 at the track and EVERYONE was watching. Oh well! Been in big A_mains before!

Fourth - the car drives a lot like the B4. It might jump a little different. Maybe worse, maybe better - depends on the driver but I think it lands MUCH better and soaks up the bigger "hits" on a straight at speed better. So if you have a big jump to "full throttle", that's where it feels better than the B4 to me.

Fifth - still hate that I have to have my steering at right 64 to have it straight. Full on OCD!

The 4.2FT body fits if you hack it up then heat the rear mount area till it's flexible, take a nickel or quarter then push it up to fit nicely

The stock steel links do bend if you run into plywood. They bend back nicely and hold their new shape ok Hope to have my Lunsford asap.

Your front wheel MIGHT fall off if you don't take the front axle screws off and re-loctite them again. I have no idea how I would know that Except that my front left wheel fell off during practice! Do if you didn't loctite it, do it 2X and if you did, do another "coat" of blue loctite!

Anyway, the car drives a lot like the 4.2 IMO but is much more refined in the electronics and also has better composure landing a jump and getting on the throttle.

Originally Posted by F18engineguy

I use shrink wrap and it works great. No reason to think it takes up weight.

Originally Posted by BillPear

You do know we run a comfortable 65+ at OC_RC right?

Originally Posted by WolfAusti

Has anyone else noticed the slipper is a little too much for this vehicle? I barely have the nut on there and it's borderline too tight. Very fine increments of adjustment in either direction cause it to be either too tight or too loose. Should I sand my slipper pads down to get more slip/range of adjustment?

Originally Posted by BillPear

Is it "invisible shrink wrap" that weighs nothing? Otherwise every gram over 1499 counts as far as I'm concerned!

Originally Posted by C.Borgia

I imagine we will see a setup ASAP from the JConcepts race, but as of this picture, it looks like Tanner is running a square pack.

Originally Posted by JoshC90

Anyone know how dificult it is to fit a centro body onto the b5? Turns out everyone else decided to do there body yellow as well. So now we have 3 or 4 yellow b4s/b5s with yellow wheels lol

Originally Posted by Grasschopper

Come on ProLine and JConcepts. Lets get those bodies out there. LOL

It's official I pretty much burned up $200 by being in a rush to get this thing on the track. The body looks like ass due to my impatient, 35 deg garage rattle can paint job and I had an ESC go up in smoke because I tried to use an old motor I wasn't sure of.

Whatever the B5 will be at Bumps and Jumps today making laps. SHould have just run it with a clear body but I told myself I wasn't going to run this body other than for practice anyway and thought it would come out better.

Originally Posted by Grasschopper

No...I'm an idiot and was in a rush. It looks horrible but is what it is and I hope it's dry in the morning because...