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Old 12-30-2009, 05:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Chris Furman
So thinking about buying a Photon for Indoor Carpet only. Which one should I get and why?

Also what parts should I invest in other than the obvious arms and caster blocks?
If you're talking carpet only... I would suggest getting the foam kit. Reason being is that all of us have been using the foam car carbon pieces to run rubber tire. In fact, my 13.5 dedicated car is using the 3mm foam chassis plate, not the 2.5mm lipo, and the car has been awesome.

All you would need, in addition to the kit, is springs (393gm, 367gm, 306gm, and 289gm) and a spool. It's a lot cheaper going this route than buying the rubber car and getting the foam carbon parts (chassis and top deck), but to each his own. Either way will work.

The parts I usually break when I clobber stuff are caster blocks and steering blocks. You might want to get some rear hubs too, but if you put a set screw in the hole that's not used, you shouldn't have any problems.
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Old 12-30-2009, 05:43 AM
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Hi
I broke the steering bellcrank
I prepared it an aluminium steering bellcrank single AUDI A4 aluminium from the arm of suspension
easy and unbreakable
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Old 12-30-2009, 06:13 AM
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Did you use a servo saver when you broke it?

With that what you made now I will use a servo saver because els you damage your servo.
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Christmas cup
my car on the start grid the 4.


ww.youtube.com/watch?v=ubo0Na_nWP0
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Originally Posted by mikky32
Did you use a servo saver when you broke it?

With that what you made now I will use a servo saver because els you damage your servo.
no used servo saver but already installed the new Kimbrough
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Originally Posted by Gianni
Christmas cup
my car on the start grid the 4.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubo0Na_nWP0
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Old 12-30-2009, 07:28 AM
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Originally Posted by wayne breault
Can any of the team drivers explaine how to balence a ProTon from side to side? I was told to put 2 strings in both ends of the shock towers, so I did that, put my weight on the car and when I lift the car by the strings looked balenced but how can I be sure, I know the car was properly designed to be balanced without buying 4 corner scales. I keep on asking this question and nobody has really answered the question, they tell me to put the string on put not how to be sure its balanced. Thanks
It's easy, lift the car off the table fully loaded with wrenches or string. SLOWLY lower the car back down until the tires start to touch. If one side touches before the other, add/move weight to the lighter side. I did my car this way, simple!
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Originally Posted by L.Fairtrace
I'm not saying its a bad thing just saying it isn't absolutely necessary to have a good car.
Originally Posted by schreff
I'm with Larry on this one too. I haven't balanced a car either. In fact, just a few weeks ago, Mike Hanulec had a scale setup to check his T3 since it was freshly built. I put my car on just to see it if was way off... and to my surprise was dead on the money. This is with the weight tray full of lead (about 63 grams) and 21 grams of lead spread up the center of the car. If most of you have the weight setup that way, you should be fine.
Are you two still planning to attend the Novak? I'm hoping to make it myself.
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Originally Posted by Rick Vessell
Are you two still planning to attend the Novak? I'm hoping to make it myself.
Hey Rick... We never really planned to go to the Novak. At this point, we're just getting into doing testing with the new Tekin software for 13.5 and getting some track time with Mod for Snowbirds. We have a lot to learn with all this wonderful HP.
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schreffticles!
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Originally Posted by schreff
Hey Rick... We never really planned to go to the Novak. At this point, we're just getting into doing testing with the new Tekin software for 13.5 and getting some track time with Mod for Snowbirds. We have a lot to learn with all this wonderful HP.
Gotcha, I'm needing the track time myself. Mod should be fun with all of us 'regular' guys running it this year.
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Originally Posted by schreff
The parts I usually break when I clobber stuff.
What do you mean YOU clobber stuff?
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Originally Posted by schreff
The parts I usually break when I clobber stuff
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What do you mean YOU clobber stuff?
see 1:35 for an example http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ccbEh4LopI


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Originally Posted by Ron Goetter
i love it...not schreff piping it but the racing.
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Originally Posted by Ron Goetter
Thanks for bringing him back to mortality.
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