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Old 04-06-2010, 02:07 PM
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Originally Posted by BP SHADOW
Im working on it
Havent seen anything out of Japan.
Most of the scheme can be done in the paintjob
I may end up painting one up in the near future, but I have a few projects that need to ship out before that can happen
Which body do you plan to use for the Lotus?
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Old 04-06-2010, 03:27 PM
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Which body do you plan to use for the Lotus?
Probably the F60, it is an all around good representation of the current years cars
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I got a 21.5 and a 64p adapter for my F104. I was told a 89 or so roll out is a good place to start with a sphere tc esc. Is there a good size spur to run so I can make adjustments using my pinion? Or some recomended spurs and pinions to keep on hand. I'm new to roll outs, so any help would be great. One more question, How much of a difference in roll out makes a noticable difference? Do I need to re-gear every time my tires wear 1mm? Just in case it mattters I run outdoors in Camarillo most if the time.

Any help would be great, and if i'm heading in the wrong direction let me know.

Thanks in advance,

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Originally Posted by J-VET
I got a 21.5 and a 64p adapter for my F104. I was told a 89 or so roll out is a good place to start with a sphere tc esc. Is there a good size spur to run so I can make adjustments using my pinion? Or some recomended spurs and pinions to keep on hand. I'm new to roll outs, so any help would be great. One more question, How much of a difference in roll out makes a noticable difference? Do I need to re-gear every time my tires wear 1mm? Just in case it mattters I run outdoors in Camarillo most if the time.

Any help would be great, and if i'm heading in the wrong direction let me know.

Thanks in advance,

Jeff

What 64 pitch adapter are you using for the 104 ?
I have one for the 103 but was told there was no 64p adapter for the 104...
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Originally Posted by lightfoot
What 64 pitch adapter are you using for the 104 ?
I have one for the 103 but was told there was no 64p adapter for the 104...
I installed a Kawada one on a F104 I built.
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Originally Posted by BP SHADOW
Probably the F60, it is an all around good representation of the current years cars
I had the F60 in my hands, plan was the same, but side pontoons are way wrong compared to the Lotus ones.

Does anyone have a good picture of the Tech TY body? Looks similar
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Originally Posted by lightfoot
What 64 pitch adapter are you using for the 104 ?
I have one for the 103 but was told there was no 64p adapter for the 104...
The adaptor is the same for both cars.
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Originally Posted by lightfoot
What 64 pitch adapter are you using for the 104 ?
I have one for the 103 but was told there was no 64p adapter for the 104...
I ordered a tamia one from rc-market
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Originally Posted by J-VET
I ordered a tamia one from rc-market
I'm really confused...
Are we talking about the same thing ?
The small plastic gear ring that replaces the ball bearing on the spur gear that allows you to use standard 64 pitch spurs instead of the tamiya spur ?
I've been told by more then one person that this will only work on the 103 and NOT the 104...

Is this the part we are talking about ? : http://www.rcmart.com/catalog/rc-f10...1-p-27621.html
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Originally Posted by lightfoot
I'm really confused...
Are we talking about the same thing ?
The small plastic gear ring that replaces the ball bearing on the spur gear that allows you to use standard 64 pitch spurs instead of the tamiya spur ?
I've been told by more then one person that this will only work on the 103 and NOT the 104...

Is this the part we are talking about ? : http://www.rcmart.com/catalog/rc-f10...1-p-27621.html
Mine looks the same except it is a tamiya and it says F104 spur gear adapter.

http://rcmarket.com.hk/index.php?cPa...r_id=16&page=3

Its the 8th item down. I hope I have the right part.
Any help with a spur gear / roll out starting point would be great.
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Originally Posted by lightfoot
I'm really confused...
Are we talking about the same thing ?
The small plastic gear ring that replaces the ball bearing on the spur gear that allows you to use standard 64 pitch spurs instead of the tamiya spur ?
I've been told by more then one person that this will only work on the 103 and NOT the 104...

Is this the part we are talking about ? : http://www.rcmart.com/catalog/rc-f10...1-p-27621.html
I have both the Tamiya F104 piece and the 3Racing F103 part and they are exactly the same - just the tamiya's is black and the 3Racing version is a white

and i was able to use both on my F104 and my F104
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Thank you guys so much... boy was I told the wrong information ... I'm stoked I can now use all my 64 pitch pinions ....
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Originally Posted by lightfoot
Thank you guys so much... boy was I told the wrong information ... I'm stoked I can now use all my 64 pitch pinions ....
i was a little worried at first about using the f103 one on my f104 - but it fit perfectly, i'm using a xenon spur gear from my cyclone on the f104...then i saw the tamiya f104 piece, so i got that...

after all, the spur gear side wheel adapter is pretty much identical between the F103's and the F104 - so there shouldn't have been any confusion from the people who told you
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Originally Posted by J-VET
I got a 21.5 and a 64p adapter for my F104. I was told a 89 or so roll out is a good place to start with a sphere tc esc. Is there a good size spur to run so I can make adjustments using my pinion? Or some recomended spurs and pinions to keep on hand. I'm new to roll outs, so any help would be great. One more question, How much of a difference in roll out makes a noticable difference? Do I need to re-gear every time my tires wear 1mm? Just in case it mattters I run outdoors in Camarillo most if the time.

Any help would be great, and if i'm heading in the wrong direction let me know.

Thanks in advance,

Jeff

So any insight on starting points for spurs and pinions, I was hopping to get to the hobby shop after work.

Thanks
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Originally Posted by Steve Pertuch
its really weird that everyone recommends to run higher in the front than in the rear. What really happens when you run like this? I mean how does it affect the car?
more rear traction because of weight transfer....
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