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Old 05-23-2012, 01:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Vyger
Hey Marcus, That's a sweet ride. Let me know if you get pics posted of that conversion. I hope to get one of these cars some day. VERY NICE
I am thinking about switching this car to mod on foams if so i will have to do the same thing to use 104 foams. It takes a long time to grind out all of that webbing!
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Old 05-23-2012, 02:24 PM
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Originally Posted by MantisWorx
I am thinking about switching this car to mod on foams if so i will have to do the same thing to use 104 foams. It takes a long time to grind out all of that webbing!
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Old 05-23-2012, 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by MantisWorx
I should have taken pix while i was doing it but the front is just 104 knuckles and regular 104 wheels/tires (no extender actually feels better!!). For the rear all i did was basically take a 104 foam wheel and grind it completely out so that it is just a tube, slid the tube over the FGX wheel CA and then mount the tires like normal. Just make sure when you slide the ring over that it is flush with the front side of the FGX wheel. At least on my car the 0571 fronts had waaaay too much steering so choose wisely on the pit fronts but also know that if you use the RIDE 104 front wheels all of the normal FGX tires fit that wheel.
Yeah... I've done the same thing and always wondered if Home Depot doesn't carry tubing the same diameter and thickness... also the cost of two wheels per tire
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Old 05-23-2012, 02:29 PM
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If my memory serves me correct i the OD is 1.75" and the ID would need to be 1.625"
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home depot has nothing close .. I chk'ed them out .. I did find some lexan wraped around the rim before inserting one in the other fills the gap and keeps the rims true ..
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Thought I would post these, the latest project from the 'LAB I loosely call it the Red Devil package. I am thinking about doing one for myself





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The red looks sweet!
Did you anodize all the red yourself?
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Old 05-23-2012, 10:39 PM
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Originally Posted by 1200scr
The red looks sweet!
Did you anodize all the red yourself?
Yes I did
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Hi, never raced F1 before and looking at getting one. Does the front suspension on F1 just rely on the Flex of the lower arms?? If not how does the front suspension work?
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Old 05-23-2012, 11:25 PM
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Hey BP...your not the same Palmer as in Palmer Pursuits from paintball are ya?
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Originally Posted by midse
Hi, never raced F1 before and looking at getting one. Does the front suspension on F1 just rely on the Flex of the lower arms?? If not how does the front suspension work?
nope, there's spring under front knucle
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Looks hell better than the pinky purple!
You made me contact a local anodizing business now
Also how did u color your rims, if paint what did you use?



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Thought I would post these, the latest project from the 'LAB I loosely call it the Red Devil package. I am thinking about doing one for myself





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Old 05-24-2012, 06:10 AM
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Hey BP...your not the same Palmer as in Palmer Pursuits from paintball are ya?
Nope not me, I know nothing about paintball. I save the paint for the bodies
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I want one of those and we don't even race F1 in Dayton. That is very sharp.

Originally Posted by BP SHADOW
Thought I would post these, the latest project from the 'LAB I loosely call it the Red Devil package. I am thinking about doing one for myself





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Old 05-24-2012, 10:00 AM
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Get one, let people drive it. You'll have an F1 class in Dayton in no time. That's how it starts.
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