zx12r785

I dont think many use rctech as much as years past, Facebook is definitely more active than rc tech...

And I do not have a 97mm...I'm sure the stores should very soon with them getting the new v3 parts, so I'm sure they will also stock up on stuff they are out of

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First picture of PR racings 401R-T

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zx12r785

I doubt it, but might wanna ask in the Facebook groups

rippen

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Does anyone have a part # for the front sway bar mount that attaches to the front diff case with the 2 little set screws

Never mind, got it

qvick

rippen

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There is alot of info on PR's facebook page

rippen

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Well it's time to lighten out the SB401 type-R, just ordered titanium screws, ball studs and turnbuckles from T-works

zx12r785

get ya the aluminum dog bones for the rear arms and the front center bone...the front center is actually 1mm shorter than the standard steel one but theres plenty length still.....we used to make 75mm front bones for the LW but they got discontinued, but I'm actually gonna see if we can get them going again....but using the e others I could already see some more acceleration since they are half the weight of the stock ones

zx12r785

the older shocks have that problem without actually switching to the new type R shocks which I highly suggest..the quickest and cheapest fix is to glue a blank or any piston in the bottom of the barrel...you'll think I'm crazy but it's a known fix for the old shocks....the rear hop on flat landings is very hard to get to go away without that piston glued in the bottom of the barrel..

rippen

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Bones are next

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billdelong

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Getting ready to make a splash with a new PR wave at the local turf track in our area, working out a few kinks and then I think the buggy will be ready to race next week! When I say kinks, I had learned that the stock 81T spur maxes out with a 26T pinion and my 13.5T stock motor needs a 31/81 combo that I was running in my EB410. So then I figure no big deal, I've got a 73T spur to drop in from the SC201 that I have been working on recently but the shaft opening is only 5mm and 401 gears needs a 6mm opening... so I break out a 15/64 drill bit to bore it out and then I was in business. Only problem is that I didn't perfectly center my drill and I was getting just a pinch of wobble which made a funny sound with an unbalanced mesh... shrug
I just placed an order for the last three 73T spurs (with the 6mm opening) that RC Pro Shop had in stock, but I know my order won't arrive until sometime next week so I plan to dremel out the top notch of the motor mount so I can get my 31T pinion to fit with the 81T spur

Unfortunately RC ProShop is on back order for the fan mount, so I'm working on cutting my own and should have it ready to get some more open practice on the track tomorrow to prep for racing next Wed night. I was able to turn a few laps this past Wed night as I played with the setup, and this car blows away the corner speed I was getting with my EB410... holy smokes! There are some tricky sections of the current layout which have rollers that if you overshoot the roller which drops into a corner then your car can bounce off the landing and flip over fairly easy, but I noticed that the 401R would absorb the impact making it easier to drop an extra tenth of a second by consistently jumping onto a flat-corner without having to take the roller.. yeah buddy!

zx12r785

Lol I've done that with the ol body reamer lol...was at the track and toasted my very first one with it, realized I had no other 401 spurs on me, but plenty of 2wd ones, so just reamed her out, left it with just a nice squeeze over the shaft and i couldn't even tell the difference...stock fan mount just sits to far back to begin with..I'll just tape mine in for now. For anyone that dont know there are some gear guards now for the 401R!

billdelong

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Got my gear cover(s) on order from Jim Dore, right now he's charging $10 each + $5 flat shipping with choice of colors from Orange, White, Blue or Black, send him an email followed up with PayPal payment to:
I decided to mount my fan as close as I could to the motor with the mount pressed up against the nearest side pod nipple:


I drilled 2 new holes in the chassis and countersunk them with a Perma Grit LC5 bit:


I think this is plenty close to get the air flow I need for stock racing:


Next thing I did was pull out the motor mount and used my dremel to expand the upper slot all the way out, no need to make any modification to the lower slot


Plenty of room left on the mount to use the stock 81T spur with a 31T pinion


Clearance on the lower mount screw is about 5mm+ away from the pinion so no big risk IMO


Well, I'm off to do some more track testing today and work on my setup, they are racing on the big track with no racing on the turf track today