InitialD

Yes, acceleration is great ! And you're right that it changes directions very fast like a battery car.


My Ellegis are still brand new and untouched !

Yup, this is what I noticed too. In the beginning, you need to tighten the diff clamp as after a few runs as it loosens itself and the diff becomes loose. Now, the setting holds and the diffs stop self adjusting.

I also noticed that the car handled even better when the rear diffs are tighter. For sweeping tracks though. Not for small technical ones.

Cool. I'll try to narrow the front trackwidth.

Well, I think it's pretty normal. Just clean the side and front belt and you'll see the Serpent part numbers on the belt again. As good as new ! On my car, I can see that my rear belt is rubbed slightly as the part number printing is off. I think it rubs slightly at the bottom but I notice that now it does not.

What about the lovely 4 mm chassis?

I think for the weight, it is durable enough. I agree with what you say. It is not as durable as the 705 !

Everytime I see your cars are without engine and pipe ! How do you guys manage to run them? Must be electric powered then !

ammdrew

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Actually I only have two to build three and four just go into boxes as spare parts...

ammdrew

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here is about the 40 minute point, I had to make dinner and eat in this time area too, so it was a bit of a hassel, almost burnt the sweet and sour chicken...... that would of made the wife even happy..


the arms had a bind, fron, found that when you tighten the mount screw it flexes the part and causes a bind, solution do not tighten as tight.. just snugg.. arms freely fall then..

Pyramid

And you still stay using it? you are d man..

About the new MTX, it is like indirect saying from one of the japans official. It might be wrong, but they must have comes up with something for the wolrds, dont they? revision at least.

pineapplet

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Heh heh.. I live just next to the sea (spitting distance!) so everything rusts! All my engines go on the cars just prior to running, and almost immediately taken out afterwards and stored inside tupperware! I may invest in one of those camera dryboxes soon too!

Yes the lovely 4mm is scuffed too.. The front edge of my lower bumper plate is also frayed a bit. Oh well... it was inevitable.

I think i read in mytsn that the steering parts are also prone to cracking due to being overly stiff. Same problems that Losi had with their stiff-as-hell XXX4 arms? Perhaps serpent shd rethink the compromise btwn flexible stuff and overly stiff stuff that gives precise handling.

Thanks for the belt info... Can't wait to get back on the track with this thing!!

InitialD

Which screw is this? The grub screw that holds the pivot pins?

Que

I used some pre threded piano type wire i think that is what it is called put loctite on the thread with a nut and made a small 90 degree bend on the other side works for me

InitialD

I actually did not understand the part about the brittle steering knuckles. When I used the same FC steering blocks on my 705 and Impulse PRO, I thought they were more durable than the stock steering blocks. In fact, I have not broken any steering blocks and it's still the first set of steering blocks I used on the 705. I notice that when you brush hard against something, the pivot balls will just pop out from the steering knuckles. The aluminum pivot balls did not bend. Neither were they stripped out of the plastic. Perhaps I need to put in more track time with the car.

jfc_tech

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OK! i don't want to brag or anything....im officially a snakey now. YAAAHHHooooooo (over excited or what!)

D, now u can order me the batt if u can help me. I hate 2 build my own....i had enough "BATT-SOLDERING" already on my EP.

PM or something. thanks friend. now goin to register myTSN

InitialD

I've sent you PM. I think best is to deal with them directly as they should be able to courier it to you.

ammdrew

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two screw under the front arm mounts, were they scre to the chassie, they flex as you torque.. just to be aware is about the best answer

ammdrew

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arms mounted, all moving smoothly no bionding everything works well, on to the drivetrian

InitialD

Andrew, hope you realise that the new 710 plastic parts all have notches in the screw holes to grip and sit into the chassis better. Kinda difficult to explain but there is extra plastic that goes into the chassis and sometimes it does not go in fully. Make sure this is fully in. I notice that it was especially difficult to get the middle bearing block to sit in fully onto the chassis surface. Just trying to let you know if you did not realise this.

ammdrew

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no that is not the issue, what it is if you take the part you can twist it, it flexes, so as you put that last ummph in the screws it causes the piece to twist ever so slightly and bind the lower front arm.. so the fix is not to ummph so much...


the middle was a bit to get in but not too bad, everyting has gone together quite well so far..

rcjayy

Yo guys

when you place the clutch shoe in the second gear housing is it supposed to stick a little or turn freely within the housing, because I just placed the shoes in the 2nd gear housing and turned it a little and it not turning freely its sticking on something