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Old 10-17-2009, 02:00 AM
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Is the yellow stripe painted or decal?
Looks like you've used white vinyl on the wings, a little crinkly?
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Old 10-17-2009, 10:01 AM
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nice brawn.....I see took a que form the 1/1 brawn team about the difuser
you will be winning ALL the races
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Old 10-17-2009, 10:57 AM
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F104 & F10 Rubber Tyres
(not Tamiya)
http://shopping.rcmodel.hk/index.php...=&filter_id=82
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Old 10-17-2009, 11:33 AM
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Originally Posted by NiMo
F104 & F10 Rubber Tyres
(not Tamiya)
http://shopping.rcmodel.hk/index.php...=&filter_id=82
What wheels do they fit for the f104? Hope they are no meant to be glued to the foam rims in the kit.
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Old 10-17-2009, 11:37 AM
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Originally Posted by SRBMOJO
What wheels do they fit for the f104? Hope they are no meant to be glued to the foam rims in the kit.
All I know is what is there.
Time for someone to do some research
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Old 10-17-2009, 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted by SRBMOJO
What wheels do they fit for the f104? Hope they are no meant to be glued to the foam rims in the kit.
I was wondering the same thing.

On the Pit-shimizu website there does appear to be different wheels to the kit ones. Its only on the Japanese website not the english version

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Old 10-17-2009, 02:31 PM
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Started my build today.

Gone well so far....

Up to the stage where I need to fill the damper with oil and build it. So thought I'd call it a night (10:30pm here) and finish tomorrow.

I don't quite get the "friction" plate that the shock mounts to.
It's like a plastic/carbonfibre/grease sandwich.... So why is it needed?
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Old 10-17-2009, 03:06 PM
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They have HPI F10 tires too from Shimizu...
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Old 10-17-2009, 03:55 PM
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Originally Posted by RonF
They have HPI F10 tires too from Shimizu...
That's what I said
F104 & F10

RC mushroom also do the HPI F10 rubber option tyres, in 3 compounds
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Old 10-17-2009, 03:56 PM
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Did a translation of this:

http://www.rceasy.com/ch2/2009/08/27...-f104-chassis/

And it seems to imply that you use the standard kit rims.
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Old 10-17-2009, 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted by CocoPops
Started my build today.

Gone well so far....

Up to the stage where I need to fill the damper with oil and build it. So thought I'd call it a night (10:30pm here) and finish tomorrow.

I don't quite get the "friction" plate that the shock mounts to.
It's like a plastic/carbonfibre/grease sandwich.... So why is it needed?
The plate dampens side to side roll, as well as the front to back motion of the pod. You can use various greases to affect the dampening rate, as well as the spring tension. I find 1/8 diff oils from ~10K to 30K work well.
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i hate mine!!! it doesnt drive well for me.... i did the esc and receiver relocation closer to the servo, put a soft t bar, added saddle pack lipo, ceramic bearings, titanium screws... after all this the car gets no grip. i have no idea what to do.... i am about ready to pay some one to take this thing away!!!
if any one has any ideas im all ears
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...guys.........anyone know what the new Ferrari is going to go for???..street price?............i had a Road Wizard (wish i hadn't killed it ) years ago and would like to get back into an F1 car........the Pro looks great with the included bling........
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Originally Posted by Titanum28
i hate mine!!! it doesnt drive well for me.... i did the esc and receiver relocation closer to the servo, put a soft t bar, added saddle pack lipo, ceramic bearings, titanium screws... after all this the car gets no grip. i have no idea what to do.... i am about ready to pay some one to take this thing away!!!
if any one has any ideas im all ears
I'll take it, You wont even have to pay me.



What motor are you running?

I love the way mine drives
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Old 10-17-2009, 07:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Metla
I'll take it, You wont even have to pay me.



What motor are you running?

I love the way mine drives
speed passion gt 2.0 express 13.5 and a ko servo

but how do i get more grip?
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