2910Likes1/10 R/C F1's...Pics, Discussions, Whatever...
01-18-2016, 02:29 PM
At one of the tracks I race at, the 3Racing F113 is still a front running car, running with the SP's and XRays etc, so I think the lesson here is go for the car that appeals to you most and don't get to caught up in the brand love thing
01-18-2016, 03:53 PM
Panda
01-18-2016, 09:19 PM
Tech Rookie
Yes the metal ball are a much tighter fit and cure a lot of the slop issues. I have the TRF102 and there is almost zero slop in it. Also the tiniest amount of pre-load on the springs can help in tightening up the front end without making a major change to handling (i am using 1x0.1mm shim on each side).
Cool, thanks! I'll give it a try and see how it feels. This isn't a competition car so it's probably a moot point anyway. It's the engineer in me that doesn't like to see slop in suspension at all lol.
01-19-2016, 02:46 PM
Tech Rookie
Hello everyone, this is my first modern F1 body, and I just wanted to know whether I need to trim the body and side pods a little more before painting and fitting. The side pods fit the body, but don't quite sit properly. Would trimming the body/sidepods a little more fix this? Also just wanted to know whether I have trimmed the body correctly (cut along the correct lines, etc.) Pics:
http (colon) //imgur (dot) com/a/WFQqE
Thanks,
Chris
http (colon) //imgur (dot) com/a/WFQqE
Thanks,
Chris
01-20-2016, 04:04 AM
Do you ca glue the edges of the carbon suspension arms on the X-ray F1?
01-20-2016, 05:30 AM
I do not think it's necessary. Unlike the chassis and the pod, the suspension arms do not come into contact with the ground.
In addition, the front wing and wheels will take most of the energy from contact or a crash, so the risk of the arms de-laminating from this is low.
Note that the manual doesn't mention CA'ing the arms.
In addition, the front wing and wheels will take most of the energy from contact or a crash, so the risk of the arms de-laminating from this is low.
Note that the manual doesn't mention CA'ing the arms.
01-20-2016, 09:20 AM
Before the XRay love in gets out of hand I'll just say that ALL of the current crop of cars are fast, its more about which one is the easiest to drive fast, and on that count the Xray is probably just in front of most of the others but Tamiya (2nd at the last ETS), VBC, Serpent, Yokomo, CRC are all going to be pretty close on pure speed.
At one of the tracks I race at, the 3Racing F113 is still a front running car, running with the SP's and XRays etc, so I think the lesson here is go for the car that appeals to you most and don't get to caught up in the brand love thing
At one of the tracks I race at, the 3Racing F113 is still a front running car, running with the SP's and XRays etc, so I think the lesson here is go for the car that appeals to you most and don't get to caught up in the brand love thing
I have resisted the pull of the dark force (Xray) so far, and picked up a used F1R2 with IFS from a local racer who was frustrated with F1 and wanted to move on to something else. I agree with you, pick what you like and get it sorted out. It'll be competitive if the driver is.
Mark
Last edited by scirocco14; 01-21-2016 at 07:08 AM.
01-20-2016, 11:25 AM
01-20-2016, 02:31 PM
Tech Rookie
Can anyone help?
Chris
Chris
01-20-2016, 02:44 PM
What car? What body is it? If tyou have a car witha transverse battery you are not getting trhat body on there
01-20-2016, 02:59 PM
Hello everyone, this is my first modern F1 body, and I just wanted to know whether I need to trim the body and side pods a little more before painting and fitting. The side pods fit the body, but don't quite sit properly. Would trimming the body/sidepods a little more fix this? Also just wanted to know whether I have trimmed the body correctly (cut along the correct lines, etc.) Pics:
http (colon) //imgur (dot) com/a/WFQqE
Thanks,
Chris
http (colon) //imgur (dot) com/a/WFQqE
Thanks,
Chris
My first thought looking at the pics is that you need to clean up the cuts a bit (file or sandpaper) because a couple look quite rough and that might be causing things not to fit properly but that's all I can offer
01-20-2016, 03:55 PM
"someone with more experience........."
I think RobK fits that description.
I think RobK fits that description.
01-20-2016, 05:01 PM
Before I got my XRAY X1 settled down to my taste I bent a few upper and lower front arms and they did delaminate but they were pretty abused.
Don't think that CA glue would have helped.
At $20 for EACH arm I had to get my setup squared away in a hurry!
Don't think that CA glue would have helped.
At $20 for EACH arm I had to get my setup squared away in a hurry!
01-20-2016, 09:21 PM
Don't leave out the Exoteks. I have resisted the pull of the dark force (Xray) so far, and picked up a used F1R2 with IFS from a local racer who was frustrated with F1 and wanted to move on to something else.
I agree with you, pick what you like and get it sorted out. It'll be competitive if the driver is.
Mark
I have resisted the pull of the dark force (Xray) so far, and picked up a used F1R2 with IFS from a local racer who was frustrated with F1 and wanted to move on to something else. I agree with you, pick what you like and get it sorted out. It'll be competitive if the driver is.
Mark
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01-21-2016, 07:29 PM
Motiv 25.5
I see that the Motiv 10255S is listed by ROAR on the approved list. It is the only 25.5 listed. It says the only rotor approved is the Motiv 1300 12.3. Now any of you get this motor and do all of them have the 12.3 rotor?
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