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03-31-2009, 05:09 AM

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What foam compound is mounted on the 54135 & 54136 pre-mounted tires? I can't find it anywhere

If what everyone is saying is true, they are HBR mediums
It could be a new compound though

03-31-2009, 08:58 AM

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I am painting a new livery and want to paint my wings & rims a different colour. Right now they are brand new, all black, might be painting blue or white, and rims silver. I guess same goes with the helmet...

Has anyone done this before? Will the Spray Can PC paint (for lexan bodies) be okay or should I use something like Testors Model paint, but what type of paint? Enamel, Acrylic, or Lacquers?

I use colored viynl. I recommend Avery viynl for it's flexibility and sticking power. If you're in a hobby shop, look for Coverite trim sheets and they should have Avery logos on the back side of the backing sheet. That stuff is awesome! Also, for weird or custom colors, I would actually spray paint some Avery viynl and put a clear Avery viynl on top of that (the old Autographics "window" masks are made of that stuff). Again, it's good stuff.
Now if I can figure out which kind of viynl it is (thickness, specs, etc..per Avery), I would by an ebay bulk roll of it

03-31-2009, 11:13 AM

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Moving the turnbuckles wont do anything as far as I am concerned. But it may change the steering linearity if that makes sense. As far as the shock, I would think that running it more horizontally would make the car easier to drive, but my friend told me that running a larger angle will help the car be more stable under throttle/braking... so I am not sure.

that makes sense. on throttle or heavy braking, the t bar will flex the most. the same time the strut works the hardest.

03-31-2009, 11:16 AM

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What parts do i need to convert over after i get the 3racing 64/48p spur adapter?

only the spur gear adapter and the pinion/spur of your choice.

03-31-2009, 11:25 AM

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I use vinyl as well, but i have painted as well. if its just for display, paint can work, but for racing go the vinyl route

03-31-2009, 11:32 AM

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Hate to be that guy that asks a question that has probably been answered... but... I'm at work and am heading to the hobby shop when i'm done.

Last time i was there i noticed he had some Tamiya F1 "B" tires, front and rear in stock. Worth picking up for my car or should i look elsewhere. He actually had two sets of each. I'll be running silver can on concrete.

Thanks in advance!!!

Those are the old F103 Rubber tires. There was an A and a B compound. They are not legal for TCS at this time, but we can hope that Tamiya sees the folly of going back to foam and returns instead back to Rubber Tire F1 Racing...when F1 racing was the best IMHO...

03-31-2009, 01:44 PM

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Hey Gary. Mark Rodney here. Do you have Dishers phone number handy. I think I left my phone in his car. If not do you have Brads?

03-31-2009, 02:10 PM

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What foam compound is mounted on the 54135 & 54136 pre-mounted tires? I can't find it anywhere

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If what everyone is saying is true, they are HBR mediums
It could be a new compound though

I have HBR Med. fronts and rears, but they don't seem to be like the premounts, especially the rears. The HBR rears seem pretty hard. The Premount rears seem softer and more like a gray type rubber. The fronts don't grip as well as the HBR Med tires, but not by much.

03-31-2009, 02:26 PM

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Hey Gary. Mark Rodney here. Do you have Dishers phone number handy. I think I left my phone in his car. If not do you have Brads?

Nope, I have Chris' and that's it.

03-31-2009, 08:43 PM

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Robk - ygpm

04-01-2009, 01:04 AM

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04-01-2009, 10:09 AM

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Carbon parts

How about front wings that last?

04-01-2009, 10:54 AM

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How about front wings that last?

what brand name ?

04-01-2009, 11:00 AM

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How about front wings that last?

Tamiya front wings are pretty good.
The new C-Body (Lotus 107B) got excellent frontwings. A friend of mine had his body for 10 years and it has been raced hard!
He got new Lotus now, did not want any other body for it.

I tried TRG and Zen, one small impact and it was F1 very early 80's style. Front wing broke off. Go for Tamiya orginal wings and they will last!

04-01-2009, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by RossoTorro

Tamiya front wings are pretty good.
Go for Tamiya orginal wings and they will last!

+1 I've got this picture where one of my F103's hit the pointy end of a 2x4 hard enough to actually split and jam itself in the wood with all tires off the ground

Wing damage...none. This was with a Lotus 107B

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