Frank Root

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I haven't run one in almost 2 years. I really ran those when I was running mid motor. You will need to use a Dremel and clearance the front of the servo case for the steering link some, and the rest should work fine. I am not sure about how many servo shims are needed.

gticlay

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I have a 6040 and my Futaba receiver won't really fit between the servo and battery. Is there a similarly spec'd one that is not so deep?

DanielC.

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With that bell crank setup as opposed to the straight rack setup you're going to get a progressive Ackerman change through the steering throw. As the bell cranks approach each extremity it will move the draglink/steering brace forward, increasing Ackerman which should smooth out the steering depending on how the steering links line up on the draglink? One of the benefits I see (other than the reduction in slop) is that you should be able to get full travel with less servo movement.

EDIT: I'm fairly certain that the mystery company is Akula. Take a look at their show car and compare:
http://www.akularacing.co.uk/portfolio/speartooth-22/

Wildcat1971

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Interesting conversion

Carranza76

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It looks like the same car as the blue washers are a dead give away.

Frank Root

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A current Futaba receiver should fit... is yours an older one? Do you have the aluminum battery brace mounted forward?

CGR

Confirmed, its Akula.

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...4230037&type=3

university_dave

Yes, it is indeed something we are working on. Initial testing is promising, the steering feels a lot more precise and the car is easier to drive consistently. However, at the moment we are only testing on UK tracks - so indoors on carpet or outdoors on astroturf.

We are planning on doing some more detailed testing this weekend, so keep an eye on our Facebook page and we'll try and post some details of how things are going up there.

rc10t4orange

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I have a 6040 in my 22t and the 6070 in my 22. The 6070 is not quite the specs of the 6040 but low profile. You have to mount your receiver on the side.

gticlay

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I have the OEM plastic battery stopper and a new Futaba 4pl receiver. It will not fit. I'll post a picture later.

caguilar4

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I have been reading the Hudy setup guide, and it highly recommends weight balancing the car (fr-rear, left-right). I just slapped my buggy into two scales and it needs almost 12 oz upfront to balance it.

Does this sound right? Is it too much weight? Has anybody tried this approach?

Wildcat1971

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you do not balance front to rear. you balance left to right. then balance front to trat based on what you need from the car

caguilar4

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Thanks, would've been odd to have the weight of two iphones upfront!

S when would I need more weight upfront? When I want my car to nose dive entering a turn perhaps?

Wildcat1971

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More weight up front will increase off and on power steering. but weight is not the only way to add steering. Just one way. Its a balancing act

chuckinator

That's not 100% correct. You can get add weight to the front of your car and it can actually deaden the response of the front. It's something to do especially on high bite surfaces when the front is too grabby.